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December 3, 2004
FAITH OR IDOLATRY EXPLAINED THROUGH CHAPTER AL-FATEHA (#1)
I seek refuge in Allah, from satan the rejected.
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
Chapter 1 called “Al-Fatehah” reveals a lot of information. I have presented some in the past, and I have been revealed some more, all Praise be to Allah. With each verse, I will explain as we go along. At the end of this khutbah, you will see a “Profound Revelation” of God. Just like you may wonder how God revealed Himself to Moses, similarly you will be awed by today’s revelation. BUT DO NOT FORGET TO FALL PROSTRATE TO ALLAH, AFTER HEARING THIS KHUTBAH, OR AFTER READING IT,
IF THAT IS THE CASE. The importance lies in the fact that you appreciate whatever comes from Allah and respond by falling prostrate to Him. The magicians from among pharoah’s people, who believed, after seeing the Miracles shown by Moses, fell prostrate to demonstrate their belief in God and His messenger. (26:46-48)
1:1 In the name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Explanation: If you believe that Allah (God) is the Initiator and Creator of everything, by what you see or do not see; and that the creation of the universe started with His Name, and continues to expand and develop in His Name, till forever or eternity; then you are a Muslim. If you have any doubts about this fact, or think otherwise, then you have committed idol worship.
1:2 Praise be to ALLAH, Lord of the Universe.
Explanation: If you give all the Praise and Exaltation to Allah for doing as I explained in verse 1; the Initiation and Creation of everything, in addition to being behind our everyday lives and in full control over all things and matters; then you are a Muslim. If you do not Praise Him continuously as your “rightful Lord”, then you have committed idol worship.
1:3 Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Explanation: The ONE who deserves this pair of Attributes is only ALLAH, as we shall see through the “Mathematical Coding”. These attributes reflect His Graciousness and Mercy to create and bestow enormous blessings upon the human race, after we blasphemed Him during our first life in the heavens. Logic tells us that normally when we insult, blaspheme, or disobey; we are not rewarded with
immense blessings, but are punished or reprimanded immediately. But Allah gave us another chance out of His Mercy and at the same time the provisions and the tools to achieve what we have at this time. Hence, His attribute of Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Mathematical Coding: The GV of Most Gracious is 329. The GV of Most Merciful is 289. Clearly, the sum of the digits of 329 is 3+2+9 = 14. Clearly, the sum of the digits of 289 is 2+8+9 = 19. These are the two SACRED CODES mentioned in the Quran in 74:30 and 15:87. Together, they form the “Even and the Odd” that is mentioned in 89:3. This mathematical coding clearly links this pair of Attributes to the Creator – Allah, for whom we should have “ALL THE REVERENCE” after witnessing these Miracles.
I shall now show you another Miracle that comes out of these numbers (329 and 289), representing His attributes of Most Gracious and Most Merciful.
When we convert these numbers into a chapter and a verse; we get 2 verses, which are 32:9 and 28:9. This phenomenon could be argued by the doubters as to why we did not take these numbers to be verses 3:29 and 2:89. The reason is that when God reveals a Miracle, there is a purpose behind it and He fully supports His revelation; which I will reserve to prove later when someone presents a challenge. For the time being, God has given us verses 32:9 and 28:9.
Miracle: The number 329 is GV of Most Gracious, when converted to verse
32:9, has the Allah letters as 18.
Miracle: The number 289 is GV of Most Merciful, when converted to verse 28:9, has the Allah letters as 19. Both numbers 18 and 19, constitute the “EVEN AND THE ODD” and further represent the GV’s of “WAHIDUN” and “WAHID” --- meaning “ONE” in English, proving that ALLAH IS ONE, through the Attributes that are attached to His Name. Glory be to Allah.
If you believe in the above miracles and know that Allah is the only One representative and deserving of these attributes, then you are a Muslim. If you do not believe what you have been shown, then you have certainly committed idol worship.
1:4 Master of the Day of Judgment.
Explanation: If you believe that Allah will resurrect us on the Day of Judgment and will be the “Sole Judge” to decide over our belief, affairs, and actions in this life; and the only One who can reward us with Heaven or punish us through Hell; without
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any intercession from anyone; then you are a Muslim. If you think and believe to the contrary, then you have committed idol worship.
1:5 You Alone we worship; You Alone we ask for help.
Explanation: You cannot achieve the part of the verse on “worship” till you practice the second part of the verse of “asking Allah for everything”. Also, you cannot achieve the second part of the verse, till you fully recognize the reasons as to why Allah is the only One worthy of all worship. Besides the Salat, Zakat, Fasting and Hajj, you have to worship Allah through all the commands mentioned in the Quran. To put these commands into practice, you will need His help.
To worship Him fully, you have to ask Allah to grant you righteousness, ask Him to grant you guidance, ask Him to grant you steadfastness, ask Him to make you consistent in your Salats and Zakat, ask Him to grant you righteous children, ask Him to save you from the persecution and oppression of the disbelievers, ask Him to heal your afflictions and diseases, ask Him to make matters easy for you, ask Him to grant you the strength and courage to face everyday challenges in life, ask Him to forgive you and spare you the agony of the hellfire, ask Him to grant and bless you with His mercy, knowledge and wisdom from the scripture, ask Him to grant you victory over the disbelieving people, ask Him to give you refuge with Him and protect you from the whispers and tricks of the devils – jinns and humans, ask Him to remove your arrogance, ego, stubbornness, evil thoughts, ignorance, jealousy, backbiting and vain talk. ASK HIM FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED, but do not implore anyone else beside Him.
If you worship Him round the clock throughout your life, as stated above with a few examples, after having acquired belief, then you are a Muslim. If you think that God Alone is not sufficient for you and your needs, then you have committed a blasphemy and idol worship.
1:6 Guide us in the right path.
Explanation: This is the most important chapter represented by the number 1, which applies to Allah as being One – and the chapter mentions subject matter relevant to Allah only, while the true believers recite the seven verses in each Rakah of their Salat, and at other times, to implore and remember Allah. Out of the 7 verses, only verse number 6 tells the believers to ask for Allah’s guidance to be on the right path, above everything else in life that we may implore for.
This verse is connected to verse 5, which tells us to worship Allah and ask for His help.
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The Miracle reveals that only verses 5 and 6, out of the seven verses, have
Arabic letters as 19 and 18, which reveals the “Revelation of 1”. Furthermore, the Quranic initials used in these 2 verses are 15 and 16, again revealing the “Revelation of 1”.
This proves that only God is worthy of all worship; that only He can provide help; and that only He can guide us. The ones who accept His revelations readily are the ones destined to be guided. If you are guided by God, all your actions in life could be guided by Him, so long as you stay away from all forms of idol worship. It is time to stop, think and reflect how many times you might have already disobeyed God during your life, and to seek forgiveness and offer repentance to Him. You have to put all your trust in Him as all the other blessings come under the umbrella of the “blessing of Guidance”.
For this reason, this is the only verse in the whole chapter that has been marked by the Most Gracious, with His name letters and the messenger’s letters to reveal the “Revelation of 1”.
In Arabic: “Ahdena Alsirat Almustaqeem.” In English: “Guide us in the right path.”
Revealed: The Allah letters are 7 in the verse, and messenger’s letters are 8; thus, revealing the Message of the whole of Quran behind this verse, through the “revelation of 1”, which is to believe and follow God’s Authority Alone; by believing and following His Authorized Messengers, to receive your guidance.
If you are guided by God to follow His messengers, while fully believing in the Quran, then you are a Muslim. But if you just say that you believe in Quran while ignoring the most important verses on messengers in the Quran, then you have committed a falsehood and idolatry.
1:7 Part 1: The path of those whom You blessed.
Miracle: Up to this part of the verse, from the beginning of verse 1 of the chapter, are precisely 114 Arabic letters, which are also the number of all the chapters in the Quran. This is a multiple of 19. You can only be blessed by God, if you believe and follow all of the Quran, and nothing else. This is the purpose of precisely putting 114 Arabic letters, to fit in with the meaning of what you have recited so far.
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Miracle: From verse 1:5 upto this part of 1:7, that mentions Allah; His help; His guidance; the right path of those that He blessed; the GV of all the Allah letters is 140, which is a multiple of 14. The GV of all of messenger’s letters is 868, which is also a multiple of 14, Glory be to Allah. The Miracle of 14 is the Miracle of the Seven Pairs, which has been blessed upon me as a Sign. The above Miracle clarifies the point I have made.
1:7 The path of those whom You blessed; not of those who have deserved wrath, nor of the strayers.
Miracle: The GV of all of the Allah letters from verse 1:5 to verse 1:7 is 299. The GV of all of messenger’s letters from verse 1:5 to verse 1:7 is 1192.
Miracle of 19-14: The difference in 299 and 1192 is 893, which is a multiple of 19. The sum of 299 and 1192 is 1491, which is a multiple of 7. The numbers 299 and 1192 arising out of the GV’s of Allah letters and the messenger’s letters reveals an additional miracle. The Sum of the digits of 299 is 2+9+9 = 20. The Sum of the digits of 1192 is 1+1+9+2 = 13. By converting these numbers 20 and 13 into a chapter and a verse, we get 20:13.
God Almighty reveals the ultimate Truth and Proof, that He IS ONE, through His messenger, through verse 20:13 and the subsequent verse 20:14.
20:13 I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.
20:14 I am ALLAH; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship Me alone and observe the Salat to remember Me.
The Message Revealed: The Allah letters for both verses are 30, while the messenger’s letters are 31, thus revealing that the Supreme Eternal Lord is only One. Putting the Allah letters and the messenger’s letters, side by side, as 30,31 we get the answer as 7 x 433, which is the value of the Lord of the Universe. All Praise belongs to Allah.
Through God’s revelations with my name letters, I feel enormously blessed - all Praise and Glory belongs to Allah, Most Gracious and Most Merciful, who is showing the right path to today’s generations to follow. Walk the path with me, in God’s name and in His cause, and you can certainly share the same blessings of God’s guidance that He has bestowed upon me. If you follow me, then you have submitted to Allah. If you oppose me, then you have not only incurred God’s wrath but also committed idol worship and strayed away from the right path forever.
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Before these revelations came to me, as God tells us in 3:164, the people had strayed off from the true religion of Islam, as given in the Quran. Now He has revealed His name again to a messenger and through a messenger, that He is indeed ONE. Those seeking the Truth and guidance will surely benefit from this MESSAGE.
You can see that the revelation of 1 God has been revealed through verse 14, and chapter 20 has the initials T.H. which have a GV of 14 also. God is Praised and Glorified.
Peace be upon the messengers.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe.