And if, when they had wronged themselves, they had but come unto thee and asked forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the messenger, they would have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful. S. 4:64 Pickthall.In his closing statements Kunde again repeated the old Muslim canard that Islam denies the need of a mediator in order to attain peace and salvation.
Im going to say up front we dont believe that we need one; we believe that God loves us so much that he accepts us precisely the way that he created us. We say we need a mediator, and it is only in the giving of that mediator that we can truly know the heart of God, and hence know that we have peace with him. So a person worships his Lord whenever he wants, and calls upon Him when he wants. He is connected to his Lord by ties of worship, by turning to Him and beseeching Him. Rather he turns directly to Allaah, the One, the Subduer of all. Islam Question and Answer General Supervisor: Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid, 13759: Muslims and how others perceive them ). The fact is that both the Quran and ahadith go out of their way to emphasize that there can be no true Islam WITHOUT TOTAL SUBMISSION AND OBEDIENCE TO MUHAMMAD. But if they turn away, then God does not like the ingrates. S. 3:31-32 Quran: A Reformist Translation (QRT). The other person asked him, What do you want then He said, Let us go to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. They went to Abu Bakr and the person who won the dispute said, We went to the Prophet with our dispute and he issued a decision in my favor. Abu Bakr said, Then the decision is that which the Messenger of Allah issued. The person who lost the dispute still rejected the decision and said, Let us go to Umar bin Al-Khattab. When they went to Umar, the person who won the dispute said, We took our dispute to the Prophet and he decided in my favor, but this man refused to submit to the decision. Umar went to his house and emerged from it holding aloft his sword. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error. S. 33:36 Hilali-Khan. And Allah (does) not guide the people the defiantly disobedient. S. 9:24. As for such, He hath written faith upon their hearts and hath strengthened them with a Spirit from Him, and He will bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide. Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him. Lo is it not Allahs party who are the successful S. Pickthall. The one to whom Allah AND His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allahs sake. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 15 ). Umar said to Him, O Allahs Apostle You are dearer to me than everything except my own self. The Prophet said, No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have complete faith) till I am dearer to you than your own self. Then Umar said to him, However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my own self. The Prophet said, Now, O Umar, (now you are a believer). Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 78, Number 628 ). ![]() S. 4:64 Pickthall.
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