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2009-10-01 16:40:57 UTC
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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM
To accept the Divine covenant brings up the question of living
according to the Divine Will. The very idea of Islam is that through
the use of intelligence which discerns between the Absolute and the
relative one should come to surrender to the Will of the Absolute.
This is the meaning of Muslim: one who has accepted through free
choice to conform his will to the Divine Will.
Islam is actually like a several storied mountain and everything in it
has different degrees and levels of meaning, including the concept of
Muslim itself.
Firstly, anyone who accepts a Divine revelation is a ‘Muslim’ in its
universal sense, be he a Muslim, Christian, Jew or Zoroastrian. In its
first meaning, Muslim refers to that human being who through the use
of his intelligence and free will accepts a divinely revealed law.
Secondly, ‘muslim’ refers to all creatures of the Universe who accept
Divine law in the sense that they conform to the unbreakable laws
which the Western world calls ‘laws of Nature.’
It is the Will of the Creator that expresses itself in what is called
‘laws of nature’ in Western thought, and everything in the Universe is
in a profound sense Muslim except for man who, because of this free
choice given to him as a trust to bear, can refuse to submit to His
Will.
It is only man who can stop being Muslim in this second meaning of the
term ‘muslim’, whereas all other beings are ‘muslim’ in this sense by
virtue of their complete submission to the Divine Will which manifests
itself as ‘laws of nature’.
Finally, there is the highest meaning of Muslim which applies to the
saint. The saint is like nature in that every moment of his life is
lived in conformity with the Divine Will, but his participation in the
Divine Will is conscious and active whereas that of nature is passive
In summary,
The first meaning of Muslim pertains to nature;
The second meaning of Muslim pertains to man who has accepted a
revelation;
The third meaning of Muslim pertains to the saint who not only has
accepted revelation, but lives fully in conformity with the Divine
Will.
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knowledge.
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM
To accept the Divine covenant brings up the question of living
according to the Divine Will. The very idea of Islam is that through
the use of intelligence which discerns between the Absolute and the
relative one should come to surrender to the Will of the Absolute.
This is the meaning of Muslim: one who has accepted through free
choice to conform his will to the Divine Will.
Islam is actually like a several storied mountain and everything in it
has different degrees and levels of meaning, including the concept of
Muslim itself.
Firstly, anyone who accepts a Divine revelation is a ‘Muslim’ in its
universal sense, be he a Muslim, Christian, Jew or Zoroastrian. In its
first meaning, Muslim refers to that human being who through the use
of his intelligence and free will accepts a divinely revealed law.
Secondly, ‘muslim’ refers to all creatures of the Universe who accept
Divine law in the sense that they conform to the unbreakable laws
which the Western world calls ‘laws of Nature.’
It is the Will of the Creator that expresses itself in what is called
‘laws of nature’ in Western thought, and everything in the Universe is
in a profound sense Muslim except for man who, because of this free
choice given to him as a trust to bear, can refuse to submit to His
Will.
It is only man who can stop being Muslim in this second meaning of the
term ‘muslim’, whereas all other beings are ‘muslim’ in this sense by
virtue of their complete submission to the Divine Will which manifests
itself as ‘laws of nature’.
Finally, there is the highest meaning of Muslim which applies to the
saint. The saint is like nature in that every moment of his life is
lived in conformity with the Divine Will, but his participation in the
Divine Will is conscious and active whereas that of nature is passive
In summary,
The first meaning of Muslim pertains to nature;
The second meaning of Muslim pertains to man who has accepted a
revelation;
The third meaning of Muslim pertains to the saint who not only has
accepted revelation, but lives fully in conformity with the Divine
Will.
============
For more information about Islam
http://english.islamway.com/
http://www.islamhouse.com/
http://www.discoverislam.com/
http://www.islambasics.com/index.php
http://english.islamway.com/
http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/MainPage/indexe.php
http://www.sultan.org/
Contact Us At
***@gmail.com