my islam is peace

A perfect is a bet at the racetrack in which you win if you correctly pick the first and second place finishers in the right order. To trifecta is when you get the first three in the right order. Gamblers use all sorts of tricks to oustsmart the track, including buying the "Daily Racing Form" and analysing the track records of the horses in the race, their previous times, the horses' names, their favorite numbers and divine revelations from God. After the race, you can see the bettors walking around with their long horse faces cursing and saying, "I knew I should have bet on the 5!" Unfortunately there is a lot more at stake today in choosing between Christianity, Islam and Judaism than $2.

The word "perfect" means "complete in all respects, without defect or omission, sound, flawless, completely correct or accurate, exact, precise and pure." This week Ann Coulter created to firestorm by saying on "The Big Idea" with Donny Deutsch that Christians are perfected Jews. The American Jewish Committee, The National Jewish Democratic Council, and the Anti Defamation League did everything but call Ann Coulter Adolf Hitler, and The Anti Defamation League said that "Ann Coulter clearly knows very little about religious theology."

In the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ said to his disciples, "I have told you that I go to prepare to place for you." If I go and prepare to place for you I will come again and will take you to myself so that where I am there you may be also. I am the way and the truth and the life. "No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14: 1-7). The New Testament says, "By a single offering Jesus Christ has perfected for all time those who are sanctified (Believers in Jesus Christ)." (Hebrews 10: 14). The Anti Defamation League said that "Ann Coulter clearly knows very little about religious theology." The leaders of the Anti-Defamtion League with the long faces over Ann Coulter's remark clearly have not read the "Daily Racing Form", America's turf authority since 1894, not to be confused with George Orwell's "1984".

In George Orwell's "1984", Winston Smith lives in London, Oceania. Oceania is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother which censors everyone's behavior including their thoughts. In Oceania falling in love is a criminal offense. The Ministry of Love is the Alcoholics Anonymous rehabilitation center for people who fall in love. When Winston fell in love with Julia, he was sent to the Abu Ghraib Christian Center where he had his love for Julia tortured out of him. He was tortured until his beliefs coincided with those of The Christian Party, just like in the Christian Crusade announced by President Bush in 2003, the 300 year Christian Inquisition, the Pogroms and the Holocaust. If slaughtering and torturing innocent non believing men, women and children for the past thousand years is a perfect religion then George Bush knows what I ' s doing.

The word "perfect" means required. According to the New Testament Christian people must follow "0", "2", "10" or "613" commandments of God the Father. Unfortunately it doesn't work like that at the track, Jack. According to the Christian Holy Bible, Jesus Christ says, "I am God, I am not God." This is why in 325 A.D. at the Council of Arsinoe the Church Fathers voted on whether or not Jesus Christ was God. Jesus Christ was God elected by human beings, although not unanimously, 300 years after his death.

God of Mount Sinai aka Jesus Christ, God the Father, The Holy Spirit, Allah, Yehovah, Elohim said through every Biblical Prophet especially Jesus Christ that when the Messiah came he would purify Judaism, Christianity and Islam to their essences in order to bring down every Jew, Christian and Muslim into the same barn, The Temple of Love aka The Temple of 10ve aka The World Peace Religion. This is all laid out neatly at the Temple of Love website. The heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam is sheer perfection. It is the belief that there is a God, that God is the God who carved His Word, "10ve", the 10 commandments into stone Himself, and then gave them to Moses, Jesus Christ and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and the belief that we all must obey the word of God, "10ve".

The problem with Christianity, Islam and Judaism is that they all say that only their members are perfect, and they command their members to massacre every non believing man, woman and child outside of their group because they are devils. We are now too technologically advanced for nuclear world war III because nuclear every scientist knows that nuclear world war III and its aftermath nuclear winter then ultraviolet summer will leave no survivors.

Islam and Christianity both believe in the Old Testament and the New Testament and that the Messiah Jesus Christ is coming to save them and conquer the world for them. Two billion Christians and 1.3 billion Muslims believe the book of Revelations story that in nuclear world war III, the Apocalypse, Heaven and earth will be destroyed and then a new Heaven and a new earth will appear, and to New Jerusalem will descend from the sky. The New Testament was written in Greek by Greek authors. What the Christian and Muslim people were not taught by their religious teachers is that the story in the book of Revelations about Jesus Christ Prince flying down from Heaven on his flying horse to slay the snake, goat, lion Beast, Satan, is a dead on plagiarism of the Greek fairy tale of Prince Bellerophon on his flying horse Pegasus slaying the snake, goat, lion Chimera. Look it up in the Daily Racing Form, America's Turf Authority since 1894.

Karen Fish is a writer currently living in Los Angeles, California.
The Temple of Love - The World Peace Religion
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"And We have placed coverings on their hearts and a heaviness in their ears lest they understand it, and when you mention your Lord alone in the Quran they turn their backs in aversion". Quran Al-Isra [17:46]

Our prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) used to become very sad when the people used to refute the verses of the Quran. For the strengthening of his heart, Allah almighty revealed the following verse,

"Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you (O Muhammad peace be upon him) warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe". Quran Al-Baqara [2:6]

However, this verse does not imply that the Muslims should not spread the word of Allah Almighty. This is because we cannot be sure that who among the masses is the person who is going to accept the truth and who has the heart, mind, and soul with locks. This is explained in the following verse of the Holy Quran. Allah Almighty says in the Quran,

And that I should recite the Quran. Therefore whoever goes aright, he goes aright for his own soul, and whoever goes ' astray, then say: I am only one of the warners.Quran An-Naml [27:92]

So it is recommended for the Muslims to warn people. However, every Muslim should keep in mind that it is blatantly wrong according to Islam if they try to force someone to accept Islam.

The Quran also solaces the Muslims who have to face ridiculing or picking at by the non-Muslims if they try to spread the word of Allah. Allah almighty says in the Quran,

And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people (followers of Muhammad peace be upon him, Al-Ansâr and Al-Muhajirûn) have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not. Quran Al-Baqara [2:13]

The verse, mentioned above clearly implies that there is no reason for a Muslim to be disheartened if any non-Muslim picks at him.

Of course, the Quran is a divine guidance.This is the very reason why the Quran throws an open challenge to the people who do not believe in it. Allah almighty says in the Quran,

"And if you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (i.e. the Qur'an) to Our slave (Muhammad peace be upon him), then produce a Surah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah, if you are truthful". Quran Al-Baqara [2:23]

The Arabs were great linguistics in the times when Quran was revealed. In fact, they took deep pride in it. However, no nonbeliever among them was able to produce anything even near to the linguistic quality or content of the Quran.

If you want to read more Articles regarding to Islam and Quran you can find all here: Quran Recitation is an online Islamic School which offers Quran teaching services online. The school also teaches Quran Recitation and Quran Reading with Translation.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) of located in Jeddah, Arabia Saudi is an intergovernmental organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. As the second largest international organization after the United Nations, has the power to rule the world.

Is coadjutes 57 Nations, most of which is Islamic in the East, North, West and South of Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. OIC politely maintains his power from the focal point.

Like the UN, OIC has problems to enforce its resolutions. It has great legislative powers, but no executive or judicial power. This form condemns it the unit in support of member committees, but that are not required by law. The majority of the OIC can do is ask politely to do something.

The OIC does not have own armed forces. None of its committees are designed to control, support or operate any military. However, they may be able to create such a structure, but they are still dependent on the loyal Member States to protect them.

Different organizations within the OIC are powerful on paper, but weak on foot. In order to implement all of its powers, would force strong members to obey until that they were comfortable with the loss of control.

The exceptions would be countries that already had weak Governments and found it easier to delegate authority to the major Government.

OIC makes it because it needs to remain diplomatic. For now, it remains dependent on its member Governments. It does no one scare for burdening her with his sword.

Over the years, commissions overseen by the tri-anuales and annual conferences have build institutions to work towards idealistic dreams. Its universities have increased in prestige. Research and training centres of culture, economy, technology, and education have preserved the seniority of States members while helping them develop. The OIC also supports an Islamic Bank of development, Fund of solidarity and broadcasting and news agency

Idealistic dreams of the OIC are: eliminate racial prejudice; eradicating colonialism; safeguard the Holy Land; international support for peace, Palestinians and Muslims all persons in order to preserve their dignity, independence and national rights.

In 2006, the OIC made an interesting move. The United Nations joined in a cooperation agreement. Causes seeking the support of one or another aid from both. OIC has now most of the Nations in the world supporting without admitting to all of them, and the UN has the support of the OIC.

The importance of this is not seen or written. What makes that so strong OIC is has a strong religious purpose which refutes the reason, and has the support of OPEC.

In the Islamic world, different classes are different sects of Islam is the ruling class, including all the heads of State at the top. These are the people with primary control of the OIC. His dream of a peaceful world where always projected the correct image of Islam, eliminate prejudices and Muslims are always supported and protected is a call of Allah. It is useless to try to convince them that other opinion is correct. Reason can never disprove the revelation.

OPEC is an acronym of the Organization of petroleum exporting countries that it was founded in 1960 and is current Member are: Algeria, Angola, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Here the wealth, brains and brawn of the OIC.

And why is that? You already know the answer. OIL. Oil is the currency of power now, and given that OPEC is the source of the same and the heart of the OIC, OIC has a monopoly on power in the world since its inception.

Probably someone is making the argument that United States does not depend on oil. It has its own reserves; having alternative sources of energy. why everyone is still paying $3.10 a gallon of gasoline? Because that person knows it will take decades of hard work to switch completely over to the auto dependent on energy. United States prefers to take the easier drive give the power to the OIC and be slapped with unit.

President Bush was quite smart to invade Iraq directly. It would have been easier just to launch missiles from Saudi Arabia, our ally. By why not him? Because by invading Iraq, hits the bulls eye of power world dealing with claim of the United States stop to his country of the decline. He can address almost any other country in OPEC or the OIC from Iraq. External circles are marked by the limits of the OIC and OPEC. This bulls eye controlled worldwide by the dependency of the Alliance, the presentation or trade.

The world knows super countries populated by Russia, China, India and Indonesia as the Nations producers in the world. The four are observer States of the OIC. United States has not been wised still. The observer States are entitled to participate, comment and make suggestions - but the voting power in the decisions. Is too far-fetched to assume that some of the policies of the OIC are to respect the views of the world's producers who respectfully attend conferences? Observers are vigilant, but only guardian of a chain. Because after all, even if the OIC does something they do not like, how administered without oil? Even producing nations have become Doberman adjustment without teeth.

DRIVING THE U.S.-ISRAEL "STRATEGIC DIALOGUE"

"Strategic Dialogue" talks between the U.S. and Israel--were commenced in earnest at the end of November, 2005 (U.S. State Dept. Bulletin). These "talks" are propelled to their inevitable conclusion (i.e., the U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE PACT/TREATY) by Iran's preposterous charges this past week: No Jewish Holocaust under Hitler; Israel is a "Zionist-European Tumor" which, ipso facto, should be excised from the Middle East and transplanted into Germany-Austria; and, "no, we're not making a Weapon of Mass Destruction, even though 'Israel must be wiped off the map!" (My conjectures.)

Historic revisionism is alive and well--therefore, do not conclude that this series on the "Strategic and Eschatological Imperatives" embedded in the U.S.-Israel Defense Pact (upcoming) is as naïve as you may have surmised (i.e., pure speculation and benignly obscure Christian fundamentalism gone amok). Israel's audacious materiality--in spite of the Adolf Hitler-Grand Mufti, Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini original Axis of Evil--mocks the secular outrage toward Zionism and declares heretical the blather, and hyper symbolism of Biblical liberalism! (Palestinefacts.org)

There are forces like those written hereunder which make the heralding of Daniel the Prophet's final week of Gentile World Power all the more irreversible and prophetically intrusive, in spite of the mockers--both secular and religious--who claim these prognostications are fantasy, or just plain fear-mongering among theological misfits who still claim the Bible has something to say about where this world's heading!

"They've been wrong before--let them prattle about their future Antichrist all they want . . . it's relatively harmless . . . besides, who's listening; who cares . . .in any event, the Millerites, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses and wacko-Christian fundamentalists like Hal Lindsey et al, have always dabbled in the ethereal world of prophetical make believe and we're still here, aren't we?"

Friend . . . you'd better get a grip . . . things are changing, faster than you had any idea . . . and their "prophetical alignment" does not bode well for a world utterly unprepared for what's driving the personality behind: "HE SHALL CONFIRM A COVENANT (i.e., "Treaty") WITH THE MANY..." (Daniel 9:27).

As Winston Churchill once said:

"We reject with scorn all these learned and laboured myths that Moses was but a legendary figure. We believe that the most scientific view, the most up to date and rationalistic conception, will find its fullest satisfaction in taking the Bible literally. We may be sure that all these things happened as they are set out in Holy Writ. In the words of a forgotten work of Mr. Gladstone, we rest with assurance upon 'the impregnable rock of Holy Scripture...' Let the men of science and of learning expand their knowledge and probe with their researches every detail of the records which have been preserved to us from these dim ages. All they do is to fortify the grand simplicity and essential accuracy of the recorded truths which have lighted so far the pilgrimage of man."

THE PRINCE OF PERSIA

When I published my article "Behold, the Prince of Persia" (buzzle.com, June 2005), there were fears that a "Nuclear Iran" would galvanize Radical Islam and stiffen the insurgency in Iraq, compel a "democratic takeover" of secular Middle East nations like Egypt and Turkey, and drive Israel (and for that matter the U.S.) to the brink of a unilateral-preemptive strike at Iranian nuclear facilities. Likewise, because of the Iranian-Syrian Defense Pact (early 2005), Syria and the Palestinian Authority, would find themselves pouring into the "cup of trembling to all the nations 'round about" Israel.

Well, we stand on our "prophetic laurels" and declare the rise of the "Prince of Persia" is all the more enraged through the election and regime of one, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of Iran since August 3, 2005) . . . consider this, as the world continues to spin upon this precarious axis of inscrutible uncertainty . . .

Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Dec. 10, 2005, told the newly-awarded Nobel Prize winner, Mohamed El-Baradei, that his comments to persuade Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program (because its heading toward a nuclear explosion in either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv) the following not-so-ambiguous-mafia-sounding remarks: "He (El-Baradei) knows Iran has not diverted in its nuclear program . . . it would be better for him not to have many interviews." (Comcast Netnews)

The Iranians, with diplomatic hubris, simultaneously suggested, through Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi that the U.S. participates in Iran's nuclear program to wit: "America can take part in international bidding for the construction of Iran's nuclear power plant if they observe the basic standards and quality."

All this during the same week (December 3-10, 2005) in which these not so subtle remarks were made by the ever-more-resembling the coordinator of the American Iranian Hostage Crisis, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

"Some European Countries insist on saying that Hitler killed millions of innocent Jews in furnaces and they insist on it to the extent that if anyone proves something contrary to that they condemn that person and throw them in jail . . . although we (i.e., the Iranians) don't accept this claim (i.e., the Holocaust--six million Jews perishing in Hitler's death camps), if we suppose it (the Holocaust) is true, our question for the Europeans is: Is the killing of innocent Jewish people by Hitler the reason for their support to the occupiers of Jerusalem?" (Paul Hughes, Reuters, Dec. 8, 2005)

Of course, all this was compounded by President-American-Hostage-Leader Ahmadinejad suggesting that Israeli Jews be transplanted to provinces in both Germany and Austria to salve the conscience of their Nazi past. How fitting that all these remarks were made at the summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference held in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia!

Naturally, the U.S.-Israeli reaction was vehement, especially after the October, 2005 "Israel must be wiped off the map" remarks of Mr. Ahmadinejad (The Tribulation Network):

"I hope that these outrageous remarks will be a wake-up call to people who have any illusions about the nature of the regime in Iran" (Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev).

" . . . an outrageous gaffe, which I want to repudiate in the sharpest manner" (President George Bush).

Finally, the bottom line remarks of White House spokesman Scott McClellan:

"It just further underscores our concerns about the regime in Iran. And it's all the more reason why it's so important that the regime not have the ability to develop nuclear weapons."

Just how outrageous were Mr. Ahmadinejad's remarks?

"So, Germany and Austria, come and give one, two or any number of your privinces to the Zionist regime so they can create a country there . . . and the problem will be solved at its root . . . you oppressed them, so give a part of Europe to the Zionist regime . . . why do they insist on imposing themselves (the Europeans) on other powers and creating a tumour (Israel) so there is always tension and conflict?"

Now, Scott McClellan's "all the more reason why it's so important that the regime not have the ability to develop nuclear weapons" and the innocuous subtrafuge of the U.S. State Department's remarks regarding the U.S.-Israel Strategic Dialogue to wit, "The United States and Israel look forward to continuing this dialogue in the Spring of 2006 in Israel"--demands further "strategic dialogue."

Trust me--unless you're in the market for a hot bridge deal--these U.S.-Israeli Strategic Dialogue discussions have not only commenced, they have only intensified as a result of the bombastic absurdities of Iran, along with the rhetoric and actions of Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the acceleration of the insurgency in Iraq against Bush's War on Terror.

The worst fighting in five years between Hezbollah and the IDF took place at the end of November, 2005. This was preceded by a coordinated meeting between Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, and leaders of Hamas (Khaled Meshaal), a deputy leader of Islamic Jihad, and Ahmed Jibril, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Jibril's "organic remarks" tie Iran into the recent assaults in Northern Israel and the suicide bombing of a shopping mall in Israel's Netanya where five Israeli citizens were killed . . .

"We will confirmed that what is going on in occupied Palestine is organically connected to what is going on in Iraq, Syria, Iran and Lebanon" (Jibril) (ICH 12/12/05)

All this in light of Hamas' most recent victories at the polls . . .

"NABLUS, West Bank - Hamas supporters on Friday celebrated a landslide election victory in major West Bank towns, the strongest sign yet of the Islamic militant group's growing political appeal ahead of Jan. 25 parliamentary elections. Israel responded with concern, saying a Palestinian government dominated by Hamas--which calls for Israel's destruction and has killed hundreds of Israelis in attacks-- would not be a partner for peace. Thousands of Hamas supporters joined victory marches after Friday prayers. In Jenin, where Hamas won a majority of local council seats, marchers chanted, 'To Jerusalem we march, martyrs by the millions!' and held up copies of the Quran." (AP, Ali Daraghmeh, Associated Press Writer, Dec. 17, 2005).

UNIT 262, THE F-15I STRATEGIC 69 SQUADRON vs. TOR-M1

As Lebanon, Syrian, Iran and the Palestinian Authority ratchet up the "War on Israel" - Israel has plans of their own . . .

Uzi Mahnaimi of Tel Aviv and Sarah Baxter of the Times Newspapers Ltd. (London) quote a senior White House source saying that the nuclear threat from Iran was moving to the "top of the international agenda and the issue now was 'What next?'"

PM Ariel Sharon quipped: "Israel--and not only Israel--cannot accept a nuclear Iran." Sure sounds like the U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance on parade here!

The IDF has placed its military readiness on "G" alert--the highest stage. Israel is now on the highest military alert to prepare for an attack against Iran!

Israel firmly asserts that by the end of March, 2006, things in Iran, and ipso facto Israel, will have reached the "POINT OF NO RETURN!" UNIAEA head, Mohamed El-Baradei, will present his next report on Iran's nuclear intentions in early March, 2006.

A massive Israeli intelligence probe of Iran's nuclear capabilities, launched from a site in northern Iraq (no doubt in cooperation with the USA) has already identified uranium enrichment sites previously unknown to the IAEA--there could be up to 50 sites in Iran coordinating the uranium enrichment program to produce a nuclear bomb capable of hitting Tel Aviv/Jerusalem.

Israel's top Special Forces Brigade, Unit 262, and their F-15I strategic 69 Squadron, will ready themselves for a non-stop roundtrip to deliver both air and ground devastation to Iran's threats to wipe Israel off the map.

This will be all the more difficult if Iran secures delivery of a $1B anti-ballistic missile system (the Tor-M1) from the Russians. The system is designed to destroy guided missiles and laser-guided bombs from aircraft--likewise, the system can be easily and quickly installed! (ICH 12/12/2005)

Note also: Original Source: The Times of London, Dec. 11, 2005)

"HE WILL CONFIRM THE TREATY"

Let us turn aside, for a moment, shall we, to observe the unvarnished historicity of U.S. Presidential aspirations towards Israel . . . for in this incredible glimpse into the ever-maturing "strategic relationship" between the U.S. and Israel, it has always been her Presidents who have led the way--it is the privilege of the American Executive to orchestrate U.S. foreign policy, and more so, since two World Wars and the Cold War have given birth to the Imperial Presidency; make no mistake to the contrary!

It is this profound political significance between American Presidents and Israel that astounds the world's diplomats and negotiators--especially, European and Moslem observers. Understanding the evolution of the American Imperium and its unusual, yet clearly observable relationship, between its Chief Executive and Israel's security, is most remarkable--to obfuscate this unparalleled association (as some religious and secular observers are loathe to do)--damages the academic and so-called spiritual credentials of those who deny this obvious arrangement!

President Harry S. Truman -

President Truman, whose Baptist roots predisposed him to Israel's rebirth as a nation state for the Jews, commenced a long and ever-deepening relationship between the State of Israel and the USA.

Truman's predecessor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, appeared to be sympathetic to the Jewish cause (i.e., the State of Israel in Palestine); however, his assurances to the Arabs that the United States would not intervene without consulting both parties caused public uncertainty about his position.

President Harry S. Truman, on the other hand after taking office, made it clear that his sympathies were with the Jews; hence, he accepted the Balfour Declaration (made by the British as a quid pro quo for Jewish support for the Allied cause in World War I), explaining that it was in keeping with former President Woodrow Wilson's principle of "self determination."

In point of fact, Daniel Pipes, in his review of Michael T. Benson's book Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel states:

"Benson proves that Truman's policies resulted not from nose-counting (the "Jewish vote" in America) but from deeply-held beliefs. His pro-Israel outlook 'was based primarily on humanitarian, moral, and sentimental grounds, many of which were an outgrowth of the president's religious upbringing and his familiarity with the Bible.' Extensive research into Truman's biography and earlier career shows his impressive consistency. Benson, of the University of Utah, establishes Truman as a studious child and deeply religious young man who, when he unexpectedly found himself in the Oval Office, lived faithfully by his precepts. In the case at hand, he expressed sympathy for Zionism as early as 1939 and reiterated his views many times subsequently." (Palestinefacts.org)

Truman initiated several studies of the Palestine situation that supported his belief that, as a result of the Holocaust, Jews were oppressed and also in need of a homeland. Notwithstanding Truman's support for the Jewish state, and throughout both the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, the Departments of War and State, recognizing the possibility of a Soviet-Arab connection and the potential Arab restriction on oil supplies to the United States, advised against U.S. intervention on behalf of the Jews.

Britain and the United States, in a joint effort to examine the dilemma, established the "Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry." In April 1946, the committee submitted recommendations that Palestine not be dominated by either Arabs or Jews. It concluded that attempts to establish nationhood or independence would result in civil strife; that a trusteeship agreement aimed at bringing Jews and Arabs together should be established by the United Nations; that full Jewish immigration be allowed into Palestine; and that two autonomous states be established with a strong central government to control Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Negev, the southernmost section of Palestine.

British, Arab, and Jewish reactions to the recommendations were not favorable.

In spite of his own Departments of War and State, and of the Brits subterfuge regarding the Jewish State, he immediately recognized the Jewish State upon their declaration of independence--eleven minutes after Israel's declaration of statehood (American Heritage).

This "Presidential Recognition" was, according to Margaret Truman (daughter of President Truman), "the most difficult decision (he) ever faced as president" (Christian Science Monitor). The immediate involvement of the President of the United States--overruling his powerful Secretary of State George Marshall--set a precedence wherein the Presidency and Israel became synonymous in diplomatic parlance. In other words: The President of the United States--not the nation, per se (i.e., Legislative or Judicial branches of government), nor its State Department--became the deciding factor and the fulcrum of the relationship between Israel and the USA.

"Administrative tension" between the U.S. State Department and the President, especially in regards to Israel vis-à-vis U.S. national interest throughout the Middle East, and in particular the acquisition of cheap energy in maintenance of America's ever-expanding economy, is of no small notoriety; yet, provides ample wiggle room when the President wishes to register consternation if the Executive perceives Israel "has gone too far."

President Dwight Eisenhower

With the decline of Britain as the self-appointed protector of the Middle East, and the rise of the Cold War, America's immediate, though periferal role with Israel, was about to change--and change significantly.

Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser seized the Suez Canal in October of 1956--whereupon Britain, France and Israel (as co-conspirators) launched a surprise attack; but, Ike considered the bizarre adventure as a "mid-Victorian form of gunboat diplomacy."

"I've just never seen great powers make such a complete mess and botch of things" - October 30, 1956 (President Eisenhower).

It was the President of the United States who torpedoed the tripartite effort against an Arab nation and won him, at the time, the praise of the UN and as the defender of third-world nations against Israel and the West.

The upshot of Suez, in so far as the U.S.-Israel "Strategic Relationship" is concerned--made the U.S. the dominant player in the Middle East, and, ipso facto, intimately involved with Israel. Furthermore, it brought the Cold War smack dab into the midst of the Middle East.

"The affair (Suez) convinced Eisenhower that a move into the area by the Soviet Union would be disastrous to Europe and Nation, because of oil needs. He announced the Eisenhower Doctrine: The U.S. would send weapons and cash to any Mideast nation threatened by communism" (Christian Science Monitor 10/26/2001).

There's no doubt that the USA was supporting Israel from the get-go (not just Arab states opposed to communism) . . . but then came . . .

Presidents John F. Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon

Strategic cooperation accelerated with John Kennedy's 1962 sale of HAWK antiaircraft missiles to Israel--again, over the objection of the "Arabist" State Department.

After Israel's smashing military victory in 1967 and capture of the Siani, Golan Heights and West Bank--as well as the old city of Jerusalem--Presidents Johnson and Nixon became convinced that the Arabs were not capable of attacking Israel for many years.

A policy of quantitative military equlibrium was in place in the early '60s wherein Lyndon Johnson would provide Israel with tanks and aircraft, but would balance these sales by transference of the same to Arab countries. This policy would inhibit any one state from gaining the military advantage over the other. This all changed in 1968 when Johnson committed Phantom jets to Israel. In so doing, he established the USA as the overwhelming arms supplier of Israel and moved the geopolitical equation from quantitative to Israel's qualitative favor.

Indeed, Johnson's Baptist upbringing affirmed his pro-Israel posture:

"Most if not all of you (speaking to an American Jewish audience) have very deep ties with the land and with the people of Israel, as I do, for my Christian faith sprang from yours . . . the Bible stories are woven into my childhood memories as the gallant struggle of modern Jews to be free of persecution is also woven into our souls" (Jewish Virtual Library).

At this point Israel did not significantly contribute to "Western defenses" in the region because its potential to contribute to a policy of containment was negligible. However, that perception changed when the USA called upon Israel to buttress King Hussein's government and oust the Syrians from their incursion into Jordan in 1970.

Nixon, continued the policies initiated by Johnson, however, it is well known that his affection towards Israel was at best superficial and, for that matter, his predisposition toward being downright anti-Semitic in his private conversations (William F. Buckley, Nixon and Anti-Semitism on the Right, Feb. 10, 1997, National Review) ultimately led, as some surmise, to Israel's horrific losses during the 1973 Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria sought to regain land lost in the '67 War.

Notwithstanding, Nixon came to Israel's rescue and played nuclear brinkmanship with the Soviets, putting them on notice by declaring a worldwide nuclear alert to prevent their intervention on the side of the Arab belligerents. From here the world would witness, for the first time, a new USA involvement into the Middle East cauldron: The Peace Initiatives . . .

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"And Allah's are the best Names, therefore call on Him thereby, and leave alone those who violate the sanctity of His Names; they shall be recompensed for what they did; God's alone are the attributes of perfection; invoke Him, then, by these, and stand aloof from all who distort the meaning of His attributes." Quran Al A'Raf 7:180

"Say: 'Call upon Allah or call upon the Beneficent God; whichever you call upon, He has the Best names.' Say: 'Invoke God, or invoke the Most Gracious: by whichever name you invoke Him, He is always the One -- for His are all the attributes of perfection.'" Quran Al Isra 17:110

"Allah is He, other than Whom there is no other god; Who knows both what is hidden and what can be witnessed; He is the Most Compassionate and Merciful. Allah is He, other than Whom there is no other god; the Sovereign, the One, the Source of Peace, the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Security, the Exalted, the Compelling, the Supreme. Glory be to God, beyond any associations. He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: Whatever exists in heaven and earth declares His Praise and Glory. And He is Exalted in Power, the Wise." Quran Al Hashr 59:22-24

"He is the First and the Last and the Ascendant (over all) and the knower of hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things. He is The First (Al-Awaal) and The Last (Al-Aakhir), The Outward (As-Zhahir) and The Inward (Al-Batin); He is The Knower of All Things." Quran Al-Hadid 57:3

The Divine Names

As humanity evolved along the path of spirituality, various aspects and attributes of divinity were sensed. Climbing higher on the scale of the holy path, Man discovered more facets of Allah, or whatever one may call the Absolute. Gradually, the hidden Isis unveiled, and is still unveiling her beauty--her naked Truth. This revelation is an on-going process, for humanity will not cease to struggle for enlightenment being unsatiated with the crumbs or the milk of the Word.

Discovering himself, man discovered God; and the more he grew in self-awareness, the more he discovered the treasures, the various divine elements unawakened within his essence. This was how the various names of God came into existence. Primitive cultures might have referred to the unseen Intelligence with a single appellation, but as they grew in maturity, in awareness, wisdom and understanding, as they unfolded their own innate divinity, more attributes were realized and names were assigned to the God they worshipped, for man inherently felt that the awakened virtues he had are possessed in full perfection by the Source of All. The amount of God-names expands as man develops his Spirit-awareness.

What man formally understood broadly, he now began to apperceive the details, the minor rays of the One Light; and these details, he may subsequently discover, further differentiate themselves ad infinitum. These divine rays or virtues of Allah were personified by the ancients ushering man from the animistic stage to the polytheistic phase. Almost all of the ancient cultures had their pantheons of gods and goddesses, representing externally the inherent, and somewhat dormant spectrum of divine virtues lying hidden within man. Though man be made in God's image, possessing the seeds of divinity, he still reflects poorly the divine attributes and aspects of his Progenitor; thus humanity still needs to grow into God's image and attain its own beautification, acquiring the state of perfection, the evolutionary stage called "Insan Kamil," or "Perfect Human Being."

Polytheism is not merely a concept or untrue. Human beings do evolve into perfection and attain god status as exclaimed by the prophets, "ye are (intrinsically) gods!" An adept on the spiritual path might make a divine virtue a predominant part of its expression that the embodiment of the attribute causes the adept to be universally and celestially recognized as a god of the divine ray itself. Thus, we have Venus, the goddess of Love, Kwan Yin, the goddess of Mercy, Thoth, the god of Wisdom, etc. The gods are embodiments of the ideal and various esoteric practice revolves around the assumption of the forms and characteristics of the gods and goddesses in order to quicken the magician's own divinity and to produce occult effects. The gods, however, do bow in reverence to Allah, the One Essence recognizing and understanding more than what is known to mortal minds.

In Islam, and in al-Hikmah, in general, human figures are not permitted to represent Allah or the divine attributes, as they are considered sacrilegious. Even the portrait of the Prophet was not saved for posterity. This was to avoid making a cult around the personality of the Messenger as was unfortunately done with the Piscean Master.

One of the teachings of Islam is that angels do not descend into houses filled with dogs and images. Though fundamentalists may adhere to the rule of the letter, esoterically, this refers to the unrestrained desires and the idols of the mind. The Divine Ray of the Holy Spirit has trouble entering man through the crown chakra blocked with psychic toxins generated by the impure mind and emotions. This is the esoteric interpretation of Christ knocking at the door and waiting for entry. He who would not purify himself causes the portal to remain barred.

There is an interesting account about images: during the early days of the promulgation of Islam by the walis or saints in Indonesia, the Islamic leaders encountered a problem as the indigenous people of Java were fond of the shadow-puppet theatrical plays. These puppets were in the shape of human figures. In keeping with the Islamic law that human icons were not allowed to be portrayed, they sought to ban this traditional entertainment but feared causing an uproar as a consequence. One of the Walis known as Sunan Kalijaga, intervened, however. His keen mind saw the potential of the plays as a media in conveying the moral teachings of Islam and suggested to the council of the "9 Saints" to allow the continuance of the practice. To comply with the teachings of Islam, he proposed that the human figures of the puppets be caricaturized. Thus deformed images of the shadow-puppets came into being. Samples of these may be found all over our website.

The Divine Names in Islam that have traditionally been passed on to us are 99 in number; the word "Allah" rounds the number to 100. The "Beautiful Divine Names" is probably the development of the 72 divine names of the Schemhamphoras, the 10 God-Names of the Qaballistic Tree of Life, and the other numerous appellations of God to be found in Jewish scriptures. Scholars of Islam may debate as to the legitimacy of the 99 names as a whole, whether they are a revelation from God and a true teaching of the Prophet, or whether they are simply concocted by man; but as occultists, this is of no import. The names are archetypal and may be experienced as realities within the recesses of one's psyche.

Each letter of the Arabic alphabet has a numerological value and is said to be associated with khodams, or angelic servants. The letters are embodiments or are representative of cosmic energies. The combined letters forming the Divine Names are in turn associated with other spirit khodams or classes of the angelic hierarchy. Having numerical values, the combined letters of the Divine Names represent metaphysical structures mathematically-based that possesses esoteric significances. Practitioners normally chant the Names the number of times in accord with its total value. The numerical value of a Name resonates with the power that it represents. Thus chanting the value of a Name or one of its expression mathematically derived therefrom, invokes the power, grace and virtues of the Name into the magician's consciousness. The figures in the table below, extracted from old manuscripts, is the result of just one numerological method of calculating the value of the Names. The Arabic letters, not the Latin, have been used as a basis for this calculation; the various methods of acquiring the value of a Name will not be given here as they are related to initiatic transmissions.

The khodam familiars assigned to the Divine Names may actually represent an angelic class rathers than to specific individual spirits judging from the vague statements of certain Islamic authors. Various lists assign different angels to the Divine Names, however, most of these are probably due to the variations in pronunciation/spelling of the angelic names. According to our compilation of the list below, some angels are associated with more than one Divine Name; thus for instance we have 'Athfayail as the guardian of Al-Lathif and Ash Shakur. As to the accuracy of the list, we leave that to the practitioner to discover through direct experience.

Practical Usage

Above we initimated that the angels of the Divine Names may be known through direct experience. In the occult practices of Ilmu Hikmah, the beautiful appellations of Allah are recited for thousands of times per day, sometimes for consecutive months in order to evoke the khodams to "material" appearance. The purpose of the evocation are varied. The angelic servers may be called upon to assist the practitioner in solving the varied problems of life; to provide familiars, to acquire occult powers and abilities, mystical objects, general information and magickal knowledge; to assist in magickal operations, etc.

In Islamic occultism, the interaction with angelic spirits are preferred to the socializing with jinns or the trafficking with demons. Jinns are unpredictable and deceptive while demons are malicious. Orthodox Islam as a rule, does not condone the practice of conjuration as it presents too many dangers for the evolving soul. Al-Hikmah, however, teaches the subject but with the stipulation that the novice be fully guided in the process and apply the strenuous disciplines that refines the soul, awakens the heart and will, and uplifts the intelligence so as to offer protection against the temptations, illusions, deceptions, glamor and maya along the way. Conjurations in al-Hikmah are confined to angels and jinns, and in rare cases to human spirits. "Demons" are not sought for except by the strayers of the path.

Methods of conjuration are numerous. They may be done through the methods of the magickal schools of the Western Tradition (the Golden Dawn, etc), the shamanic process, or the simple zikir in Tasawuf, or Islamic mysticism; though the latter, viewing from a spiritual perspective, does not consider conjuration as of any importance or even as causing obstacles along the path. Al-Hikmah, being eclectic, combines many methods, depending upon various factors. Different methods are also used by different schools of the al-Hikmah tradition. These occult lodges guard their methods with secrecy--or sad to say, with a price.

So far we have mentioned the lower goals and effects of the recitation of the Divine Name. This comes under the province of thaumaturgy. We would like to point out that the chanting of the Divine Names has a more lofty purpose and this is theurgical in nature. Islam refers to the chanting of Divine Names as "zikr." It is widely practiced in the tarikat aspect of Islam. Zikr means "remember." It is the remembrance of Allah, done through contemplation of the name and not mere mechanical chanting. Practitioners of Tasawuf recognize the psychic effects of zikir but stand aloof from them. Their purpose is to unite with Allah, the "unio mystica," through his Divine Names. Zikr somewhat plays the same role as the occult practice of the assumption of godforms.

In the teachings of the Asma ul-Husna or the "Divine Names" of Islamic mysticism, the first step is to know and memorize the names intellectually. Then one contemplates upon the Names, striving to express the divine attributes in daily life. Concomitant to this, one would chant the Names in one's daily practice until overshadowed by them. Knowing all of the Divine Names, not merely intellectually, but experentially is part of the gnostic stage of Islam. Termed "marifat," the gnosis offers the practitioner a greater awareness of the Spiritual Source. Zikr of the Divine Names is just one method of attaining the gnostic state. It leads to the Inner Light and Sound emanating from the Divine Throne.

Divination

The Divine Names, like the Urim and Thurim of Judaism, long vanished, may be used as a divinatory system approximating the spiritual consultation system of the I Ching. Chips with the Names inscribed thereon may be constructed and consecrated with the associated Name. These are placed in a talismanic pouch. Inquiries may be made and the chip/s drawn to answer the questions. We will not over-dwell on the mechanics and process of this, leaving it to the ingenuity of the practitioner to develop his/her own methods and reading style. We would just like to add that our many inquirers were amazed at the accuracy of the system as we presented it to them.

Spiritual Discipline

Before engaging in any magickal practice, one should undergo a strenuous period of purification, sensitivity training, the unfoldment of the heart and will, the spiritual culture of one's character, the accumulation and comprehension of essential knowledge, the practice of goodwill, and the development of intuition. These would greatly protect and shield the practitioner from assorted problems presented by astral glamor and the illusions on the mental plane.

Such a period of discipline ought to be supervised by a spiritual adept or his representative. This is essential for various reasons; one being that the novice may not know the appropriate standard or criteria with which to evaluate his advancement. Lacking the overseership of an adept might cause the novice to be filled with illusions of personal grandeur, pride, vanity, etc. The pitfalls are indeed numerous. Being predominantly a magician or a mystic causes problems. The way of the heart and the head/will should be in equilibrium. It is the magi that balances both qualities to perfection.

How to Invoke

Prior to commencing a rite of invocation of one of the Divine Names, undergo an ablution--a holy wash. Then sit in a quite room and do some rhythmic breathing. If you are conducting your obligatory prayers at the same time, then begin the chanting of the Divine Names after the prayers; if not, offer a general prayer of worship to Allah prior to the zikr. If you know the Al-Fatihah verse, commence with this.

Carefully choose a Divine Name in accord with your need, or you may pick one from your divination pouch as explained earlier. Then recite the name for the amount of times equal to its value; or you may multiply the value with the sacred numbers 19 or 11 to be found structurally in the Quran and chant the resultant amount.

Another method is to chant the Name until you feel that you have reached an inner response. In some specific rites you may be asked to chant for a certain number of times unrelated to the value of the Names. This is permissible so long as there is ground for this. There is much leeway in the practice of the Divine Names. We might also point out that Allah loves odd numbers.

To count the number of chants, a tasbih (rosary) may be used. Use one tasbih for one Divine Name, Mantra or Prayer, as this would charge the rosary with a specific energy and not fill it with cross vibes derived from charging with too many different Names. They may cancel each other out. Stick to this rule--one mantra or Name--one rosary. This would transform the counter into a powerful talisman as the energy of the Name accumulates. Practitioners have found that rosaries are the best counting device, as mechanical counters and watches tend to dysfunction because of the influence of the energy build-up.

When reciting do not phrase the Names with the prefix Al but begin with Ya; and add the suffix "u" to it. Thus for instance, "Al Jabbar" is invoked as "Ya Jabbaru." "Ar Rahim" as "Ya Rahimu."

Begin the recitation with a voice volume-level neither loud nor soft.You may then shift to whispers or to a mental recitation; and back and forth--for variations. Avoid monotony. Recite with full focus, mentally and emotionally, on that attribute of God of the Name in question. Let your consciousness absorb the power of the Names. Do not chant mechanically, but do it with feelings of awe, respect, love, and admiration for the Divine Attribute. Visualize yourself as being filled with rays of light from the celestial realms. Contemplate the names. Chant with a sense of devotion and faith expecting no rewards. Conduct the chanting rite for no other purpose other than to approach closer to the Throne.

After completing the zikr close the session with a brief prayer of thanks.

Other Effects of the Names

Regular chanting of the Divine Names affects one psychologically. The practitioner tends to express strongly in his everyday life the Name that he regularly recites in his spiritual disciplines. This is one of the great benefits of the Divine Name recitation. Transforming one's character and evolving the soul should take precedence over the acquisition of earthly possessions. The practice of the chanting also have its effects in the improvement of mundane affairs or unfolding the dormant psychic faculties. This should be considered as blessings and not as the main purpose of the discipline.

Evoke the Angel, "Qanyail"

Chanting the Divine Names as mentioned before may be done for thaumaturgical or theurgical purposes. Physical needs should be met so that greater time, energy and resources are available for spiritual works. So long as there is a realization that the goals of mundane life do not represent life's purpose, they may be temporarily attended to by any harmless means at one's disposal. Magicians resort to magick.

Below we present an example of a rite of evocation in al-Hikmah of an angel:

If you are interested in evoking the angel Qanyail to assist you with your needs, recite daily after the 5 obligatory prayers the Divine Name "Al'Aziim" (Recite "Ya Aziimu") 1020 times. Do this in a clean room and wearing clean clothings. Repeat this rite daily for two months (perhaps more) on a vegetarian diet until the angel appears. When the spirit manifests, state your need. At each session after reciting the Divine Name for the stated amount of times say the following prayer once:

[Note: Table, prayer and notes may be seen as originally published at our website]

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