THE LAST EXCUSE (VERSE NO. 110 - 111)

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Verses 1-5Verses 110-111

      God; whose existence, power, knowledge and work is infinite, and who is the source of all accomplishments and bounties, and who is the principle motive and object of all movements, Has various names and Attributes, each of which points to one of His wonderful fields of action and work. No one can know the Infinite Essence of God with one or two names, when the names which we apply to Him, is as limited our knowledge.

      Even our prophet who was the whole wisdom and knowledge, said in this regard, addressing Allah:ِ ``We could't know you as we should have known!''

      In other word, God, is an indivisible Sacred Essence, and His great many beautiful names and Attributes are not something other than His Sacred Essence. Allah, is a name that includes all the Attributes of God. Other names of Him may imply the Attributes by which we try to explain his nature by our weak and limited knowledge. These beautiful names of God are counted to 99 by the language of Muslims. All the 99 names are the Attributes of the same Essence, and the only one reality whom we know Him to be our Lord God. If for every name there was one separate, Essence, then we would have 99 gods, and this is absurd, and non-sense.

      These sacred names are found among the prayers, supplications, and hymns. Meanwhile we must clear our mind from such falsehood, that; God has taken a child, or He may have a partner, or he is dependent some how on the power of His creature. We have to realize that our Lord is the only one God, and far from any partner.

      The ending of the verse (NO.110) is an instruction on account of the recital of the prayers:ِ

      ``.... And recite not your prayer too loud, or too low and take a way in between.''

      That which is the most important in prayer is being present spiritually and physically, in front of our Lord in a humble manner. Therefore to pronounce the prayer too loud or too low may render the supplicant absent minded. Of course that part of the prayer which is called, ``AZÄN'' must be uttered in a loud voice, because the object here is to call people, near or far, to the congregational prayer.

      There is an important point here to be considered that Allah has told us:ِ ``Recite not your prayer too loudly.''

      The verse teaches us to perform our prayer so that the critics, and disbelievers, may have not an excuse to scoff at us, and at our religion and worship. It must be performed politely, quietly, reasonably, and not injurious to other people.

      Now-a-days, in the places of worship we see sometimes that when people are having their rest and repose, the powerful loud speakers that are installed upon the high minarets of the mosque, very loudly radiate the recital of the prayer, or the speech of the preacher! Those who wish to transmit the voice of Islam, like that, with noise and uproar, and as loud as possible; should know that they are very wrong! Their kind of propaganda and preaching, will repel people from Islam, instead of attracting them. No Muslim should ever go beyond the extremes in anything; even those which seem to be good and are said to be incumbent upon him.

      Another point which is worthy of more consideration here, is the slogan; ``ALLAH-AKBAR'' which means, Allah is Greater.

      A Muslim said Allah-Akbar in the presence of Hazrat Imam Sadiq (AS). Hazrat Imam asked him:ِ ``Of what is Allah Greater?'' The Muslim answered:ِ``From everything!'' Hazrat Imam said to him:ِ ``If you think so you have confined Allah by comparing Him with His creatures.''

      The Muslim asked:ِ ``What should I say then?'' Hazrat Imam told him:ِ ``Say:ِ Allah is Greater to be qualified (i.e Allah is INDESCRIBABLE).

THE END OF SUREH ASRÄ (17)

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