Our God and your God is One !
"And argue not with the people of the Scripture unless it be in a way that is better, save with such of them as do wrong; and say: We believe in that which had been revealed unto us and revealed unto you; our God and your God is One, and unto Him we surrender." 29:46
What we believe about our God is summarized in the following facts. They reflect different aspects of "Divine Unity".
1- There is no god, but God
This fact provides us a great source of help, as we desperately need it. We, all human beings, have countless needs and despite this fact have many deficiencies involved within us.
What we need is limited by only what we can imagine
What we can accomplish and possess is limited by what we can do by our hands or to where our hands can reach.
There are many things that we have to deal with in our daily lives and each of these things requires our attention, energy and usually patience. We are connected to many things around us, and sometimes overwhelmed with confusion because of such abundance. This fact simplifies life for us, and turns our face from abundance to only one great source. Once you find Him, you are liberated from other obligations and fears.
There is only one God, One Creator, One Master. He is the only One who masters everything, who can give your needs, the One whom you can ask for help. So, you don’t exhaust yourself with other things. Don’t feel obliged to them or humiliate yourself before them for any reason.
By worshipping and believing in only one God, and seeking everything from him, knowing Him as the source of All-Power and all-Knowledge, you quit to worship to any other things.
2- He has no partner
Once you believe, wherever you are, whatever condition you are in, whatever you need, you have direct access to give you prayers, your requests to your Lord without any intervention. You don’t have to go through any intermediary steps.
He has no partner means that He is the One and has no partner in His royal authority, as well as in His acts and creating. In principle, a worldly king may have no partner in his authority but may have partners to help Him to execute the rules and govern his subjects. These partners act as intermediaries between him and his subjects. Allah has no such need and therefore no partner in his Lordship. One thing can interfere with another only if He permits it. In addition, his Divine Unity and Oneness rejects any intermediaries between Him and His creatures, thus everyone has direct access to Him regardless of time and place.
3- He owns the heavens and earth
Do not think that you own yourself for you cannot administer your own affairs. You cannot maintain your spirit and even body, meet all your needs and secure yourself against countless disasters. For instance, You cannot avoid exhaustion and aging, because you are subject to time and other erosive factors. Yet another example is the sleep.You have to sleep at least for a few hours a day. You cannot keep your functionalities running well if you skip the sleep for one-two days. Totally diminish and lose your functionality if you are further forced to stay awake for more than three-four days.
All the creatures, even they ignore the Creator have to follow and do follow the rules enforced by the Creator, it doesn’t matter whether they are aware of it, or not.
Since all these around you, including your own body, belong to the One who is All-Powerful and All-Compassionate; rely upon His power and compassion. Give up your sorrows and anxieties and find the peace inside you.
The universe, which you love, to which you are connected but which hurts you by its complications and confusion, which you cannot remedy, is the property of an All-Powerful and Merciful One. So hand over the property to its Owner.
You only focus on your own responsibilities and do not interfere with His acts. Do not get yourself into trouble by what you cannot achieve. Take it easy! as your Owner controls it completely and administers it as He wills. He is All-Wise, All-Compassionate and acts for a wise purpose.
This doesn’t mean you are free from your responsibilities in this world, instead, you are obliged to do your best whatever you are doing and whatever you are responsible for. You are given the great potential to be the representative of God in this world. First you surrender God, then try your best and do your best, to be a good representative, thus people by looking at you will see attributes of God, and acknowledge God in a better way. Fulfill your real purpose here in the world, first know yourself then your God.
These facts are derived from the word of the “Divine Unity”, which is so-called Tawhid, meaning God’s Oneness. The word is originally as follows:
“La ilahe illallahu vahdehu la serike leh, lehul mulku ve lehul hamdu yuhyi ve yumit ve huve hayyun layemut, biyedihil hayr ve huve ala kulli seyin kadir ve ileyhil masir.”
Each of the facts given above corresponds to one-or two phrases in this word.
Phrase 1. La ilahe illallahu: There is no god, but God.
Phrase 2. Vahdehu: He is the One.
Phrase 3. La serike leh: He has no partner
Phrase 4. Lehul mulku: He owns the earth and heavens.
Phrase 5. Ve lehul hamdu: to Him belongs all the praise.
Phrase 6.Yuhyi: He alone gives life
Phrase 7. Ve yumit: and makes to die
Phrase 8: ve huve hayyun layemut: He is living and dies not
Phrase 9. Biyedihil hayr: In His hand is all good
Phrase 10. Ve huve ala kulli seyin kadir: He is powerful over everything
Phrase 11. Ve ileyhil masir: and unto Him is the homecoming
Each phrase in this word affirms Divine Unity, and each message related with each word offers a cure, and each cure contains a spiritual pleasure.
This summary is derived from The Twentieth Letter, Letters, Risale-i Nur collection authored by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. One can find complete text at:
http://www.risale-inur.com.tr/rnk/eng/letters/20letter.html
What we believe about our God is summarized in the following facts. They reflect different aspects of "Divine Unity".
1- There is no god, but God
This fact provides us a great source of help, as we desperately need it. We, all human beings, have countless needs and despite this fact have many deficiencies involved within us.
What we need is limited by only what we can imagine
What we can accomplish and possess is limited by what we can do by our hands or to where our hands can reach.
There are many things that we have to deal with in our daily lives and each of these things requires our attention, energy and usually patience. We are connected to many things around us, and sometimes overwhelmed with confusion because of such abundance. This fact simplifies life for us, and turns our face from abundance to only one great source. Once you find Him, you are liberated from other obligations and fears.
There is only one God, One Creator, One Master. He is the only One who masters everything, who can give your needs, the One whom you can ask for help. So, you don’t exhaust yourself with other things. Don’t feel obliged to them or humiliate yourself before them for any reason.
By worshipping and believing in only one God, and seeking everything from him, knowing Him as the source of All-Power and all-Knowledge, you quit to worship to any other things.
2- He has no partner
Once you believe, wherever you are, whatever condition you are in, whatever you need, you have direct access to give you prayers, your requests to your Lord without any intervention. You don’t have to go through any intermediary steps.
He has no partner means that He is the One and has no partner in His royal authority, as well as in His acts and creating. In principle, a worldly king may have no partner in his authority but may have partners to help Him to execute the rules and govern his subjects. These partners act as intermediaries between him and his subjects. Allah has no such need and therefore no partner in his Lordship. One thing can interfere with another only if He permits it. In addition, his Divine Unity and Oneness rejects any intermediaries between Him and His creatures, thus everyone has direct access to Him regardless of time and place.
3- He owns the heavens and earth
Do not think that you own yourself for you cannot administer your own affairs. You cannot maintain your spirit and even body, meet all your needs and secure yourself against countless disasters. For instance, You cannot avoid exhaustion and aging, because you are subject to time and other erosive factors. Yet another example is the sleep.You have to sleep at least for a few hours a day. You cannot keep your functionalities running well if you skip the sleep for one-two days. Totally diminish and lose your functionality if you are further forced to stay awake for more than three-four days.
All the creatures, even they ignore the Creator have to follow and do follow the rules enforced by the Creator, it doesn’t matter whether they are aware of it, or not.
Since all these around you, including your own body, belong to the One who is All-Powerful and All-Compassionate; rely upon His power and compassion. Give up your sorrows and anxieties and find the peace inside you.
The universe, which you love, to which you are connected but which hurts you by its complications and confusion, which you cannot remedy, is the property of an All-Powerful and Merciful One. So hand over the property to its Owner.
You only focus on your own responsibilities and do not interfere with His acts. Do not get yourself into trouble by what you cannot achieve. Take it easy! as your Owner controls it completely and administers it as He wills. He is All-Wise, All-Compassionate and acts for a wise purpose.
This doesn’t mean you are free from your responsibilities in this world, instead, you are obliged to do your best whatever you are doing and whatever you are responsible for. You are given the great potential to be the representative of God in this world. First you surrender God, then try your best and do your best, to be a good representative, thus people by looking at you will see attributes of God, and acknowledge God in a better way. Fulfill your real purpose here in the world, first know yourself then your God.
These facts are derived from the word of the “Divine Unity”, which is so-called Tawhid, meaning God’s Oneness. The word is originally as follows:
“La ilahe illallahu vahdehu la serike leh, lehul mulku ve lehul hamdu yuhyi ve yumit ve huve hayyun layemut, biyedihil hayr ve huve ala kulli seyin kadir ve ileyhil masir.”
Each of the facts given above corresponds to one-or two phrases in this word.
Phrase 1. La ilahe illallahu: There is no god, but God.
Phrase 2. Vahdehu: He is the One.
Phrase 3. La serike leh: He has no partner
Phrase 4. Lehul mulku: He owns the earth and heavens.
Phrase 5. Ve lehul hamdu: to Him belongs all the praise.
Phrase 6.Yuhyi: He alone gives life
Phrase 7. Ve yumit: and makes to die
Phrase 8: ve huve hayyun layemut: He is living and dies not
Phrase 9. Biyedihil hayr: In His hand is all good
Phrase 10. Ve huve ala kulli seyin kadir: He is powerful over everything
Phrase 11. Ve ileyhil masir: and unto Him is the homecoming
Each phrase in this word affirms Divine Unity, and each message related with each word offers a cure, and each cure contains a spiritual pleasure.
This summary is derived from The Twentieth Letter, Letters, Risale-i Nur collection authored by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. One can find complete text at:
http://www.risale-inur.com.tr/rnk/eng/letters/20letter.html
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