WHY MOHAMMED? WHY ISLM?

M. Nazif Gzkara 1nd Edition

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: M. Nazif Gzkara Mustafa Akgl : Mustafa Dada : Elif Matbaas / anlurfa - Trkiye

INDEX
INDEX.....................................................................................................3

PREAMBLE.......................................................................5 DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING NO RELIGIOUS FAITH:................................................................................8 THE SALVATION IS IN ISLAM ................................16 FALSE BELIEVES ........................................................23
The reasons that straggle Christians and Jews and make them infernal:67

WHY PROPHET MOHAMMED? WHY ISLAM?.................................................................77 THE PROPHET MOHAMMED (saas)......................134 LOVING THE MESSENGER OF GOD...................146 THINKING OF.............................................................188
WARNING..........................................................................................209

PREAMBLE
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Salat-u Selam be to Prophet Mohammed Salat- selam (whom we talk about proudly, sent to mankind as the last Prophet, the Prophet of grace) It is to Our Lord The Prophet Mohammeds (saas). O thou mankind sent to this world for examination! There are missions given to you in this world. When you carry out these missions, you will get the blessings of the paradise which are eternal. If you dont carry out, you will be burnt in the fire of the hell. You do not have a second chance to come to the world again. Allah who gave you the life, would like you to live through his orders. Now we cannot ignore some realities. Thats why, each person has to know why he/she came to this world, the aim of his existance and his/her duties. There are two ways in this world: One of them is heavenly way which is holy; the other one is satanic way which is superstitious. Therefore, the people have to find the right way and carry out its necessaries. The right path, is the Prophets path which calls the humans to Allah. Almighty Allah, sent books to them and ordered them to come to the right way.

All the Prophets called people to believe the holy books, existance and unity of Allah and carry out the orders that were given. The ones who listen carefully will go to Heaven; who dont listen will go to hell. But what a pity, humanity is unaware of seriousness of the mission. They ignore the call of the Prophets as they ignore the news about afterlife. The people who cannot sleep for the rest of their lives, they dont worry about after-life. It is really difficult to understand this. The people come to world for the examination, when they dont carry out the orders, they miss the paradise and face with the fire of the hell, and who can admit to consider the realities of after-life? Which incident that keeps you awake can be more important than being thrown into the fire? When you dont have a belief or have a weak belief, can it prevent the realities, death or being buried? Coming to the world or passing away are beyond our powers. So, there is no way except getting ready to go there! Why dont the people struggle to get rid of the fire of the hell? The news about after-life are not the news that we ignore! Too many people came to the world but they did not listen to the Prophets and they went to after-life as a siner due to not obeying the orders. Now all the people who died are waiting under soil in suffer or benefaction. Is it worth it to miss the heaven and go to hell? O thou mankind! Get a hold of yourself! Dont be deceived by self-respect, evil or superstitious thoughts and the fake pleasures of the world. If you say I dont want to be burnt in the fire of the hell after-life, and go to the heaven. So, listen to the heavenly call. The superstitious thoughts have increased, everybody calls the people somewhere. Lots of people think that the way they go is the Allahs way. But unfortunately, most of the people go on the evils way. How-

ever, for the salvation we must believe the Prophets and the news they brought. We must obey the books they brought to us from Allah. Because they dont tell a lie. The duty of the Prophet started from Adam and finished by the Prophet Mohammed. Now in the book that Mohammed (saas) brought, it says clearly that he is the last Prophet, he was sent as a Prophet to the humankind and the people who do not believe him will go to hell. So, according to the last holy call, all the people in the world must know the Prophet Mohammed (saas) and have faith in Allah and worship by the holy book. Otherwise, they will go to hell. Here the people have to prefer. But before it, they should know the Prophet Mohammed (saas). Can a person like him tell orders as he wants? After they understand him, they decide. It makes us sad that the people apostasy to the last Prophet. The people are running to the hell in front of our eyes. Thats why, I prepared this booklet in order to explain Allah and Prophet Mohammed to the mankind. I did not mention the mistakes of the other thoughts. Because all the people try to legitimatize themselves. So, we would like to prove that the right way is the Gods way and emphasize that the rests are invalid. The people like us do not try to explain that holy person. The people who knew him were the most fortunate people in the world. The ones who believe him and the book he brought are got the pleasure of faith. I desire from my Allah to add this sinful person to the intercession of the lord. May my God predestine all the people to believe and believe Prophet Mohammed (saas). Amin.

DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING NO RELIGIOUS FAITH:

We regret to inform that: Some people behave in such a way that endangers their beliefs. Mostly they dont adopt some of the exact duties of religion. They only believe in the ones they find reasonable, otherwise they dont believe. They disregard other proofs and views. However, denial of even one of these mandatory duties means denial of all the religious duties. Sometimes they dont take the religious duties seriously. And some people begin to rebel to Allah in cases of troubles and diseases and say: Why did you give me this trouble? They are different things for a slave to be sinner or to be a rebel. The slaves loose their adherence to islam if they rebel to their God due to the troubles befall them. At the same time if a person is lack of faith in Allah, Prophet, Holy Book and afterlife or behaves so as to damage his faith, that person becomes faithless. Such people will end up in burning in the eternal hell fire no matter how much decent, charitable and working in the interests of humanity. I am speaking to those who does not take notice of this eternal fire and lacks of faith:

what possessed you to behave this way? If youve been able to use your mind positively, you wouldnt choose to be unbelieving. Whether you are a scientist or an inventor, if you hadnt been able to recognize your Allah, that means your mind couldnt guide you well. Let me explain this, we dont have to prove the existance of Allah-u Teala to this kind of people. Because these people are not looking for the truth. This kind of inflexible people still dont believe even if you give evidences from human body, universe and space or write volumes of books. Again, you dont need to be very smart or be a scientist so as to realize the existance of Allah-u Teala when thee are so many proofs around us. Because everything in the world is referring to entity and solidarity of Allah-u Teala. Sometimes you see an uneducated person believes in god while a scientist does not. These people are in an obstinate infidelity. The Holy Quran implies how it canalizes people to meditate and how it makes them believe they depend on Allah as follows: Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the night perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you light? Will ye not then hearken? Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the day perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you a night in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see? 1 Thousands of Prophets had been sent to our world. These people were the most decent and devoted people of
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Kasas surah, versicle: 71,72

their times. They were the Prophets of Allah. They wanted their people to serve to Allah according to the rules of the religions they had represented. The divine laws that are transmitted by the Prophets: Teach us the meaning of our creation Teach us where do we come from and where are we going Teach us our duties for our creature. Teach our responsibilities for the other creatures Teaches us what is good and beneficial and what is bad and harmful. These Prophets advised people that theyve been sent to this world for trial and the ones who recognizes Allah and the Prophets and who attends the commandments after death will be sent to heaven; on the contrary the ones who doesnts believe in Allah and his Prophets and who doesnt attend the commandements of Allah will be sent to hell and burn in the hell fire. At the same time, everyhing in the world justifies what the Prophets say. Every incident proves the solidarity and the existance of Allah. Again, it is not good for a person to say: I am not a believer, let me burn in the hell fire. Dont we need to stop and think when burning in the hell fire is considered? Who can accept burning in the hell fire even if there is no hell at all (but there is) .Especially when believing is not a burden! Let me draw attention to this point: A believer who has many sins still have chance to be forgiven even if he goes to hell at the beginning. Because he believes.

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However, an unbeliever can not be forgiven by Allah-u Teala even if he spent all his life in goodness.He has no way out from the burning fires of hell. Because he denies Allah, his Prophets and the life to come. Allah-u Teala may forgive all the sins of his believers other than polytheism or he may punish them for their sins. But, in the Holly Quran, he declares that he will not forgive polytheism,infidelity and disbelief:

Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed.2 Allah-u Teala will not show mercy the unbelievers while he shows mercy on the believers when they die. This truth is claimed in the hadith as follows: The Prophet (saas) announced that:

Allah, is more mercyfull than a mother for his believing servants .3 Dont you feel pity for your soul? Why dont you save it from the hell fire? Believe in your creator if you want to be forgiven. Lets wish faith for the faithless people. These people will pray to God when they are sent to hell fire and say: Wish I was a believer, I wouldnt face these punishments and I wouldnt loose anything either.At least I would still have chance to be forgiven. I feel sorry for these people. Quran states this point as follows:
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Nis surah, versicle: 48 Tehricu Ehadisi hya (Muttefekun aleyh), c.10 s.72 (4572)

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And what burden were it on them if they had faith in Allah and in the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah hath given them for sustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them.4 Do those who practice evil think that they will outstrip us? Evil is their judgment! 5 Leave them alone, to eat and enjoy, and let (false) hope distract them soon. For they will soon know. 6 Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into chastisement. 7 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?" By no means! No place of safety! Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest. That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back. Nay, man will be evidence against himself, Even though he were to put up his excuses. 8 O thou man! Make up your mind, dont be one of those unbelievers, do not throw yourself into the hell fire. If you dont feel pitty for yourself who will? How come you confess your disbelief? Are you aware of what youre saying? Do you know who do you infringe? Who fooled you and youve chose the hell?

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Nis; versicle: 39 Ankebt surah, versicle:4 6 Hicr surah, versicle;3 Nis surah, versicle: 48 T Tehricu Ehadisi hya (Muttefekun aleyh), c.10 s.72 (4572) Nis; versicle: 39 Ankebt surah, versicle:4 Hicr surah, versicle;3 7 Sebe' surah, versicle;38 8 Kyamet surah, versicle:10...15

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O thou man! Turn back, turn back! Look, there is a fire in front of you. You are going to hell, why dont you listen to me? You came very close to the brink. Turn back, turn back! You are using your last chance. Dont waste it. There will be no more chance, there will be no more test. Dont you need to use your only chance well? O thou man! My care for you doesnt rescue you from hell. Prophet Mohammed (saas) was very sad for his uncle Ebu Talibs disbelief as well. However, even his sadness wont rescue Ebu Talib from the fire of hell since he was an unbeliever. So, every Muslim people should do his best in order to prevent disbelief. O thou man! you should confess your belief and verify it by your heart. And believe by saying: O my lord, I believe in your unity, your holy books, your Prophets and the resurrection day. I believe in what you say right or wrong. Please forgive me if I disobeyed your orders. Please help me. Lets explain the difference between a believer and a disbeliever: Think of an unbelieving man who spends all his life helping other people and being kind. On the other side, think of a believer who sins all through his life. Still, that sinner holds the chance to be forgiven but the other does not. Because the good deeds of unbelievers are not valid since they did not do his good works for the sake of Allah-u Teala. For this reason, dont give up believing either you are a sinner or not. Dont deny your God, his Prophets and his orders. Dont underestimate them. Because being a sinner and being a disbeliever are different things. What can be the reasonable explanation and purpose for denial to be such a big sin?

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Only God knows the reasons and the purposes. We can not understand everything by ourselves. Wisdom is a big blessing; but it is not enough in finding the truth itself. Think of a son who doesnt obey his fathers commands but still cherished by his father. But when the son denies all good deeds of his father and ignores his existance the father gets mad and even disowns his son. But, if he had not deny his father and just disobey his commands, the father would still forgive his son. So, the difference between an unbeliever and a sinner is like this. If an ill person cries of his pains this wouldnt be a sin. But, whenever he reproves and says My lord! Couldnt you find anybody else to give this illness? This way he lapses from true belief. There is a difference between saying I dont recognize you and saying I am a sinner. Denial admits of no excuse; but a regretfull penitent can be forgiven. Let me give an example: If someone says to Sultan: I admit your sovereignty in this city. However I made some mistakes. Whereas,belief is this important,dont be one of those disbelieveres even if you are a sinner or not. We should adjust our life styles and minds according to our religions.Religion doesnt subordinate itself; it is subordinated. Again, we should not misunderstand the religious speeches that tell us the importance of religions. We should not be lazy in asking God for forgiveness. We can only protect our belief by leaving our sins. However, belief is not the only necessary thing to go to heaven. This would be a misinterpretation of the religion. This leads to mischief. Holly Quran gives these gospels about this:

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But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness,We shall soon admit them to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,-to dwell therein for ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and whose word can be truer than Allah's? 9

Nis; versicle: 122

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THE SALVATION IS IN ISLAM

O thou man, are you ready for death when there is doomsday waiting for you? Every one of these people living in this world is following his own path. There had been many people who believed in different things since the creation of this universe. This is still the same. Todays people still believe in false beliefs although science and technology have developed. It is very surprising to see people who has wisdom, believing in wrong and ridiculous ideas. Shall we whether to laugh or to cry for them. There are some people who doesnt admit the presence of Allah whereas hundreds of Prophets declared the presence of a supreme creator and informed about the hellish torture that waits for the ones who doesnt believe. The people who ignored the call of Prophets had made up thousands of faked religions. But all the Prophets had called people to believe in Allah. The Prophets call people to believe and say: All of you and the universe you live in is created by Allah. He is the one and only. The ones who worship him and forbear the sins he forbade will go to heaven after death and live an eternal life. On the other side, the ones who denies their God will burn in the Hell fire. Whoever doesnt follow the path of Prophets made up new reliigious systems and confused people about the truth. Mistakes of these people who had acted as faked messiahs

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dragged millions of people to hell. They were soo shallow so as to deny Allah. Somebody believed in pluriality of deity. They couldnt even imagine how the system of the universe would get out of order in the presence of more than one deities. However, there is only one deity as it is stated in Islam religion. Some people worshipped in icons, although they are not alive at all. Some people sanctified animals. However, how wrong it is for a human being to hope for help from the mindless animals or from the inanimated icons whereas Allah-u Teala notified them about how to believe. In such a case, how come can todays people still believe in false beliefs while they can search for the truth when it is easy to access many informations and translations on the religions today. Thou mankind, where are you going? Why dont you return to your God and his Prophets? You are walking towards hell and dragging millions of people behind you. It is very wrong that when someone says there will be rebirth after death. Because it is impossible. The Prophets of Allah notified us that death is a point of no return to world. They also told that the only thing that will save us after death will be our beliefs for Allah, his Prophets and the resurraction and all the good deeds we did while we were alive. There is no salvation other than listen to the calls of Prophets. Today, some people who holds money and who rules the mass media are trying to misrepresent Islam. But, again humanity choose Islam for salvation. I affirm that if people read Quran with an objective eye, they will be higly influ-

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enced by it. Then, they will see all the beauties of Islam and admit that it is the best religion. English translator Rodvel claims his admiration to Quran as follows: We feel the excellence of Quran and we read it. It surprises and fascinates us. Quran is a neat styled, noble and admirable book with the values it mentions and the subjects it points out. It is the greatest holy book ever in terms of eloquence. Briefly: I believe this book will be impressive in evey epoch. Arnold, translates famous French historician and linguist Rnans Islam and Scinece named treatise as follows: I feel sorry that I was not born Muslim whenever I go to a mosque. English politician Edmond Bork says in one of his speeches: Islam is a religion which is sent for every people from the leaders to the poor people and it is based on the most rational basis. Islam doesnt idolize people as well as it doesnt give way to iconoclacism and worshipping to animals. Islamic beliefs and worship types are so well coordinated and excellent that no human being can set up. It commands beauties and forbids mischiefs. We, Muslim s still concern about the forgiveness of Allah, although we perform ablution and namaz 5 times a day, go on a fast for a month in a year, we believe inn all the Prophets and the holy books and we obey all the commands of Allah. Therefore, I wonder how those sinners and unbelievers be saved after death! The real salvation is in Islam.

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Everybody believes that their path is the best. However,they are not following the right way. Unfortunately the worst thing is you will go to hell, if you cant find the right way. So, it is very important to find the right religion. Our salvation depends on the right religion. Now, how will the people be able to find their way to salvation and recognize Islam? The people who doesnt believe in Islam, Quran and the Prophet Mohammed (Saas) go to hell. Therefore, there are faithless people in Islamic lands as well. Allah stipulates us to believe in Islam, Quran and the Prophet Mohammed (Saas) Now, how can we shed light on people, in such an age where Islam is misrepresented to people ? We Muslim s should feel this pain inside us. I suggest you to think and ask yourselves: What is my belief? What kind of path am I following? In such an age of communication, it is not convincing when people say they couldnt find the truth. There is not any valid excuse that todays people can come up with. Unfortunately the people of today has forgotton the purpose of their existance while they are running after money and luxury. Those people doesnt think anything other than material world. They dont care about the hell fire waiting for them. Now, lets talk about the way people think and the way they believe: A certain part of the people have no belief in anything at all. There are even people who doesnt believe in Allah-u Teala. They dont care about heaven or hell. These people will certainly end up in hell.

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An another part of people believe in Allah, hell and heaven but they dont believe in Prophets or deny some points related to holy books, Prophets and the doomsday. The acts of worship of the ones who couldnt find the right way are not valid since their beliefs are not strong and accurate. These poor people see themselves among the saved ones. 3) Another people choses Islam for their salvation but they are sinners. They can loose their beliefs anytime since they dont fulfill all the necesitties of their religions. These kind of people can either be forgiven or sent to heaven after they are punished for their sins. 4) Then there are real believers who fullfills of the necessities of their religions. These are the ones who will reach at salvation! Now, there is such a reality: Which path should we follow if we want to go to heaven? Allah determines this without a shadow of a doubt. Allah had sent the last Prophet Mohammed (Saas) as the representative of Islam religion who at the same time justifies the previous Prophets and the holly books. Whoever doesnt believe in Mohammed doesnt even believe in the other Prophets and their books. Quran commands people to believe in all the Prophets and holy books. In other words: If a person doesnt believe in the Prophethood of a single Prophet he cant be a Muslim at all. The best features of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed is thir universality. In other words The Prophet Mohammed is the Prophet of all humanity and Quran is the ultimate holy book. Unfortunately, manhood doesnt have any other choice. He has to choose between heaven and hell. Denial is

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not a solution. Undoubtedly someone is telling the truth. The researchers has revealed that: The Prophet Mohammed who presents the holy book of Islam is the last Prophet of Allah. This truth is justified by many people as well: The holy book Quran which is decalred to people by the Prophet Mohammed is a great book full of wisdom. There is no doubt that the Prophet Mohammed is a real Prophet. (Alexi Lvazan) In his book titled Mohammed French Philosopher Bartelmi Sentiler writes as follows: In order to have an idea on the moral quality of Mohammed, one should consider his last moments in the world. Because people show their real face when death comes! However, the superior personality of the Prophet Mohammed never changed at the moment of death ! It is written in The Camridge Encyelopedia as follows: All the verses that mention about the character of Prophet Mohammed are very excellent and impressive. Verse: Come thou man, dont deny, be fair! Dont waste your precious life ! There has been some people who moved against these views but these views were so strong that it developed. Because this is the last religion which will be protected until the doomsday. We suggest people to study for the Prophet Mohammed (Saas) and the holy Quran objectively. You will be highly impressed by its solemnity and cogency and start believing hopefully!

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You may have chosen a path for yourself. That path may not be the one that takes you to salvation. Many people think their choices are the best. But they are aware of the hell waiting for them at the end of their road. Every person is responsible of their own choices. What am I? Why was I born? Where am I going? What are my duties in this world? What is death ? Human being should think of these and think about these deeply. He should realize that the world is not only for fun and feel himself obliged to find the best religion among all. The Quran mentions of these deniers as follows: These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction.1

El Bakara; versicle: 16

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FALSE BELIEVES
Lets analyse the following toughts shortly. No matter which system or idea it is, communism, capitalism, Materialism, Maharisism, Shintoism, Darwinism, Fascism, Atheism, Satanism, Budism and Hinduism; if it denies Allah, heaven or hell or believes in deity or deifies creatures, it is not the way of Allah, it is the way of hell. The believers of this kind of sytems are poor and weak. Some of these sytems even believe that mankind is evolved from animals and exposes themselves to ridicule. By doing this, they deny Allah-u Teala, his Prophets and holy books. Because Allah declared that human comes from the race of Adam. Human is the only creature that can walk standing. How odd for a human being to believe that they are evolved from mindless animals. Their mistaken minds are really very astonishing ! Let me tell you a true life story on this subject: One day, a man asks a school teacher: It is said that the human race is coming from the monkeys. What do you think ? The teacher explains him that the human race comes from Adam and justifies this by telling him how monkeys remained the same for thousands of years but the man insists on discussing. Thus the teacher wants to stop the discussion and says: -My mother, father and even my grandfather were human when I was born. As youll understand I am coming from

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the human race, but if you are saying that your race is coming from monkey thats your problem. So, the man understands his mistake and regrets. How can a human being be soo shallow to see himself as an animal and deny his humanity? These people do this just to deny their creators. How can a person be such ungrateful? This is unacceptable by neither the mind nor the conscience. Even the animal race dont admit this thought. If you are still insistant you can go and try to live with the monkeys. I wonder if they accept you as their family. Even if they do, I wonder how you long you will stand them? If you like living with them, please stay there forever and get what you deserve. Now lets talk about Darwinism after these explanations: Darwinism: This is the so called scientific base of deviant ideas such as Atheism, communism and fascism. The Mason people support these wrong ideas for their own benefits. The ideologies like Atheism, communism and fascism collapse since they loose their base, if Darwinism falls. Scientific theories should be justified by the proofs. So, there should be fossils from the evolution process. But there are no clues prooving that human was evolved from monkeys. Darwinism is not a scientific theory, it is a pagan religion based on Sumerians and Egyptians. Today people know that Darvinism is a deceiving idea. Although Darvinism is being legally protected by many countries today, its been constantly collapsing so the ideas such as atheism, communism and materialism. According to a public survey held in England which is accepted as the origin of Darwinism, % 75 of the people in England doesntt support the idea of Darwinism. This means the end of Darwinism.

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There is not even a single proof supporting Darwinism. All scientific proofs and millions of fossils have been proving that all the creatures were excellently created by Allah and clearly disproving Darwinism. The Darwinists have been insulting science and wisdom no matter what their education is. I wonder how much do they believe their own lies? They realize their mistakes when they are in trouble, however it is too late before they go to hell. I feel pity for these people. So I want to recommend them something by saying: O Thou man! I am not intended to proove you the existance of Allah-u Teala. If you look around carefully you will find many reasons to see Allah. Because everything in this universe and every event we live indicates that there is Allah. But, if a person doesnt want to believe, nothing helps him. Because their denial of Allah is caused by their wilful disobedience. They chose denial in order to serve their own bodily appetites. They doubt everything. However, they dont concern about their own fate. You dont have to be a Professor in order to recognize Allah-u Teala. If you look around carefully youll realize Allah in everything since everything is in a perfect order in the universe. These cant be a result of any coincidence. How can such a perfect system be without a creator? Everthing in the universe happens within a system. Whoever says that this universe is created by chance, he lies. But unfortunately these kind of people estrange other people from religion by these unscientific theories. O Thou man! As I stated before; I dont think its necessary to present the facts that proves the existence of Allahu Teala here.

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It is very easy for a human being to realize the existence of a creator if he observes the harmony and the balance of the universe. Every people, other than the mentally defected people are required to believe in Allah. Only the mentally disordered people are not obliged to believe. What a pity for the people who stil doesnt believe in Allah in spite of all these evidences. They will suffer in hell. Couplet: Why bother showing all the evidences in the universe in order to prove the existence of Allah. Even a dust would be enough to prove it These people cant even count the blessings of Allah. I wish Allah gives these ungrateful people wisdom and reason. A piece of wisdom would be enough to think and recognize those blessings. And he finally believes. Lets give some examples on these: O Thou man, think of the creation of human body, see how everthing is in order. We have eyes and eyelashes that fits onto it.More interestingly the upper lashes are upwards while the lower lashes are downwards. We couldns see anything if this was the opposite. Our eyebrows are likewise... If they had grown like our hair, it would cover our eyes. Our teeth for instance, they fit into our mouth. They wouldnt fit in if they were bigger in size. We wouldnt eat easily if our nose were longer and downwards. Our tongues are likewise. It fits into our mouths. Otherwise we would bite our tongues while eating or speaking. Our perfectly created tongues can seperate tastes of every food. All these systems are created and organized by Allah.

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Could we use our hands this functionally if our fingers were struck together or immobile? Isnt it interesting to see that there are billions of different finger prints for each people. And there are millions of different flowers, kinds of vegetables and colours of fruits only created for the sake of human. Our each organ has diferent functions. It is impossible not to believe in a creator, when all these features of our body and surrounding organisms are analysed. This is to say; Everything in this universe is in a perfect harmony. The sea creatures can only survive in the sea, they die outside the sea. On the other side, human cant even stay 5 minutes under the sea. This world is created for us and it give us all our needs. Could we survive on earth, If there was not sun, air and water? Of course we couldnt. The earth would freeze if sun was closer or it would burn if the sun was little away from it. This sensitive balance is adjusted by the great creator. How do you think this great earth moves by itself without any power beyond, while even a straw doesnt move unless the wind blows. (Mevlna) According to Quran, Allah leads his slaves to meditation as follows: Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they trail like their slaves be-

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tween the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise.. 1 See ye the water which ye drink? Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We? Were it Our Will, We could make it saltish (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? 2 Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"3 Then, lets not deny our creator God for he created everything for us. Lets look around and try to understand there is a power beyond us who made everything. Lets avoid going to hell. Remember that you can not buy ent of the blessings that God gave us with money. Can you give your eyes,ears of your hearth for money? Thus, everthing given to us is priceless. If you are not satisfied enough with the examples proving the existance of Allah-u Teala. I want to recommend you something: You know that there are more believers in the world comparing to the unbelievers. First of all you are on the side of minority. All the divine religions and the holy books are declaring you the existance of Allah. The Prophets had informed you about the existance of heaven, hell and Allah as well. Youve told that you will go to hell if you dont believe and threr will be no salvation for you. Now, dont you think what will happen to you if there is hell (there is certainly)? How come you lose the opportunity to go to heaven and accept going to hell ?
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Bakara surah, versicle:164 El-Vaka surah, versicle: 6870 3 El - Mlk; versicle: 30

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Anyway, all the proofs lead us to believe if we consider science and conscience. Why do people still close their eyes and hide from the sunlight? Will those unbelievers and deniers be this brave when they see the fire of hell ? According to Quran, in the doomsday, these unbelievers will say:

Would that I were (mere) dust!
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And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."5 What Im trying to say is: No matter how much sinner you are, you can still be saved if you believe in Allah and his Prophets. However, you wont have any hope if you dont believe in Allah and Islam. There is no meaning in being an unbeliever when the results are this serious. If you dont feel pitty for youself, who will? I am saying all these since I dont want you to burn in hell. I wouldnt care if the punishments were easy. I am not making these punishments up by myself. These are written in all the holy books presented by the Prophets. If you dont believe in these Prophets you prepare your own end.They were the chosen people whose mission were announcing the words of Allah to other people. You are the one to decide either to believe or not. I wish you knew the value of faith. We see many people becoming believers. They say by crying: O lord, I am thankful for you granted me the faith to believe in Islam and
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the Prophet Mohammed. They feel happy to become a believer. You wont have a second chance in this world and you wont get tested again! Thus use your chance well! Youve been sent to this world for a test nd you know this. So, how come you ask for salvation unless you believe in Allah! The things dont dissapear evethough you say they dont exist. Ask yourself what are you going to do if they realy exist. One day Prohet Ali and a polytheist person discusses: Oh Ali, you are constantly praying and worshiping since youre afraid of hell. However all your prays will go for nothing if there is no heaven or hell at all. The Prophet Ali says: Even if they dont exist we dont loose anything but if they exist its better you concern about yourself! So the man thinks of what he said and becomes a believer. O Thou unbeliever! Stop denying. Think about those people who died as unbelievers! Imagine how they suffered after death. They had nothing left from all those pleasures. How will you feel comfortable in the doomsday as a denier eventhough we believers dont still feel comfortable? Holy Quran tells about the regrets of those unbelievers on the Doomsday as follows: If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers..6 I suggest those deniers who forget the purpose of their existence to think deeper again and again. They all know
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that they have been denying Allah, his Prophets and the doomsday without any valid reason. However, the existence of Allah is proved by thousands of facts and declared by his Prophets. Allah belief comes from the creation. For this reason people remembers Allah only when they are in trouble. You see people calling the name of Allah when they face with deadly disasters like earthquakes. Some of the unbelievers ask a wiseman to prove the existance of Allah. So, he gives them an example: Imagine that you are sailing in a dark tranquil night. Suddenly your ship begins to take water and starts to sink slowly. You still keep your hope although you know that it is not possibe to get any help. The feeling you shelter is the power of your God. Thus, the real belief comes from the inside. Human being cant be faithless. So, people say mad people dont have religions.Because mentally ill people are not responsible from anything. Those unbelievers are not the only smart people in the world? Why dont they respect the beliefs of the believers? They believe in something eventhough they say they dont believe in anything. They believe in disbelief. Those unbelievers always look for proofs to believe. They insist on being faithless eventhough they are shown thousands of proofs. They cant even show any proofs for their own beliefs. However,the faithful people dont easily doubt on their beliefs while the deniers doubt on their own views. The views they support are so baseless that they still have doubts on them. A person can be smart but if he doesnt recognize his God that means he is not an intelligent person. So, being intelligent and being smart are differebt things. O Thou denier! Even if you dont pity yourself, pity your children and dont raise them as unbelievers. How can a per-

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son drag his children to hell. Isnt it better for a human being to teach his children how to believe? The believers will win both in world and in the afterlife. However, the faithless people will lose and regret in both lives. None of the real religions command people to be cruel and subversive. They command beauty and goodness. Thus, people should not choose to be faithless by following other peoples mistakes. It is not right to impose peoples mistakes to religions. Generally most of the cruelties are done by faithless people. However,Islam is the only religion that ensures both material and spiritual balance. It enlightens many sciences that human being need. Today there are many ideas in the world, people are having hard time finding the truth. For this reason, we should know where to look for it. First, we should first search for it in Allahs commands. But you cant suggest this to faithless people. First, we should prove them the existence of God and make them believe in the mischieves of a denial and let him search for the truth in the commands of Allah. Most of the people on earth are the believers. The faithless minority are damaging themselves. Their disbelief doesnt harm us. Yhey harm themselves. We put all efforts in order to save them from the hell fire. I wonder what they think about us while we intend to save their souls? We want both our universe and our afterlife to be saved. We dont want to live irresponibly like those unbelievers! The believers should search for the truth in the commands of Allah. Because Allah knows everything best. He wouldnt be the God if he didnt know everything. Thus, they should keep themselves away from those deniers.

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One should search for the truth in what the Prophets declare after he believed in Allah. Because they declare the commands of our God. Whoever doesnt believe in the Prophets doesnt believe in allah-u Teala as well. At the same time, the Prophets are the smartest people in the world. Some people say they believe in Allah and his Prophets but look for the truth in other human beings views. What a contradiction it is! I suppose, these people are not the real believers. The real believers dont make such mistakes. People should search for real religions and try to understand their commands. Because we can make mistakes if we misunderstand them. Many people in this world believe in false beliefs although they are educated people. What is the reason of this? There ae many reasons for this: Sometimes people are influenced by other people and some books written by them. They can not easily save themselves from these false beliefs although they read a lot. We see many educated people persistently defend their religions. Especially the leaders should save themselves from the prejudgments. Because they drag many people into mistakes if they dont find the truth themselves.Thus, these guides should be very careful and search for the truth objectively. It is nearly impossible for the people who doesnt respect other peoples thoughts to recognize their God. However they should not forget that they are the human beings that can mistake time to time. I believe that the way to salvation can be found by believing in Allah and his Prophets and understanding the religion well. I suggest you to obey the commands of Allah and choose Islam as your religion! This is what I believe.

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Because all the religions command people to believe in Allah first. Thus, there is no way to salvation if you dont believe in Allah. Secondly you should believe in the Prophets. We Muslim s believe in all holy religions, their representatives and their books. If you dont believe in any of these you cant be Muslim. Thus, the followers of other religions wont be able to find a way to salvation. They should believe in both Allah and his Prophets in order to save themselves. However, they dont believe in Allah since they dont believe in the Prophets. As a result: In this case, the believers of other religions will go to hell since they dont believe in The Prophet Mohammed (Saas) and the holy books. This point is written in Holy Quran and declared by the last Prophet Mohammed clearly. It is stated in some holy books as follows: We admit that mohammed is a Prophet and Quran is a holy book sent by Allah. However the Prophet Mohammed is not our Prophet, he is the Prophet of Muslim people. Unfortunately these views are not acceptable. Because Islam belief says that the Prophet Mohammed is the Prophet of all the nations and Quran is the holy book that is sent for all human beings. If you enter Islam, that means you believe in all the books and all the Prophets. But the believers of other religions dont believe in them all. It is difficult for them to believe in a new religion and obey its commands; but that what Allah wants them to do. Allah had sent one last Prophet and a holy book for human beings and wants them to believe in and follow these. They will realize this if they read the holy book Quran. They will see that Allah commands people to believe in Islam religion. We should recognize the Prophet and the holy book of Islam and should not insist on following the previous beliefs.

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The regret of the ones who doesnt believe in the Prophet Mohammed is stated in Quran as follows: On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messenger will wish that the earth were made one with them: But never will they hide a single fact from Allah..7 And right at the moment, there have been great changes in holy books, there are many big mistakes in them, and they see those mistakes themselves. They predicate a son to Allah, they attribute the titles of Allah on human beings. Ehli kitap (Christian and Jewish people) have spoilt the belief of Allah. Now, they have trouble at explaining the illogical things that were mixed into holy books and things that cannot be acceptable by religion. With various comments and glosses, they say that they do not have such an aim. No matter what their opinions and aims might be, in Quran sent by the almighty creator, it is clearly explained that Ehli kitap carry wrong beliefs that are not fit to Allah. Also, it is again clearly heralded that the books have been made changes upon. All the problem and the truth behind which I hide and speak is Prophet Mohammed (a.s) (may regards and salutation be upon him) is the ultimate Prophet and whoever believes that His book is the ultimate book must also believe in the news he brought. Saying He is only the Prophet of Islam, does not pull us out of the responsibility. He said, I was sent to be the Prophet of all humanity and this fact is overtly maintained in the holy book he brought, then does saying Holy God, we only believed in the Prophets who were sent only for us, he is the Prophet of Muslim s save us from the responsibility? If so, then you believe in certain Prophets while rejecting the others.
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What I mean is: that who believes in Prophet Mohammed but says He is only the Prophet of Muslim s has a contradiction in his words! At first, you say He is a Prophet and then do not believe in his I am the Prophet to all humanity words! Would Prophets tell lies? Well, if you say I believe he is a Prophet; but I do not believe there is such an order that he is the Prophet of all humanity, the book of the Prophet Mohammad (saas) is standing in front of you with no words changed. Search that provision. However, those saying I do not believe him being a Prophet shall read the ultimate holy book Quran, Prophets hadiths (the utterances, words and teachings of Prophet Mohammed) and other Islamic works and writing of this humble [writer], and shall make their decisions. However, they shall read regarding there is a serious responsibility on their way, and be fair; what is significant is to figure out the truth and be able to go to heaven. A scholar puts forward: The essence of Islam, due to its universality and flawlessness is more honourable and applicable than other human ideologies. The pages of history witness that Islam brings prosperity, peace and tranquillity to every place it may go. The majority of human systems have brought violence, tears and uneasiness because these ideologies have been shaped upon earthly ambitions and materialistic philosophy, ignoring spirituality completely. All dictator regimes have been tried to be enforced with pressure and torture, but never have they found respect in the fundamentals of society. That is why we should not lump the ideologies of human being and religion together. Favouring some ideologies, it is extremely wrong to take a stand against religion. Especially if this is a believer, the ideas he defends must not oppose the ultimate provisions of religion. It is impossible to talk

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about a religious belief for the ones who say that they believe in religion and also defend the ideologies opposing the ultimate fundamentals of religion. However, not the provisions proved by evidences, but those which depend on jurisprudence can be scrutinized under various views, can be exchanged opinions upon. So, what we mean is: The one who says he believes in religion loses his religious belief at the moment when he opposes the fundamentals of the religion. A religion is a subject on which one must be careful; some people still defend ideologies produced by humans at the cost of falling afoul with their religious belief. It is not to be mentioned any harm about him if he does not accept those ideologies, however, when rejecting the ultimate orders of the religion, one faces a great responsibility, what is done comes to meaning of denial of the creator. That is why, the one who says he believes in Allah must not deny religion for the sake of ideological currents produced by human beings, must not think other ideas are superior! One must not take only the so-called good side of an idea that he defends and leave aside all the mistakes and hazards. Even though it may be possible to think that some explanations in the ideology are beneficial, but if it defends sexual independence breaking apart the unity of family structure, immorality, violence, exploitation, torture and denial are pervasive, he must also see these parts, too. Not seeing these means the destruction of spiritual desire. The helplessness of the ones taking shelter under other things other than Allah were given news about in Quran as follows: Ye human beings! A representation has been given to you, listen to it: All those that you worship except for Allah cannot even create a fly when they get together. If the fly

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catches something [illness] from them, they cannot rescue it. The requester is helpless, so is what is requested. 8 Therefore, how are those, blocking their ears to holy call and stuck into disbelief created by human beings, such as Communism, Darwinism and Atheism going to answer to Allah Teala? Communist leaders embracing Darwinism regarded human as some sort of an animal, and have used terror, massacre, showing violence by shedding blood as a indispensible system. In order to reach the throne, they have inflicted all kinds of violence upon people, forming terror in public. They assumed material as the essence of everything, denying the existence of Allah and religion. They supported that the family unite be shattered and instead introduced sexual independence. A Darwinist-Marxist person is not expected to be against terror. This is against the soul and the logic of Marxist philosophy. However, those who coined the idea of disbelief are now departed helpless creatures. The ideas of most of them have also gone. Day by day, people understand the mistake in those ideas. However, those who put forward the ideas thought they were righteous. For the sake of those void ideas, they used to kill and torture people. The more people read now, the more they perceive the importance of religion and should the peace be searched in religion also. In religious codes are no ill-gotten pleasures. Even though religion orders top ray, nevertheless people most of the time leave their comfort and run top ray. That is to say, they do not go for sinful pleasures to which the other people invite them. However, a human being would like to go for desirable pleasures without limits. But, when human beings understand that they have not been created as headless as ani8

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mals, they go for the orders of their Rab. (another name for Allah) For those who preferred denial shall be met by a great torment in afterlife. Because they have denied their Rab who created them and granted them thousands of livelihood. Besides opposing him, they also tried to derail people from his way. They acted as if they were devils. Salvation is out of the question for those who have become the prisoner of their spiritual desires, who act like deities in this world and those who claim that they give better judgment than Allah. Another point to be paid attention is: Since the beginning of the world human being have felt the need for believing. Because of this, even the most primitive tribe believed. Allah the Holy made genuine religions known by sending Prophets to his human beings. Since old dates, non-believers have stood in front of believers, and are still standing. Their struggle to erase religious belief is a void one. Just as how you cannot take peoples hearts away, you also cannot put their need to believe out. So, you cannot impose pressure on peoples hearts, minds and their freedom of thoughts. Even if you do, there still is going to be believers among people. The ideas of those people who waged war against belief have eventually come to a decay and always have believing people been triumphant. That is why, believers have outnumbered others in the world. Those who called people to faithlessness did the biggest evil to themselves and to humanity. What is more important is not to be forgotten after death due to a deed you did during life. How ugly to be remembered bad after your death because you did something wrong! Allah has always been the assistant of believers. Deniers are destined to be annihilated. Imposing violence on people, and oppressing their

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thought bear nothing but violence, this also means a disaster for that country. Let us tell, may the search for the right way come from Allah. There cannot be a worse sin than that of a human being believe in void ideas. You can communicate a lot of things to someone who believe in Allah, however, it is not easy to communicate something to a person who denies his Rab. Those have their minds and desires as their deity. How can you show the light of a bulb to ones who do not see the light of the sun? May I tell again and perhaps may Allah the Holy render these told as service to his salvation. The important thing is although Void Systems are the attractive ones at first, as you search, as people pass through experiences they understand how incoherent and mindless those thoughts are. On the other hand, the orders of Islam prove them logical and useful as they are searched. That is why, when we do not understand a provision/order, let us not jump into denial immediately. Let us try to comprehend the aim of having such order and purposes, and let us examine the conditions to carry out those decrees. Then, shall you see there are various profundities. Some people cannot dare to investigate their belief very much. One thing that makes some Muslim s happy is: As long as we search behind our religion, our book and our Prophet, we become proud. We thank God for encountering us with such a religion. Other people are moved away from their religion as they search behind, however, they come close to Islam as they search behind. Since Islam Religion is the Right Religion, even the Muslim s with little knowledge can speak to well-informed people and may cause them to accept Islam. Whereas members of other religions and ideas give fling answers and try to escape from retorting even in front

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the ones with little knowledge among Muslim s. The decrees enforced for big crimes in Islam are generally aimed at dissuading people from sins, when imposed, they are brought with heavy conditions. Especially, the peace and order of public and family were targeted. These are such decrees that they both sustain the material and spiritual advancement of humans and they bring information about earth and afterlife with themselves. The happiness of earth and afterlife are both aimed at. No one-sided service is provided. Ye humans, this is the long journey in front of you! The candidate of preparing for afterlife must both prefer happiness on earth and in afterlife. Furthermore, one of the reasons for people not to find the right is. Their mind and ideas have been set on pleasures, relish, reputation and fame of the world. Afterlife never comes to their mind on account of their ambition and intimacy towards this world. That is why, our ideas must not be always set on this world, this world is only a temporary boarding house. Real life is afterlife! Ye human! Look, you are getting old, your youth your beauty is going away, this life is very short, nobody can stop death. Everybody goes in cemetery despite not wanting to. That is why, do not spend the rest of your life without belief and faith. We shall go to afterlife on our own. Do not be one of the helpless who go in to cemetery faithless and empty. So, give up the way of the Devil, get your act together, give up being obstinate, come back to your Rab! Lend your ears to the news of these Prophets. Get rid of the hell and may a place like heaven be your venue. Also, think about this Picture from afterlife: people with faith and good deeds will clink wine of heaven with houris, and you will tumble down directly to hell. Alas! What have I

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done? How have I given into temptation of Devil? you will say. Ye helpless who got stuck into denial, why are you so persistent in you ideas? What is this insistence for? Do not you ever give the tiniest possibility of other side to be righteous? If you give the smallest or one in million probability, please give up the denial. Come and join on to the side of the believers. You would not be in debt. You would still continue to do your earthly chores. Even if you were a sinner: My Rab, Im a sinner; but I do not deny you and your blesses. You created me from non-existence, forgive me, help me shall you say. At that time, not only will you have the taste of belief in your heart, later also you will feel that a courage will come upon you and feel a big burden will be lifted off from your shoulder, thus feeling very strong and happy. 2) And some of the people believe in Allah Teala; but are not subjected to any religion. Such people think like this : If you believe in Allah and do not commit any evil, this will be enough and adequate for everything. When you look at these kind of people; most of them do not believe in afterlife, heaven and hell. Even if they do so, they maintain that belief in Allah is enough and they do not regulate their life upon any religious rule. These are hell people. Because they believe in the creator but they do not accept the religions, books, Prophets that He sent, also do not accept the afterlife, heaven and hell or resurrection after death which have been given news by Prophets. Thus, they deny Allah Teala, rejecting Him. That is why, these people are in the wrong track. Our advise for these is as follows: Now that you believe in God, you shall also believe in the Prophets, books and the news brought by these. Belief in Allah is not enough to get you away from the fires of the hell. You may think yourself of as a harmless person, but you can-

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not be good by calling yourself good! Rab the Creator does not call you good. And you with these thoughts fall into the position of those who deny Allah. That is why, saying there is Allah, but denying other things that should be believed in means that you are consented for hell. Our advises for those who deny Allah is valid for you as well. Do not ruin yourself. Do not wreck your eternal life fort ha sake of a denial, an obstinacy. 3) And another group of people believe in Allah and afterlife, but their path and the religion they chose are wrong. These people are not to be salvaged as well. Such people are stuck in the ideas of some groups or leaders, following them behind. People make fallacies easily, but it takes a lot of difficulty to get out of those false beliefs. In fact, they imitate so blindly in terms of faith that there were some helpless [people] who worshipped fire, idolatrous, sun and cow and there still are. These people have completely thrown their minds away. How pity for those who have become this helpless, and how bad that they have become ignorant, throwing away their minds. Particularly, people fell into false beliefs because they were deprived of information and technology. However it is such a massive defect that people give up searching for information but approaching to helpless creatures and getting stuck into false faiths, and that they do not find the existence and oneness of Allah, that they do not believe in the holy book and the ultimate Prophet Mohammed (saas); and that they do not understand Islam is a bigger mistake. One of the reasons to make this mistakes is: The reason why people do not attach enough importance to true belief and the news about afterlife due to their ambitiousness owes itself to their lack of weakness of belief in such matters. They think as if: the need to believe stem-

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ming from creation shall be satisfied, but it does not matter with what it is satisfied. That is: it does not represent any significance whether their belief is true or not. On their side, love of the world and earthly desires are in the foreground. Such people must also get their acts together. They must return to the ultimate and heavenly religion, Islam. Everybody has been pulling people living on earth to somewhere! Some to their own belief, some to their ugly desires. However, rather than increasing the number of people having the same faiths around them, how are these people be salvaged on earth and in the afterlife? How do they reach to happiness? What can I do about this matter? What kind of belief am I calling this people into? Have I really searched into the truth of path to which I am calling this people? They have to consider and say: Any mistake I may make about this matter is also going to wreck them. Especially, those who are religious officials must search the matter objectively. If they go astray, then so will everybody of the world. You may say: you are also trying to pull us to your religion, how are we going to know the truth of your path? I am not going to touch upon the fallacies other beliefs and provide putrefactive evidences since it is easy for people to find a cover, an excuse for their mistakes. I am only calling humanity to His invitation because He was sent by the holt creator! Now, I do not claim that I am the most intellectual, most knowledgeable person in the world. There are certainly more knowledgeable people than me, however, I claim this. My Rab has granted us and brought us into the world in Islamic land. He predestined us to know Islam better. We want this truth to be heard by other people. Like I said before, there are more intellectual people than us, but not all intellectual people can find the truth all time. Matters of belief are to-

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tally different. We witness that many an intellectual people believe in ridiculous and unacceptable things because it is certain that people stay under the influence of the environment they live. It is difficult to give up a belief that has been vaccinated by parents for years. Many a people still do not know how to worship Allah Teala and what kinds of characteristics are suitable for that holy creator. Some of them do not even have Allah faith although they know. Now, do not these people who have not been able to find right way have minds? Of course, they do, but not everybody is predestined to find the right way. Also, we cannot make up different styles of beliefs and call people for them. Only can we reach salvation by obeying under the Prophets whom the holy creator sent to us. First of all, people have to believe in Allah, who created them. I do not put forward any evidences to non-believers. Furthermore, the mass of this book cannot tolerate such thing. I know one thing; those who do not believe in Allah act that way because their desires wish so. Or, is there any such ingratitude as a human beings denial of his Allah? The reasons why people go astray like this is quite a lot. Well, if people forget the aim why they have come to earth, if people are not told about a divinity who created them, if they are constantly directed to pleasure and pastime, how difficult for them to find the truth! Supposing the belief of Allah was removed away from the hearts of people, would that country ever reach to peace? Even if you put one policeman in charge per person, you would not deter the evil. However, if people have belief of Allah in hearts, they would not commit crimes even if there were no policeman. I wonder why people without the belief of Allah do not want to understand this fact? The societies with belief in Allah have low crime rates. The crimes that took place were committed

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by those who do not have belief of Allah deep in their hearts. In fact, the feeling of belief in Allah exists even in non-believers. People do not only find peace with daily and worldly richness even though they satisfy their desires; their spirits remain afloat, hungry. Quite a lot of poor people even go and commit suicide. These who try to erase the belief of Allah from the hearts of their hearts do not care about the salvation of humanity anyways. They are only the ones who think about their own benefits, and are deceived by the devil. They drag humanity to atheism for the sake of their own advantages. Yet this is the case, why do other people become an instrument to the fallacies of such people? One other reason why these people get stuck into atheism is that: there are incredible beliefs in the religions in which they belong to, Judaism and Christianity have grown alienated from genuine Bible belief, thus people are not satisfied in terms of mind and logic and they stay in a fix and later they move away from the belief of religion. That is why, religious officials have brought many interpretations to many incidents to make them appropriate to logical thinking. On the other hand, this caused people to be ignorant of Prophet Mohammed and the religion he brought Islam, and even if they were not, they always knew Islam notoriously, and again caused them to move away from the right way., because Western countries are always ruling Islam out using the financial possibilities in their hands. What is weird here is, despite all these smirches, researching wise men and members of other religions go for Islam. Despite that much praise for Christianity, even their own people to Islam. Trying to display Islam as a religion against science and development is nothing but a pathetic claim.

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The first verse sent to the Prophet Mohammed says:

Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-9 Some of the other verses say:

Say: are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition.10

Those truly fear Allah, among his servants, who have knowledge: for Allah is exalted in might, oft-forgiving.11

Say: O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge."12

So never be of the ignorant.13 Muslim people are spurred on science in many hadits of the Prophet Mohammed (saas).

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The superiority of wise man over ordinary people is similar to my superiority over the simplest person.14 The Prophets left neither golds nor silvers. They left us the science only.Thus, those who inherits science are lucky and fortunate enough.15 Science is the life of Islam and the backbone of faith16 The scientists on earth are like the stars in the sky.17 Science is the most excellent practice in Islam. It is our religious duty to learn both the religious and secular science. Certainly some people should deal with these sciences. Otherwise all the Muslim s become sinners. It is said that the sleep of Wiseman is more favourable than the worship of ordinary people. First of all Quran itself mentions about several sciences and enlightens science. Again, the reason what makes Quran more privileged than the other holy books is the emphasis it places on science. However, some people want to vituperate Islam religion by saying Muslims are not clean. I am asking you: How can a person who washes his hands, face and feet 5 times a day be dirty? Every Muslim takes ablution 5 times a day before he performs Namaz.
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Tirmizi, lim 19, (2686) Tirmizi, c.1 s.296 (2606) 16 Feyzl Kadir, c. 4 s. 388 17 Kefl Hafa, c.2 H. (2762) (Ahmed b. Hanbel Msned)

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It is a binding duty for Muslim s to take ritual ablution of the whole body after sectual acts. It is a tradition for every Muslim people to take full shower before going to Friday Namaz. Muslim people perform this by any means neccessary. The prayers are not accepted if there is any dirt (such as urine, blood or alcohol) on the prayer or on the place where people perform their prayers. It is accepted that washing hands before or after the meals are the plenteousness of meals. Dont you think those who blames the ummah of the Prophet Mohammed are slenderers although their Prophets tell his people to wash their clothes, brush their teeth, wear good smells, wear clean clothes while performing their namaz, not to eat bad smellling foods or drinks while going to the mosque and clean their teeth with misvak. Those who say their people to shave the body hairs and brush their teeth with misvak 1400 years ago while no other community knows how to clean their teeth, can not be dirty and miser. If there is any miserliness in a person, one should not seek for defects in Islam religion. Islam gives importance to hygiene and cleanness. However, other non-Muslim nations used to make even their toilets to the streets several centuries ago. A German priest who has admired the cleanliness of Islamic countries while travelling says: Muslim people wash their hands, feet and faces 5 times a day. They take ablution all day. Their streets are very clean and there are hot watered baths everywhere. However, we are not as clean as they are.

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On this case, the Prophet Mohammed says: Wisdom is admitted as the best deed is Islam. It is obligatory to learn both religious and natural sciences in Islam. People should be interested in these sciences. The Quran itself enlightens science by asking people to study it. This side of Islam makes it different from the other religious books.It points out many scientific matters. The people who says Muslim s are not clean are the ones who doesnt recognize Allah. I am asking you: How can a person who takes ablution five times a day be dirty? Every Muslim people have to take ablution before perfoming the namaz and they have to take full ablution after sexual relation. Muslim s take full ablution before going to Friday namaz every week. They are obliged to do these. They wash their hands before and after every meal. Hygiene has been very important for Muslim s while it was neglected in other religions several centuries ago. A German priest who had visited Islamic countries admired the cleanliness in those countries and said: Muslim people take ablution 5 times a day. Their streets are clean. They have hat watered baths in their tradition. However, this much cleaning does not exist in our religions. The Prophets points this out as follows: Religion is establishet on cleanliness.18 Cleaning is the half of believing 19 How dare you come near me with yellow teeth. Use Misvak (A kind of teeth brush made from a special tree).20 Quran says:
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And thy garments keep free from stain! 21 Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. 22 Again: The same people try to stop people entering Islam by saying You can not improve yourselves if you enter Islam. Islam makes people fall behind. I believe that they wouldnt say this if they knew the history. However Muslim people constantly develop and serve to science in many fields as long as they stick to their religions. Of course, the Muslim don't compensate for their belief and faith easily. They don't give up on their faith no matter how much they are sinful. They feel appreciated to God for having such a religion. However, due to the fact that Western countries don't want the Islam to advance, they have tried to achieve their goal by alienating them from Islam with heroine, gamble, alcohol, women and fashion. The Islam doesn't want sinister to spread and to collapse other societies by debauching them. Western countries presume the Muslim by trying to alienate the from the others. They tried to empoverish them with various intrigues. Then, they said As you see, the ones who chose Islam can't reach our richness. However, the Islam doesn't approve of torturing and sponging on people by presuming them. That's why Islam forbids bribe, interest and torture and dictates people to honest trade, industry, agriculture, ways of honest earning where there is no torture. Besides anything, it is wrong to establish a connection between the richness of a country and its religion. Knowledge is for mankind. In every religion, there are hardworking and wise people. The ones who don't believe in God and reli21 22

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gions can work and achieve the richness. There are also developed countries which don't have belief in God. Can we say that the way of them is correct just because of that? Real religion motivates people to truth, beauty, advancement. But it is not logical to say that every developed country's religion is good and under-developed countries' religions are bad. Some developed countries that were rich once upon a time can regress. Or there can be countries that were poor and then became developed. Can we say them that when you were poor your religion was superstitious, now you've developed, so your religion is good? In other words, only development is not evidence for a religion's goodness. Let's find more factual and scientific answers. The Islam has never been a hinderance for science and advancement; on the contrary, it has always motivated people towards them. It has taken cognizance of scientists. In other words, it guided people in many ways. Because of those features, most of the scientists who made researches on Islam chose to believe it. Still, when people learn more of Islam the choose to believe it. Today the religion which grows and spreads most is Islam. The reason of this increase is not only population of Muslim s but also people coming from other religions. In future times, it is certain that Islam will be the most populated and biggest religion. This versicle must be rethought when people who is Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Hindoo, Brahma begin to believe in Islam: When help of God and conquest come, When you see that people accept God's religion; Use rossary thankfully and pray for forgiveness. Because he is the one who accepts penitences.23
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If I to write the names of people who became Muslim later, there'd be volumes of book. Everyone knows and hears about it. And these people become Muslim after making researches on Islam. They definitely don't become Muslim for money, status of being deceived. Religious functionaries are shocked as they notice the number of people who convert their religion into Islam. Rather, those people who choose Islam, leave their jobs, incomes and profits. Even if they are alienated by their relatives, they don't give up on Islam. Moreover, despite the risk of loss of their children, they choose Islam. It means that Islam is a religion which must be thought on. I want to share a reality of faith which I read in a newspaper: A Christian lady called Amina sits at the computer to enroll school online. After few weeks she starts to attend the classes but she realizes that she has chosen the theatre class by mistake. She asks a favor of her teacher to change department because she is not talented for theatre. To help her, the teacher says Now that you continue your education in a department that is about dresses of Middle East culture. When she enters the suggested classroom, she sees that there are many Arab and Muslim students. She thinks that it will be hard to study there, as well. When she talks about that to her husband, he convinces her to attend classes by saying It is compulsory. She tries to console herself by thinking Maybe Allah wanted me to make those Muslim people Christian. And she goes on: Whenever I get the chance, I talk about Jesus and Christianity to the Muslim in the classroom. But there is no change in their ideas, in order not to break my heart they just listen to me and say ' We believe in Jesus and love him.'. When I understood that I wouldn't have an effect on them, I thought to learn their religion and try to make them

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Christian with it. After studying Quran, I realized that it had effect on me. I started to disincline from alcohol and pork meat. These changes caused problems between my husband and me. The result is I had to divorce because of familial affairs. While I was going on with my study on Islam, three Muslim people living near came and said that they wanted to talk about Islam with me. I told them that I didn't need it and was a radical Christian and told them I had a few questions. And towards that evening on March 21st 1977 I became a Muslim by recitin the kalima shahadah. Wearing scarf as the necessity of Islam, the first thing I faced with was being fired from my job. My mother thought that it was a passing fancy and grabbing his gun my father said I prefer your absence than your being like this. and tried to kill me. My sister wanted to institutionalize me. I couldn't see my children for ten years. Because when we went to the court to get our children's custody, the judge who was about to give the custody to my husband said I give you 20 minute-chance to rethink. If you convert your religion back into Christianity, I give the custody to you. If not, the custody will be your husbands. I couldn't help crying. On one hand there was my children, on the other hand there were the Prophet and halal religion Islam. But I chose the Prophet, the faith, and couldn't see y children for ten years. Fortunately, God requite my faith. After a while my 100-year-old grandmother, my father who tried to kill me with a gun, my sister who wanted to institutionalize me, four years later my mother and sixteen years later my husband, all became Muslim. That's the way Islam is. When it enters in a heart, it never exits. The people who embraces into Islam are not atheist, but people believing in other religions. Despite giving up on their old religions, people who meet Islam, can give up

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on their old religion even it's a little hard on them. Because everything they need is available in Islam, it's the last religion sent by God to the humankind. There is no weak point. That's why members of other religions can become Muslim easily. But none of the Muslims embracing other religions is impossible. Even if it's so, they didn't know anything about Islam and they were deceived by worldly goods. They didn't leave their religion after reading, studying on Islam. If you make research on it, you will see that. But the people who embraced Islam are not the ones who embrace it for worldly goods; they are sophisticated, inquisitive people who believe Islam is equity. The other important part of the issue is that when people study more on it, they get closer to it. But when they study their religions, they go away from them. In 1926, it is written in the preface of the translation of Quran made by the order of Ministry of Education and Foreign Affairs: When it comes to the tone of Quran, it is out of question, it is the statement of the holy. Because it can be only God who emanates such a tone. The truth is: Even the writers who approach him with suspicion submitted penetration of his statements. His penetration and impression on billions of Muslim s spread all over the world are so much that missionaries, so far, haven't been able to prove any event which is an evidence for their leaving Islam. Some Western countries thought that they could make Muslim s called to work in these countries change their religions by assimilating them. But despite the passed years, they didn't see anyone changing his/her religion. Furthermore, they noticed that their own people tended to believe in Islam. This situation made their psychologists, sociologists and educationalists think on it. When they understood that they couldn't Muslim s change their religions, they started to

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take precautions in order for their people not to be Muslim. As a solution for that, they began to slander Islam with great budgets. Still, as people become more conscious and get to know Islam, the number of Muslim increase. The reasons why people choose Islam are: Some of the people embracing Islam adopt the thought of the one creator in Islam. Because the thought of multiple creator in some religions is unimaginable. Islam gives information not only about ethereal but also worldly issues. It doesn't admit that people are born sinner like in Christianity;on the contrary, it adopts the belief 'people are born innocent'. Islam acknowledges all the people no matter what their ethnicity or color. It doesn't discriminate people. The superiority of people is not about their ethnicity or color but their good actions and being God's servant. In Islam, Prophets are just people like us. Their being divine cannot be thought. And these Prophets are the most honest ones. They are rigged with the greatest qualities. The Muslim submits all the Prophets and respects them. Islam is a very logical religion. It gives weight to wit. It doesn't consist of ideas that don't match with science and wit. Also, its orders are very useful and there is no superstitions in it. Islam forbids bad habits such as gamble, alcohol, gives information about afterlife. The best ascendancies are consisted in it. It is not possible for me to tell these here. So, people should study Koran and Islam so that they will see that there are useful ascendancies in them. These are not

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my own sentences but the confessions of those who became Muslim. Let's read the words of Sir George Allanson, an English man who became a Muslim: When I embracedmy religion into Muslim, someone wrote me a letter. These words- 'you're spoiled because of being Muslim. Nobody can save you. Because you don't believe in the divinity of God. - were written in the letter. This poor man thought that I didn't believe in Allah anymore. Because from the point of him, it's needed to be trio to be Allah. However, he didn't know that Jesus told about the unity of the god and never claimed to be his son. Islam introduced the basic principal of Christianity saying Allah is unique. Today, there is nothing more logical than believing in Allah for a person in his right mind. After I became a Muslim, I started to believe in God's unity and I deny the lies which slurs this clear religion after Jesus. We should be sorry for people that thinks like the person who wrote that letter. Today, the Christian are leaving their religion and becoming atheists day by day. Because, Christianity doesn't satisfy normal or cultural people. People believe in legends slavishly and doubt about the religious faith of Christianity. On the contrary, I have never heard any doubt from a Muslim about his/her religion. Because Islam satisfies people's both mental and physical necessities. After these explanations, I want to recommend all people like that: Without studying on Islam from the true sources or reading the Quran, don't decide about religion! Leave prejudices aside and regard vocation. The presidents of most of the Islam countries can't present Islam, well because they don't place importance on Islam.

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It's hard to tell about the truth in these times that people are being tried to seduce. Because people act without their mind but their desire. They act on the other people's advises. Some people don't want to study on Islam because of the Muslim who live with a lot of sin. But, people living Islam in real terms and reflecting charms of Islam to their life are role models. Many people have faith in God because of their social ethics. Beside their faith, some of the Muslim can commit sin as a human. As I said before, the Muslim are wanted to alienate from the life-style of Islam. That's why there are a lot of them who go astray. As in all the world, when people reach comfort, they stray from the religious orders. Because of that, we shouldn't model these people or their behaviors. We shouldn't judge religions by peoples behaviors. It is not exact scholarly to try to understand by a Muslim who don't live on orders of Islam, drinking alcohol, gambling, murdering someone. Because of these reasons, we should learn about Islam from people who lives her religion on real terms. People studying on Islam become Muslim because of its goodness. If they had evaluated Islam by the Muslim people living Islam with sins, they wouldn't choose Islam. As I said before: People choosing Islam are affected by the belief of God in Islam. Because in Islam: High creator is who create everything. He's unique. He's only. He doesn't have a partner. The best features are his. He's far. It cannot be thought of divinity of other creators and Prophets. These Prophets are God's messenger who have social ethics and good features.

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In Islam, features of Allah are stated well, human being's features are declined, too. That's why features of God and human being cannot be troubled. It's more suitable for people to believe in unity of Allah, as well. Wisdoms like this belief. When it's said that there are more divines, other creatures have divinity feature or someone is called as God's son, people's mind and conscience start to react. This shows that the most suitable belief for people is believing in God's unity, not having a partner before giving creatures the divinity feature. The only reason of universe is him. Some of people became Muslim after searching on Muhammad because of his social ethics and actions. Some people decided that he's divine word by studying on Quran Moreover, even people who don't know Arabic are impressed by Quran's reading. Other books pale behind Quran's perfectness. Prince Bismark, German politician told about Quran: Although I study on all holy books sent by Allah in various times to manage people, I can't find what I'm looking for. These rules can't manage even a house, not a country. But Muslim s' Quran isn't included. I study on Quran in every aspect. I understand a lot from every word. Although enemies of the Muslim think that Quran is words of Muhammad, it's not suitable for scholarship and wisdom to claim such a perfectness from such a sophisticated mind I'm grieved for not to be in your era, Mohammed! This book that you show and spread is not yours. It is holy. It's as ridiculous as claming that positive sciences is unreasoning to deny its holyness. That's why human being saw a master-

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mind like you and will never see. I bow respectfully before you. Another evidence for Quran's being God's book is that it is a book which doesn't get old. Every idea which is against Quran is destroyed in 70 years. The clearest example of it is Marxism and atheism. They both were born together and after 70 years they died together. But, Quran proved that it is a miracle book by getting more understandable in every century. After reading Quran, Roer Garaudy about whom the Marxist told to be source philosopher of the century said: I analyzed all ideas, I read all books about this, all of them are living ideas which have to lose in value and die. The only exception is Quran. It doesn't get old, on the contrary it becomes freshen. and became a Muslim. Quran is an unexampled book whose principles don't get old, whose realities it refers reveals day by day. It will always lead to people with its tone which routes people to study, meaning in every single word of it, cogency and goodness beyond comparison. With Garaudy's words: Choosing Islam is choosing the century. Some people became Muslim with the impression from its regular worship, mosque and azan. Because in none of the religions, there isn't any worship as regular and restful as in Islam. It's suitable for the natality of human and it's restful for people. Muslims performing ablution, millions of people's taking sides in a place like Haj and kowtowing themselves to the creator with awe and rest impress foreigners deeply. Even if they are not Muslim, they want to perform ablution, kowtow for creator and pray with tears.

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And the Muslim s' turning towards mecca shouldn't be perceived as that the Muslim worship for a black box shaped stone like the enemies do. Because Islam is against worship idols, rocks. Mohammed's struggling is for there is no divine but God, we should worship just for him, don't think that the idols from stone or soil. Besides of worship non-living things, Islam accept its mediating as polytheism. Kaaba is a kiblah and a place which God made sacred. It's a holy place like mosques where worship is done. In Islam, kowtowing is just for God. Kowtowing shouldn't be thought as other religions' members do to animals, people, idols. Worship by kowtowing is also in the other abrahamic religions. Kowtowing isn't a problem, the problem is to kowtow to something else but God. There is nothing better than kowtowing to God, accepting his perfectness, showing our helplessness to him. The Muslim aren't ashamed of kowtowing to God like nonbelievers do. God doesn't like arrogant people. Kowtow is just the symbol of modestness. It's people's confession of his helplessness in the presence of God's perfectness. Think a religion like : if this religion describes high creator without lack of any point so well, if the features of the Prophet of this religion are known by native or foreigner, if people admire the book brought by him and don't contradict, force other people to choose Islam, if the scholars choose this religion despite all slanders, if people choose this religion, not the others despite the money spent, if they are interested in Islam and even a Muslim doesn't leave this religion, now human being should think bout it, shouldn't it? Don't they feel anxious about denying the Prophet or religion of God in himself? Humankind! Choose the Prophets and the religion that God orders you, don't be fooled by other people's flourishes.

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You don't have to be clever and sophisticated to know that Muhammad is the real Prophet, Koran is the holy book, You will feel a lot in your heart when you read Quran. Because it is holy word. Don't believe ones slandering Mohammed or Islam, believe the people becoming Muslim. Don't believe ones saying that Islam is a religion for war to slander it, read its history. Some countries try to associate Islam with terrorism, deliberately. The Muslim s who understands Islam in its real sense had never fought for the mundane benefits. They had fought in order to protect their religions and countries. Even those holy wars are predicated on mercy and justice. People are free to perform their religions in Islamic lands. If there are any exceptions those must be the individual mistakes. Those who behave cruelly will render acount to Allah. But the histories of the nations other than Islam are full of cruel crimes. The only religion that unites all the human beings is Islam. Most of the Christians have doubts on their own religions. There had been some Christian religious man that is even against the Prophet Christ being the son of Allah. In Quran it says: No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah. (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him!.24 The Muslim s respect to the Jewish Prophet Moses and Christian Prophet Christ as much as they respect their
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own Prophets. They pray to all of them whenever they hear their names. But however the other holy books constantly detract our Prophet Mohammed. Its very sad to see them detract the Prophet Mohammed! They are jealous of him. They take it as an insult for Christ. However they dont know that both Prophets were sent by Allah. O thou holy book! You deny Mohammed (saas) since you are jealous of him. Suppose that you detracted him in the eyes of people through media, books and missionary works and provided against his religion. This way you make up your own ends since Mohammed is a real Prophet. The Jews denied Christ and Mohammed and the Christians denied Mohammed as well. These show that no one wants to believe in anybody other than the Prophets of their own religions. But all these Prophets are sent by allah and he commands us to believe in them all. Holy Quran says: Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate between Allah and His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,They are in truth unbelievers; and We have prepared for unbelievers a humiliating punishment. To those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of the messengers, we shall soon give their (due) rewards: for Allah is Oft- forgiving, Most Merciful. The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public!," But they were seized for their presumption, by thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after

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clear signs had come to them; even so We forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority.25 In another verse it says: When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down, "they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us:" yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say: "Why then have ye slain the Prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeed believe?"
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When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah hath revealed:" They say: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even though their fathers were void of wisdom and guidance?27 Dont say: Why should I try to understand the Prophet Mohammed and his religion Islam? Dont compare him to any other ordinary people or to the false Prophets. He is such a superior person. You should try to understand him and his clims. Prof. Dr. Hussam Mones from Madrid University says the following on the character and moral of the Prophet Mohammed (saas) : No one in the history had such strong authority over the moral laws and strong influence on the people like the Prophet Mohammed. Again, the high spirits in Islam history were the ones who are close to Mohammed. His every saying is an aphorism. No one in the world could ever influence people this strong by their speeches. The Prophet Mohammed has been announced as the most influential person in the history of humanity in The most influential 100 people of the history of humanity titled book written by Prof. Dr. Michael H. Hart. He says: It may be surprising that I chose the Prophet Mohammed as the most influential person of the worlds history. Some people may be against this idea. But, again Mohammed is the only person that succeeded both spiritually and physically throughout the world history. An English person Fellowes who became Muslim says: When Martin Luther tried to correct the false beliefs of Christianity he didnt know that the Prophet Mohammed had al27

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ready corrected these deficiencies by introducing Islam 900 years ago. Therefore, people should realize that Islam is a perfect religion that is cleared from false beliefs and the Prophet Mohammed is the last Prophet. The famous writer Bernard Shaw says: The religion of Prophet Mohammed is such a religion that attracts people from many different nations. I think people should say: The Prophet Mohammed is the saviour of humanity and he should be called the saviour. Lets go back to our subject. As a result, people should believe in Allah and be a member of a true religion. The believers of other false religions are on the wrong way. Because theyve been denying Islam religion and its Prophet Mohammed (saas) although their own holy books notice them about a new Prophet to come. However, they denied Mohammed and distorted their already distorted books. Those who cant hide the truth accept that their books have been changed in time. Several different bibles that coincide with each other were collected and burnt by the synod in znik in 325 a.d. There are still 4 different versions of Bible that contradicts each other. On the other hand Quran has never been changed since the they it is written. This is an unquestionable truth. Roger Garaudy who verted to islam after his deep researches explains the differences between Islam and other religions: I think Islam is a religion that have been attracting people for ages. All the other religions have been changed in time and distorted by people. But Quran has never been changed throughout the ages. That is the only holy book that remained original and never been touched or changed by people. This is what makes Quran special.

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The reasons that straggle Christians and Jews and make them infernal:
1-) The Christians called Prophet Christ as the son of God while the jewish people did the same for Prophet Uzeir. They called themselves as the son of God as well. This way they gave themselves divine qualities and attributed partners to Allah. Allah is unique and only according to Islam religion. He is the one. He is divine and single. However some bad intentioned people still try to distract their own religions although it is not logical and acceptable. For instance, the Jewish people believe that the other races are their servants and the Christians attributed deity to Christ by using the miraclous events related to his birth. There are big discrepancies between the churches and the versions of Bibles. The Churches built Christianity on the deity of Christ although it is not mention in any of the Bibles. However even the miraclous birth of Christ was made by Allah. You can not attribute anyone deity since because he was born without a father. Adam didnt have any parents either. Does this mean that he is a deity? The case of Christ is not more miracleous than the case of Adam. In Quran, this is stated as follows: Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was. The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.28 There are some verses mentioning of Mary and Christ: Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.
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O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste." So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?" [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive." That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute. It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is. [Jesus said], "And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.29 And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son You have done an atrocious thing. The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son. And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son

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There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant..30 [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.31 It is not for a human [Prophet] that Allah should give him the Scripture and authority and Prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allah ," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."32 2-) The other holy books have been distorted and changed by people and these books have lost their originalities. This way the believers of these books became the members of distorted religions. 3-) According to Islam religion: Whoever denies any of the holy books or their Prophets ddeserves to go hell. Thus, it is obligatory to believe in all the Prophets in Islam. The Prophet Mohammed was not sent for certain societies, he was sent to all humanity. This reality is stated both in Quran and in the hadiths of Mohammed. The Prophet Mohammed invited all the people to enter Islam and sent his envoys to other lands to announce this. He was the Prophet of all the people in the world. If it wasnt true, would he send letters and ask people to believe in him for their own salvation?

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It is written in the history books that the Prophet Mohammed had sent more than 50 letters so as to call people to slam.33 Therefore, all the huma being must believe in the Prophet Mohammed (saas), his book Quran and all the deeds stated in Quran. At the same time, the previous holy books were mentioning about the Prophet Mohammed and announcing that there will be one last Prophet to come for all the nations. This is stated in Quran as follows: And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, "This is obvious magic.34 Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe..35 Therefore, whoever denies the Prophet Mohammed denies the Prophet of his nation as well. Now, Allah commands people to believe in his last Prophet Mohammed and Quran. Having no belief in the Prophet Mohammed equals to having no religious faith at all. O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah while you witness [to their truth]?36
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Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light...37 And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous..38 And We have revealed to you, [O Mohammad], the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth...39 O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book. By which Allah guides those who pursue his pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by his permission, and guides them to a straight path. They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent. But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He
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punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger to make clear to you [the religion] after a period [of suspension] of messengers, lest you say, "There came not to us any bringer of good tidings or a warner." But there has come to you a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And Allah is over all things competent.40 O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs..41 [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing..42 They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers 43
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They have certainly disbelieved who say," Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.44 Never would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor would the angels near [to Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant - He will gather them to Himself all together..45 Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.46 Now, its not difficult to understand why Islam is a priviliged religion. However there are some people trying to make it difficult to understand. Allah calls out to the Christians and Jews as follows: Say: O thou believers. Lets gather in a common parole: Lets only worship to Allah. We shouldnt deify any living creature. No one should believe in the false deities. And if they ignore your words, say them: Witness to our becoming Muslim s.47 Many versicles in Quran mentions of the Christians and the Jews and the other Prophets. So, dont be preju44 45

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dious about Islam before you objectively read Quran and study Islam. Because, today some people misrepresent Islam. Thus, if the religious men believe in this wrong impressions how can the ordinary people find the right way? Yusuf Estes, who used to be an American priest and converted to Islam afterwards was asked: What were you thinking about Islam religion and Muslim people while you were a priest? He answered: To tell the truth, I was of the opinion that Muslim s were really bad people who can be termed as pirates, bandits, bombers and terrorists. Because we had been told many lies saying bad things about the Muslim s for many years. Thus, we were biased about them. We were told that the Muslim s didnt believe in Allah, they worship to a big, black, box shaped building on the middle of a desert and they kiss the floors 5 times a day... When he was asked: What influenced you the most in Islam although youd been raised as a Christian priest? I was born in a very strict Christian Family in Midwest. My family and their ancestors were the first people whod moved here and had built parish schools here. Actually Ive been I converted to Islam while I was trying to convert a Muslim into Christianity. It was a long process. I think Islam is a very fascinating religion but I was really impressed when I first heard that Muslim people believe in Bible and the Prophet Christ. I was very shocked to hear this. How could this be real? Muslim s believe that the Prophet Christ was born miraculously without a father. He was a messiah. He is one of the very valuable servants and the Prophets of Allah.

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He will stand by the believers against the unfaithful when the doomsday comes. The third question was: How many people did you conduce to convert into Christianity when you were an apostle and how many people have you converted into Islam after youve became Muslim? I havent converted anybody into Christianity but I converted many people to Islam. I caused this even before I myself converted into Islam. Can you explain it more ? Yes, its very interesting; but one of my priest friend and another person that I tried to convert into Christianity converted me and all my family into Islam. I cant forget that day, There was a white robed man standing near my Muslim friend. That was the priest. I turned to him and asked: Pete, are you converted into Islam ? He said that he became Muslim that day. It was very surprising to see a priest becoming Muslim. I was very sad that day. I went upstairs and told everything to my wife. She said that she wanted to convert into Islam too. She said that she believed Islam was the true religion. I felt miserable that night. I thought until the morning and decided to be Muslim myself as well. My father, my children and my step-mother became Muslim several months after I did. I disenrolled my children from the Christian schools and enrolled them to a Islamic school. They memorized a big part of Quran and they know all the rules of Islam.48 Every man of God should search into the Prophet Mohammed and Quran. They should realize that they are going against Allah when they go against his Prophets. Any mistake in this matter wil not be forgiven by Allah.
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Quran writes about the Christians and the Jewish people who believes in Allah, as follows: And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses. And why should we not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people." So Allah rewarded them for what they said with gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of doers of good. But those who disbelieved and denied our signs - they are the companions of Hellfire.49 In another versicle it says : And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allah, We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure.50 Friedrich Diernnatt: I believe that Islam is the most understandible among all the religions. 51

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WHY PROPHET MOHAMMED? WHY ISLAM?

The volume of our book is not sufficient to explain this topic. I only can make a summary and leave it: Individuals who want to learn about Prophet Mohammed (saas) and Islam, are to examine the meanings and translations of Quran. There are lots of studies available on this issue. However I would like to mention about some items. Maybe the Muslim s understand their Prophets might. Why Prophet Mohammed (saas) Because: He is a so glorious figure that both believers and nonbelievers respect him. Appreciations are made between the leaders of all time, none can be found to achieve as much as him. He starts his Prophetic duties in such a wild and illiteracy reigning environment: Those people could bury their own children alive because of their pompousness. They worshipped the idols which they made by their own hands, they shed their blood because of no reason. An environment without reading and writing! By Allahs will, He brings these monstrous people to such a behaviour that they can become a model for other countries in science, morality, governing issues. These offspring killing people changed into kind persons who could not even hurt an ant. Even the justice is at the same side with the heretics, they hold its back. They stood side by side with the modest not the cruel. They abandon their comfort and earthly pleasures joined the jihad to spread Allahs religion. They never

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touched women, children, clerics and trees in war. They entitled the same right to the zmmis (non Muslim subjects) who are living in their homelends. As you already know: Even you try to straighten a person for years, you cannot. Moreover a priest has become a Muslim and said: I am here in this town for twenty years now; but still i couldnt manage to straighten three people. So how could Prophet Muhammed (saas) bring hundreds of thousands people to the true path. I believe that He is the Resul (messenger) of Allah. There were Prophets who live for nearly a thousand years. How many they could bring to the true path, only the count of one hands fingers. At this point competent scholars were astonished and said Prophet Mohammed (Saas) is the man who made the greatest revolution of mankind, then confessed the rights. In addition, many scientists who have earned the title of being the most intelligent man on earth said: The most intelligent man on earth is Prophet Mohammed (saas). because he changed the world order and admitted His superiority. Let us mention about some features of the Prophet of Allah (saas). 1-) In that wild environment, when Prophet Mohammed (saas) only by himself, ordered people to Give up worshipping idols, believe the one and only, Allah! the heaven and earth are moved in Arabic peninsula. Even his uncle become his enemy and sided against him. All the polytheists got together be a fist and pulled out all the stops to destroy Prophet Mohammed (saas). They tortured His believers to death, stigmatized with fire, put food embargo, they didnt give or take brides, they left them to hunger. Eventually these people couldnt stand no more to those tortures, left their own homeland, and force to immigrate without taking anything belonged to them. They also tortured Prophet Mo-

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hammed (saas) within their power. At last by Allahs will he was forced to migrate too. Why that glorious person withstood these torturings? For honor, money? But those polytheists came to him and offered money, authority also women and everything. They put the world in front of him as they could and went to his uncle to complain. After all this He said to his uncle Even they give the sun to my right hand and moon to the left, I will not leave my cause!. Why doesnt he? He does not because this is not his cause, this is a duty which has been given to him by the mighty creator. He has to fulfill it. If you accept him as an ordinary commander you are wrong. He is a pioneer sent to be a benediction to universe, and a Prophet. The polytheists promised a reward for killing him, and they stalked him for this. They fought him but couldnt do any harm. Seeing that thousands of people has not enough power for to destroy one man has shown us that He is under protection of the mighty creator. And thats because his cause must have been completed. It is not possible even in movies or dreams that polytheists as savage as this cannot compete with one man. During the War of Mute, Greek army with 100 thousand, and according to some references 200 thousand ( half of it consists of the Greek, half of it of christian arabs) soldiers couldnt overcome to the Islamic army with 3 thousand man.1 In Quran, Almighty Allah says how he taked his Prophet under protection as follows: O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And
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Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.2 Allahs Messenger has fulfilled circumstances which men can not even imagine in their dreams. He managed to bring the most underdeveloped and sub level nation to a state that they overthrew Persia, Byzantine and Egypt ,the most powerful nations of that time and taught them lessons of civilization, culture, morality and humanity. They brought Islams message to the solitary corners of Asia, Europe and Africa. Even His enemies could not break themselves of His influence. Even He was leading a big nation but also he was living as a poor man. He didnt appropriate these achievements to himself but Allah-u Teala (The Supreme) and taught the world a lesson of oneness. This is an evidence that He was a messenger. Foreign scientists declare their astonishments about His achievements as follows: Prof. Lazrop Sitoddard says: The rise of slam is the most astonising event that occured in human history. In a brief period, it got ahead of religions which were constituted for a long time, changed the spirits of nations and societies, spread to half of the world by the means of creating a new universe. Henri Prenne declares his amazement as: Spreading of Islam with lightning speed is a true miracle! The spreading of Islam like this way within a century has overwhelmed worlds historians, and they tried to understand the mysterious side of this success. Watt approaches to this matter like this: It can surely be said as some people choosing Islam among the Chris2

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tians are because of the Oneness idea in this religion suits their mentality. 3 Many people has become atheists, non believers because of the Christian religious functionaries couldnt express their complex ideas of faith properly. 2-) Although Prophet Mohammed (sallallhu aleyhi ve sellem) does not know how to read and write, how can He tell about and explain the previous happenings, the lifes of the Prophets, the other religions and holy books, the obscure events which the religious scholars and historians can not know? And no historian ever gets up and contradict His tellings. He challenges the humanity with Qurn He brought and says bring me a similar one. This truth has been told in Quran like this: Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qurn, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support. 4 Or they may say, "He forged it," Say, "Bring ye then ten Srahs forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other than Allah.- If ye speak the truth! "If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know ye that this Revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islm)?" 5 This challenge has been directed to the people most fluent in Arabic but no one dared, they were forced to answer by the blade.
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Dr. Moris known by his specialization on Arabic literature, and a well known Quran interpreter says: What is Quran? It is a miracle of fluency and eloquence above all criticism. The quality of Quran which does the millions of Muslim s a credit with a righteous pride is It is the most splendiferous of all the Holy Books by the means of explaining all the meanings beautifully. For people dealing with literature It is the Book of Literature. For language specialists It is a treasure of words. For poets It is a source of harmony. Indeed the eminency of Quran by fluency, oratory and pureness contents the Muslim to look for another oratory than Islam. Quran is an albeit that literary geniuses, superior poets bow before. Qurans beauties which manifest more each day, the mystery that never ends but understood more and more, obligate the Muslim s who are masters of poetry and prose, kneel in front of itself. At the same time there are still no one who opposes the topics which Prophet Muhammed (saas) has been declared without any doubts and with a accurate speech. That is because everything is declared by being sure of its reality. Presently the happenings which the Prophet of Allah (saas) declared in his deeds are occuring as he stated. Theres another subject: The Prophet Mohammed (saas)s deeds are called Hadis-I erif (hadith).

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And also there are deeds with their meaning belong to Allah-u Teala and the words to the Prophet Mohammed (saas), they are called Kudsi Hadis (holy hadith). The expressions of Quran are various. How many different ways a human being can talk? The form of deeds which are human originating are different. Allah-u Tealas book Qurans form is different. If Prophet Mohammed (saas) has declared these words only by himself, werent Qurans words be similar to those? So, Quran is a holy book. 3-) Prophet Mohammed (saas) was never heard lying or seen doing a unreasonable act. The polytheists entrust their belongings to Him. And even they called Him Muhammedl Emin (dependable Muhammed). So now, if we think a little: How can a man who never lie to these men, tell lies in the name of Allah. On one day Allahs Messenger went up to Safa Hill and: He asked O! The people of Quraysh! If I tell you that there is an enemy army on the other side of this hill and they will attack you. Would you believe me? They answered with one voice: Yes we will believe, because you have never told a lie before! Then Allahs Resul (saas) told them: Then I tell you that we have a fierce torment day in front of us, men who does not believe and does not be a serf to Allah will suffer this torment. I swear that no deity exists that worth worshipping other than Allah. And I myself is the Prophet whom Allah sent to you and to all mankind!6 All the news that the dependable person brings are true. Moreover in Allahs Messengers deeds it was declared as the faithful may commit a sin but never lies Safwan bn-u Sleym (r.a.) is telling:
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We said O, Allahs Messenger! Can a faithful be a coward? He decreed Yes And can he be parsimonious? He decreed Yes. We asked again: And can he be liar? This time, He decreed No 7 In another hadith: Lie is a signal of being a non believer.8 4-) Besides in The Holy Quran, Prophet Muhammed (saas) was warned because of a slip up which He has done without knowing. If ever this Quran was beside Prophet Muhammed (saas), would It criticise Itself like this? In Quran, The Messenger has been warned even in minor mistakes called zelle. Even more beautiful than this, the form which suits was emphasized. 5-) The commands that Prophet Mohammed (saas) has brought there is no such thing about denial of the holy religions; contrarily there is a must to believe. Now if a Muslim denies and does not accept one of Hz. Moses (a.s.), Jesus (a.s.), David (a.s.) or Psalm, Old Testament and The Bible which were delivered to them (that means, the form before they have changed or the remaining unchanged sentences belong to Allah) is expelled from Islam. That is because all of them come from one source and all of them has called the humanity to the unity and oneness of Allah. Denial for one means denial for all. Therefore by not having faith to the last book and the messenger, the Christians and Jews has denied their own religions. Because you cannot say that
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you believe in some and do not believe some other things that the creator ordered to be believed. The Holy Quran and Prophet Mohammed (saas) mention about Prophet Moses (a.s.), Prophet Jesus (a.s.), St. Mary and about all the other Prophets with praise. Because almighty Allah has sent all these religions, and for all come from the same source it is out of question to deny any one of them. On this subject Islam is the only judicial religion. Moreover in The Holy Quran, a whole surah is called Mary Surah because St. Mary was mentioned in it. A versicle of Quran is like this: Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations. 9 In other versicles it is said like these: Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah." "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so; Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!" 10 When summoning people Islam does not say to abandon their previous Prophet and book. It says it is necessary to also believe in them to be respected as a Muslim and not to burn in hell. Therefore it is very easy for the believers of
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other religions to enter Islam. The only religion that can gather all humanity under a single roof is Islam. Because it is away from fanaticism, intemperance and understatement and it is the most uniting religion. In The Holy Quran, the holy books of Christians and Jews are confirmed. The need for believing the Prophets is declared. Sometimes the People of The Book is praised. Moreover, the Islam is so neutral that the Muslim s dont insist that their Prophet will come to rectify the earth and fight evil, when the apocalypse is near, when the men abandon Allahs way and incidements multiply; contrarily they believe that Allah will send Jesus (a.s.) again. All men who dont abandon their wisdom and justice realize the most incisive decision is choosing Islam. Because: Prophet Mohammed (saas) summons mankind to oneness of Allah, most of the other religions give the characteristics of a god to helpless beings. The Christians call Jesus (a.s.) as the Son of Allah. Prophet Muhammed (saas) says come and believe in all the holy books, they say you must believe in only our book. Prophet Mohammed (saas) says come and believe in all the Prophets, they say you must only believe in the Prophets which we accept. While Prophet Mohammed (saas) summons to believe all the heavenly books and their Prophets, they force to deny The Holy Quran and Prophet Mohammed (saas). The Muslim believe, love and respect all the heavenly books and Prophets, they count theire denial as infidelity. Now which religion is as universal as Islam and which religion is as uniting as Islam?

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6-) In addition, the researcher scientists has accepted the superiority of Prophet Muhammed (saas). because the information he brought is valid until apocalypse. Here we dont act fanaticly while telling about Prophet Mohammed (saas). We only want some truths to be known and men to pull through hells fire. Because almighty Allah bringer of the four holy books and the sender of hundreds of thousands of Prophets, has stipulated to believe in Prophet Mohammed (saas) who is Hatem-l Enbiya (the last Prophet) and to implement the book He has brought for pulling through hells fire and going into heaven. It is the wish of Cenab-I Hak (The Supreme). I am not the only one who praise this holy Prophet. He is praised by all fair men both faithful and infidel as was praised by the Angels and The Holy Creator. The confession of rocks about his prophecy is among His miracles. Moreover, the MOHAMMED name which has been given to him shows and indication to his prophecy. Because that name means the praised one and never given to any human before. When the polytheists from Mekke came to Abdulmuttalip asked Why did you give this name to your grandson? he answered like this On earth the people and in heavens the God should praise him. So, even the majesty of His name evoke something in mens hearts. 7-) The Holy Quran which He brought told about the past from time to time but also has some signs about the sicences of future. This feature of Quran comes in sight more clearly as the science advances. Because people didnt know what Quran wanted to tell until they reach those knowlegde. For example; a researcher scientist of seas comes across a happening like this: He sees that the waters of two seas touch each other but have different saturations of salt. That is because there is a vertical water layer obstacle along the

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line those two seas come together. This reality is mentioned in Quran like this. He has let free the two Seas, meeting together: Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress: Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny? 11 Many scientists researching Quran genuinely have become Muslim s or shown their respects to Prophet Muhammed (saas). Maurice Boucaille states in his book named The Holy Book, Quran and Science; If we talk according to the level of knowledge in Prophet Muhammed (saas) era, the scientific facts included in Quran, makes us impossible to believe that Quran is human made. Moreover Quran doesnt only express divine revelation but also indicate some important realities which can be basis of scientific improvements. The Holy Quran still challenges Jinns and humans by its indications to some scientific matters, with its beautiful and effective expressions. And this fact is declared in Quran as:

And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant, then produce a Soorah like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (if there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true.
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But if ye cannot - and of a surety ye cannot - then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith. 12 The Holy Quran does not resemble neither the prose nor the poetry, It is a holy book which persuades and affects men with Its own style. Because It is not mens words, when It came the poets brought their poems from the walls of Kaaba. Both the believers and infidels confessed there can be no words upon It. It is a holy divine light that radiates new lights in every new century. Until now nobody has uttered a word equal to Its one versicle. When struck helpless in front of Quran the Arabic infidels were obliged to say that It is magic. Dmad said: I swear I have listened to seers words, seen the magic of wizards, heard the poems of poets; but these words are entirely different. These words can rummage the depth of the seas. When he listened Soorah AlFatehah. Indeed there is no need to be a poet to understand Qurans declamation and beauty. Take The Holy Quran in to your hands and read. While you read you will understand that the versicles are beautifully coincide with each other and its fluency. Look at the ends of the versicles. How they are in accordance with each other. If a versicle ends with aleph, then for pages it continues to end with aleph. If it ended with another letter it usually ends with the same one or at the pause points with harmony. This feature increase towards the end of Quran. It is not possible to find this harmony in any other book. Therefore the researcher scientist who studies of The Holy Quran and Prophet Mohammed (saas) surrenders to the right and the divine.

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Boswort Smit in his monument The Life of Prophet Mohammed (saas): Quran is Prophet Muhammed (saas)s permanent miracle. It indeed is a miracle! One of the interpreters of Quran to English, Palmer says: If the most exclusive Arabic authors couldnt write anything worth comparing to Quran, it must not surprise us. Because Quran is the supreme artifact which its quasi can never be made! A non-Muslim researcher states this reality as follows: As I look I see that people which choose to be Muslim within our society are always scientists, researchers, people with wisdom and knowledge. The people choose to come to us dont know why they change their religions, they run after earthly benefits, low and ignorant people. Another Christian commented as follows: When get wiser Christians get out of Christianity, when get more ignorant we, Muslim s get out of Islam. One of a competent scientists put the following reality into words: A Muslim choosing to be a Christian is not possible by the means of logic, science and wisdom. There is Christianity in Islam with its real meaning. But there is no Islam in Christianity. Then why will a Muslim be a Christian? Which question did he find unanswered, which sacred item did he find to be denied in Islam that he becomes a Christian to earn it? We know both Prophet Jesus and Prophet Moses as the Prophets that Allah sent and accept both the Bible and The Old Testament as holy books that our Rab (God) has sent. Why will a Muslim who believes in this fashion need to be a Christian? He doesnt deny so he doesnt need to be

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Christian for approval! Moreover we, Muslim s go further and we embrace all the Prophets starting with Prophet Adam with fondness and salute them with love without any discrimination (Al Baqarah, versicle 285). The Christians who study the universality of Islam that embraces all the sacred things, when they see that their sacreds have their places here, they say my place is here and enter Islam with joy. While this is the fact, why would a Muslim leave his sacreds and eter a religion which accepts only one? This is not approved by mind, logic nor the science... The assertion that claims Allah to be the father and Jesus as his son is not approved by most of the competent Christian scientists recently. How can it be accepted by a Muslim who makes mind and logic to approve all his Faith!... 13 A priest tergiversated to Islam says: I didnt know that Prophet Jesus, Hz. Mary were so much mentioned in Quran. When I read Quran I said all of them are the messengers of same deity and I became Muslim. And when I asked some people who approaches Christianity for some earthen benefits if they have come by investigation? They answered No!. They are all but deceived by the tricks of the sinister missionnaries. Yes The Holy Quran is the most important evidence of Prophet Mohammed (saas)s prophecy. Because It is the unique creation of the almighty creator. Within It there are facts which can make humanity helpless. The Almighty Allah ordains in The Holy Quran as follows:

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Do they not consider the Qurn (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. 14 It has been ordained in another versicle of Quran as follows:

Then what Message, after that, will they believe in? 15 At the same time, because of the versicles of Quran are clear and the evidences are bright, the confuters of Quran are addressed as follows:

When whither go ye? Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds 16 8-) I also want to point out this feature of the Messenger: he was an ummi, he didnt know how to read and write but he offered so much ready information to humanity. It is that he cannot read and write is also an evidence of his prophecy. If The Supreme has sent him with reading and writing the polytheists would say that he provided these information from somewhere else. This fact has a place in Quran like this: And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted. 17

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Despite not being able to read and write how could the Messenger know the versicles by heart? After many years passed how could he repeat the very same versicles again? Think of a human who said thousands of words moths or years ago, is it possible for him to repeat the same words without changing a letter? Is there any human besides Prophet Muhammed (saas) who can do this? Leave the thousands of words, how many human beings can remember a sentence without making a change? If this was not the Prophetic ability that Almighty Allah has given him, when he said the words he has spoken there would be many changes in His words. And wouldnt his ashab who memorizes and writes all the words He has spoken say: O! Messenger, you have spoken these versicles like this before and you are telling different now!. However Prophet Muhammed (saas) didnt have The Holy Quran with him as a book. At the same time he was not able to read and write. On that matter Almighty Allah declares the divine help that facilitated as follows: Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qurn) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to recite it. 18 We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget19 9-) Besides The Holy Quran there were many wiracles and extraordinary circumstances which testify the prophecy of Prophet Muhammed (saas). these miracles are told in many books in detail. Let us cite some of them: This Messenger has been given Isra and Mirac Miracles that no other Prophets has been given before. It means:
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In a brief moment of the night he has been levitated to the holy quarters and he has been shown many versicles and prognostications which indicate the might of The Supreme Being. When polytheists wanted miracles from Him, he pointed his fingers to the moon made it cut into half and get together again, he boiled the waters which was brought to him in a bowl with his holy fingers in the bowl and made one of his ashabs to drink from it. He fed many people with little food, rocks, trees has attested his Prophecy. He lived in Mekke and told about the features of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa to the polythesits. Many ohter miracles have happened in his hands. These are some aspects of his prophecy. Another issue: He gains victory in front of thousands of men with his outnumbered ashabs, all the modern powers fall beneath the small army that he educated. Are not all of this by the help of Allah-u Teala? In addition the Prophet Mohammed (saas): His pure origin, and even his origin continues from brahim (a.s.)s son smail (a.s.) who is one of the Ul-l Azm Prophets, his graceful characteristics, beautiful face, beautiful morality, his mercy, his courage and passion and being a perfect person by all means make the poets say: O Mohammed with beautiful name beautiful self. Lives are sacrified for you. You are Ahmedi Mahmudu Mohammed my lord! His origins pureness is told in a hadith as follows: I was carried from the purest origin of Adams sons which are demised by perceived from age to age, and then I arouse from the family of Haimoullar 20
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A man who leads people without getting flurried like nothing happened in times those nobody can even move with fear, that people feel no fear when come near him as if they sheltered under a mountain, that with courage and confidence What do you expect about two men with the third Allah? when he was migrating and hiding in the Sevr Cave when the Prophet Ebubekir said O Messenger! If one of them looks at your feet they can see us., cannot be the one other than the Messenger himself! 21 Praised by The Supreme, praised by other Prophets and envied by angels; and at the same time while not being a Muslim, the just researchers who do not deny the truth confessing the superiority of the Prophet Mohammed (saas); nobody existing to defame and stain his case and his case being to live forever, The Holy Quran which he brought and the only book that never changed not a single letter, the foreigners appreciating The Holy Quran reaching us with very serious security and with rumor show us how glorious this religion is. If anyone doubts that The Holy Quran has changed, let them have an investigation if there is any artifact on the world that is guarded with such accurateness. It does not fit to the real scientist. Then we must not to believe any information. When the versicles of Quran started to inspire, being written and memorized by the companions, and still guarded inside the minds of thousands of hafiz, show us it will continue this way untill the apocalypse. After all The Supreme Being gives this information to us with this versicle:

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We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). 22 And also being easy to memorize, and a book giving peace to souls are other features. I want to write simple and short so I dont want to elong. But anysoul who researches Islam, instantly understands that it it the truthful religion. A Muslim with his Prophet gathered all the beautiful traits upon him, ordered to believe in all other Prophets and books, left two artifacts The Holy Quran and Hadiths which are treasures of knowledge; does very wrong to seek peace and happiness in other places! And also does a man who is not a real Prophet throw himself in to those dangers? Does he introduce a religion with lost of worshipping like ablution and namaz five times a day? Merely men who believe and surrendered to Allah can do these. In addition, The Messenger of Allah (saas) besides the binding duties, worshipped untill his feet bloat out, cried for his ummahs salvation. When he worships at nights they came and asked O Messenger! Why do you worship so much. Arent your past and future sins have been forgiven? he answered Am I not to be a thanksgiving subject? He fasted in those hot and long days besides from the binding duties. Can any unreal Prophet go under this kind of heavy burden? Even he does, he will tire in a few days. And also does anyone seek fame and fortune this way? After all the non believers would give him anything on the condition of abandoning Islam. But he was afraid of being praised so much that he said I am a human like you. Prophet Mohammed (saas) warned his ummah, because the Christians went too far in thier love for Jesus (a.s):
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Does an unreal Prophet say these words? Contrary they like to be praised more and more. Bu this glorious Prophet didnt like making people wait on foot in front of him, and people rise when he enter. He didnt accept people kotow in front of him even beacuse of respect. 10-) The knowledge that The Holy Quran and Messenger of Allah have provided are never doubted. If this knowledge is not from Allah, there will be abruptness among the information. Until now nobody ever claim that the knowledge that Prophet Mohammed (saas) and The Holy Quran brought are false. Another fact: Is it possible for a man to give facts from different scientific branches. And in addition if he is not able to read and write. The scientists taking the knowledge that the Master of The Universe has brought and the signs this knowledge indicates have presented healthy information in astronomy, physics, chemistry, history, sociology, psychology and mathematical calculations like science of islamic inheritance, diseases concernin medical, what the herbs serve for, which animals to eat and which are not, which one is more beneficial and which one is harmful, desicions concerning the law, the legitimate and illicit kinds of commerce, how many days of womens period are menstruation and after how many days it becomes disease, the creation of children in womans tomb, the tales of the Prophets of the past communities etc and many other scientific topics. The source of all these is The Holy quran and Prophet Mohammed (saas)s hadiths.
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Is it possible to gather information about all these kind of sciences accurately and hear it from a man who is not able to read and write? This can only be a Prophet. Theres no other answer to this. How many mathematicians know the delicate calculations included in the islamic inheritance 1400 years ago? To use Quran like an encyclopedia of sciences or like modernists to use Quran like a book of astronomy, physics, chemistry or biology and attribute meanings to the versicles which The Messenger or the companions ever thought of will be going beyond the boundaries of respect. The purpose of Quran is not teaching astronomy, physics or history to men but tell about the past times and important matters to lead people to consideration to find the right way. But also it is possible for mankind to benefit from the signs of The Holy Quran. O the relinquishers from the call of Prophet Mohammed (saas)! what would you do if you were in Muslim s state? The Prophet Mohammed (saas) who is sent for realms to be a grace: adorned with the most beautiful traits, has a bright past and future challenges all mankind with Quran he brought, none of them is able to answer. At the same time he stipulates to believe all the Prophets and their bringings those have come before. Would you want to leave such a religion? No Prophets will be sent after him. Because it was told in Quran that He is the last Prophet. Moreover there was no need for another because the holy books orders he brought was preserved unchanged, he was sent for all mankind as a Messenger, and his religion was matured. Sometimes it is asked: Why men who claim to believe Jesus (a.s.) and the men claim to believe Moses (a.s.) wor-

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The Religion before Allah is Islm (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account. So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted my whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, thy duty is to convey the Message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants. 24 For this the believers of the other religions are obliged to have faith in him and also implement with the sharia he brought. Unfortunately there is no other way. Almighty Allah connected the salvation condition to have faith in the last Prophet. Let us declare this order with some versicles from The Holy Quran: Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He that giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His Words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided." 25 Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah. but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own)

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soul. and We have sent thee as a messenger to (instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a witness. 26 We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures. 27

If anyone desires a religion other than Islm (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost. 28 This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islm as your religion. 29 Why then was no help forthcoming to them from those whom they worshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a means of access (to Allah)? Nay, they left them in the lurch: but that was their falsehood and their invention. 30 As it is understood from the versicles above, the last and the perfect religion is Islam. Because chain of divine religions has been completed with Islam. In Buhari, accepted the most respectable hadith book by the means of health and trust, it is related that Prophet Mohammed (saas) has ordered as follows: The Prophets sent before me were sent for only their race. But I was sent for all mankind. 31 May Allah introduce his subjects to Hz. Mohammed (saas) and Islam and grant faith to them, set them free from
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hell and let them enter to His heaven in times of Islam to be introduced wrongly. None of mankind to burn in hells fire make me happy. I wish I could do anything to rescue mankind from the flames of hell. There is only one thing and that is prayer. And I do it for aslong as Ive known myself. And I will do it untill death. As long as I can breathe I will feel sorry for the state of mankind, its duties and burdens weight and I will pray for it to find the right way. And as far as I know myself Idont recall a moment that the question of What will happen to those without faith? has left my mind. It is Daytime in my dream, night time in my sleep! May Allah make our ends good. I cry to mankind without faith! Do not try to prevent the Prophet Mohammed (saas)s cause, religion. Because his religions guardian ia Almighty Allah. Many men tried to do this before your time. Religious artifacts were burned, men were killed for this cause. But the noses of those which want to put their ideas in place crept on the ground, their causes were lost. And theirselves are explain to the creator; but Prophet Muhammed (saas)s cause stands tall. Islam is such a religion that it is strengthened when attacked. They try every ill favored way to calumniate this glorious religion and Prophet Muhammed (saas). Even all the media works for them and they mobilize all their efforts they cannot achieve this calumniation. The researching men run towards the cause of Prophet Mohammed (saas) and Islam. If the effort to destroy Islam was made for another idea or a trend, it would already be razed to the ground. They try to devastate Islam. But Muslim s cry and shed their tears for mankind to have faith and find the right path to relieve from hell and go to heaven. Most of the nations fear from Islams dominion. Therefore they try to drag the Islamic youth to

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pleasure, enjoyment, alcohol, gambling, drugs and adultery. They try every trick to make the young to forget their religion. But do not let them forget that this is Allahs religion. Although the infidels dont want it this glory will shine forever. Then dont try to find a defect in the glorious character, his life and death are both pure. The enemies of religion research him in every aspect to find a defect to disgrace him in front of mankind. However his pre-prophecy and after it are all clean. They generally use two matters: * One of them, Why did Prophet Mohammed (saas) marry more than one woman? * The other one, Why did he make war?, by asking these they tried to introduce this glorious Prophet wrong to the people. There are detailed explanations to the reasons of these in some books. Therefore I dont want to make elonged explanations. Because I want to keep our book short. But by the way lets say some things about these: 1-) People who try to imply that he is prurient by saying that he was married so many times are slanderers which conceals the truth and facts. I will tell and I let the final decision to your conscience. a) In those ages multi marriage was considered normal. When it comes to decide you must consider consuetude. In that era men could marry as many wifes they want. But Messenger (saas) limited this as an order of The Supreme with 4 (we have explained the reasons of the limit with four in our study Uyar (warning). So The Master of the Universe didnt increase the marriage nuber contrarily he decreased it. b) In addition do not take Prophets as a normal man. Even they take many wives they do not fall in slavery of pas-

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sion. This does not take them away from being a subject and worshipping. There lots of Prophets who took many wives before. For example Prophet David (a.s.) and Prophet Solomon (a.s.) had many wives. But they didnt compansate from their worshippings. Even Prophet David had so many wives he had some part of his nights with worshipping, and in the daytime he fasted for one day and broke the fast the other day. When he mentioned Allah, mountains, earth and the birds accompanied him. When he reads Psalm with his beautiful voice the birds gathered around him. If men have that many wives recentlyi I wonder how many of them will remember Allah. That means we are not to think of ordinary men same as the Prophets. c) There is a lot of misteries of Messenger marrying more than once. But it is certain that he did not married for passionate reasons. Because when he first married he was 25 and our blessed mother Prophet Hatice was 40. At the same time she was not single she was a widow. So he lives his youth with this lady. After she passes away he marries his other wives. And all the ladies he married except Prophet Aie were widows. Now I address the men who abandoned their wisdom and conscience! Does anyone who is prurient marry a 40 years old and also a widow lady? Also spend his youth with this lady, marry with widows after he is 53? We understand that in these marriage events, sexual desire was never thhought of. If he was after lust he would prefer younger, more beautiful and single girls. And also they would give him who he wanted, a Muslim never refuse his desire. At the same time the polytheists of Mecca came to him and offered so much like, Ye Muhammed! Abandon your case, we will give you chair, position, fame, money, authority and any of the beautiful girls. If Prophet Muhammed

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(saas) aim was earthen pleasures and comfort why would he suffer so much? Let us be reasonable and wise! d) There are lots of religious, political, social, economical and moral reasons of he married more than one women. He was teaching the religion to women by them, and also the secret situations about women. Because the companion women could not ask their questions related with women easily to the Messenger himself. Whether their personal issues or the religious matters they could learn this knowledge with more comfort from them. Because they asked his wives and his wives learned from The Messenger himself and enlight the women. We understand that one of the misteries of marriage is aiming for education. Thats because the wives of The Messenger the most favorable gides and teachers. They were the most canonists in Allahs religion. Further, Prophet Aie has told 2210 hadiths from The Messenger himself. In addition by getting wives from different tribes, The Messenger (saas) pull them closer to Islam, got stronger and the hostilities cease replacing with friendship. The transaction of information was getting easier. Here exists a political mystery. The Messenger tried to destroy customs of ignorance with one of this marriages. Because they were thinking to marry some kind of women is a sin. The Messenger showed that it was not a sin by having that marriage. Here exists a dissection fo a mystery. As an example of this we can mention his marriage with Zeynep Bint-i Cah. At the same time with these marriages he was taking widows under his protection. Some women were alone and unprotected because they were newly Muslim s, if he gave them back to their

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tribes, those women would go into trouble and forced to go back to their old polytheist religion. Along with these reasons he took the women whose husbands have passed away in war to wife just to ease their pain as much as he could. Because marrying The Messenger could make them forget their troubles. The Messenger (saas) didnt marry the women he wanted to marry by force. He let them free to turn back to their families or to be a wife to him, and they preferred to be a wife to The Messenger. For those kind of resons The Messenger (saas) has married more than one woman. There are many mysteries that we dont know but he does. Moreover, in all places and all times, multi marriage does not mean happiness and pleasure, most of the times mutli marriage brings many troubles along. Above all it would be much more trouble for a man who is becoming old and at the stage of leaving the earthly pleasures. So there are lots of mysteries and reasons in The Messengers marriages. In that case we must evaluate everything in its historical period, and state. We must not think ill about everything, everytime. Since there is no doubt in Prophet Muhammed (saas)s prophecy. Then all the acts he committed are towards goodness. They dont do the deeds without Allahs approval. Above all they would not do anything to stain the prophecy. Because the Prophets are free of sin. The problem is not with them it is with our wrong and ill thoughts. After all multi marriage was not ordered in Islam it is only recommended in times of need. In addition, because of war and other reasons with the decrease in the number of men and increasing number of women; it becomes unavoidable to take more than one women to wife to accomodate widows, conservate them and their children, not to abandon

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women to prostitution and to the streets, and to protect these women in family environments based on justice. If you forbid multi marriages in times of need, you leave those poor women in need of protection in to the claws of alicious people. Many western scientists with seeing many womens misery which were left to the streets for prostitution deprived of family life and be subjects to peoples revilement; they confessed that Islams permittance to teaddd- zevcat (marrying more than one woman) was a medicine for these kind of troubles. Moreover it is forbidden to marry more than four women in Islam. At the same time Islam has recommended marrying only one woman at a time if there is no need. And brought many conditions like justice and subsistance in multi marriage. Islam has reordered things must be done in a legitimate way. Islam does not accept aimlessness, defilement. The weird side of this issue is; people who opposes this order which Islam has allowed to protect women in times of need are having adulterous relationships maybe with hundreds of women, and not even look at thier families faces. They ignore them. They do these things secretly by cheating their wives. Moreover these people take adultery with other mens wives normally. Islam puts restricting orders in front of injustice, infidelity and miseries, only the aim must be understood well, it is not to misguide. e) Lets think that none of these reasons or mysteries exist. From where we invent that a Prophet can not take more than one wife? The Prophets before have also taken many wives. But having many wives didnt prevent the Prophets from being subjects. In any case the boundaries of being halal and illicit are put by Allah. Who knows what is good and what is evil the best are the Prophets. Since The Supreme on the condition of fulfilling the justice terms, has

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made multi marrying halal, then no one can be condemn by doing halal. Or can we say: does not the Prophets have the rights for pleasure, comfort even it is halal? Men who could not prevent the holy cause of Prophet Mohammed (saas) and Islam getting stronger said to their own tribes: Do not incline to him, he is wild! However people who calumniate this holy character must have a look to their history. We see men cooking and eating also selling human flesh. Even in our days there are poeple claim to cook and eat with friends from the flesh of the women they kill. You wil come accross events that will give shivers down your spine. And that time mankind will come to a state that he will emberrass from his humanity and then he will see the difference of value given to human life, compassion, mercy, justice between the wars they have done and the wars Prophet Mohammed (saas). If Islam was spread with weapons, why didnt they manage to do what he did when they had superior weapons? That is to say, Islam also conquers the hearts. The Romans ruled maghrib nations for 500 years, they accepted Christianity with a ratio of 15%. When these nations go under the government of the Muslim s, their 90% became Muslim. Although these men can show good as evil and evil as good by using their broadcasting crafts, they cannot stop the process of Islam, the glorious religion of Prophet Mohammed (saas). That is because mankind has its thirst for righteous, they search for the right and they see and understand that the most beautiful way is the way that is shown by Prophet Mohammed (saas). After all people in our days have many ways to read and research and they cannot fool them anymore. With these possibilities rising and increasing science and knowledge, mankind understands Islam better and bet-

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ter, understands how glorious a character Prophet Mohammed (saas) has, and they believe him. With science and knowledge increasing their aspersions prove to be lies. 2-) At this juncture, lets explain why they try to tell The Messengers wars sidetracking: The wars that The Messenger has attended were not made for evil purposes as they suggest. There fore we must investigate the purpose of jihad: Let us list the reasons of these wars: Because The Messenger (saas) summoned people to give up venerate in totems and to be a serf to Allah, in addition th this, he called them not to kill distemperately, not to commit adultery, not to drink, not to tyrannize, not to bury their daughters alive, in short words, to compassion, mercy, justice, not to lie, not to breach of trust, and respect to kinship rights; they deemed every cruelty proper for Him. They put embargo to those who believe and left them to hunger, they seared some with burning flames. In the end, the cruelty of Mecca polytheists has become unbearable so the Muslim s had to migrate secretly from their homelands leaving their relatives and belongings. The outcome: Also The Messenger hejirated to Madinah. Even they stalked Him, and put an award for the man who kills him, The Supreme has just protected His Messenger. The polytheists didnt leave the Muslim s alone in Madinah. The wars have started just to put an end to these cruelties. In other words they didnt leave them alone in Madinah where they have migrated, and started the wars. We must not involve the wars which The Messenger has attended with others. Because while the other wars were made for earthly benefits and personal profits, the struggle of The Messenger was to sublimate the religion of Allah, to put

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an end to the cruelties done to Muslim s, in short words to bring salvation to humanity from the darkness of cruelty and ignorance to the light. The wars done by others were made with cruelty, torture and injustice for earthly benefits. There were compassion and mercy in the wars that The Messenger has attende not torture and injustice. This Compassionate Messenger always ordered his companions not to interfere with women, children, the monks who worship the elders and even the trees. n other words, the wars which took place was made to remove cruelty and injustice. In any case wars which fought by these reasons are not cruelty they are preventing cruelty and benediction. Therefore Islam, the religion He brought means peace, security and trust. He was such a compassionate Messenger that, all men, friend or foe, benefit from His boundless tolerance. He never revenged himself on his personal desire. He even forgave the people who did cruel torments to him. He even forgave Hind who got his uncle Prophet Hamza killed, dismembered and chewed on his lungs, and Vahi (the wild) who killed him. In addition, he even forgave Hebbar bin Esved who tortured the Muslim s in every opportunity and killed many of them, pushed our Messengers daughter Zeynep from her camel and made her fall and because of this made her to lose her child. In conquest of Mecca, and all the other times, he always forgave thousands of people who tortured and did evil to Muslim s. A man can only be this much forgiving and merciful. Therefore Hz. Mohammed (saas) is the pride of humanity. By this compassion and mercy, many men have embraced the faith. When men didnt believe and didnt choose salvation he becomes so sad that His sadneess is mentioned in The Holy Quran like this:

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It may be thou will kill thy self with grief, that they do not become Believers. 32 The World wathces the cruelties of the people who try to represent theirselves as the defenders of human rights by keeping on running down the wars which were done by the Prophet Mohammed (saas) for Allah. They massacre children, women, old and civilian as the world watches. They put their signatures on much genocide. The blood of many Muslim s is shed invidiously for dark ambitions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine, Bosnia, Chechnia, Sudan, Somalia, Kashmir and Darfur and etc. The wars go on as they did in the past. The humans are annihilated without understanding why ther are killed. Arresting the war criminals and make them answer on the court are good news. But it is essential for these courts to be just and objective. Humanity must not allow mankind to be killed for no reason, be victims of genocides and this tyranny must be stopped. Despite the human being is the most precious creature on the world, they are massacred despicably, they lose their lives for no reason. One must struggle not to kill but to bring salvation and happiness to people. The unjust wars have multiplied when we expect thm to leesen with humanity getting wiser and more civilized. Men are slaughtered without mercy. Some does not appreciate another man as much as they do for their pets. Heaven knows why many these assaults are made towards Islamic countries. Pratically there is no Islamic country left without being attacked. Some they are in hot war, and the countries they do not fight are battened upon and eroded by moral deprediation, poorness and by media. Or the Muslim folk is

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kept under pressure by the means of the headmen above them. Today, the fighters are not the Islamic countries but the wars keep on full speed. So: Islam is not a warrior religion; it is a religion that is being attacked. In the past the governments were able to keep the tyrannies and genocides they have done, secret; but in this era with communication strengthened, men can see who is tyrant who is inoffensive. Even though they try to hide their mistakes, they are known in the world by ill characteristics. And they are recorde in history as a tyrant country and nation. Their children will not be honored but embarrassed with their ancestors. At the same time they use unbalanced force to achieve their objectives. They advance with tanks upon children with rocks in their hands. They even use chemical weapons. Their history is full of genocides. Neither their past nor their recent behaviours are honorable. They still go after their ancestors mistakes. These are such men that they encroach womens purity in war. Muslim s never behave like this. Even if they have to fight they would never get off the oath of righteousness, behave cuelly, encroach women, and always treat compassionately to foes children. They even treat the prisoners of war humanely. These told dutiments are set forth by Islam. If there are individuals which broke these rules, they were personal mistakes. Many prisoners of war converted to Islam after seeing the humanely behaviours of Muslim soldiers and the beauty of Islam. At the same time, it was approved as licit to give some of the meat which was sacrificed to have the mercy of

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The Supreme to the non Muslim s. It is ordained in The Holy Quran as follows: O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. 33 Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors. 34 In another versicle: Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance. 35 Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. 36 According to Islam, shedding blood must be the last resort. Wars are not to be done for personal needs. When our Mesenger (saas) was giving his last breath we see that the Islamic nation was controlling over 1,million square meters, and we see that the count of men killed within the enemy army is 150, and martyrs from Islam army is 90-95, by this review we can understand how mcuh respect that Islam has for human blood. 37
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The ones killing many people mercilessly, leaving children orphan and their eyes filled with tears and making mothers hearts ache, have lots of lessons to learn from the graceful Messenger. Today the wars are more dangerous; before there were always wars but this many people werent dying. Now they invented such weapons which can kill hundreds of thousands of people in a moment. Oddly enough, the inventors of these deadly weapons are the ones who call the Muslim s as savage. They always harangue peace around the world but at the same time they dont stop inventing new and deadly weapons. They dont want wars to cease to sell their weapons. Even f the war tends to end, they try to provoke and instigate it to sell their weapons. What kind of a men starts wars, leave children as orphans, and crying to earn money? These are the shame of humanity. Even the wild animals are more merciful than this. These men tells others not to build any weapons. Especially when they see powerful weapons in Muslim s hands they immediately attack and destroy. If the money spent for the unjust wars was spent on the struggle with ignorance and poverty, the order of the world would change. There is no way to mention about serenity and peace where unjust wars and cruelties take place. Lets hear the evaluations of foreign researchers: Clarke commented on the crusades as follows: Never an army was filled with immorality and evil as the crusade armies. They commited the excessive murders of the religious fanaticism. They try to get rid of their sins by shedding blood instead of praying and worshipping. 38 Robertson:
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(The Muslim ) They started to move for spreading their Messengers ideas, but they let the ones free, who did not approve their religion. British John Devanport: We have countless documents regarding the Christian kings curelties. But do we have any proof about their kindness? As to when Prophet Mohammed (saas) conquered Meccah, he forgave them with extraordinary tolerance. 39 Dr. Nebil Luka Beblavi: My researches on history showed me that no conquerors as merciful as Muslim s ever came upon us. John Davenport: It is certain that Prophet Muhammed has fought many wars. But his wars werent for cleaning and extermination. To say the truth, if the western princes were in the Muslim s shoes. In other words, they ruled the eastern lands, they would never show mercy that the Muslim s shown to Christians. Because the European princes made excessive torments to their citizens which believe the same religion but a different cult. 40 Prof. Maria Rosa: In Andalusia, the Christians were coverted to Islam without any means of pressure. The people convert to Islam because Islam has no complex belief doctrines like Christianity. French historian Jean Paul Roux makes the following comparement: The Europeans want to see the public believing the religion of their King. But the Muslim s have guarded the idea of living together. Because the Muslim s fight as humanely as they can the society living on the lands which they have fought, greeted them with joy as saviours. As in the Byzantine lands.
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The reason for this: When the Muslim army sets foot on some place, they let the people free to remain in their religion, and also they treated the as the same way as they treat the Muslim folk and protected. In Islam, everybody was kept equal without considering their religion. Even the governors went to the court, testified and apologized to a non Muslim because they had no evidences. When they couldnt protect the nonMuslim folk they returned the taxes they have collected. When Herakleios the King gravitate towards the city of Humus, Ebu Ubeyde thinks that they have no time to wait for reinforcements and wanted to leave the place, he calls for the treasurer and orders to pay the taxes which were collected from the Christians. He says, We took the taxes to protect the folk from the enemies. In this situation, we cannot protect them so we must return their money back. With this the treasurer gives all the tax back. The Christians which were amazed say: Your administration and justice is far more better than the ones before you. We will join forces with you and drive Herakleios army away. The jews were saying: We swear upon The Old Testament that Herakleios cannot enter this city before destroying us! 41 The Jews exiled from Spain took refuge to Trkiye. Macedonia was ruled by The Ottoman Empire for 523 years.f they forced one Christian per day to convert to Islam, how many Christian would be left there? Chatfield supports the idea above as follows: If the Muslim shared the same behaviour of the Europeans, there would be no trace of Christianity in the east. 42
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Rene Grousset: If we ask how could the world of Islam achieved this far in such a short time, we must look for the reason within the personal brilliance of the Prophet Mohammed and in the greatness of this religion 44 C. Levi Strakss: I apologize for the evil which I imputed to Islam in my dreams. In addition the orientalists tried to dishonor the Messenger (saas) with many other slanders. They even claimed a ridiculous idea: the Prophet Muhammed has learnt these religious rudiments during his journey to Damascus, and counseling with Bahira the priest, with his uncle when he was 12 years old. This proclamation is very ridiculous and inconsistent. It is not possible for a 12 year boy to learn all the rules of a perfect religion as Islam during a one or two hours conversation. If this priest had known the rules he would bring them. If this matter was spoken there in front of the tribe, then the rumors would spread. When he claimed to be a
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Prophet wouldnt they say that his words belonged to Bahira? On top of it, Islam has refused the trinity belief of the Christians completely and brought oneness. As it can be seen this asseriton is nothing but a ridiculous and ugly slander. 45 Women is one of the arguements they use to dishonor Islam. They tried to declare that public is not free, and the womens right are limited by forcing them to put headscarves. On the contrary, women are held precious and also women gained the most beautiful rights with Islam. Women cover theirselves voluntarily and fondly because it is and order of their religion. Many things were written about women rights within Islam. To understand it truely we must read it objectively and interpret the facts accorfing to our own minds. We must not forget that there are people who can think better and are wiser and cleverer than us. After all every researcher knows how West treated women not long ago. In those times, in Europe and all around the world, the women were a society which was not considered. They were arguing about the women like this: Does a woman have a soul? Or is it soulless? Even if it has a soul, is it human soul? Or is it an animals soul, is its emotional state is like a slaves? Or is it a creature a little higher than a slave? They bore these kind of supertitious beliefs. In general, a woman was not counted as a human being until the beginning of the 19th century. On those times a council gathered in Italy was arguing about women if they are human beings. Because women were considered as the devil in human form. In ancient Greek, the fundamental of the Western civilization, women were considered as an instrument for pleasure. For the ancient Indians, woman is an im45

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pure creature. The Jewish men everyday prayed as My God, I thank you for not creating me as a woman!. In Christianity, woman is a miserable devil to be punished with pain of procreation and pregnancy until death because she deceived Prophet Adam and misleaded him. She can only avoid this by not getting married. This is nunhood. However this is against both to the logic of religion and the nature of woman. As far as the religion has an aim for saving everybody, if all the women who want salvation do not get married, who will the men marry and how will Christianity survive? This is the inconsistent aspect of Christianity to logic. 46 But Islam has protected women and give them a place of which they have the rights. Moreover, it is accepted as a tradition to sacrifice an animal for God as akika when a baby girl is born, just as when a babyboy is born. It is told that the people who raises their daughters in Islamic manners will find their places with our Glorious Messenger in heaven.47 The Prophet Mohammed forbade people to make discrimination between son and daughter. According to a rumour by Enes ibn Mlik (r.a), a father kisses his son and cuddles him but didnt do the same for his daughter. The Prophet sees this and warns him by saying: You should treat your children equally. 48 The wife of Beir bn Sad, wanted to donate her son Numan bn Beir. The Prophet Mohammed realizes this and warns by saying: Treat your children equally. If I were to see any of my children superior, I would choose the daugthers.49
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The Messenger (saas) has told the men to be compassionate to their wives, that they are entrusted to them in one of his hadiths as follows: The best of you is the one who treats his wife the best way. I am the one who treats in the best way to my wife. 50 I recommend you to treat the women in kind ways. Because they are under your protection (as Allahs entrustment). You have no right to be cruel. 51 World is a meta (a utility). Decent woman is the most auspicious of all the metas in the world.52 The Supreme ordains in The Holy Quran as follows:

If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good.
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There are passages about womens rights in the religious books and hadith books. There is even a surah called Nisa in holy Quran which is about the womens rights Some people are trying to draw people away from Islam by saying that Islam is an anti- womens rights religion. However, instead of all these witch-hunts the majority of the people who embraces Islam are the women. Some orientalists have claimed that Mohammed (a.s.) has gained his religious ideas by reading previous sacred texts. But Quran states that he was not able to read and write and accepts this as an evidence of his prophecy. Even if we assume that he was able to read and write, it would not be possible for him to read the previous books. Because in that time neither the New nor the Old Testament had a translation. As known by references, the arabic translation of The Old Testament was discovered after the Passing of Mohammed (a.s.) and the arabic translation of the Bible was needed in the 9th and 10th centuries. When they see that their slanders dont work they say that He stole it from somebody else. But the men they compared with were not even speaking arabic, this mcuh fanaticism means closing eyes to the truth. Quran answers to those who think this wasy as below: We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. 56 And this netiher works, so they say He took it from arabic poets. But the poets and scholars could not hide their amazement by Quran and accepted the Superiority of It. Their another dishonoring method is to say Muhammedan (who worships Mohammed) to the Muslim s.
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But Islam is the only religion that guards the idea of oneness. It calls all the humanity to the oneness of Allah. It accepts to have faith in anything else than Allah or give a divinity to anything as the biggest sin Islam irk. To assume that Allah has a partner is the biggest sin in Islam which wont be forgiven. Dr. Gustave Le Bon, claims this determination in his book published in 1884: Islam has the rights to claim the honor of being the first religion that brought the clean and pure oneness to the world. Islams incredible pureness was born from this oneness. Its force and might must be looked in this oneness. Even the religions older than Islam are losing their influences on humankind day by day, the religion of Prophet Mohammed still remains mighty and dominance. The purpose of the orientalists by claiming these kind of inappropriate ideas: Europe, becoming unsuccessful in its struggle by force, is in pursuit fo its aim by a war of opinion! Here is the truth: despite the attacks those made by the orientalists, Quran, shining more and more each day and continuing to enlighten people prove that it is a divine glory. I would like to emphasize this: They must not attribute their mistakes, impurities to Muslim and Prophet Mohammed. They must abandon the hard fanaticism and accept the last messenger Prophet Mohammed (saas)s invitation. Their sins will only be forgiven by being Muslim. Because Islam erases all the previous sins. And I address the authorities of the other religons. Please investigate the calling of the last Prophet objectively, give a chance for your conscience and your science. Of course you wouldnt want people to burn in hell. At the same time people trust you, they believe that you show the way to heaven to them. But if you are on the wrong way, if you are to be in hell, how would you show the right path, how would you show the truth to anyone else?

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The ordain in Islam brought by the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is as below: He is the last Prophet, he was sent as a messenger for all humanity, all of mankind must believe Him and have faith in Quran by His rules. Although being a one that worships, and being good, if that person does not have faith, these kind of people are certainly for hell! I dont tell these ordains by myself, it is the belief in Islam. Yes, to change religion, book or Prophets is very diffucult; but the Supreme Creator that created us wants all his subjects to believe in Quran and have faith with its rules. With being in this situation, do the subjects have the right to ask No ye The Supreme, we stay on our old religion, we dont accept your new religion or the new Prophet. In addition it must not be hard for other religions religious officals to convert to Islam. Because in the Holy Quran it is not asked to deny the previous Prophets and it wants them to believe that The Holy Quran was sent by Allah. And also Islam mentions about the previous Prophets and the books (before the alterations happen) with praise and orders to believe that they were sent by Allah also and it wont accept anyone who denies them. It is said in The Holy Quran as below: O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messenger, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray. 57 Sure enough the humanity is face to face with making serious decisions and choices. If it make the wrong decision

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it will be infernal. Oh mighty! Please help your subjects, show them the right path! In that case, O the one sent to earth for the test! Do not be doubtful! Do not ask how you could convert to another religion! You have two choices: the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is really The Messenger, or if you do not believe what he brought you will be infernal! Therefore you must have fatih for salvation. Or you will say that he is not The Messenger and go on your way and endure the outcome! One of these choices must be made by the ones with knowledge of Quran and the remaining people in the world. And read the section Why Hz. Muhammed? and make your decision. Good for you if you choose your path on the side of Islam and Prophet Mohammed! Moreover all the evidences are on Islams side, then you must not have any doubts that Prophet Mohammed (saas) is the Messenger who will lead you to salvation and heaven. His close companions sacrified their belongings, their lives, their parents and their beloved ofsprings without hesitation. Even they were asking if the Prophet Mohammed is alive before asking about their parents. If he was they forgot about the others. They were always on the Prophet Mohammed (saas)s side even if they face their parents, offsprings were against them. This shows that the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is precious above everything. He was always said Fedake mii ve ebii meaning, May my parents sacrfied for you O Holy Messenger! they buld walls of flesh to protect him on the battlefield, they put their arms, necks in front of sword swings just to protect him. One of these sacrifiers is Talha bin Ubeydullah. On the day of Uhud, when he sees that an arrow fired by the sharp-

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shooter Malik bin Zheyr will hit our Prophet, he cast his hand in the arrows path, the arrow ripped his finger. But this was no matter for a hero sacrificing his body for The Messenger. Poet: Love was migrating from Meccah to Madinah Love was giving the last breath in Uhud Love was adoring the Prophet Muhammed Love was crying out for the community as dying.

If these people didnt realize superior qualities in His character. Would have they done these commitments for him? These commitments were never done for any leader. This much sacrifice could only be done for a real Prophet. John davenport states in his study named Prophet Mohammed and The Holy Quran as below: The Prophet Mohammed was adored and respected by everyone, by his respect to the elders, compassion to the children, and tolerance to his foes... The Prophet Mohammed with all the majesty of his greatness, the pure faith in his face decorated by cute sweetness occured xcite, respect and friendship in every heart. The Prophet Mohammed with being a father was filled with the most kind sensations of faith. The Mohammed never committed an act to harm of his name as The Messenger even he carried a heart of compasion, humble heart and done all his personal and social duties.

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In addition I would say this to the Muslim s who turn their faces away from the Prophet Mohammeds call: You are accepted as infernal because you didnt approve the last Messenger. In this situation, you are very calm and confident. However you feel good to have faith and condemn the infidel for their wrong behaviours. But you also in the same position as them, and you dont know. They refuse Allah, and you refuse The Messenger and the Holy Book that Allah has sent. And also the deniers of Allah and His last Messenger are not accepted as believers in Islam. Both kind are taken as deniers. And did you even think like that: If this man they call as Muhammed really a Prophet and what is our punishment in afterlife for denying the holy orders He brought? In this situation, the first thing both the believers and infidels must do is: Is the Prophet Mohammed who is to be claimed as the last Prophet for humanity, really is the last messenger of The Supreme Creator for humanity? They must research this objectively and without fanaticism. They have to be objective. Because with one mistake they and their community will fall into the fires of hell. If they decide that He is a real Prophet and accept his prophecy, even all the humanity becomes faithful, they also must research if they must worship and be subjects to Allah by the code of Quran and abandon their previous religions orders or can they continue to worship by th rules of their old religions? They also must research this. The researches of Quran on this subject will see that including the believers, all humanity msut believe in the Prophet Muhammed (a.s.) and live by the orders he brought. If Prophet Mohammed is the real Prophet. It means that, it is what Allah wants from the subjects.

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If you deny the Prophet Mohammed (saas)? Do you know why? What is the scale for you to believe or to deny something? Why do you believe in your Prophet? For that He had miracles in his hand? Werent those miracles also in the Prophet Mohammed (saas)s hands? Do you believe in your Prophet for his beautiful morality? Didnt even his foes admit that the Prophet Mohammed (saas) has the most beautiful morality? Did they find any defects in His life even His life was researched most in mankinds history? But all His foes would love to find a defect. William Muir says about the Prophet Mohammed (saas)s life as below: All we say about the Prophet Mohammed (saas) focus on one point. That is the glory of his nature and purity of his ethics. Do you believe in your Prophet for he brought a holy book? Didnt the Prophet Muhammed (saas) bring one, and challenged the world to bring a similar one? If we think more realistic: Allah c.c. has given him the attributes which were not given to any other Prophet. The other Prophets were sent to particular nations but He was sent to all humanity. The effect and the success he created on the mankind is not possible to be seen with other Prophets. The revolutions that He made can only be made by one who is object to The Supreme Creators help not an ordinary person. This Prophet summoned all humanity to the most beautiful, to the oneness of Allah, and at the same time to believe in all the holy books and all the Prophets, and he told that all of these are from the same source. What can be more mediocre than this? In this situation, why do not you believe in the Prophet Mohammed (saas)? What is your evidence? However you are all educated and researcher people. Must not you research the things about your afterlife objectively? Do you

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have a second chance to come to world for the test? If you dont we must use our chance correctly. If you are right, put your reasons ahead for denying the Prophet Mohammed (saas). What can you claim? The life of this Prophet is cleanly visible with the deepest details, because His companions transferred everything completely. Many terms and conditions were set about transferrinf these hadiths. Every hadith transferred was not accepted. And life of no other leader, person or Prophets was examined as the Prophet Mohammed (saas)s, and was not found out and transferred in this way. Even his family secrects were found out and transferred. Because his community must have learned and behave accordingly. This feature only belongs to the Prophet Mohammed (saas). Here O humanity! All of His life and His way of living is clear like the sun. Tell me what defects or mistakes have you find in it? Tell and let the humanity hear all! Alas! Alas! Who can find any fault? Think of a man perfectly carrying all the features of mercy, compassion, courage, tenderness, humbleness, justice, cleverness, keeping words, trustfulness, correctness, avoiding lies, good ethics, being free of sin; and not believing the news he brought would not be such a wrong behaviour? Even this Prophet said to a believer arguing with him: Lets draw upon the curse of Allah to the ones which are not right they never accepted. Such beautiful features can only be accumulated in a Prophet. In addition, his summoned the mankind to the oneness of Allah for the cost of his life, he was left to hunger and tortured many times just to save the humanity from the flames of hell, come to the light from darkness and Allahs words to be prevailed all around the world. He was depressed and reviled, he faced death many times. He lost his beloved ones for this case. I wonder why he endured all these pain? Does

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a man who is not a Prophet put himself in all these distress? But the infidels of the time would make him live like a king if he abandoned his case. He did this only for the salvation of humanity and to fulfill his duty assigned by The Supreme. So the humanity has a duty of loyalty (believe)! In any case all the Prophets fulfill their duties no matter what. Seeing that this man has been sent to the universe as a mercy. We must benefit from Him, let us not be deprived from Him. The miracles occuring in his hands, the news he brings about the past and future are right, mentioning about various sciences and influencing people with his oratory, challenging humanity to bring a similar one to The Holy Quran and being the Bringer of It, starting his prophecy alone but managing to overcome the infidels, at the same time being a man who amazes people with his revolutions, doing deeds which can not be done in hundreds of years in a short time, making the people not to harm an ant which bury their daughters alive, enchanting people with the worshipping ways he brought, never saying no to those who beg himself, not to come into Allahs presence before distributing all the money he has to those in need, not sleeping full when his neighbor is hungry... In addition, mountains rocks and trees salute him and acknowledge his prophecy, a log of palm crying for his leaving, waters boiling in his hands, feeding many people with little food, the Mirac miracle becoming real, halving the moon with a wave of his hand, a tree coming near him walking, fried shhep meat warning him that it is poisonous, a cloud casting a shadow on him... Moreover, a man who didnt leave any earthly belongings when passing away, crying out for the salvation of humanity, worshipping until his feet are numb to be a subject that is a good serf for Allah, denying all the earthly benefits

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before him with the back of his hand, bringing news from other religions and at the same time confirming them, saying the most he hated is lying, earning a nickname from the infidels as Muhammedl Emin meaning the trustful Muhammed, telling much with little talk, having these superior features and staying away from ugly traits, having the most beautiful ethics and face and also his life being examined to very details; what of a man like this if he is not a Prophet? All these news and miracles were transferred to us by the most powerful news. As long as we are faithful. Some foreign researchers opinions about this superior individual are below: Dr. Gustave Le Bon, The religions older than Islam are losing their influence day by day but the religion of the Prophet Mohammed (saas), retains all its majesty and might. Tolstoy, For me being a follower of the Prophet Mohammed (saas), stands far more above from comparing with worshipping a cross. If men have the right to choose, every sane human would accept Islam, The One Allah, and His Messenger, without any hesitation or doubt Raymond Le Rouge, Even four centuries past, the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is a man of our time. The Holy Supreme addresses His serfs in Quran as follows: O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you in truth from Allah. believe in him: It is best for you. But if ye reject Faith, to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: And Allah is All-Knowing, All- Off wise. 58 It has been ordained in another versicle as:
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And surely thou hast sublime morals. 59 It is not nice to do fanaticism, but saying the truth is not fanaticism. And we are indeed helpless to tell the superiority of this Prophet! If you ask: How can we believe if these stories are true? Here is the answer: If you do not believe these you cannot believe any other news in the world. Because the news related with the Prophet Mohammed (saas) are transferred to us by a way that cannot be suspected! The real historians agreed with this. At the same time we learn about The Messenger from the hadiths. And the narration of these hadiths were very particular that no other information was told like them. Is the man who narrates the hadiths trustful, if he was seen telling a lie, how is his memorization, is he forgetful, is he telling these from The Messenger himself or did he hear them from another companion of The Messenger? Many more conditions were taken into account and sened science was created. By doing this they decided the force level of the hadiths so nobody can mix false hadiths with the originals. In any case when a hadith is told, its sened is checked, the man who told it was controlled, and it can be seen immediately if the hadith is weak or strong. In just the same way, English scientist John Davenport stated in his study named the Prophet Mohammed and The Holy Quran: Among the renown conquerors, the Prophets none can be addressed with his life recorded trustfully and with every detail. 60
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No man can put proper rules as Islam like belief, namaz, fasting, zekat or pilgrimage. Only The Supreme can. The superiority of the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is clear no matter which aspect you look. It does not become night when you cover your eyes from the sun. The best is to hold and raise the truth! n this matter The Holy Quran declares the last decision: By the Qurn, full of Wisdom,Thou art indeed one of the messengers, On a Straight Way. (It is a Revelation) sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful. 61 The French philosopher Voltaire says: I will tell my Turkish brother, your religion seems a respectable religion to me. You believe in only one god. (f you are rich) You must give 1/40 of your treasures to the poor every year, you must make peace even with your enemies on your holidays. Our bigots which slander all the world, said that your religion is loved because it is aimed for pleasures at least thousand times. All these losers have told wrong. Your religion is most noble. 62 And Goethe declared in his letter which he wrote to Willemer on 15th June 1817: Eventually we will have to accept Islam which is fit to the mind. The ones who do not believe in such a religion and stand against the cause of the Prophet, also the ones who live in the Islamic world but works against Islam are the ones playing with fire. Even a man makes enemies of other man

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for earthly pleasures, would he make enemies of The Holy Creator and His Messenger? Let Allah save us from mistakes. Let us be the servants of the true path. I dont want any eye or mind without knowing the Prophet Mohammed (saas). Allah, please enlighten our eyes and minds with him and the rules he brought to us. Dont deprive us of your mercy! What do people follow with a religion like Islam and a Prophet like the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is present? There are even people without any consciense that the path they accept there is no faith for Allah or the afterlife. They kill and are killed for nothing. And some of them bears all the troubles and distress for religion and to be comfortable in the afterlife but their path or religion is wrong. After all, what is the logic behind going in dark paths and even killing man for only some earthly benefits of some people without any aim for religion or belief of afterlife? Can a man be killed without any serious reason? Or die for? Do they even think what they do? The ones those fight for earthly benefits and racisim instead of raising Allahs religion, nation or honor are the ones whose worlds and afterlives are ruined. In addition, is there anything more important than your life in this world? And they spend it not in the path of Allah but very simple matters or ideas, or some individuals evil aims, earthly benefits. Many of these poor souls work for only food with these kind of evil people. And also if you harm these persons personal benefits they would kill you with no mercy. O unwary soul! If you want to give your life away at least give it for the sacred assets and the religion of Allah who gives you thousands of benedictions and creating you from nothing. Give your life to Allah for heaven. Do not throw

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it away for impotent souls. Because they neither cherish you nor can give you anything! However, ever if these men who are on the wrong path work properly, go home, they have beautiful homes, peaceful houses an at the same time, they work for goodnes of humanity not to burn and destroy, and more if they do all those to gain the blessing of Allah, wouldnt they be advantageous? May Allah forbid all the humanity, without sparing men or women from the evil of people and satan who pull them to the wrong ideas, ateism, sin, briefly to hell. The ones who try to spoil others innoculate evil deeds like alcohol, drugs, gambling, murdering to them. Let not a single man go astray, if one does he becomes a fool indeed. He gets in a form, he even worships satan. Can you imagine? There are individuals who worship satan. They bevahe according to all those rubbish and work for evil. Have a heart! How can men spoil like this? How can he be such ingrateful with his god? He can even kill his own parents and siblings! Gosh! Gosh! Gosh! If we try to put the subject together with considering the things we have said, we can identify The Last Messenger of Allah as follows:

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It is a duty for all humanity to know the last link of the chain of Prophets, the master of the universe, the Prophet Mohammed Mustafa (saas) properly and be liable to him. The life and the afterlife of the ones who know him are prospered, the both worlds of whom didnt know him are spoiled. The Supreme Allah has decribed the Prophet Mohammed (saas) with some feaures He described in Quran, in Old Testament: O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner (Ahzab, 45). He is not stone hearted nor rude. He does not yell in the marketplace randomly, he does not face evil with evil, on the contrary he forgives, Allah would not take his soul without opening the blind eyes, rusted hearts and deaf ears with him. 1 The Supreme Allah states in The Holy Quran as: We have not sent thee but as a (Messenger) to all mankind, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men know not. 2 In another versicle:

O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,- And as one who invites
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to Allah's (Grace) by His leave, and as a Lamp spreading Light. Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that they shall have from Allah a very great Bounty. 3 Prophet Ebu Hureyre (r.a.) tells:

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I havent seen anyone more beautiful than The Messenger (saas). It seems as if the sun was walking on his face. When he walks I havent seen anyone walking faster than him. It seems as if the ground was rolled under his feet. When we walked with him we pushed ourselves he never paid any attention. 4 He was such a character that when his tidings reached the kings, they respected him. It will be a proper example to summarize the study of the Greek king Herakleios. Ibni Abbas (r.a.) tells: Ebu Sfyan Ibni Harb told me like this I was at Damascus. And when I was there a letter from The Messenger to Herakleios was brought. Dihyet-l Kelbi has brought the letter. He delivered it to the monarch of Busra. Then he delivered it to Greek King Herakleios. Herakleios asked if there is anyone there from the tribe of this man who thinks he is a Prophet. The people standing there said yes there is and I was summoned with some Qurayshians. he asked Who is most close to him by lineage? I threw myself and said I am. Then he made me sit to be in front of my friends. And brought a translator. Tell those, I will ask questions to this man about the one who
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claims to be a Prophet. If he tells a lie in his answers tell them to warn me! Ebu Sfyan says: I swear to Allah that if I didnt have a fear that my lies would turn on me. I would tell lies. (And after asking many questions to Ebu Sfyan he says) I ask of you about his lineage, you said he is honorable. And all the Prophets are like this, they are chosen among the honorable ones. I asked you if there is any king among his ancestors, you answered No. If there was any I would say this is a man looking for his ancestors kingdom. I asked you if your community is poor or traders? You said The poor. These are the ones liable to the Prophets. I asked you if you ever accused him with a lie before this proclamation? You said No. Then I understood that he is not a man to lie to the people or to Allah. I asked you if there was anyone converting from the religion being unhappy? You said No. Faith is like this, when its joy enters the hearts it never fades. I asked you if they increase or decrease. You said They increase. Faith business is like this, they increase untill complete. I asked you if you fought with them? You said you did and the war between you went alternating, sometimes they sometimes you conquered. The Prophets are like this, they pas through a test at last they are the achievers. I asked did he ever back out? You said No. The Prophets are like this, they never back out. I asked you if there was anyone claiming the same. You said no. I would say this man is a man to complete the words which was said before him if you told me that there was another one. Then Heraleios asked What does he orders you?. We said namaz, zekat, yearning for the merciful and honor. After this Herakleios said If the words you say are true, then he is the Prophet. I was waiting for him to come. But I didnt expect it amongst you. If was sure to rejoin with him, I

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would love to meet him. If I was with him, I would pour water on his feet. His imperium will reach upon this earth under my feet. 5 Nebai, the king of Ethiopia says like: I testify that the Prophet Mohammed (saas) is The Messenger of Allah. He is the one that the Prophet Jesus (a.s.) has foretold. If I was not the ruler of this kingdom and I did not have the burden of my people, I would go to him to carry his shoes. 6 He is such a Prophet that even the trees and rocks will testify him One of a Bedouin approached The Messenger and asked How can I know that you are the Messenger of Allah?. He answered With me summoning that date cluster on the tree. It will testify that I am The Messenger of Allah. He summoned and the cluster approached. It said Greetings O Messenger!. The Messenger ordered the cluster to go back. And the Bedouin became Muslim. 7 The Messenger (saas) says as follows: There is a rock in Mecca, it greeted me for many days when the prophecy came to me. I know that piece of rock now! 8 And that respectable prohet was always under protection of Allah. Ebu Cehil swore that he would rub His face on the ground. Then one day when The Messenger was praying, he approached to step on His neck, but people saw him leaving The Messenger and try to guard himself. They asked what happened to you? He answered There was a gap full of fire between him and me, a horrible thing and some

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wings. The Messenger said If he tried to reach me the angels would rip him apart 9 O humanity! I ask you. If The Supreme Allah didnt protect him, could he avoid all these dangers? Even thousands of rampageous infidels couldnt destroy him. Nobody ever stood before his scred case. The ones struggling with him will be defeated in every century and their faces will be rubbed on the ground. Because not he, Allah has put this case. And He is the one to protect it. Every stage of his life passed with agony, challenges and hunger just for the salvation of humanity. He is a glorious Prophet with his life full of miracles. Mountains, rocks, trees, humans and jihns believed in him, even his enemies trusted him. The ones who do not know him are with hearts go dry, do not see the truth, eventually are for heaven infinitely. If every individual in these Islam lands with ezan all over, does not have faith, then heaven will be haram (ill-gotten) for him. In one of the hadiths, the Prophet Mohammed (saas) says: I swear to every individual within reach of Mohammed that anyone hearing me no matter Jewish or Christian, and die without believing what was sent to me, he sure will be an inhabitant of hell! 10 Allah (c.c.) has sent many Prophets for for we the serfs to know our duties. The duties of these Prophets are to bring the news they have been given to the people to free them from the wrong path and follow the truth. All the Prophets have done their duties well. The ones believing the words of the Prophets and surrender to them achieved great salvation. And now the ones who believe and follow the Prophets will

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be the ones reaching for salvation. The ones who turn their faces from their path are the ones who will be perished. The duty of prophecy is very important so is believing it. That is why it is a condition of being a believer. One who denies a messengers prophecy is recognized as he denied all the Prophets. It is held the same not to believe a Prophet with not believing Allah. So; one who denies a messengers prophecy is recognized as an infidel and denier like anyone who does not believe in Allah. For this, the ever teaching religion Islam orderded to believe all of the Prophets without distinguishing. For this the believers believe in their Prophets as they believe in Allah, books and angels. They do not abandon some and believe in some like denier nations in our time. Christians and Jews believed in their own Prophets. They turned their faces away from believing the Prophet Mohammed (saas) the Prophet of all eternity. But in their holy books, it was clearly stated that the Prophet of all eternity will come. But the most beautful feature of Mohammeds community is believing and accepting all without exemption. This is the real bliss. It is an order of The Supreme Allah for all people to believe in the master of the universe, the last link of the chain of Prophets, and the Prophet of all eternity the Prophet Mohammed (saas), and to live by his code. The ones who do not take this order in to account, and run after personal desires with turning their faces off from believing will not see heaven. It will not be enought how much we thank to Allah (c.c.) for being created in the lands of Islam. It is our duty to look after the ever teaching religion Islam which reached us by overcoming many troubles. Let us not live the religion senselessly. Let us not turn our faces from learning it with

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saying that it is the religion of the ancestors. Let us protect our religion from the enemies, superstitions and rumors. Let us try to be ones with knowledge in religious matters, let us try to be scientists with science and activity. Let us not forget that the real scientists are heir to Prophets, and this religion was aroused with many generosities. Another duty for us is to be worthy of the community of Mohammed. Let us know the Prophet Mohammed (saas) as he deserves. That reverend Prophet is the last Messenger that was sent for humanitys salvation of life and afterlife, to take the humanity from darkness to light, from heresy to the right path. It has been stipulated to believe and surrender to this glorious character for reaching salvation, for avoiding the torture of hell and entering heaven. He showed the right path to the humanity in his brief period of prophecy and led them to enlightment from heresy. He stood against all the troubles he faced without hesitation and cowardice. If the struggle and the torments done to him were made against another human being, he would already abandoned his case. The case of the Prophet Mohammed (saas) was for Allah, the salvation of human kind. His main purpose was to do his deeds perfectly and gain the blessing of The Supreme and be in front of Allah blamelessly. He is such a character that all the beautiful traits were gathered in him. Because his morality was Qurans morality. He did good to ones who did evil. He gave to the ones who did not share. As Allah (c.c.) has gathered all the good traits within him, also forced people to believe in him by giving him miracles. Unfortunately in our time, most of humanity are destituded of believing in this glorious person because of following personal desires, with their ancestors following the super-

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stitious ways and harming the holy books. But anyone with conscience who hears the name of the Prophet is obliged to search and find the truth. Many people who understand his greatness are honored with faith. Many foreigners have confessed his superiority. Here are some of their words: It is impossible to address any community by the means of reformation like the community of the Prophet Mohammed (saas). And another thing which is impossible is his effort to reform this community and make them become beautiful people in a short period of 23 years. (Moliere) There are many reformists in the hitory of humankin. And there are Prophets among them. And these achieved some partial successes. But in none of those we can see the success that Prophet Mohammed (saas) achieved. (Britannica Enc.) Let us try to know Prophet Mohammed (saas) as he deserves and try to keep the orders he brought alive. Let us show this enlightened path for the salvation of humanity. There are wretches which are born Muslim, without knowing his Prophets name but knowing the names of thousand singers by heart. What will their parents say to The Supreme? O brother! Le us try to be a community worthy of intercession and Prophet of mercy. He is such compassionate for his community that he said in his pryars crying otu Community O Allah! My community!. He will use his prayers for his communitys salvation even in the judgement day. (Again one day) The Messenger (saas) cried Allah, have mercy upon my community, have mercy upon my community!. The almighty Allah told Gabriel O Gabriel! Go to Muhammed. He ordered Despite your Lord knows, ask him why he cries. Gabriel (a.s.) came to him and asked why he cried. Then Gabriel turned back to The Almighty Allah and told him what

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O Gabriel! Go forth and tell Muhammed, We shall content thou with your confederates, never mourn thee! 11 The Almighty Allah ordains in Duha surah as follows:

And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well- pleased.12 The Supreme has given His glorious Prophet many benefactions and He will in both the life and afterlife. The master of the universe has told the benefactions He was given time to time. In one of the hadiths: Five things have given to me that noone ever given before me. 1) Even I am one moth distance away I conquered my enemy with fear. 2) The spoils of war made legitimate for me. But never for any of the Prophets before me. 3) The earth was accepted as mosque and the soil accepted as clean for me and my community. Hereupon if anyone need to worship (namaz) let him worship where he is. 4) I was given intercession. 13

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Mslim, man 346 (202) Ad-Dhuha (the glorious morning); versicle:5 13 In some places after life, the authority for intercesion will only be granted to our Prophet. This undeniable intercession format is completely different from the intercessions by other prophets or wellbeings (saints).

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5) Every Prophet was sent for his nation, I am sent for all human kind 14 Every Prophet believes the other Prophets prophecies without distinction and we believe that all of them were sent by Allah with our hearts. But there are different levels by the means of the features that Allah (c.c.) has given them. For example Hz. Muhammed (saas) has beeen sent as mercy to all realms. He is not only the Prophet of Arabs but all the man kind. In the 158th versicle of Al-Araf soorah, The Holy Allah has ordained as: Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He that giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His Words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided." Yet we are community of a Prophet who is capable of exalted things. Because of this we must love him above all and we must not make any mistakes being liable to him. Because he has the most beautiful traits to be liable to. Our Master (saas) has declared this in his words:

My Lord has tamed me. And give me the most beautiful manners. Our glorious Lord has declared His gifts to all who obeys to Him and His Prophets as follows: All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the
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Prophets (who teach), the Sincere (lovers of Truth), the martyrs, and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! How beautiful is there fellowship! 15 O my believer brother! If you want The Lord to love you you must Obey the Prophet Messenger. You will not gain Lords mercy unless you do do not obey this great leader. This is declared in a versicle: Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 16 The confederates who see the superiority of The Messenger, surrended him with their belongings and their lives and obliged to him. They tried not to make any mistakes being respectful. Moreover the companinons who are near him sit in a way that it seems as if birds were on their heads. 17 Good news has been brought to those who take Him as a leader and be liable to Him.

And whoso obeyeth Allah and His Messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back him will He punish with a painful doom. 18 That glorious Messenger has transferred the orders given to Him by The Supreme. He did his duty perfectly. And now the duty of the man kind is to believe Him and follow the path that He has shown.
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The Messenger (saas) ordered as follows: Tomorrow, when they ask of me, what will you answer? The companions told as an answer We will testify that you have rescripted, you have fulfilled your duty. Thereupon The Messenger (saas) said Be a witness My Lord! Be a witness My Lord! 19 Let My Lord make us a propitious community of Him. (amen)

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LOVING THE MESSENGER OF GOD

I would like to mention here one more of the reasons make us reach to peace in the world, salvation in the hereafter. This is essentialness of love and being tied to propeth Mohammad (saas), who is lord of the universe Khatami of propeths. The success of mans cause depends on love his cause and the leader representing it. Without love, achievement is not point at issue. If we do not love master of the universe more than our loved onesin the world, child, wife, property, mother and father, even our life, we would not get the taste of faith and love truly. Is it possible not to love him although understanding even a little, mighty of that empreal indivituality? Winnig good pleasure of God connected with his love. The friends of Mohammed ever loved him so much, they spent their properties, life, loved ones for his path. God made them succesfull. If their love was in words like ours, we may not reach to Islam blessing now. So, loving Ashab- Gzin means loving the Messenger of God. And, loving Messenger of God means loving God. Love is not just in words, it must be proved and its terms must be fulfilled. Lover follows the path of loved, tries to emulate him and be tied to him in all respects. It is necessary to love Gods Messenger rather than world and everything in the world. Finding the true path depends on this. Our Almighty Lord says in Repentance sura "Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, kin relatives, earned goods, trade that you afraid to be slaced

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off, dwellings you love, are more beloved for you from God, 1 His Messenger and jihad for the path of God, than wait until you fulfill the Gods order. God does not make singul crowd find true path. We all believers love God and hisd Messenger more than everything and everybody, because our real protectors and friends are they. As a matter of fact; in Quran:

Your ally is none but God and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed those who establish prayer and give zakah, and they bow [in worship].2 Gods Messenger (saas) prescribes like that:

"by God has (power) in his hands, unless I am more loveable for one of you from your father and children, unless a more lovable (Kamil) can not be a believer.3 In another hadith, "who has the three things he finds (in his heart) the taste of faith: Allah and His Messenger to be more sympathetic to him from others, to love someone only for God and do not like to be an unbeliever as to be fallen in fire.4 to love Gods loved one, Muhammad as the savior of mankind and the oly lord of universe, is a religious practice, for every believer.
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The attachment of Ashab-Kiram to Messenger of Allah, had reached the degree of love. For this reason, they demonstrated the most beauitiful obedience to the Prophet Messenger. They circeled around Prophet Muhammad and benefited from his talk. In fact, they did not want to leave him as ever. Even they left the presence of the Messenger of God for their principal needs, their hearts would remain at the presence of him. They evaluated less talk as weakining of faith. Hanzala b. Rabi was in a concern like that. Ebu Bekir came to visit him and ask him, "How are you?. He replied as Hanzala became factious". Prophet Ebu Bekir was astonished and asked, how come that. Hanzala (ra) expressed his concern with these words. "We are in the presence of Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). When we are talking about heaven and hell, we recoil at the sight of there. Then he said, we forget most of things we listened when we start to interested in our wife and childrens works. Ebu Bekir (ra) took him and they reached to presence of Prophet (saas) together. When The Prophet (saas) asked after him, He repeated the concerns to the Messenger. After this, the Pride of the Universe to him: "if you were able to continue state at my presence and rememberance the angels would be friends with you at your beds, in your ways (during walking). Prophet repeated three times that.5 Endless respect and courtesy to our Prophet sent as a mercy to worlds, was carrying Ashab-I Kiram from success to success. Messenger of God's love run high in thier hearts and they showed the most sublime examples of affection. They were keep on saying that sentence, Fedake ebi ve mmi ya Reslallah means you are worth to sacrifice my mother and my father.
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Ebu Said-i Hudri,(r.a) said that: "I saw The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when the barber shaving him, his companions was circled him. They did not want to fall down to ground a single one of the hair has cut by barber. Every single hair was dropping ones hand before they fall to the ground.6 Great Islam Mujahid Halid b. Walid (r.a), had dropped his turban when Yermk war came to the boil. When it settled, he ordered to be found and brought it. They serched again and again and finally it was found, it was something very old. They asked why he make them search insistently, for such a worthless turban. He Said, "we were doing umrah with The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), while coming out from ihram he shaved his hair. Ashab-i Kiram (r.anhum) almost racing to grab his hair was cut. I took hairs from his Mubarak forehead before everyone and put into this turban. I did not lose any war i attended when The turban was on my head.7 Ashab- Gzin was taking even ablution water used by The Prophet to wash their face and eyes by thinking to make profit from him. With gained light of the presence of Messenger of Allah, they did not no desire to leave his side. Urve came to Qurayshites and tell them what he saw: "O folks, I have been in divans of Greek emperor Kayser, Kisra, Shah of Iran, Ethiopian King Necai, as embassy. I did not saw the same respect for Muhammad by Muhammads companions, for none of them by the their nation. Even If he spit and it touches someone hands he immediately takes to his body and face. When some word comes out from Muhammad's mouth they were all running to do it. They are sharing his ablutions
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water by fighting between them. They are not dropping it to the ground. If one of them cannot find a drop, he makes touch his hand the hands of someone else's wet hand and touches his face. They are talking to a very low voice next to him. Because of respect they do not look at him. They take a hair from his hair or beard is falling down, by seeing it take the lush, show reverence to respect him. Shortly, I havent seen the love showed Mohammad by his friends, in any of the community. This man is making an acceptable offer to you, accept it.8 From Enes (r.a.), When The Prophet came to his companions, no one except ebu Bekir and mer could lift his head and look at him. Only, two of them could look at him with a smile and he smiled them both.9 From Usame b. erik (r.a.), near Prophet Muhammad, as well as each of us sitting like a bird sit on his head, and none of us did not speak.10 People, who could not observe the love of his companions to him: asked to Prophet Ali (r.A) How was your affection to your Prophet?. Prophet Ali (ra), who is The gate of Science city replied this question as: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is more loveable for us more than our properties, children, father and mothers, someone's thirst with cold water. Ashab- Kiram did not care about their life, they had neither desire to live, nor think of their properties. What they did not have fear neither persecution, nor lost of life. However, this is to be known, that the affection is not something to be explained. When it has settled in the heart, it holds loved
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Buhari, urt 15, Ebu Dvud, Cihad 168 (2765,2766) Kad yadn E-ifs c.2 s.33 (Tirmizi) 10 Tergib c.4 s.184 (Tabern, bn-i Hibban)

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one above on everything. But, all Muslim people has to devote the sense of love to Allah and His Messenger. People who love black hearted ones will come together with them; People who loves good ones will come together with them. Because of this; People has to pay attention to who is to be loved and who is to bear enmity. A man said to Prophet in Hadis-i erif: "Resulallah, human loves someone makes charity and good works, cannot make same as him, then Prophet (peace be upon him) said: " Poeple is with who he loves.11 In a Similar hadith, a Bedouin comes to presence of our Prophet and said: when will apocalypse come?, He asked Surprisingly, what did you prepared for Judgement (hereafter)?, " the Man said: "I did not prepare one thing,12 but I love Allah and His Messenger. Then, he said, "surely, you will be together with your loved ones in (Heaven). The Hadith narrated by Enes (r.a.) says that when we asked Prophet. "Will we be together with loved ones?" We have been very happy with his answer "Yes.13 People who wants to reach High Orders has to exert the feeling of love to Allah and His Messenger. People who exerts love blessing to matter, to get the world temporary favors, uses to love as a lust meta, are acting ungratefully to Allah (SWT) 's blessings. Such blind people are miserables who have lived by can not understanding where the real beauty. And they come together without happiness. How reasonable is going after wealths Instead of loving master of uni11

Tirmizi, c.8 s.397 (2309) (The same meaning exists in Buhari, Mslim) 12 Meaning of saying I didnt prepare anything: I am avoiding from the forbidden things and carrying out the obligations. 13 Tirmizi, c.8 s.395 (2307) (Buhari, Mslim)

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verse who Shows us the right way and is a guide for reaching of true path? Love of Allah and the Prophet of Allah (SWT), is The basis of our religion, the most direct way to Allah. Sahabe-i Gzin believed Messenger of God deservedly, have applied his mutilation in their lives with pleasure. Each mutilation of Our Prophet (saas) elucidated their eyes. They did not want to stay away from him even for a short time. Enes started to his service for Resul Ekrem at a young age and grew up under his discipline, expressed his love to him: "any night, I could go without seeing beloved (Prophet)." He sobbed when he was telling about past. Sevban (r.a.) reached the honor of serving to Prophet, came to presence of Resulu Ekrem and explained his sorrow: "O Messenger of Allah, your personality is more lovable to me than other believers and my property. When I remember you,I can not succeed at patience unless i see you. I remembered my own my death and your passing. Then you will enter paradise and rise to high authorities with the other Prophets. I will never see you in heaven although I enter paradise". The Prophet kept silent. But at that moment Jibril (a.s.) brought 69th verse of Surah Nisa. "And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the Prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions."14 Companions was feeling sos ad about staying away from the Messenger of god. At the same time, someone saying I love the Messenger of Allah, and show no patience to trouble and misfortune
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come to him, is not faithful in his case. How could People as, pursue primrose path in mortal world, have no other purpose other than collecting goods, do not say halal and haram, do not spend time for GodS path even a bit of they spend for primrose path, can talk about the love of the Prophet. Such people cheat on themselves. Now, let us explain Ashab- gzin who loves our Prophet truly. the difference between our and their Love is showed. Try to understand and compensate our slackness and mistake. In the Day of Bedir, the Prophet (peace be upon him) when correcting a stick in the hands of the ranks of his companions Sevd b. Guzeyye -from the tribe of Adiy b. B. Neccars sons- passed. Sevd had stopped a little further from line. Prophet pushed Sevd's belly with stick and said "Enter in line". Sevd: "Resulallah, you hurt me However God has sent you to pursue fair and equity. So allow me for retaliation." So the Prophet opened her belly immediately. Sevd hugged the Prophet, began to kiss. Messenger of Allah said "Sevd what's this? Why are you doing this, "Sevd said "Resulallah we are entering the war. I do not know if I will live or die. Before my death I wanted my skin to touch yours." Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) meet his behavior with pleasant and prayed.15 When People from Medine heard The news "Muhammad had been shot" from Enes b. Malik (ra) on the day of Uhud, they wanted to escape. This news has spread so that women everywhere began to cry loudly. A woman was welcoming to people turning back war learn situation. The Woman faced with her fathers, her sons, her husbands and brothers dead body. I do not know she met which ones
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dead body before them. But I knew that when she faced with dead body of each one of them, she was asking "Who is this?", and when it said that your father or your son she was asking, "Where is the Messenger of Allah?". Finally, after seeing that the Prophets coming, she said "I sacrifice my father or my mother to get Resulallah. After you get rid of, I am no longer care who died." by hugging his cassocks edge.16 The day of Uhud Abu Talha (ra) stood in front of Prophet and was shooting arrows. He was saying to Messenger of Allah, "My mother or father sacrifice to you Resulallah, do not get out behind me so as arrows do not touch to you, my chest is your chests shield."17 The love of the Prophet surrounded his Companions,sothey could give their lives for this great persons path. It Can not be real love without giving up life for God. the love of Prophet was healing his lovers, has been a source of strength. Although physical contact with the flames burn down anything is no doubt. The fire of love in the person maturates people, do not make ash, makes rose. Fire of Love to Allah and His Messenger will be the cure to hearts. Haci Bayram Veli Feyzi expressed his gained advance by exposuring to this fire with the following couplet: My heart has burnt, my heart has burnt It has founded remedy in burning. Yes, people who recognized the Messenger of Allah, equipped with his love becomes inseparable from him. Let us explain this, following the incident. Hz. Zeyd bin Harise (RA)
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was going with his grandmother with his mother in unawareness age. Kays tribe sacked me on the road. Among them there was Zeyd. They Sold him in the market by taking him in Mecca. Hakim bin Hizam bought him for hir own aunt, Hatice (r.anha). The Prophet (peace be upon him) married with her, she gave him to the Prophet (saas) as a gift. Zeyd's father was very upset about his seperation. Because the love of child comes from nature. He cries for Zeyd'in separation and was keeping to say poems. Briefly the meaning of the poems, that he was saying often, are as follows: "I'm crying Zeyd's separation. I do not know if he lives, so that gives me hope. Or did death spirit away him? I swear to God that i do not know, O Zayd did the soft earth destroyed you? Or did a mountain destroy? I wish I knew what happend. will you return when i live, or will not you come? my greatest desire is your coming back in all over the world. I remember Zeyd in every sunrise. When rain comes Zeyd's memory is giving me the agony. When winds blows his longing is overflowing. Oh my sorrow, sadness continued so long. I will use camels go fast to search him. I will not give up walking the whole world. I will spend all my life for this cause. I also never give up walking, even camels gave up. However, if the death comes, ok. How much People dream, death destroys everthing. But I will bequeath to my relatives and my children, so they keep searching for Zeyd. " Zeyds father was saying These poems, kept searching for him and was crying. God's wisdom, a few people from his tribe had gone on pilgrimage. (in Mecca) they saw and recognized Zeyd. They told him His fathers situation and read his poems. They said his memory and epic of separation. Hz. Zeyd has written three lines of poetry and gave them. It means was as follows:

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"(My Father) I am in Mekke, in confort, do not be sad ,I am slave for very compassionate people." They told Zeyd's good news to his father.They read poetry had written by Zeyd'in and said Zeyd's place. Zeyd's father and uncle, arrived to Mekke-i Mkerreme intended to save him from slavery by taking with them ransom money. They Asked and explored, arrived to Prophets presence, and said like that: "O people of Haimoullar and masters! You live around the Harem-i Serif. You are neighbors of the house of God (Kaaba). You are freed the slaves, give food to hungry people. We've come to ask our son to you, please bestow us. accept our ransom and release him. As well, take even more than his ransom. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "What happened why did you come?". They said: "We came to ask Zeyd". The Prophet (peace be upon him) said "the matter is just so much?" said. They said: "Yes sir, that's we want". The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said " call him and ask, if he wants to go with you can take him. If he does not want to, I cannot force these who does not want to go". They said: "You have bestowed more than we want we accept this offer. The Prophet Zayd (r.a.) was called. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Do You know them?". Zaid said "Yes, I know, they are my father and my uncle". The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You know me, too. So, You are free to go. whether you stay with me, whether you go with them, I'm allowed to!". The Prophet Zaid (ra) said: "Resulallah, Who can I prefer instead of you. You are considered both my father and my uncle". After Hearing this, his father and uncle said: "O Zaid! Do you prefer slavery instead of freedom? Do you prefer slavery instead of Your family and household?. Zayd (ra) said: "Yes, (by pointing the Prophet (saas)), I saw something so beautiful at him, that I

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cannot choose anything that corresponds to him". After hearing that The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took him on his lap and said, "I have adopted him"18 when Zeyd's father and uncle saw this, they returned very glad and happy.19 Prophet Zeyd (r.a.) was a child at this time. It is clear that, which love is expressed by sacrificing all family and relatives for a slavery in the age of childhood. When Muslim s began to undergo defeat in the battle of Uhud, someone spreaded the news of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was martyred. It was clear that how much Companions be affected by This creepy news. Because of this news they had been feel exhausted more. Prophet enes b. Nadir (ra) saw Prophet Omer and Prophet Talha with refugee community,when he was going. All of them were miserable. Prophet Enes (ra) said to them, "What's going on why Muslim s seem miserable?". They said "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was martyred. Prophet Enes (ra) said,, so, What does it matter,if you live after Prophet (peace be upon him). Take your swords in your hand, go to die ( by battling with the enemy). Thus, Enes (ra) lost himself in of unbelievers among by taking his sword into the hands and battled until he martyrized.20 On that day, 70 coup was found on his body. No one could recognize him. His sister recognized him with the help of a scar on his hand. Zaid b. Hard is telling like that: "on Day of Uhud, the Prophet sent me to look for Rebis son Sa'd and said to me "If you see him take my selam off to him and tell him that i am asking how does he feel?. I look for him among dead bodies. I came next to him while he was
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giving his last breath away. his Body was filled of the spear, sword and arrow wounds. I said, "O Sa'd! The Messenger of Allah gives you his regards. he asks, How do you feel yourself? "Sa'd passed away by saying" Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. Tell the Messenger, I am the smelling of paradise. And deliver my request to the Muslim s. If unbelievers reach the Messenger so your eyes is open (ie if you live), no excuse will be valid in the sight of Allah.21 Prophet halid (ra) 's daughter, Abede (r.anha) says, "My father goes back to sleep, has desire and longing to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)' until sleeping. and remembers immigrant Muslim s and people helped them, by saying their names and says "Here they are my elders and loved ones, my Everything. My heart misses them. My God, give me the quick death then I meet them and hw was sleeping when he keep saying these. Prophet Omer (ra)was touring to protect the public at a night. He saw a candle light coming from a home and heard An old woman's voice. She was both spining and saying these poems: "good peoples blessings and greetings to be reach out to Muhammad. Spotless privileged people's blessings and peace be upon him. No doubt, Resulallah, you would pray at night, cried at dawn. What if, i knew that it is possible to talk with that person. Cause, death will come anyway. How will my death be? After I die is it possible to met the Prophet (peace be upon him), or not? I do not know. "Prophet omer (ra) sat down when he hear these poems and began to cry.22 O believers! We all listen ourselves. How much do we love The Prophet (peace be upon him), how much of our lives corresponds his circumcision. If there is not a similarity
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in our lives, affection in our hearts is extremely dull, lets urge fire of affection as soon as possible. Otherwise, we afraid of our faiths falling in danger. Because, people gets the Prophets forgiveness and are together with him at Hereafter, will be the people who love him most. Home of the Hereafter is a place so that everyone will be together with loved ones. Who was meeting superstitious instead of believers, will involved the same fate. So that, everyone must take great care who do they love, who do they bear enmity, who do thay follow. Same as Ashab-i Kiram, We must love God's Messenger, should sacrifice our life and property to his way. As an example, lets mention about love of a companion. Maybe, our affection will moves and we love who would have loved in fact. When Prophet Zaid b. Desinne (ra) is being executed in, Abu Sufyan said to him: "do you want to let us go and do the messenger the same process instead of you. Zayd (ra) "I swear to God in exchange for I can live in my houses relaxed comfort, cannot be pleased with a prick to Messengers body while he is at his home. Abu Sufyan said: "I did not see anyone love someone as Mohammads friends love him".23 Well, to love the Messenger of Allah, in truly way, is not only to say that or not loving by heart. So there are people that claim to love Allah, His Messenger, but neither their way of living nor their worship as like his ones. Lover tries to look like loved one, string along with him. To be dependent of loved one has to be proof of love. Ashab-i Kiram became subject to him because they love him, they do not hestite to fulfill his orders, even in the most difficult circumstances.
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Condition of obedience to Reverend Messenger is to act according to the orders in the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Messenger. If a human being tends to move away from obedience to God and Gods Messenger, their morality corrupts and wastes. Almighty Lord obeys us in many surah of the Qur'an to string along with His Messenger Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alayhi sallam) and to obey his orders. In Surah Muhammad:

O you who have believed, obey God and obey the Messenger, and do not invalidate your deeds.24 And in another ayet-i celile; And obey God and obey the Messenger and beware. And if you turn away then know that upon Our Messenger is only [the responsibility for] clear notification.25 In Surah an-Nisa that is said; who obeys the Messenger he has obeyed God; but those who turn away We have not sent you over them as a guardian.26 Obedience to Allah and His Messenger, is the result of love. People of the believers have to prove their love affection obedient. Believers who love Allah, string along with Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi sallam). God loves who follows his path. supreme Lord gives the news of The truth in Surah Al-i Imran as following: Say, [O Mohammad], "If you should love God, then follow me, [so] God will love you and forgive your sins. Because, God is Forgiving and Merciful."27
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This ayeti Celile express clearly that, unless being dependent on the Messenger and obeying him, it is not possible to love Almighty Allah and endear oneselft to God. Same as, the daylight is not possible without sunrise, the claim of loving God is irrelevance without being dependent on Almighty's Messenger. One of the poet says: "Even though you announced you love Allah, you are rebelling againist him the rebellion're announced, so this behavior is bad for bad jobs, too. If your love were true, of course you would obey him. Because, the lover obeys loved one." To get mercy, to get rif of a painful punishment,to go heaven depends on obedience to Allah and His Messenger. It has been said: whoever obeys God and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise] under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein;and that is the great attainment.28 in versicle. Owing to the importance of the issue Sahaba Kiram, they tried to follow master of universe even for the smallest matters, had given importance not to abandon any Sunnah, they agreed about that is destroying to leave him by knowing what did gods Messenger do. They gave their all to Gods following obey:

whatever the Messenger has given you take; and what he has forbidden you refrain from.29 God (c.c.) also, made successful them. The main aim of our lives is to Obey Allah and His Messenger, to get the di28 29

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vine love and love of the Prophet, to serve. The aim is not to dispatch our sense of love to women, money, or goods. The man reached to Real love, does nor care the constraints of the world anymore. He consents to Each trouble. He has a goal. That is, to serve Allah properly and to be genuine ummah to Prophet. Rabia-i Adeviye trying to express genuine love with these verses: Approve me, doesnt matter even if the rest doesnt Its worthless to have their love if you dont love me Rumi also expressesed his love as: I am the slave of the Quran during my life. I am dust of the Prophet Mohammed's feet.

Lives od ashab- gzin who loves Messenger of Allah-i truly, full of examples of unselfishness. Abu Ubeyde b. Cerrah broke his front teeth when he was pulling out one of the attached rings to the Messenger's face with his teeth. The second teeth was broken when pulling second ring. He lost two teeth when trying to remove lodged helmet pieces on Messenger of Allahs face. Abu Dccane made himself a shield to Prophet, to protect him the arrows hit. Arrows coming through Messenger of allah had stopped by Stucking on his back. His back is littered with arrow wounds. Sa'd b. Abi to hold off the enemies of the Messenger Vakkas continuous arrows thrown, the Messenger of Allah, while he was gathering the arrows, he said "you are worth to my mother, my father sacrifice to you".

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an arrow hit Kata b. Numan's one eye, his eye was flowed on his cheek. The Messenger of Allah put the eye to its place, the aye started to see more good and sharp.30 When politeists were trying to reach Messenger of allah to kill him, about ten companions were doing their best to prevent it. All of them had martyrized. Talha b. Ubeydullah was giving as a sample fighting. He made his arms shield to Prophet to protect him from, the arrows are injured his holy hand. Sekis son of Ziyad and five people from companions, had fought to defend the Messenger of Allah and martyrized one by one. Ziyad had taken serious wounds by fighting. The Messenger of Allah said, "get him closer to me". They got him closer. The Messenger of Allah, made his blessed feet cushion to him and put his cheek on his feet. Ziyad passed away when his cheek was on the Prophets feet. Also, Mus'ab b. Umeyr ibn was attacked by a politetist called Kamie. The politeist was approaching with his horse, he blewed his hand holding the banner. Musab took the banner immediately in his left hand, but could not save his hand from cutting. Then Mus'ab compresses the banner to his chest. But, Musab falls down with the third attack of enemy, and then the martyrizes when saying that:

Mohammad is only the Messenger of God. an angel seems as Mus'ab took the banner immediately when the war continues. Messenger of Allah is answered as, "I'm not Mus'ab, O the Messenger of Allah" when he called out him. Then It has been understood that Mus'ab martyrized. And the Messenger of Allah eyes streamed.
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Ashab-i Kiram had sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Messenger of Allah with heart and soul, they tried best to follow his path during eating, dressing, walking, in all the time and showed showed examples of real sacrifice. Thus, their faith, their love had manifest continued after the death of him. This holy people used their bodies as a wall to protect with their children and women, when Mohammad (sallallahu alayhi sallam said, and) passed away when he were in a great sadness that it is not possible to express in writing. But, by the way lets mention about death of Messenger of Allah mention a little bit. It may drop a couple of years from eyes and our petrified hearts could soften. Abu Said al-Hudri (r.a.) is narrated. Prophet came to mosque during his sickness resulted by dying and move forvard slowly next to minbar. We are also looking at him. Finally, he sat down and said: "O How might my life in the hands of Allah, I swear, I'm now here in front of Kevser pool. You must know that Allah Almighty said to a servant, 'If you want I'll give you the world and all the blessings and pleasures of world'. He has chosen the Hereafter". Abu Said says, "No one can understand that words of the Prophet. However, Abu Bakr's eyes getting wet and said "My mother and father be sacrifice to you. We sacrifice out Fathers, mothers, ourselves and our properties to you The Prophet then came down the pulpit and we never had the chance to see him on pulpit again.31 From Prophet Aisha (r.anha): The Prophet Muhammad called his doughter Fatima and said something in her ear during his sickness resulted by dying. Then Fatima cried, then he said something in her ear again. Fatima laughed this time. I asked her the reason. She said to me: "My father told
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me he can not get well. For this, I cried. Then, he told I can reach him before anyone else among the family. Then I laughed. "32 Abdullah Ibn Masud narrated about leaving of the Prophet before the death as follows: we gathered in our mother Aies room where Dear Prophet lies at six days before the death. I give my life for him. He looked to us, his eyes getted wet. Then he said "Welcome, God's peace be upon you. Allah forbid you. Allah get his hands on you. Let Allah help you. Improve the degrees. let be your guidance. God bless you bestowed abundant sustenance, Allah bless you succeed, God bless you and protect. accepts your submissions. I reccomend to You to obey Allah."That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.33 and corruption do not want to brag to people on earth this country, we will hereafter. The result is the owner of kimselerindir piety. That home of the Hereafter We assign a shout to those who desire to do exaltedness or corruption upon the earth. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous. And by saying Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant? "34 he ordered us not to be arrogant. Then he said: "Death has close, it is time to return to Allah, Sidret-ul Mnteh', Refik-i A'l', full bowl. We asked "O Resulallah! Who do you want to bathe you? ". he said "someone male from my next of kin. We said: "with what will we enshroud you?. "If you want, bury me with my dresses, or cover me with a yemen sweater, or Egypts white cloth.

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We asked "Who want you to perfom your funeral prayer? He said "Wait, be patient, I after washing me, leave me alone for one our on this sedir in my cell. Because of my friend Cibril will perform my first prayer. And then Michael, then Raphael, then death envoy with deputies will perform prayer together.then you perform bu groups. Do not bother me with any womans cry. my houshold perfom before anyone else. Then, you. Greetings to all of you, say greetings to the friends and brothers who are not here."35 Prophet Aisha (r.anha) explains: "when The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was sick I saw his (head) on my knee unconsciously. For a moment he was himself again. He stared to the ceiling of the house, and then said "O God (I would choose to be) in Refik-i A'l". I have heard this words (said to myself) "So (he is shown in authority) he does not prefer to be with us " I figured out that is The following hadith he told us when he was healthy: "No Prophet can taken without showing his authority in heaven, then he was free to choose continue to live or go to hereafter." Last words was Messenger of Allah (a.s.) has been "my god, in Refik-i Ala 'or ".36 Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): weakened the influence of fever disease, he was exhausted. He is brought In the arms of Prophet Ali and Abbas (r.anhuma) to Aisha (r.anha)s room. He stayed here until his death. In the meantime, he went to the mosque and performed prayer as long as he can. Thus, until three days before the time of his death he performed prayers himself in mosque in time. The last performing pray was evening worship of Thursday. In the meantime, because he had a headache, he tied a handker35 36

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chief to his head. He read Mrselt sura during prayer time. After the prayer, he returned to Prophet Aises room. His strength was decreased in well, so that he had become unable to be imam. Bilal-i Habei came to front of his room and called out as usual "O Messenger of Allah, its prayer time, "Aleyhisseltu vesselam understood the prayer time came. He asked "did Congregational perform prayer?", those around him answered: "No! Waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah! ". Lord of the universe tried a few times to go to prayer but the faint did not allow him. Every time he felt unconscious. Then he ordered "Tell Abu Bakr to perform congregation prayer". Prophet Aisha's knew that how much was her father tenderhearted and sensitive so, she guessed he can not perform prayer at the site of Messenger of Allah, she did not want that the order is fulfilled. She said "Abu Bakr was soft hearted, he cries while reading the Quran, so he can not be place of the Messenger of God to perform prayer". In brief, people around him notified The Prophet order to Hz. Ebubekir on the Prophets insistence. He started with the night prayer on Friday continued until Monday morning prayer for 17 times. He was diong this by Resulullah. Sickness of Messenger of Allah was getting well and bad sometimes. The Messenger of Allah got well a little on the day he would die (Monday). In the morning, he gently inserted a finger pitch of the window looked at the mosque. Congregation was gathered and performing prayer. He said the landscape was very glad and smile. The comfort he felt was Encouraged him to regard the mosque out. He passed the mosque; Ebu Bekir felt that the Prophet is coming and wanted to leave him imamet authority. But, Messenger of Allah signed him not to leave. He performed prayer by staying behind of Abu Bakr. This time he made by sitting down. After

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pray, he went to Aisas room, he wanted to close curtains but he could not, other poeple did. People saw him, tought that he got well and they became happy. In the afternoon, his sickness became worse, fainting fits became frequent. Prophet Fatima's father could not resist his fathers disease and started to cry after saying "Oh, my dad's pain..." Aleyhisseltu vesselam consoled her by saying: "My daughter, your father will not feel pain after this day". In the meantime, Prophet Aisha's brother, Abdullah went inside, although there was a toothbrush tree in his hands. Messenger of Allah looked carefully to toothbrush tree. When Prophet Aisha saw this, she breaked off a piece of tree, softened it and gave to Aleyhiselat Vesselam. Our Lord took it and brushed his teeth. Azrael (a.s.) along with Gabriel (a.s.) came at the last moments of the Lord of universe. Azrael (a.s.) was waiting outside. Gabriel (a.s.) went inside and asked after the Messenger of Allah and said "Angel of Death wants you permission to enter inside," he said. Messenger of Allah has permitted to enter. Azrael (a.s.) went in and sat down in front of the Messenger of Allah. "the Messenger of Allah, Almighty ordered me to obey your orders. I'll take your soul if you want, do not want I will give up" The Messenger of Allah (a.s.) looked at Gabriel. Gabriel (a.s.) smiled and said: "Resulallah, Mele-i A'la is waiting for you". Upon this the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) turned to Azrael and said: "O Angel of Death, Come and do your duty."37 Messenger of Allah could breath hardly, when his disaese was getting worse, sometimes he was choked up. When he got well for a while he ordered and advised that
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"slaves be treated well, the prayer should not be ignored". He was dipping his hand his water dish sometimes and then wetting his face. He was sayin "La illahe illallah", reading verses. His blessed face was getting paling or blushing sometimes. Finally he was shorth of breath, he became stodgy. He Lifted up his hands towards air, was pointing sky with his fingers three times, " to Refik-i A'l, sublime and high Refik, deliver me to Refik-i A'l " he said. These are his last words. His hands falled, his eyes remained open staired to roof. His holy spirits reached to God. the lord of the universe had died as every mortal. His Daughter, Fatima expressed her sadness by saying:

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O my father who accepts the call of his God! O my father deserves to be in the highest heaven O my father whose death is informed to Cibril Abu Bakr Siddiq-i A'zam ran away and started to cry a lot when you receive the news of His Messenger Prophet passed away. When Abu Bakr saw him,he said nna lillah ve inna ileyhi raciun. Messenger of Allah passed away". Then came the tip of his head bent and kissed his forehead and raised his head by saying: "Alas, O Messenger of Allah!". Then I kissed his forehead again raised his head by saying: "Alas, O Allah's friend!". Then I kissed his forehead again and said:

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"Alas, O lover of God! Alas! The Messenger of Allah passed away and he said: your death is As pure as your life Resulallah. He kissed his blessed face, was crying, then he went to the mosque. Ashab-i Kiram were in a big surprise. At that time, Prophet. Omar is speaking in the mosque, and was saying "The Messenger of Allah do not dies unless he rooted factious out. The Messenger of Allah is not died". In fact, he taken his sword and was saying: "Who says Mohammad died, I will behead him. First he praised, then he said "did not God ordered as,

Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die38 Mohammad is noting but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm God at all; but God will reward the grateful.39 He said If so, who was worshiping to Allah, Allah is alive and There is no death for him and who was worshiping to Muhammad know that Muhammad had died, "he said. So the Prophet Omar explained: "I sware God, I felt like I had not heard these verses in the book of God. I thought that this verse is revealed now." Omer (ra), fell down with intensity of grief and began to cry a lot. With a flood of tears in your eyes and burn the following eloquent words were forfeited. A Part of her's speech is as follows: "My mother, father sacrifice to you, Resulullah! There was a plam tree that you that you forfeited your sermon next to it, in Masjid-i sheriff. When Congregational be38 39

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came more crowded, you made a pulpit to make them hear you. Your leaving made that palm tree whimpered, you make it calm down by putting your hand on it. Competents and Companions have right to wail more than that tree. Because you did you leave them .. One speech of him was as following: "Resulallah! If you prayed for us aame as Noah (a.s.)s prayed for his tribe, 'O my Lord, do not leave one people from unbelievers on the earth' no one could not stay alive. However, they cut your rose cheek, broken blessed teeth. You did not even curse, and said 'God, have mercy on our people, because they do not know. My moher and father sacrifies to you Resulallah. If only you had chat with your equal, we cannot be honored with your talk and cannot sit your next." After the death of The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) Ashab- Kirams sorrow reached to the highest level. They were aching for His love. Even some of them did not want to see someone else except him. Zaid b. Abdirrabbih's son, Abdullah (ra) prayed as "O God, make my eyes blind, so that, i cannot see anything anymore after the beloved Prophet" and his eyes became blind at there.40 When the Lord of the universe had died, a very beautiful fragrance dispersed around, such a beautiful fragrance has never seen and felt. Prophet Ali (ra) was crying and saying: "My father sacrifices to you, you were beautiful when you live and you are beautiful when you are the dead ..."41 Prophet Aisha (r.anha) narrates: when they want to wash The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) they said "we do not know whether get of his clothes or not when we
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wash him. When they dispute in this way God gave them sleep, so that jaw of each one of them was on their chest. Someone from Beit ciheti said that: "do not disrobe Messenger of Allah, wash him although his clothes on!" Then they get up and washed him.42 Water flowed through tunic. They do not rob Aleyhisseltu Vesselams body with his hands, they rob with his tunic. Thus, Ali's hand did not touch the Prophet's body when he washing the Prophet.43 Hz. Aisha regrets later said some words means: "If I knew then what i know now, I would not let anyone to honor of washin Messenger of Allah except than his wives."44 Umm Salamah (r.anha) explains: "in the day that The Prophet died we circled around him and were crying. We could not sleep that night until morning, and we always cried at all. However, we solased by seeing his blessed body was lying on the cedar. Then we heard the sound of dawn picks. Then we started to scream and could not stop. People was Hearing voices in the mosque, screamed with us and city of Medina has shaken in a single cry at the same time. Especially the morning prayer bilals crying when reading the name of the Prophet Mohammed, our sadness increased. The poblic also wants to enter the grave, people in the inside was stopping them. Oh Ya Rabbi, what a great disaster it. No other disaster affected us like that when we remember it.45 Some of them said we wish we could die before him. Because, we afraid of losing the true path.46
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bni Abbas (r.a) is telling: Reslullah (saas) was enshoured in 3 clothes.2 pieces of clothe and the tunic on him when he died.47 From Musa b. Mohammed b. brahim: I found a book has written by my father. These are written on it: our Prophet was lying on the couch after ensoured. Omar Abu Bakr came in after than. There were Ansar and the refugees with them, the room was filled by them. When they entered in, Omar and Abu Bakr said: "O Prophet, peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon him" Ansar and the refugees took a stand after salaam. But, no one has been the imam for them. However, Omar and Abu Bakr stand in front of the first line in, prayed as following: "God we witness that, this person has not shown slackness about delivering orders sent to him, and he fighted for your way until your religion occured and your words completed. O Lord! Make us people who obeys the orders sent to him, do not separate us from him, us, introduce us to him, introduce him to us. Because, he was showing compassion to the believers. We will not change the our faith to him with anything, we will not sell at any price. People were going out bu saying "amen", and the other people coming in. Finally, all the male and female, childre performed prayer.48 mam- Malik is telling: according to the news delivered to me, Reslullah (a.s.) passed away on Monday. He was buried on Tuesday. Crowd did not perform funeral prayer all together, but one by one. No body was the Imam. Some of them said: bury him next to minbar, some of them said: bury him eternal cemetery. Hz Ebu Bekir came and said: I heard he ordered every Prophet is buried where he
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died.49 After this, a grave was digged immidiately there. And a red velvet was put under Reslullah (saas) in grave.50 After the Prophet was buried, his daughter Fatima (r.anha) questioned with sorrow: "How could you throw about earth on Messenger of Allahs gentle and Glgn body?". As another narration. Fatima said: "O Enes! How could you accept to return your home after you Buried the Messenger of Allah in the earth. 51 Hammad said that: when Sabit telled this story he cried out so much that we tought his ribs locked52 Hz. Fatma (r.anha), the daughter of Prophet felt sos ad about his death and she lived siz months more after that. Hz. Ebu Cafer (r.a.) is telling as: I havent seen that she smile after Prophets passing away. She was so sad that, a line has occured next to her mouth. 53 these verses are enough to tell her sorrow:

Ive had such troubles that if they were poured on the days, those bright days would become the darkest nights. Our Prophets aunt Safiyye, told this elegiac: O the Prophet of Allah, youve brought us happiness and abundance. You were a nice person who behaved us like a friend. You were a superior and caring Prophet full of kindness.
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If there is anyone who wants to cry today let him cry for you. I sware I am not crying for Prophets death. I am crying for anarchy will be raised after you. I feel like my heart is branded with hot iron because of loosing Muhammad and afraiding of arising riot. O Fatima! Allah, the Lord of Mohammed, send down mercy and salavt on his blessed body lying in the earth in Medina. I see that, you've left Hasen as an orphan. You left a child crying day and night and calling his grandfather. My mother, my aunt, my uncle, myself and all family members get the sacrifice God's Messenger! you Stucked the big challenges, communicated the orders of Lord with honesty and faithfully. without compromising on religion, you said goodbye to life. If God had left you between us, we'd be happy with you. however, is that what he wills. God's gift of peace you get, get the Eden paradise authority. " Ashab-i Gzin (r.anhum) had taken his longing after the death of Messenger of Allah. Whenever Ibn Umar mentioned about the Messenger of Allah, his eyes was filled with tears.54 Enes b. Malik (r.a) dreamed about our Prophet every night. He was crying because of his leaving. 55 a woman came to Hz. Aie (r.anha) and said make me visit Reslullah (saas)s grave. Hz. Aie (r.anha) opened the door of room

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has grave. The woman visited and started to cry. So that, she passed away while crying. 56 Someone says who has Prophets longing: Your love is like a flood inside me, It flows like a waterfall, My body shivers when your name is called I come to you whenever you call me.

You always gave me good news Let alone all the troubles and blessings I would cross the mountains and come to you So as to deserve your holy grave

O believer, brother! After the master of the universe passed away, without a doubt as one of those who suffer the most was Hz. Bilal-i Habei (ra). the eternal migration of Messenger he began to feel a great misery. Everywhere he had gone, he remembered our Prophet and he could not stop his tears. His suffering was arising more with each passing day. At last, Bilal (ra) could not resist and emigrated to am. he had a dream one night in that he Acquaintance with the Messenger of Allah. the Messenger said: "bilal, what is this suffering? Is not it time to visit me?. Bilal jumped out of bed in fear and sadness, and ride his camel to Medina. When He reached the enlightened city, he ran to Ravza-y Mutahhara. He visited in tears and tried to calming fire in his heart. Later,
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he went to grandsons of Prophet, Hz. Hasan and Hz. Hussein. On the one hand he was crying, on the other hand he was hugging them and smelling their hair to get the smell of Prophet. They asked him: "O Bilal! We want to listen the azan like you read for The Messenger of Allah at Mescid-i Nevebi. The Prophets lover. Bilal, came out musque as used to read in the past. Whe he started to say, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" with his beautiful voice, the people rushed the streets, such as earthquakes afflicted. When he said Ehed enla ilahe illallah the state has intensified even more. Especially after hearing Ehed enne Muhammeden Reslullah, the women ran out the streets began to cry as "Did Messenger of Allah resuscitate?". Medina had never seen so much crying since establisment of city. In such a holy love they have been burned.57 During Hz. Bilal (ra)'s death, his wife seized with sadness due to his leaving and said: "Alas! What a painful leaving". Hz. Bilal was sayin "Subhanallah, what a sweet thing, tomorrow I am going to see Mohammed (Prophet) and meet his friends".58 Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) sent as a Prophet of All the people, always be loved and be respected. thousands of people who did not see him but heard his name will have suffer of not seeing him. He said In One hadith:

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Some people that will come after me, they are dying to give their ehli and property to see me59 Prophet Mohammad is the person who is most worthy to be loved and be respected without a doubt. Ashab Gzin tried to love him deservedly and sacrificed their life and properties for his way, who understands the superiority of him. We are incapable of explain That faithful peoples sacrifice. We need to take the credit only their love and self sacrifice. We should love the Messenger of Allah like them. Hold on His case, his path. We should love people love the Messenger of Allah. To dislike and show no respect to these people who workedfor this religion is a great heedlessness and ingratitude. People dont love his companions can not love Messenger of God. However, they are the foundations of religion. They are who promulgated Religion first. We can not pay away to them. To love Companions is considered to love Messenger of Allah. We should respect his noble companions, protect their rights, to be bound up with them to, pray for them and bless them. We shuld avoid histories, poems, and news that lover in value of the blessed people. When we heard an inappropriate story about them, it is better to interpret favourably, because they deserve it. Which Muslim can accept not to agree with them, love and recpect to them, who are such people bound up with Their Prophets and their religion and sincere. Also, to bear enmity with them is a sign of unfaithfullness. It has been mentioned about their excellence in Quran and a lot of Hadith. Does it befit to harm these people? God is giving the news of companions of the Messenger in Quran as following: Muhammad is the Messenger of
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God; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from God and [His] pleasure. Their mark [i.e., sign] is on their faces [i.e., foreheads] from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks,delighting the sowers so that He [i.e., God] may enrage by them the disbelievers. God has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.60 The excellence of companions is mentioned in other Ayet-i Kerime. The narration of Muslim the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) orders: "do not talk againgt to my companions! I sware to God, if one of you endows golden as much as Uhud mountain. Nevevi says: "it is forbidden by islam to revile companions even they involved in corruption. Kad Iyaz assumed to revil companions as a sin. Scholars gave evidance previous hadith to say "ashab- kiram are more righteous than all people will come after him, no one can pass them. They are constructives of Islam. Thanks to their financial and moral contributions to the building of Islam. According to rule of "caused is like maker, the crowd comes afther them can take advantage of their charities. Moreover, actions come into value as opportunities enables. Companions donated money in spite of they did not have. They sacrified their lives in dangerous times.
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From Imran Ibni Husayn (r.anhuma): the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "People who live at my age are most auspicious. Then those who follow them, then those who follow them 61 Messenger of Allah said in another narration: "Do not be against to my family. Do not target them to hold up to ridicule. Whoever loves them, loves because of the love of my love, whoever does not love, they have persecuted me. Who persecute me, he had persecuted to God. Whoever persecute God, God gives them trouble".62 After this rumor every intelligent believer, must be must be very careful about family, must love them very much, so that be together with them. Therefore, they can win Love of the Messenger of Allah, the Almighty's approval. God bless them thousand times. To win the love of Prophet, it is necessary to love Ashab-i kiram and to love and respect companions, too. God bless you, to be deprived of love of companions is a huge loss, a haplessness and unfaithfullness. Messenger of Allah said: " love God for feeding you with his blessings. Love me for the love of God, love my family for my love.63 In another hadith he said: "O Nas, I'm only a human being. The time is close that my Lord's Messenger came and I will respond to him. I leave you with two important things: (This is a tremendous trust), one of them is source of guidance and light the Quran. Hang on this and he incentived the book. Then continues: "(The second) People of the my family. I remind you God about my couplets. (fear of Allah,
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please do not fault them in respect). And he repeated three times.64 from the narration by Ibni Umar (ra), the Prophet said: "I commend my family to you" and died after soon.65 Again, Ibni Umar (ra) is telling,: Abu Bakr (ra) said, "see Muhammad at his family. It seems by these clear statements that, the sake of the Messenger of Allah must be fostered on his relatives. Because of his pretty sake, we should love and respect to his family, relatives, companions. We should love Messenger of Gods loved ones, bear enmity to he beared enmity. Since, lord of the universe love his family, we should love them with heart and soul, should stay away them from disrespect, not hurt them. Not to feel affection them is extremely dangerous. Lets mention about a few more narrations about his family. One day, Ekrem (peace be upon him) was giong to Kaynuka bazaar he stood in front of the window of Fatima. He was asking Hz. Hasan, "child are you there? child are you there?. Then Hz. Hasan came running. Hz. Prophet hugged and kissed the child and said "God, love this child, love people who loves him".66 In other time, our Prophet took of his aba and sling it on Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Hussein. He prayed "God, be enemy who bares enmity to them and friend who comes friendly to them"67 Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) said for Hz. Hasan and Hussain (r.anhuma): " who loves them, then he loved me; who bared enmity to them theno me.68
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In the narration of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Hz. Ali on the day of Khaybar: "Tomorrow I will give the banner so that a person, he loves Allah and the Messenger of Allah and God and His Messenger love him."69 In another narration Messenger of Allah said for his daughter Fatima, "Fatima is a part of me. Who makes her angry, he made me angry, too".70 Lord bless us from such danger. Do not make us deprived from their affection.because to love them, results by reaching Messenger of Allah, reaching his intercession and going to heaven. To bear enmity to them, results by deprivation of his intercession, moving away from the Messenger of Allah, going to hell. We love all of them as Muhammads community. God make us to live with this love and bring us togerther with them in Hereafter. O brother! God way is love way. Challenges easily overcome many with love. A distance cannot be covered on the way of Allah without love, the taste of faith cannot be inferred. If you want to cover Long distances in a short time, overcome difficult obstacles with ease, reach the perfect faith, we should love Allah and His Messenger more than anything else. We should reach such a situation that we Melt in the love of Allah and reach level of fen fir-resul. We have to value the love and orders of our Lord above anything else. In Hadith, one of the conditions to get the taste of faith is indicated as Allah and His Messenger should be dear to him than others.71 This is to be reunited with the blessing of Allah and His Messenger, We should strive to love like
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ashab- kerim loved. Like them, we should believe and obey the orders. Love would be proved by obedience. Also, Urve (r.a.) says: "at the night Abu Sufyan stayed at Hz. Abbas' tent, when he saw companions walking around here and there for ritual ablution he asked to Abbas in fear "what are they looking for?" Abbas (ra) answered: "they heard the sound of the Azan, they walk around for ablution". When his companions started to prayer he asked: "O Abbas, whatever says your nephew to them, they do?". Abbas (ra) said: "I sware, Yes, they tied to his apron string, even he says Do not eat, do not drink water"".72 Yes, the salvation of the world and the hereafter is depends on to love the master of the universe, is to be subjected to his orders. Ashab-i Gzin (r.anhum) understood this reality very well. They knew that the most worthy to be loved are Allah and His Messenger. That increased the degree of their love and made them overcome the obstacles. not only ashab, even inanimate beings was loving and longing for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Hz. Enes (ra) narrates: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gave sermons by leaning a palm trunk. After pulpit builded (by leaving trunk during sermons) he used pulpit. So the trunk (cried because of this leaving) moaned. Aleyhisseltu vesselam come up and hug it. Trunk became silent. Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) declared: "If I did not hug it, it is going to moan until the Day of Judgement. Hz. Jabir (ra) says: "all the people of mosque heard the moan of tree.. So much so, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) come up and stroked it, then it was silent"

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Shouldnt we take a lesson from this miracle have seen by many companions? Of course, we deserve to love this supreme personality more. Because the intelligence given to us, our salvation also rendered due to love him. As an example to us, I cannot omit to mention Hz. Ebubekirs love for the Messenger of Allah. Who becomes Muslim in the first periods of Islam, he kept it as a secret as far as possible. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) advised them to hide Islam to protect them from unfaithful peoples torture. When the number of Muslim s reached thirty-nine, Abu Bakr (ra) wanted to be allowed to explain and announce Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not accept at first, but he accepted over Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.)s insistence. Hz. Abu Bakr (ra) went to the Kaaba, by taking in all the other Muslim s. He began to read a sermon about Notification of Islam. This is the first sermon read in Islam and the Prophet (peace be upon him)s uncle and lord of the martyrs Hamza (r.a.) entered into Islam on that day. Three days after him, the Hz. Omar (r.a.) was acquaintance with Islam. When Sermons was started to read, idolaters attacked over Muslim s. Although, everyone in Mecca-i Mkerreme had accepted the generosity and honour of Hz. Abu Bakr (ra), they beat him so that the whole blessed face was bloodied. He couldnt recognized because of Bleeding nose and mouth was in blood. They Kicked, hit with their shoes and treaded under foot. They had made all persecution shouldn be made. Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.) was blacked out. When His Tribe Teymolullar heard this, they remove him from there. No one did not predict that Hz. Abu Bakr (ra) get rid of this brutal attack. Teym tribe came to Mescid-i Haram and announced: "If Abu Bakr dies because of this incident, we will kill Utbe bin

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Rebia in exchange for him". Because Utbe humiliated a lot when he beating Hz. Abu Bakr. Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.) stayed unconscious until the evening. Although the he maked try to talk, neither he can talk nor a word came out from his mouth. He had spoken when he is called in the evening. His first words that "How is The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?". People around was Condemning him, "since, you're with him, you come to this grief. By the way you talk to once in peril throughout the day, it is also the name of the Prophet and his desire for (not something else) "they said. Since, they did not like that, they lefy by saying "he revieved, can speak". While they were on The way they said to his mother Umm Hayr: "Prepare for something to drink and eat for him she prepared something and insisted to him to eat. But Abu Bakr (ra) asked again: "How is Messenger of Gods? Did anything happen to him?" his Mother said:" I do not know, how he is". Hz. Abu Bakr (ra) said: "go to (Omar's sister) Ummu Cemil. Ask how is The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). His poor mother went to Ummu Cemil and asked after Muhammad to indulge her sons request in oppressed and exhausted condition. According to Behavior is common among Muslim s, she hid her faith so far. She replied: "I dont know who is Muhammad, who is Abu Bakr? I'm sorry to hear that your son's condition. If you want I go and see him." Ummu hayr agreed. Ummu Cemil (r.anha) went with her and she couldnt resist when she saw Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.). she started to sobbing by saying "What cruels turned you into.damn them!. When Hz. Abu Bakr (ra) asked again: "How is the Prophet?" Ummu Cemil said She is listening by pointing to his mother.he said: "Do not worry about my mother" Umm Cemil said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) is healthy, appetite and in safe. Hz. Abu Bakr (r.a.) asked: "Where is he now?" She

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said "sitting at home of Erkam". Abu Bakr (ra) said: "I swear to God so that, I will not eat or drink without visiting the Prophet (peace be upon him)." His mother, he was waiting impatiently him for something to eat and drink. But her son sweared. So she waited for visitors to stop coming. one could see and torture. At the late hours of night, She took Hz. Ebubekir with her and went to house of Erkam to presence of the Messenger of Allah. Hz. Abu Bakr (ra) hugged the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) hugged him, cried and all of the Muslim s began to cry. Because the Hz. Abu Bakr (ra)s condition is not resistable. Then Abu Bakr (ra) said, "This is my mother, pray to reach her guidance, also notify her Islam". The Messenger of Allah (saas) prayed at first. Then he encouraged her to enter Islam. She immediately entered to Islam.73 Yes, hundereds of people can be found for attempting to affection case in abundance, wealth, joy and comfort times. In the real affection and love, is which continue in times of calamity and suffering. O brothers, let us prove our love to God and His Messenger with our actions. Forward feelings of love those who deserve to be loved. Anyone does not like master The universe, can not see his light is in a huge darkness. Who have closed their eyes since does not want to see the superiority of him, is in heedless swamp. Such people should know that closing your eyes kapamakla do no makes the day night, but they get their own night. The light of Master of the universe will shine until the Day of Resurrection.

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Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said in farewell sermon: Praise proper to Allah. We praise to Him, ask him for help ... I witness to: "There is no god other than god. Is the One, there is no the equivalent or similar. I witness again Muhammad is His servant and messenger"74 And he adviced to us O believers! I am leaving you to two escrows. If you hold on tight to them, they will never lose your way. These escrows are:"Allah's book, the Koran and the Sunnah of His Prophet."75 God predestine uss to love Gods loved ones. (amen)

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O believers! If only we could understant our responsibility to serve, why we come to the world, seriousness of death. Then, we would not be in unconscionable behavior. If we broke someones heart unjustly, then we would be his slave to make him forgive us. So, Let us repent for what we did before. Inaccuracies, such as the heart breaking is counted as rightful share, so are very important. Do not come to presence of our Lord with rightful share of people on us.. Because it is difficult to get rid of his servants in the Hereafter. So, keep away from behaviour including the rightful share, gossip. And let us hasten to repent. Death is not waiting for our repentance. Death comes from behind at top speed. If, we do not understand our aim of coming to World as soon as possible. an eternal life will be miserable. Let's not pity ourselves. As some people say: "I should repent and come to the mosque, so that one coming, it will be not like others, by a full repentance, i come for the purpose of never turinig back to sins" Yes, people delays repentance, came to the mosque as they said like no one had come before. But how? Not by walking like others, but four people made them come on their back, in wooden coffin. What is good for such a coming to whom? There are many other people such as beguiled, unaware of the hereafter, judgement, punishment. They are not even aware of what kind of an illusion they are in. But, the grave awaits them. Munkar, Nekir, hell awaits them. What is

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harmful dismount for a lifetime, nor an unprofitable going! A very short life spent with mistakes, is like a dream. Already, lifetime of people in the present is too short. Medical advanced, but the life of people shortened. They can replaced by new of People's hearts, kidneys, many organs. Still, life is not getting longer; getting shorter. The mean age of people in earlier times were bigger than ours. However, at that time medicine was at behind. Also, in the present-day people getting older daily. Do not see any friend for one month, you see how much has changed in the second month as whitened beard and hair. Especially, if this person is about forty years old. He could better see and know that how fast life is passes, how fast you lose your youth, beauty. Also, the time you will die is not clear. Most people said goodbye to the world at a young age. They tought as we, the death is so far away. They had lots of dreams, but fate breeze swept them. Such a life is not certain what time will run out there, how could we live unprepared for Hereafter? It is very suprising, Such peoples courage. Wake up, wake up my brother, wake up from careless sleep! Even the lord of the universe. Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi sallam said, and) is calling to his own daughter as following:

"O (my daughter) Fatima! Save yourself from the fire of hell. Because I can not afford to save you from the torment of Allah."1 Do not waste your life for nothing Look for the meaning, why bother dreaming! Dont be fooled by the colour of this world o thou man!
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Wish you looked carefully to the people They always make money by wars and fights Every people passes away, no matter who he is Should know that this mortal world is created on vain Understand that, there is no charity for you in this sad world. You can not be happy in this world. The real happiness is in hereafter. We say to most of people: Are you happy in this world? he says that he is not. We say to him; my brother, if you do not happy in world in these conditions, you can not be happy in future. Because you have your youth, beauty, health and the power, all these blessings can not buy with money. If you cry in so much blessing, all your youth, beauty, health and power will be taken from you in later days. Then, you will have pains, you will be in need of assistance. So is it possible to be satisfied with this world? I did not mentioned about other calamities may come upon us. What if other calamities as to be killed, be patient, earthquake, fire, the grief of losing a child, to lose money are added to them, does it worth to suffer in tif world? As You see: We are coming to the world crying, leave the world crying. Does it worth to change in hereafter for this world? So, let us know that, this world is not a place of amusement, there are the tasks given to us here. And try to spend our youth, health on the way of Allah. Then the we will feel that worlds sorrows can not make us sad, we'll be living in a peaceful manner.what sticks us to this is so woeful, painful world with heart and soul? When we understand that the world is a place for temporary distraction. When will we

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And the worldly life is noting but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear God, so do not you still think?2 And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.3 O believers! Could we stop the facts will we live by not thinking of death, grave, apocalyptic, hell? Ignoring the issues to be considered strongly remedy do you have? We've seen how far from the death of his soul to open and close a look at us as close to death. Do we know have closed the door of the grave? Do we know, this campaign to stop the Hereafter? If so, there is a responsibility on us too seriously. Happen to avoid the sin, it is possible to make orders about the prayers. I just clean my heart, I say worship is not in question. Already hearts, not verbally, but ran away sins, to do worship and clean. I wish my lord awakens the one who intends to wake up. However, those who doest think about awakening will have a lot of trouble. Those who doesnt see Allah are the slave of their own selfs. They think they can feed their selfs by doing whatever they want. However it can never be fed completely. Like an eye that never gets tired of looking. Human is greedy, it wants more although you take it to the best place on earth. So, why do you still trying to feed yourself al2 3

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though you know you cant feed it? You are becoming sinners so as to satisfy it. But your self still wants more. We should not put ourselves to the hell for nothing. The Prophet was praying to his Allah by saying: My Lord, I shelter you and beg you to protect me from my own self.4 In another pray he says: Dont leave me alone with my self even for a moment..5 We should control our wishes and desires according to Allahs commands since we can never feed our own selves. Struggle against our self till the day we die. O believers! Could we stop the facts will happen by not thinking of death, grave, apocalyptic, hell? Does it be a remedy to Ignore the issues to be considered strongly? Although, We think our souls are far from the death, death can come in two shakes of a lambs tail. Can we close to door of grave? Do we know, how to stop this campaign at the Hereafter? If so, there is a serious responsibility of us. To serve god. during serving to god, it is possible to avoid the sin and to make orders about the prayers. It is not enough -for serving to godto say I am pure in heart. Already hearts can be pure not by words, but ran away sins and to do worship. Friends of Allah simulated the heart as a pond, the members connected with heart as a channel. If one of the members such as the hands, feet, tongue and eyes had sin, the dirt from it comes to heart. But if prayers and good things has done with them, there will be clean. So it becomes a situation that it can reach many spiritual secrets and blessings. who continue to, sin Sins in the hearts of those makes
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stained it so it becomes like stone. Can not take lessens from Wisely events, can not understand the right. And do not remember to repent for sins, since he do not feel suffering of sins in the heart. and sins become as something normal. This also means that its his end.. In Allah's Messenger (saas) 's words, "If the heart is good whole body be good." But it is good and pure heart has God-fearing, trembling encounters sins, believe in Allah's verses are read in terms of strengthening heart. they are not insensitive hearts against the sins. There are people altough they have lots of sins, does not care about helal and haram, do not worship, but they say my heart is pure. These people is cheated by evil and themselves. They think that being pure hearted means to be merciful and friendly to other people. However, this tait is nice, but it is not enough to make heart pure. Because this mercy exists in many unbeliever and animals that we called wild, they are mercifull to their children, too. But, if we dont our duties given by God, have lots of sins and think that we are friendly and merciful, and wait for the salvation is not this cheating ourselves? Lots of people love God, have been friendly, mercifull, not given up worship throughout their lives, even they can take the liberity to say that my heart is pure or i am saved. They always felt themselves sinful and in need of mercy. At the same time, how could people lived as a sinner claim that their hearts are pure, how could they give up worship? Alas alas! We should pull out all the stops to overcome our hereafter problems to save our souls from fire of hell, as well as we do for world affairs. Frequently made mistake is: People consults their self to fulfill the orders of Allah. They expect to get the same en-

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joyment of their souls of sin, by worship and obedience.This reality has been remarked in Quran as following: Most people listen to the issues related to hereafter as they listen to a story. O believing brethren! what we do not care about? * Do not we care about death? Indeed, it has been said death is a very difficult! Even, pain of most easy death is worth 300 sword blow or like as falling down from sky to ground or skining out of a sheep when its alive. * Do not we care about meeting with death angel, Azrael (a.s.) ? However, Azreael comes to take peoples life according to their actions. One fine day, brahim (a.s.) says to Azrael that: -O Angel of Death! In which figure you shall come to sinful people for taking their lives. Come into sight of me as you appear them. Angel of Death said: -O Abraham, If, I appeared you like tat, you can not put up it. After Abraham (a.s.) insisted, angel of death appeared in blackened, barbed figure which was very horrible. Even Ibrahim (a.s.) was a Prophet, he could not stand, blacked out. After he was himself again he says: -O Angel of Death, to see you in that figure is an enough punishment for a human, even he did not suffer anguish. * I wonder, do not wecare about entering the grave pit?

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No doubt it 's deed box. a pit of hell for the people have bad deeds, gardens of paradise for the good people. Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had refuged in Allah from the torment of the grave after every prayer. Hz. Aisha (r. anha) says:''I have not seen that Messenger of Allah refuged to Allah from torment of the grave, during any prayer of him6 Hani the freed slave of Hz. Osman bin Affan (r. a) is telling: Hz. Osman (r. a) stopped in front of a grave, cried untill his beard got wet. People said to him: ''you dont cry when you remember heaven and hell, bu you cry when you remember grave.'' After that he said:''Because I heard the Prophet (saas) was saying that, grave is the first range of hereafter range. If a person could be requed from there, the latter is easier. If he coulnt,, the latter is more difficult, more severe than there. Hz. Osman was continuing to the Prophet (saas)s following words :''none of the views (I have seen in Hereafter realm) was not so scary. '' Rezin recorded following: Hani says:''I heard Hz. Osman (ra) said the following couplet:''''you saved from great misfortune. Otherwise, I do not imagine you get rid of. ''7 When there is a funeral, a man was going to bury him with other believer brothers, everytime. But, he always blacked out when they put dead body in grave. And his friends bring him home. One day, his friends said to him: "O brother, whenever we put the dead body in grave you black out. we wonder what is the wisdom of that? That person will respond to them as follows:
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"I think like everytime they are putting me in there. Then I blacked out." Also, A lover of God says: Will I be able to talk When angels of death comes And asks me questions When Yunus is dead Yes, there is no light and bed in the grave where is lonliness home. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Smart people is who judges and prepares himself fot the after of death. "8 - Or do not we care about judgement day? On that day people are brought together all naked. Nobody looks the other. On That judgement day everyone will think his own soul. Even Prophet (peace be upon him) do nor remember aynone in some places. Hz. Aisha (r.anha) explains: "I cried remembering the fire. The Messenger of Allah (saas) asked: - Why are you crying? - I remembered hell so that I cried! Do you remember your family on the Day of Resurrection? She said. - Nobody remembers nobody in three places until learning that: * Until learning that either his sins are overbalanced or not near the trial balance.

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* When the pages are flying around; until they know where his own book will fall down, to the right, to the left or back? * Next to Sirat, (ie) means it build in the middle of the two sides of hell, until passing this. "9 So, all the people come together in the presence of God on that day. Everywhere will be plain. Sun came closer to them, sarrow and sadness reached the level they can not resist. So that, people begin to look for Intercessor now to save themselves from this annoyance. First, the Prophet. Adam (a.s.) will come on. After a positive response could not be taken from him. They will go to Noah (a.s.), then Abraham (a.s.) and then Moses (a.s.). These people (the Prophets) will say: Our Lord is very angry today, have not been like this before, they will think they are not able and Hz. Musa will say to people: "go to Muhammad (a.s.)". People will say: "Ya Muhammad! You are the last Prophet of God. God Forgived of your sins, God will come in the past buyurmu. ntercede us. We see our trouble. The Prophet Mohammed Mustafa (sallallahu alayhi sallam said, and) will go to the bottom ells and prostrate. Allah-u Aziman will say: "O Mohammed rise your head and ask, you will be given, intercession will be performed" and Allah's Messenger will rise his head and say: "O my Lord! My People. "O my Lord! My people. O my Lord! My people 10 Otherwise, there is no point crying over spilt milk. Not to make preperation for such a day shows how poor faith is. People do not deserve to be under the shadow of the ninth heaven, will sweat buckets. How could People does not
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prayer, does not know the way of mosque, fornicated, can go under of the nineth heavens shadow. He is depicting the judgement day in the Holy Quran as follows:

On the Day a man will flee from his brother, And his mother and his father, And his wife and his children, For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright Laughing, rejoicing at good news. And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust. Blackness will cover them. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.11 *or do not we care about passing srat? I has been said in hadith as: "Sirat is placed on the hell. I will be the first passer in Prophets, with my people. That day, no one speaks except the Prophets. On That day, words of the Prophets will be, "Allahmme sellim, Allahmme sellim" (God, make us attain salvation. God, make us attain salvation). There are iron hooks in hell. No one knows how big it is, except Allah. It rounds up people because of their deeds "12. Sirat is sharp and slippery as a sharpened sword on hell. There are Hooks -made by fire- which catches passing people on it. People catched by them are falls down to hell. Everybody will pass the sirat bridge built on Hell. There is no other way to get into heaven. O man! Have responsibilty because of given intelligance to him. remind yourself the difficulties of the lest judge11 12

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ment your own cruel soul, you may show mercy, give up your sins and repent. Hz. Omar (r.a.) said. "judge yourselves before the last judgement day. Weigh up your deeds before they weighed up." People who follows the true path in world life, will pass the bridge and saved. People who lose the true path in world life, will fall down at his first step. That place has a terrifying view so that where people's heart in her mouth. Because of this reason, friends of Allah feared and sheltered from the terror of the Sirat. One of the students of friends of God had an interesting dream. And he said to his teacher when he came in the morning lesson: - Sir, I had an interesting dream last night. If you let me I want to tell you my dream. Hoca Efendi says tell me my son. So the student started to tell: - Sir, in my dream I saw the Judgement Day and all the people had gathered in front of the Sirat. And in a moment people in panic, one of the well-known people called for passing srat. And he was ordered to pass srat. He Had taken the first step, not an option as do not taking the second step. sinful servants was falling down. In such an environment, he tried to pass but could not. Then someone else called and falled down, too. After calling a few people, I saw that you are called. You were ordered to pass srat. When the student was telling this the Teacher blacked out. at this time, the student speaks out: - Sir! You've passed, my teacher! You've passed! after becoming himself, his teacher says:

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- "O my son, I thought that you will say my teacher you falled down.'' *Dont we care about going to hell? Of Hell, whose fuel is human being and stones. If a part of it left to world, it burns down everything. It is announced in Kuran as following:

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink. Except scalding water and [foul] purulence. 13 Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur. There is no preventer. On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion. And the mountains will pass on, departing. Then woe, that Day, to the deniers, Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves. The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent]thrust, [angels will say], "This is the Fire which you used to deny.14 And what can make you know what is Saqar? It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned], Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins. 15 Timrizi relates in hadith says: "Hell is burned a thousand year, and became red. Then, it is burned a thousand year more and became white, after that it burned a thousand year more and became black. It is now as black as night.16 O my brother think of hell seriously,
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Can soul, body or heart resist to fire, Even iron melts in fire. How can our gentle skins bear it. *Dont we care about heaven? However, heaven is the land of beauties where there is no trouble, ilness or death. It is the land that makes your dream come true.Allah praised heaven and commanded human beings to compete in order to deserve heaven. This is stated in Quran as follows:

And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes.17 Ebu Hureyre Reslullah says:. Whoever goes to heaven doesnt get ill or old, he gets blessed. There are countless blessings in heaen that no human being can ever imagine.18 The material universe doesnt worth in the eyes of Allah-u Teala. However we give too much value to the material world. We ignore every single problem and danger we face in this world. We look for solutions and ask for other peoples help. We plan our lives and get prepared for our futures although we dont know what is waiting for us. However, sometimes money dont help whenever we get ill. Because Allah wants you to die when the time comes. That time you think of all your sins and good deeds and be17 18

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gin to concern for the doomsday. Why dont human beings care about the afterlife although they care too much for this world. We should realize how miserable we are and prepare for our eternal afterlife. How come people ignore their afterlife although they are scared of every single trouble in life. All your pains and troubles will ease down when you die. But there wont be any dying in afterlife so the sinners will beg for their deaths when they see the hell fire waiting for them. How come a faithless person still feel comfortable when he thinks about hell, armageddon and doomsday although the believers cant still be sure about their ends. Arent these people the servants of Allah? Arent they obliged to worship and pray? Have they forgotten why theyve been sent to this world? These have to tought in detail. However those people dont believe in these truth no matter how much they are told. We should carefully prepare ourselves for the afterlife. We should not ignore it. We can only save our souls from hell and go the heaven by obeying to the commands of Allah and believing in him: O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous? 19 A servant of Allah give us some suggestions as follows: O thou child! You born to this world crying; but your parents and your relatives feel happy and smile on your face. Thus, obey your Allah such properly while living so that you have a smile on your face while you are leaving this world. In Quran it is stated as follows:
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Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.20 If this is the case, we should know all our duties and be aware of all the things we should stay away. We have a lot of heavy responsibilities for Allah. We should say ourselves: I cant be rebel to my God and I cant miss the chance of going to heaven. Lets strengthen our believes by knowledge. Because we need to be strong and keep our faiths strong in order to deserve the real salvation. Pray for forgiveness while you stil have time and apologize for your faults and your sins. Because you may not have another chance again. O thou human! Do you know that your soul is a bird in your body. It is your breath. You can never chatch your soul once it flies away. Dont loose your chance. Remember that the Great Alexandre was ruling the world. However he faded away when his time came. He couldnt even stay in this world for one more minute. He would give everything to stay more. They are all gone... There is nothing left other than the reputitions. Why should we set our hearts on this temporary life? All our friends have gone, and we are about to go soon! Ask for forgiveness today. Because tomorrow will be too late. If you want peace after death start considering for afterlife now.

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Dont trust your worldly properties. Because this world takes everything back when you die. There will be death at the end of life. And all the souls will taste death. 21 If there is death at the end of life lets make up our minds. It will be too late if we wait for the last day. The last minute awakening cant help you. None of us will be able to take our properties with us. In this case, imagine how those unbeliever sinners will be punished in afterlife. To this end, we believers cant live irresponsibly like those others. Our main purpose is going to heaven by making good deeds in this world. Such people cant leave without considering afterlife.They dont sin and feel regret whenever they do bad things. They believe that the God is following them in every step they take. Unfortunately, humanity is in a big deception, the people are living ignorant of their real duties.The biggest problem of todays people is religious unbelief. When someone is lack of belief he forgets his real duties in world. Every Muslim people should ask to himself: Why was I born? What does my creator want from me? Why do people die? Why cant I meditate on my future? Why dont I take lessons from the events? Why cant I forswear even if I take lessons? Or why cant I stick to my forswear even if I forswear? What will happen to me after I die? I dont want to die without any provision and I dont want to devastate my God
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Can you imagine a slave that doesnt perform namaz, read Quran, learn his religion and then ask for heaven ! These people deserve to go hell. What will you say if your God ask you: Why didnt you perform namaz, read Quran, learn your religion and believe in afterlife? Have you prepared your answers to these questions? Your excuses will be invalid there. O thou man, deceived by evil! You will go to hell, do you know that? Lets meditate seriously and try to take lessons from the facts. We should find ways for our salvation and try to understand the seriousness of our responsibilities. Couplet: Deal with your account on time Before your die! Couplet: Life is short. But many things to do. We should work for the sake of our nation and do everything for Allah. We should love each other and be honest in our relations with other people. Let me give an example to this case: It was one of the most heavy days of the war. A soldier saw his friend shot and fell down. They were under a heavy fire. The soldier went to the liutenant and said: Commander, shall I go and resque my friend? The commander looked at him surprised. He must have dead by now. Youd better stay here and save your own life !

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But the soldier insisted a lot and the commander had to let him go. Ok, try to get him ! The soldier ran near his friend and carried him back to the shelter on his shoulders. The commandent checked the injured soldier and saw him dead. Then he turned to the other soldier and said: I told you not to risk your life. Look he is dead already. But it worthed my Commander ! How? dont you see he is not alive anymore ? But he was alive when I arrived there and I was worth hearing his last words, said the soldier crying. He said: I knew you were going to come and resque me my friend

Whoever says salavat on my name the most will be closer to me and deserve my intercession on the doomsday.22 Lets put an end by the pray of the Prophet Mohammed (saas) now: My lord, let your glory in my hearth, my eyes, my hair and let it to my right, my left,my front and my back.23 min Elhmdulillahi Rbbil lemin. Vessaltu vesselamu al Resulina Muhammedin ve alihi ve sahbihi ecmein. ***
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I want to say something; but I cant say whats inside me Im shouting; but no one hears me There is fire burning before humanity, I can not show it to anyone I can not even make myself believe in the difficulties of being a servant *** The people moving in front of me are like robots As if like I am walking among the deads The ones who thinks this world is real, the ones who thinks this dream never ends You are only passangers and leave after a while!

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WARNING
O brother! Wake up from your carelesness. A time comes when the angel of death wakes you up. That day your revival may not help you. Return to your senses while you are still alive. Know that you are not sent here only for fun! You have duties in this wold. Your duty is serving to your Allah. There are two big enemies that will keep you away from your duties, your self and the evil. Meditate! Think that your sins are not your end! Remember that you are liable to render account for all the things you do in this world! One day you will get old. All the sins, pleasures and fun will leave us when we get old. So leave them before they leave you. Dont be fooled by the worldly pleasures! Life is like a dream. One day everything finishes. World is treachery, it gives you hundres of pains in return of pleasures. Worldly pleasures are mortal but afterlife pleasures are everlasting. Isnt it foolish to miss the afterlife pleasures for worldly pleasures? You know this truth. Dont harm yourself consciously. Dont endanger yourself. Dont say you cant resist your inner self and the evil. You will burn in the hell if you obey evil. Have you ever thought how does it feel to burn in the fire? What can a human being do when he sees the angel of death at the moment of death while he is scared of just a dark room while living? What will he do when he was bitten by a snake or a scorpion in the hollow of solitude? Oh mankind who thinks he is brave enough! Your hearth will melt down when you see the hell fire. I wonder if you prepare yourself for such big tests. Because if you dont, it is better you start crying. Ask for your Gods mercy. You

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should forswear. You poor people. Havent you still realize how weak you are ? How dare you contravene your God? I wish you knew who you are against. O thou poor mankind. Return to your Allah. You are on the wrong path. Forswear and see the truth. There will be fire and danger at the end of that way. Where are you going? Turn back, turn back See how you are getting old, your beauty is fading away, tou are loosing your health and your power. You will be asked for all your sins. You will be asked how you had spend your life, where you had lost your health? If youd spent all your life fort he sake of Allah, its bliss four you. But if youd spent all your life by obeying evil, too bad for you Every people born, grow up and die. This is the law of Allah. Then, we go to heaven or hell. All your deeds will determine where youll go. O thou mankind! Look at the previous generations. Take lessond from their lives. Dont live like youll never die. Every future is near. Dont obey the evil. The people befor you used to do the same; however they realized that the death comes suddenly. Death is not easy, Lets forswear urgently and start performing namaz. Lets start learning the commands of our religion. We should be one of those learners or teachers until we die. Lets search for happiness and peace in obedince and belief. The supreme creator will punish his rebel servants and put them to hell fire in afterlife. On the other side, his faithful servants will be gifted and go to heaven. All the pleasures of those who run after the desires of insaitable self are not equal to even a little bit of serenity. Because pleasure is an-

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other thing and peace is another thing. There will be regret, pain and restlessness in return of your sins. The hearts of the sinners gets petrified as they continue sinning. They cant see the truth! Unfortunately we cant do anything for those who insist on doing the same mistakes eventhough Ive warned them. There is nothing to do more for them other than praying. My God, show them the right way. Save them from the fire of hell and mercy us. (Amin)

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