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Abz2000
07-14-2015, 01:47 PM
Real freedom is in Islam

By Harun Yahya

July 14, 2015

Islam has a striking simplicity. Despite the numerous sects that have emerged over the course of centuries all attempting to complicate it, the Islam described in the Holy Quran is beautifully plain and for this, gives the utmost freedom to people. It teaches people that there is only One God and it is only He that they will answer to.

The implication in this is profound. While the majority of the world today is bound by thousands of different rules and people’s opinions of what is right and wrong, a person who submits to Allah is immediately freed from his chains. No longer does he have to work to meet the description of the ideal character imposed by society, or exert a significant amount of energy to comply with the wishes of thousands of different people; his character is shaped only according to the wishes of Allah. He no longer has to put his soul and mind to the Herculean task of pleasing everyone, which is essentially impossible. As he surrenders to Allah, his mind is literally liberated and purged of all unnecessary fears and worries.

As believers enjoy this freedom from their chains, billions of other people who believe that they are free, but instead are weighed down by the wishes and opinions of countless different people, continue to be prisoners to the will of others. Shackled with numerous “must-do” like, copying the behaviour of characters on popular TV shows, keeping pace with the expectations of their parents, trying to be funny around fun-loving friends, and changing the attitude immediately when it is no longer wanted, they get exhausted. Amidst this emotional whirlpool, they inevitably lose their soul and their mind. In the end, they become so disorientated they no longer recognise themselves.

Yet in Islam, there is only One that a person has to please: Allah. The only thing a free person has to do it is to follow the direction shown by Allah. There is no trying to please others, worrying about what others might think, or constantly struggling - and failing each and every time - in the pursuit of gaining the approval of the world.

Surely, a believer also lives a life like any other member of a society with respect for the laws, the social norms of the society and respect for others, but he doesn’t enslave his body and soul to the thoughts and wishes of others, who are in fact powerless servants just like himself.

Many people today are aware of this problem and work to break out of the prison in their minds. They sometimes use inspirational quotes and various mental techniques to do that. But how can they be successful if they don’t address the real problem? They should know that trying to fight off the beasts in one’s mind one by one, instead of working on the pit they arise from, would be a futile attempt.

The truest salvation comes with a real love for Allah. One has to look at the world, himself, the universe and think about what he sees. He should try to grasp the infinite power of Allah, Who created the universe with precise perfection and beauty. He should understand that his life and the lives of everyone else depend on the most sensitive of balances, which could be disrupted any moment, if not for the meticulous protection of Allah. He should understand that Allah, Who created everything, has infinite power. And by looking at the Holy Quran, he will see that the only thing Allah expects from him is for him to love Him with all one has and thank Him for all that He has given.

We are made to love Allah. Only then we can be truly happy and free. So embrace God, break your chains and start enjoying real freedom.

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Abz2000
07-14-2015, 01:49 PM
15.*Like those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evil result of their conduct; and (in the Hereafter there is) for them a grievous Penalty;-

16.*(Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he says to man, "Deny Allah.: but when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says, "I am free of thee: I do fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!"

17.*The end of both will be that they will go into the Fire, dwelling therein for ever. Such is the reward of the wrong-doers.

18.*O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear Allah. for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

19.*And be ye not like those who forgot Allah. and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors!

20.*Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieve Felicity.


21.*Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect.

22.*Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

23.*Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah. (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him.

24.*He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wis
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crimsontide06
07-14-2015, 02:47 PM
Great post, I'd like to share..
Yasmin Mogahed;Finding Freedom

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ReboWgK3VnM
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