How Allah Guides All people

         We as people will find unjust for Allah to judge us if he did not send his message to every corner in the world, and indeed Allah has send messengers and prophets to every corner of the world calling people to Islam ( it means submission to the message that the messengers bring you)  and to become Muslims( the one who received the message of Allah and excepted it). as you learn you will come to know Allah did send messengers across every nation to give them a message and we learn from Islam that Allah send the last messenger Muhammad who was not only send to his people or nation but to every corner of the world. But what is this message that the messengers were given and how were people to know if this message is indeed from Allah?

    Allah states in the Quran, " And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers"(16:36).

"And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. So whoever believes and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve(6:48)".

    This means that the message given to the messengers was that the people should not worship any other god except Allah. This could be taking the sun, moon, animals, humans as gods besides Allah. so they were command to stop and direct their worship to Allah, the one god, the creator of the heavens and earth. The end result was that there were two groups of people. one group excepted the message of the creator and stopped the worship of other false gods besides Allah, which because of this they were guided to the straight path- the path of the creator. The other group rejected the message and followed their desire worshiping the creation of Allah instead of the creator of everything and followed the path of their forefathers. This resulted in them not being guided to the straight path.

How were people to know if the message is from Allah?

 Every messenger brought to his people a sign that when people see will know that only the creator of the havens and earth could give a sign like this. These signs from the creator are called miracle for they defy the laws of nature which Allah has created.

here is one example of the messenger of Allah .The messenger mosses peace be upon him was given a sign or a miracle which was to make a stick become alive and turn to snake. The people Moses(peace be upon him) was send to were people who practiced magic so Allah gave them a miracle to turn a stick to snake. This when seen will make any who practice magic know that what they see is not magic but something real which they will than follow Allah. Allah says "So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly(20:20)".

 another miracle for the people of Moses(peace be upon him) to follow him was when he split the ocean. Allah says "Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain(26:63).

Allah send his last messenger Muhammed (peace and blessing be upon him). HE was send to every nation but he had to start preaching to his people first and  Allah gave him a miracle which would be the miracle the people of that time and All the humanity will believe and follow the last messenger. This miracle which he was given and anyone can see is the Quran. He the prophet was know to his people not able to read and write and Allah reveled the quran upon him so that his people first rejection will not be the quran is from him. He was send to people who were at height of their language and were known to be at the hight of poetry. Allah gave the quran which the speech of Allah to challenge the people to come up something like the quran if they think this quran is the speech of a human being. Allah states in the quran "Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."

It is upon now for everyone from any corner of the world to believe in the message of the last messenger (Muhammed peace be upon him).  Allah says "  Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

You believe in him will take you to paradise and your disbelieve in him will take you to Hellfire. Allah says "The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels?(47:15)".

"Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds".

Reason for creation

    If you are one who thinks deeply in life, you might have asked yourself what is the purpose in life?

There is either ultimate purpose to life that everyone shares or there is no ultimate purpose in life. If there is no ultimate purpose in life, this will mean  it does not matter how one lives there life, they will all have the same end. This means one can be at the peak of righteousness, helping the poor, orphans, the needy, and can at the same time be equal in status with one who has gone mad massacring innocent people, raping who they want, and anything that you can think of that takes the lives of the people unjustly. If there is ultimate purpose in life, than this will mean that humans have been assigned a purpose that they need to fulfill. This paper is about the Islamic purpose in life, that Allah(god) has assigned to people that needs to be fulfilled,  which will end up in reward or punishment.

 "And I have not created the jinn and the men but that they may worship ME(51:56)".

   

    Men and Jinn(another creation of Allah who also have free will) purpose in life is to worship to their creator associating no one in worship with him. worship means to obey Allah, and follow everything they are told. A Muslim staying a way from alcohol, gambling, interest dealing, having sex outside of marriage  is worship, so is praying or even looking at world and being amazed on the creation of Allah. Allah is one who is free of all need, so know that worshiping Allah is not what Allah needs but it is what you as a human will chose( disbelieving in the one who created you, and everything that sustains your life or believing in him alone worshiping no one besides your creator )   and it is a test to which human will fulfill this purpose.

   

 “Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?”

So Exalted be Allah, the True King: Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!”

   

    men is not given life so that he drinks, eats, sleeps, does what every he wants, and than dies with no purpose . Allah has honored the human being by given him a purpose unlike the animals who only act on desire. Everyone is but created for a purpose which is to worship their creator, associating no one with him in worship. a humans life has purpose and so is his death and everything between.

    “We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play”

We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not”

    When you look at the creation of Allah know that for everything Allah has created has a purpose even if you do not know the reason. We have cloth which has a purpose, so is your whole body  such as your hair, brain, eyes, hands, including what is inside(biology) and what is outside(physiology), so what about your whole being -purpose ,if  using your intellect you do not come to conclusion that it has a creator, than it is but a waste where your no different to an animal who only acts upon their desire. 

"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him"

   It is must upon you that you disassociate worshiping another being , except your creator Allah, from calling to them in help, from thinking they give you what you have such as  food, water, cloth and anything a human has in life. Disassociate from them thinking they gave you life, and have created even the smallest thing(atom). Disassociate from them thinking that they can bring you anything good or bad, if Allah will(wants) the opposite to happen. disassociate from them from giving praises or thanking them. lastly you must disassociate from them thinking that they(false gods) have any power or control of what Allah has created and bring your whole worship to allah.

     Reward(to Muslims)  and punishment(for the disbelievers) is given.

       Muslims 

"Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure(31:8)".

"Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds [that] for them there is forgiveness and great reward(5:9)".

"The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels(47:15)?

    Allah has created Paradise for those who believe in him and worship no one besides him, believing in him the right way- believing and following the messengers that he send to every nation, with exception of prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) where he was not only send to his own people but to every nation( every people across the world).

                   the disbelievers 

"Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray(4:116)".

"Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise(4:56)".

    

When one disbelieves in his creator rejecting the message of the creator which was given to them by the messengers of Allah, who he has send to every nation(all people across nations) proclaiming that there is non worthy of worship except him, than their punishment is hellfire. 

before Allah raised messengers among their nation, speaking the language of the people calling them to worship Allah, but now Allah has send one last messenger Whose name is Muhammed(peace be upon him) to not only to his people but to every nation across they world. The message of Allah is in the Quran which will never be altered even a latter until the day of judgement, for this is the last message for all people.

    "To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent(5:120)".

Who guides you in life?

The one who guides you in life is one that is remembered throughout life. They have shown you by guiding you from what to stay far away from, for it will harm you, causing you pain and suffering. Whether individually or as society we have those who prohibit us from doing certain action that will either harm us individually or society. The ones who guide you in life are just like us humans’ beings such as the government or family members, who sometimes go against what they prohibit others from doing and are themselves in need of guidance. In this paper I will show you that the best guide in life is the one who has created you, giving your life and guiding to that which is the  most good, Honorable, showing you individually how to protect yourself from society and how to protect society from the individual. This will be shown from the honored Quran the speech of Allah(god). keep in mind this Quran was send upon Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) one thousand and four hundred plus years ago, as the finial guide to he who follows the creator from any background ethnicity. Look at these five poisons and see how this guide of the creator will always be applicable in any year either in the past, present or the future.

    Prohibited is sexual immorality for individuals and society.

             "And (do) not go near adultery. Indeed, it is an immorality and (an) evil way.   (17,32)  " 

     sexual immorality is having sexual relationship with someone you are not married to. you will notice how the verse does not just say do not just have relationship with someone outside of marriage, but it says don't even come close to it. what is the consequence in doing this for the individual and society? It destroys families, when a wife finds out that her husband has had relationship with someone else, betraying the trust within them, they divorce. This leads to a broken family, leaving a motherless son or a fatherless daughter. This makes difficult for a mother alone to raise her children. Now look the countries where they praise a man and women to have affairs with another women or man, and their consequence. mostly those in jails are from broken house. These problems are not only harming individuals but the society as whole. Another verse reads 

    "The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment(24:2)".

    This verse shows you how to keep society function with good morals. The punishment for unmarried man sleeping with unmarried women has more to do humiliating them by having group of people witness the lashing, than lashing itself. Individual will think twice sleeping with someone's daughter for they would be unrighteous individual who is not following gods command. Today we see the consequence of promoting and praising a man who sleeps with multiple women who he is not married to. You see women aborting babies in the millions - killing them without mercy, not thinking of them as a human being. One of the reasons this happens is that the women get pregnant by a man who is not her husband who would have been there to support her and help raise the child in all difficulties with responsibility. They get pregnant by a man who is just there to fulfill his sexual desire. All praise belongs to Allah who has guided us to the straight path, showing us what is good for us.

prohibited is alcohol, drugs and gambling. 

    “O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, al-Ansaab [sacrifices for idols, etc.] and al-Azlaam [arrows for seeking luck or decision] are an abomination of Shaytaan’s handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful”[al-Maa’idah 5:90].     if you want to see how intoxicants just look at hospitals during Friday night. People because of working all week try to find happiness, get drunk on alcohol, either losing their lives or in a serious condition. If that is not the case, you will see them drunk driving causing accidents either taking innocent people's lives or putting someone in serious condition. will you want a society which allows alcohol, marketing it, and endangering the lives of your friends and family? likewise gambling where people get addicted to it , leading in losing your money, resulting on you being homeless or addiction which will leave you with no money.

     PROHIBITED lastly is interest dealing .

   "O you who believe! (Do) not eat Riba doubled, re-doubled. And consciously revere Allah so that you may (be) successful (Al-Quran 3/130)."

"Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like interest." But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein (Chapter 2 verse 275)."

“If you do not do so, then take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger. But, if you repent, you can have your principal. Neither should you commit injustice nor should you be subjected to it.”

                 Interest dealing has been forbidden in Islam so much that a war will be waged upon the Muslims who engage interest and the one who god wages war on will never succeed. He will be punished with eternal hellfire where one does not live nor die. interest takes advantage of those who are in need. imagine someone needs 1 bread, and you say to him, I will give one bread, but I will need two bread in return. This is exploiting the weakness of the weak, wanting gain more. there are countries where they are in debt so much because they were taking advantage of their neediness. there are homeless people on the streets because of interest think about that. look at what causes homeless it will be one of the five poison I mention    

     a Muslim who follows the teaching of Allah (god), can never be one who is on drugs, alcohol, gambling ,sexually immorality , and in debt because of interest dealings, for as long as individual and the society follow what Allah has commanded.

1.   Is he(Allah) who has created man not know what is good for his creation batter than the one created?
2.   will a Muslim follow his family, friends, government, for guidance when he has batter guide from his creator?
3.  Is it not batter to follow Allah and have the best of guidance in life than to follow the footsteps of your family or society? 

   "We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path(24:46)."