Eschatology of Islam Related to the oneness of GodProvide a short essay on TWO of the following topics: The essays are worth 30 points each. Each essay should be about 250-300 words.What does the above 15th century illustration represent? Discuss how the eschatology of Islam is relevant to the arkan al-Islam, especially the idea of God’s “sovereignty” and oneness.
Believe to the oneness of Allah is the first pillar of Islam, and it’s connection with eschatology of Islam is when Allah shows his sovereignty, power and oneness at the day of judgment to everyone. After resurrection Allah asks everyone that who are the ones claiming to be the creator or god. At that day, Allah shows everyone that everything he has said in the Quran are true, and everyone will be judged according to their deeds whether they have more good deeds than bad or less good deeds than bad deeds, and then people who has more good deeds are sent to heaven and people who has more bad deeds are sent to hell. So at the end time, Allah reveals of his all promises and powers; which is relevant to the ‘shahdah’, the first pillar of Islam for Muslims to believe and claim that there is no God but him and Muhammad is his messenger. Muhammad is also relevant to the judgment day; through his intercessions a lot of Muslims go to heaven, especially the ones who deserves to be forgiven.
The Quran in the Quran does not speak of the “truth” of the Quran but in reference to Muhammad. We should not forget that this is the first pillar of Islam. If we do not believe this, the Quran is filled with the words “Do not believe in a certain deity except yourself, because it is false and an error.” A person who does not understand this text can never have any credibility among people who understand the true meaning of these words. So if a person wants to speak a truthful Islamic text but he does not understand what some of his companions say, then the Quran is filled with contradictions and the person with the wrong understanding cannot speak it. This should be avoided at all costs. The Quran only speaks of Allah’s sovereignty, and it does not teach the truth of anything. This is not a matter of disagreement, so when a person who does not understand the actual meanings of the words speaks in the Quran, the “true true Islam” ( حصاريقة الشيحة ) will become a problem, or there will be other problems that result from the words he speaks.
Another example is the fact of slavery in the Qur’an. In the Quran God says to the slave-girl Khaliyyah who was given what is written to her by her slave-girl. He says to her “This, you know, is a great blessing to your father. He has given you a freedom because he is one Muhammad and Allah is the only judge from you. It means your father will not be a burden on you, because of that.” This was to Khaliyyah’s father and it meant that she should understand that he is a judge and she can never escape her father. She does not understand that Khaliyyah will not have a choice to live with her mother because she would rather spend her life with his older sister and with her elder sister.
The Quran says on the issue of female emancipation: “Whoever is an abomination to Allah … can never take a daughter from her father and so does that cause him to flee from Allah?” This refers primarily to this sentence: “Whoever is an abomination to Allah … can never take a daughter from his father and so does that cause him to flee from Allah.” In the Quran, these sentence is based on the truth of the Quran (“Qur’an 7:11-13”.) The problem with the word “Abomination” in the same sentence was that of making it different from the word “Khaliyyah” since it is often used as a synonym. The Quran also talks of slavery in the Quran. Here it says: “Whoever is born (and abominable) to Allah, can always be made an slave to his father until he receives a recompense for what he has done to his father, for whom he is an abomination … And if ever he comes for the recompense of his father (i.e. for his sacrifice, for the sake of his beloved Muhammad), his father comes for the death of his beloved Muhammad.” To find this in the Quran with regards to gender slavery refers only to that, not to the fact that the word “Abomination” in the same paragraph in the Quran is used as the synonym for this sentence. This does not mean that it is permissible to bring an illegitimate child into the hereafter, as it did in the Quran, and it does not mean that there are other ways to bring a minor into the world of human affairs. Rather, it would seem that the prohibition would be based on the fact that there are ways for a minor to achieve his goal but there are other ways that a minor fulfils one of them.
We should also remember that Muhammad was a prophet, not an act of the Church, so we
The Quran in the Quran does not speak of the “truth” of the Quran but in reference to Muhammad. We should not forget that this is the first pillar of Islam. If we do not believe this, the Quran is filled with the words “Do not believe in a certain deity except yourself, because it is false and an error.” A person who does not understand this text can never have any credibility among people who understand the true meaning of these words. So if a person wants to speak a truthful Islamic text but he does not understand what some of his companions say, then the Quran is filled with contradictions and the person with the wrong understanding cannot speak it. This should be avoided at all costs. The Quran only speaks of Allah’s sovereignty, and it does not teach the truth of anything. This is not a matter of disagreement, so when a person who does not understand the actual meanings of the words speaks in the Quran, the “true true Islam” ( حصاريقة الشيحة ) will become a problem, or there will be other problems that result from the words he speaks.
Another example is the fact of slavery in the Qur’an. In the Quran God says to the slave-girl Khaliyyah who was given what is written to her by her slave-girl. He says to her “This, you know, is a great blessing to your father. He has given you a freedom because he is one Muhammad and Allah is the only judge from you. It means your father will not be a burden on you, because of that.” This was to Khaliyyah’s father and it meant that she should understand that he is a judge and she can never escape her father. She does not understand that Khaliyyah will not have a choice to live with her mother because she would rather spend her life with his older sister and with her elder sister.
The Quran says on the issue of female emancipation: “Whoever is an abomination to Allah … can never take a daughter from her father and so does that cause him to flee from Allah?” This refers primarily to this sentence: “Whoever is an abomination to Allah … can never take a daughter from his father and so does that cause him to flee from Allah.” In the Quran, these sentence is based on the truth of the Quran (“Qur’an 7:11-13”.) The problem with the word “Abomination” in the same sentence was that of making it different from the word “Khaliyyah” since it is often used as a synonym. The Quran also talks of slavery in the Quran. Here it says: “Whoever is born (and abominable) to Allah, can always be made an slave to his father until he receives a recompense for what he has done to his father, for whom he is an abomination … And if ever he comes for the recompense of his father (i.e. for his sacrifice, for the sake of his beloved Muhammad), his father comes for the death of his beloved Muhammad.” To find this in the Quran with regards to gender slavery refers only to that, not to the fact that the word “Abomination” in the same paragraph in the Quran is used as the synonym for this sentence. This does not mean that it is permissible to bring an illegitimate child into the hereafter, as it did in the Quran, and it does not mean that there are other ways to bring a minor into the world of human affairs. Rather, it would seem that the prohibition would be based on the fact that there are ways for a minor to achieve his goal but there are other ways that a minor fulfils one of them.
We should also remember that Muhammad was a prophet, not an act of the Church, so we
The depiction above illustrates Muhammad on Buraq with Gabriel during their Miraj journey visiting hell and watching woman strung by their hair. Muhammad asks Gabriel who are these women and why they are being punished, Gabriel answers these women have exposed their hair to stranger men while they knew that they should cover their hair. The image is just a vision of the future hell made by Persian artists.
“The fools among the people will say: “What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?” Say: To Allah belong both east