RELIGIOUS MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Ahmed Hulusi, translated by Ahmed Baki

Translator's Preface

I begin with the name “ALLAH”.

May Salaat and eternal Peace be upon HU’s Rasul Mohammed Mustafa (peace be upon him) who informed us the Deen at the sight of “ALLAH”.

Dear Friend,

The Deen (Religion) of ISLAM is entirely based on the recognition that ALLAH is AHAD as announced in the Koran.

With respect to the authority of the Koran, ISLAM is not one of the many religions of the world but is the Deen (System) at the sight of ALLAH (ind’Allah).

To understand and evaluate this essential fact, we need first to read and understand what the name “ALLAH” refers to as a basis in the Koran and in the teachings of RasulAllah (peace be upon him) who communicated It to us.

The whole universe is an intelligent system. The Deen explains this intelligent universal system. None of the approaches that is not principally based on the understanding of oneness of ALLAH, can be connected with the Deen at the sight of ALLAH.

The greatest enmity on the Deen as well as on the peace of humankind has been to speak ABOUT the contents of the Deen without knowing the basic concept denoted by the name ‘ALLAH’ as informed by Mohammed (peace be upon him).

They who try to guide people IN THE NAME OF (!) a religion with creating impressions of religious authority have in fact been throwing speeches only about a God and a religion in their own images. And without the recognition of the concept of “ALLAH”, they not only make people lose interest in and stay away from Allah, but also from Hu’s Rasul and Islam, knowingly or unknowingly.

Recognizing and having effective faith in what is denoted by the concept ALLAH and the System HU created, require first a spiritual consciousness that totally accepts, embraces the entire creation and contemplates the life with the eye of ALLAH. The goal for such a faithful and evolved consciousness is to see past the creation to observe what is called as the Creator within the essence of everything.

However, due to the mass of misunderstandings and misguidance built on the misconception about what is denoted by the name ALLAH, the very basic proposals of the Deen such as acceptance, forgiveness, connection, unity and oneness have been misinterpreted and even been replaced with completely contrary actions in the name of the religion, such as complaining, blaming, expelling and separation.

It needs to be understood before all that there is no god out-there in the sky that expects favor from his followers on earth and that will reward some deeds achieved to gain merit. The original understanding of the Deen as informed by Mohammed (peace be upon him), who confirmed all the Rasuls and the revelations prior to him, can never be considered as another religion that came after or against some other religions.

One must know that all religious classifications and separations, titles and labels pertain to this physical world only and none is going to have effect in the spiritual dimension beyond the five senses. However, the state of our consciousness as to live to accept, confirm and experience the undivided wholeness of all that IS and its authority on everything that happens in life, is what will construct an entire future for us in the spiritual dimension.

An open mind and a spiritual consciousness are gifts bestowed on human, who can be refined from misunderstandings and conditionings that veil the experience of the reality of life.

Spiritually conscious person is not content with the limitations of the five senses. He seeks to see beyond the physical appearances and to understand, experience the undivided wholeness of Essence within everything. He is one who acts first toward his inner self and he experiences the enormous power of thought and belief. Therefore spiritual practices take an important place in his life. He avoids actions that make him feel separated but he approaches life with a loving and enlightening attitude. Life is endless for him and he views death as a transition into a new dimension. He is constantly thankful for all that was given and he shares and serves generously.

For those who are ignorant of the truth, however, there is a God out-there or off in the sky somewhere, which they either accept or deny! They limit themselves to the five senses in thoughts and beliefs, and as a consequence feel themselves and everything separate from all others.

God is likewise separate and He (!) will someday hold people accountable. They only know how to act toward the external world and the goal for them is to live to prove themselves and control the world, as life is in this physical universe only in their eyes. They are not thankful, as they don’t see themselves receiving any gift, assistance or forgiveness. The ignorant is firm that his existence will end with this lifetime. Always ignoring the invisible reality in all aspects in favor of the visible world is the general attitude of the ignorant.

It must be known that at he root of all afflictions that human suffers, lies his unawareness of the unseparated Wholeness of all that IS. There is no other way of liberation for human other than RECOGNIZING and ACCEPTING the meaning that is informed through the name ALLAH, RECONSIDERING the Deen-i ISLAM and RECONSTRUCTING his view about life under such an understanding. Therefore nothing in this world serves humankind more vital than the information about truth shared generously and unconditionally without any expectation of return.
There is no forgiveness waiting for someone who ignored the information and the preparation for a life of the spiritual dimension of consciousness, as there is no god afar off to forgive.

Freedom from the physical restrictions of the five senses into an eternal peace through accessing the dimension of cosmic consciousness is only possible through correcting our misunderstandings about the information communicated to us by RasulAllah Mohammed (peace be upon him) within the framework of the Deen-i ISLAM.
This book, I believe, will be a helpful tool to achieve this goal, which is a collection prepared from some of Author Ahmed Hulusi’s recent writings and previous works for the particular purpose of presenting the new readers with several basic themes in a single publication.

If we are able to evaluate all this information, let us be thankful for that and let us try our best to express our gratitude by sharing it generously with a loving, serving and enlightening attitude. May "ALLAH" enable us all to appreciate “Islam’ correctly and have effective faith in what RasulAllah informed us.

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