Bismi Allah

(In the Name of Allah)

Part–3(v) of 11

By Abul Kasem (e-mail address: nirribilli@gmail.com) June 27, 2006 [color=RED][i][A note of caution: The contents of this essay might offend some readers.][/i][/color]

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Allah’s Likes and Dislikes-(v)

Allah loves pebbles and stones, especially odd numbers of them; they are His mercy

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Bismi Allah

(In the Name of Allah)

Part-2(ii) of 11

[b] [/b] [b]Who Is Allah-(ii)[/b] By Abul Kasem May 26, 2006 [color=red][/color] [color=red][i][A note of caution: the contents of this article might offend some readers][/i][/color][i] [/i]

Syed Kamran Mirza

Virginia, USA
Syed_mirza@hotmail.com

The Zul-qarnain story was narrated in Qur’an by series of verses (18:83-98). Here let me cite a few verses related to Zul-qarnain story:

Quran-18:83—84: They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say “I will rehearse to you something of his story.” Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and means to all ends.

On reading the Quran, one cannot miss the large number of verses dedicated to the stories of previous prophets, which is rather surprising for a book that only touched briefly on far more important issues. It is obvious that Mohammed was trying to make a point to his followers; he wanted them to believe in those prophets as men with superior human qualities, specially created and selected by Allah to be His spokesmen on earth. According to Mohammed, prophets maintained some form of direct contact with Allah, who provided them with support and guidance.