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Centro Islamico de Filadelfia

ISLAMIC CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA

Celebrating And Honoring The Last Prophet In These Days .

CELEBRANDO Y HONRANDO AL ÚLTIMO PROFETA EN ESTOS DÍAS.

SAVIOR OF HUMANITY

In this electrified age men are racing into this life without complete knowledge of where they are going, or what the end will be, when riches seem to be their only pursuit, to be obtained anyway and at any cost; when selfishness, avarice, greed and lust dominate their very being; when humanity in general is left at the mercy of those who have no mercy in them. It is truly wonderful and astounding to see one come into this mad human drama for the sole purpose of saving humanity. Losing all sight on those things worldly and yielding absolutely to a cause higher than has ever yet been attained. This picture is the likeness of Prophet Noble Drew Ali. who is serving humanity.

Coming as he does with a message for the nations in somewhat the same manner as did Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Confucius and other prophets of their day. Only the things of this prophet’s day differ from the ills of the days of the past; and yet the remedy for the ills of today is about the same as the remedies for the days past; all turning about the pivot Love -love for humanity.
Humanity must be lifted from the unwholesome depths of poverty, misery and suffering and placed on the solid rock of salvation. There are some who claim to do this but upon investigation, one finds that they have slouched under the wings of their cross to extract from those who come to them, means by which they can have the pleasures of this life, while they point their followers to joy after death. While they “feed their sheep” they also shear them while eating. At the close of their day the Master will be heard to tell them, “You have your reward, get thee hence.”

Rare is it that you find a real prophet whose mission is the salvation of the nations. The land is full of false prophets whose mission is to fleece the people.
The time was and now is that there should come into the land a prophet in the likeness of his brothers, to redeem them from sin and slavery. Truly this Prophet Noble Drew Ali is the man, bringing with him the message of Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom, and Justice. which alone can save the nations. Like the coming of Jesus, he does not come from the elect, nor the rich, nor the mighty in worldly power, but all power is given unto him to do good. This power is from Allah.

It will be his works that will make men of every nation accept the truth that he brings. It will be through his teachings that the nations of the earth will understand the will of the Master; it will be through him that “Peace on earth and good will to all men” shall come. It will be through his work that humanity will be brought from the slime of life and placed on the solid rock of salvation.

SALVADOR DE LA HUMANIDAD

En esta era electrizante, los hombres corren hacia esta vida sin un conocimiento completo de adónde van o cuál será el fin, cuando las riquezas parecen ser su única búsqueda, que se puede obtener de todas las formas y a cualquier precio; cuando el egoísmo, la avaricia, la codicia y la lujuria dominan su ser mismo; cuando la humanidad en general está a merced de quienes no tienen misericordia en ellos. Es verdaderamente maravilloso y asombroso ver a alguien entrar en este loco drama humano con el único propósito de salvar a la humanidad, perdiendo de vista las cosas mundanas y entregándose absolutamente a una causa más elevada que la que jamás se ha logrado. Esta imagen es la imagen del Profeta Noble Drew ALI, que está sirviendo a la humanidad.

Viene como lo hace con un mensaje para las naciones de una manera similar a la que hicieron Jesús, Mahoma, Buda, Confucio y otros profetas de su época. Sólo las cosas de la época de este profeta difieren de los machos de los días del pasado; y sin embargo, el remedio para los males de hoy es aproximadamente el mismo que los remedios para los días pasados; Todo gira en torno al eje del Amor: el amor por la humanidad.

La humanidad debe ser elevada de las profundidades insalubres de la pobreza, la miseria y el sufrimiento y colocada sobre la roca sólida de la salvación. Hay algunos que afirman hacer esto, pero al investigar, uno descubre que se han encorvado bajo las alas de su cruz para extraer de quienes acuden a ellos los medios por los cuales pueden tener los placeres de esta vida, mientras indican a sus seguidores el gozo. después de la muerte. Mientras "apacientan a sus ovejas", también las esquilan mientras comen. Al final de su día se oirá al Maestro decirles: "Ya tienes tu recompensa, vete de aquí".

Es raro encontrar un verdadero profeta cuya misión sea la salvación de las naciones. La tierra está llena de falsos profetas cuya misión es esquilar a la gente.

Fue y es el momento de que venga a la tierra un profeta a semejanza de sus hermanos, para redimirlos del pecado y la esclavitud. En verdad, este Profeta Noble Drew Ali es el hombre que trae consigo el mensaje de Amor, Verdad, Paz, Libertad y Justicia, que es el único que puede salvar a las naciones. Al igual que la venida de Jesús, él no viene de los elegidos, ni de los ricos, ni de los poderosos en el poder mundano, sino que todo el poder le es dado para hacer el bien. Este poder viene de Alá.

Serán sus obras las que harán que los hombres de todas las naciones acepten la verdad que él trae. Será a través de sus enseñanzas que las naciones de la tierra comprenderán la voluntad del Maestro; será a través de él que vendrán "la paz en la tierra y la buena voluntad para todos los hombres". Será a través de su obra que la humanidad será sacada del fango de la vida y colocada sobre la roca sólida de la salvación.

A religion of peace.

What is Islam?

Islam is a very simple faith. It requires man to recognize his duties toward God Allah, his Creator and his fellow creatures. It teaches the supreme duty of living at peace with one's surroundings. It is preeminently the religion of peace. The very name Islam, means peace. The goal of a man's life, according to Islam, is peace with everything. Peace with Allah and peace with man.

The Koran, the Holy book of Islam, tells us that the final abode of man is the "House of Peace." 'where' no vain word or sinful discourse will be heard. The Holy Divine Prophet, Noble Drew Ali, says that a follower of Islam in the true sense of the word is one whose hands, tongue and thoughts do not hurt others.

Object of man's life, according to Islam. is its complete unfoldment. Islam teaches that man is born with unlimited capacities for progress. Islam does not support the idea that man was born in sin. It teaches that every one has within him the seed of
perfect development and it rests solely with himself to make or mar his fortune.

The cardinal doctrine of Islam is the unity of the Father-ALLAH. We believe in one God. Allah who is All God. All Mercy, and All Power. He is Perfect and Holy, All Wisdom, All Knowledge, and All Truth. These are some of His great attributes so far as we can understand.

He is free from all defects, holy and transcendent. He is personal to us in so far as we see His attributes working for us and in us; but He is nevertheless, impersonal. Because He is Infinite, Perfect, and Holy, we do not believe that death, decay, or sleep overtake Him. Neither do, we believe that He is a helplessly inactive and inert force. Nothing happens without His knowledge and will. He neither begets nor is He begotten, because these are the trails of frail and weak humanity.

This unity of Allah is the first and foremost pillar of Islam and every other belief hangs upon it.

¿Qué es el Islam?

El Islam es una fe muy sencilla. Requiere que el hombre reconozca sus deberes hacia Dios, Alá, su Creador y sus semejantes. Enseña el deber supremo de vivir en paz con el entorno. Es, por excelencia, la religión de la paz. El propio nombre Islam significa paz. El objetivo de la vida de un hombre, según el Islam, es la paz con todo. Paz con Alá y paz con el hombre.El Islam es una fe muy sencilla. Requiere que el hombre reconozca sus deberes hacia Dios, Alá, su Creador y sus semejantes. Enseña el deber supremo de vivir en paz con el entorno. Es, por excelencia, la religión de la paz. El propio nombre Islam significa paz. El objetivo de la vida de un hombre, según el Islam, es la paz con todo. Paz con Alá y paz con el hombre.

El Corán, el libro sagrado del Islam, nos dice que la morada final del hombre es la "Casa de la Paz", "donde" no se oirá ninguna palabra vana ni discurso pecaminoso. El Santo Profeta Divino, Noble Drew Ali, dice que un seguidor del Islam en el verdadero sentido de la palabra es aquel cuyas manos, lengua y pensamientos no dañan a los demás.

El objetivo de la vida del hombre, según el Islam, es su completo desarrollo. El Islam enseña que el hombre nace con capacidades ilimitadas para el progreso. El Islam no apoya la idea de que el hombre nació en pecado. Enseña que cada uno tiene en su interior la semilla del desarrollo perfecto y que depende exclusivamente de él mismo hacer o deshacer su fortuna.

La doctrina cardinal del Islam es la unidad del Padre-ALLAH. Creemos en un solo Dios. Allah, que es Todo Dios. Todo Misericordia y Todo Poder. Él es Perfecto y Santo, Todo Sabiduría, Todo Conocimiento y Toda Verdad. Estos son algunos de Sus grandes atributos hasta donde podemos entender.

Él está libre de todos los defectos, es santo y trascendente. Es personal para nosotros en la medida en que vemos Sus atributos trabajando para nosotros y en nosotros; pero, sin embargo, es impersonal. Debido a que Él es Infinito, Perfecto y Santo, no creemos que la muerte, la decadencia o el sueño lo alcancen. Tampoco creemos que Él sea una fuerza inerte e indefensa. Nada sucede sin Su conocimiento y Su voluntad. Él no engendra ni es engendrado, porque estos son los caminos de la humanidad frágil y débil.

Esta unidad de Alá es el primer y principal pilar del Islam y todas las demás creencias dependen de ella.

Elihu's Lessons - The Unity Of Life

1. Again Elihu met his pupils in the sacred grove and said:

2. “No man lives unto himself, for every living thing is bound by cords to every other living thing.

3. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they will love and not demand love in return.

4. They will not do to other men what they would not have other men do unto them.

5. There are two selves; the higher and the lower self.

6. The higher self is human spirit clothed with soul, made in the form of Allah.

7. The lower self, the carnal self, the body of desires, is a reflection of higher self, distorted by the murky ethers of the flesh.

8. The lower self is an illusion and will pass away; the higher self is Allah in man, and will not pass away.

9. The higher self is the embodiment of truth, the lower self is truth reversed and so is falsehood manifest.

10. The higher self is justice, mercy, love and right; the lower self is what the higher self is not.

11. The lower self breeds hatred, slander, lewdness, murders, theft, and everything that harms, the higher self is mother of the virtues and the harmonies of life.

12. The lower self is rich in promises, but poor in blessedness and peace; it offers pleasure, joy and satisfying gain; but gives unrest, misery and death.

13. It gives men apples that are lovely to the eye and pleasant to the smell; their cores are full of bitterness and gall.

14. If you would ask me what to study, I would say, yourselves; and when you well have studied them; and then would ask me what to study next, I would reply, yourselves.

15. He who knows well his lower self, knows the illusions of the world, knows of the things that pass away; and he who knows his higher self, know Allah; knows well the things that cannot pass away.

16. Thrice blessed is the man who has made purity and love his very own; he has been ransomed from the perils of the lower self and is himself his higher self.

17. Men seek salvation from an evil that they deem a living monster of the nether world; and they have gods that are but demons in disguise; all powerful, yet full of jealousy and hate and lust; 18. Whose favors must be bought with costly sacrifice of fruits, and of the lives of birds, and animals, and human kind.

19. And yet these gods possess no ears to hear, no eyes to see, no heart to sympathize, no power to save.

20. This evil is a myth; these gods are made of air, clothed with shadows of a thought.

21. The only devil from which men must be redeemed is self, the lower self. If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self. 22. If man would find his savior he must look within; and when the demon self has been dethroned the savior, Love, will be exulted to the throne of power.

23. The David of the light is Purity, who slays the strong Goliath of the dark, and seats the savior, Love, upon the throne.”

Jesus Spake on the Unity of Allah and Man to the Hindus

1. Benares is the sacred city of the Brahms, and in Benares Jesus taught; Udraka was His host.

2. Udraka made a feast in honour of his guests, and many high born Hindu priests and scribes were there.

3. And Jesus said to them, with much delight “I speak to you concerning life–the brotherhood of life.

4. The universal Allah is one, yet He is more than one; all things are one.

5. By the sweet breath of Allah all life is bound in one; so if you touch a fiber of a living thing you send a thrill from the center to the outer bounds of life.

6. And when you crush beneath your foot the meanest worm, you shake the throne of Allah, and cause the sword of life to tremble in its sheath.

7. The bird sings out its song for men, and men vibrate in unison to help it sing.

8. The ant constructs her home, the bee its sheltering comb, the spider weaves her web and flowers breath to them a spirit in their sweet perfume that gives them strength to toil.

9. Now, men and birds and beasts and creeping things are deities, made flesh; and how dare men kill anything?

10. It is cruelty that makes the world awry, when men have learned that when they harm a living thing, they harm themselves, they surely will not kill, nor cause a thing that Allah has made to suffer pain.”

11. A lawyer said: “I pray to Jesus, tell who is this Allah you speak about; where are His priests, His temples and His shrines?”

12. And Jesus said: “The Allah I speak about is everywhere; He cannot be compassed with walls, nor hedged about with bounds of any kind.

13. All people worship Allah, the One; but all the people see Him not alike.

14. This universal Allah is wisdom, will and love.

15. All men see not the Triune Allah. One sees Him as Allah of might; another as Allah of thought; another as Allah of love.

16. A man's ideal is his God, and so, as man unfolds, his God unfolds. Man's God today, tomorrow is not God.

17. The nations of the earth see Allah from different points of view, and so He does not seem the same to every one.

18. Man names the part of Allah he sees, and this to him is all of Allah; and every nation sees a part of Allah, and every nation has a name for Allah.

19. You Brahmans call Him Parabrahm; in Egypt he is Thoth; and Zeus is His name in Greece, Jehovah is His Hebrew name; but everywhere He is the causeless cause, the rootless root from which all things have grown.

20. When men are afraid of Allah and take Him for a foe, they dress up other men in fancy garbs and call them priests.

21. And charge them to restrain the wrath of Allah by prayers and when they fail to win His favour by their prayers, to buy Him off with sacrifice of animals or birds.

22. When man sees Allah as one with him, as Father Allah, he needs no middle man, no priest to intercede.

23. He goes straight up to Him and says, 'My Father God, Allah!' and then he lays his hand in Allah's own hand, and all is well.

24. And this is Allah. You are, each one, a priest, just for yourself; and sacrifice of blood Allah does not want.

25. Just give your life in sacrificial service to all of life, and Allah is pleased.”

26. When Jesus had thus said He stood aside; the people were amazed, but strove among themselves.

27. Some said: “He is inspired by Holy Brahm” and others said: “He is insane”; and others said: “He is obsessed; he speaks as devils speak.”

28. But Jesus tarried not. Among the guests was one, a tiller of the soil, a generous soul, a seeker after truth, who loved the words that Jesus spoke, and Jesus went with him and in his home abode.

Jesus Reveals to the People of Their Sinful Ways

1. In all the cities of Orissa Jesus taught. At Katak, by the river side, He taught, and thousands of the people followed him.

2 One day a car of Jagannath was hauled along by scores of frenzied men, and Jesus said:

3. “Behold, a form without a spirit passes by; a body with no soul; a temple with no altar fires.

4. This car of Krishna is an empty thing, for Krishna is not there.

5. This car is but an idol of a people drunk on wine of carnal things.

6. Allah lives not in the noise of tongues; there is no way to Him from any idol shrine.

7. Allah's meeting place with man is in the heart, and in a still small voice he speaks; and he who hears is still.”

8. And all the people said: “Teach us to know the Holy One who speaks within the heart, Allah of the still small voice.”

9. And Jesus said, “The Holy Breath cannot be seen with mortal eyes; nor can men see the spirits of the Holy One.

10. But in their image man was made, and he who looks into the face of man, looks at the image of the Allah who speaks within.

11. And when man honors man, he honors Allah, and what man does for man he does for Allah.

12. And you must bear in mind that when man harms in thought or word or deed another man, he does a wrong to Allah.

13. If you would serve the Allah who speaks within the heart, just serve your near of kin, and those that are no kin, the stranger at your gates, the foe who seeks to do you harm.

14. Assist the poor, and help the weak; do harm to none, and covet not what is not yours.

15. Then, with your tongue the Holy One will speak; and he will smile behind your tears, will light your countenance with joy, and fill your hearts with peace.”

16. And then the people asked: “To whom shall we bring gifts? Where shall we offer sacrifice?”

17. And Jesus said: “Our Father–Allah asks not for needless waste of plant, of grain, of dove, of lamb.

18. That which you burn on any shrine you throw away. No blessings can attend the one who takes the food from hungry mouths to be destroyed by fire.

19. When you would offer sacrifice unto Allah, just take your gift of grain, or meat, and lay it on the table of the poor.

20. From it an incense will arise to heaven, which will return to you with blessedness.

21. Tear down your idols; they can hear you not; turn all your sacrificial altars into fuel for the flames.

22. Make human hearts your altars, and burn your sacrifices with the fire of love.”

23. And all the people were entranced, and would have worshiped Jesus as a God; but Jesus said:

24. “I am your brother man just come to show the way to Allah; you shall not worship man; praise Allah the Holy One.”

Holy Instructions From the Prophet Religion

1. There is but one Allah, the author, the creator, the governor of the world; almighty , eternal, and incomprehensible.

2. The sun is not Allah, though his noblest image. He enlighteneth the world with his brightness; his warmth giveth life to the products of the earth. Admire him as the creature, the instrument of Allah, but worship him not.

3. To the one who is supreme, most wise and beneficent, and to Him alone, belong worship, adoration, thanks giving and praise.

4. Who hath stretched forth the heavens with His hands, who hath described with his finger the courses of stars.

5. Who setteth bounds to the ocean, that it cannot pass; and saith unto the stormy winds: “Be still.”

6. Who shaketh the earth, and the nations tremble; who dareth His lightnings, and the wicked are dismayed.

7. Who calleth forth worlds by the words of His mouth; who smiteth with His arm, and they sink into nothing.

8. O reverence the majesty of the Omnipotent; and tempt not His anger, lest thou be destroyed.

9. The providence of Allah is ever all His works; He ruleth and directeth with infinite wisdom.

10. He hath instituted laws for the government of the world; He hath wonderfully varied them in all beings; and each, by his nature conformeth to His will.

11. In the depth of His mind, He revolveth all knowledge; the secrets of futurity lie open before Him.

12. The thoughts of thy heart are naked to His view; He knoweth thy determination before they are made.

13. With respect to His prescience there is nothing contingent; with respect to his providence there is nothing accidental.

14. Wonderful is He in all His ways; His counsels are inscrutable; the manner of His knowledge transcendeth thy conception.

15. Pay therefore to His wisdom, all honor and veneration; and bow down thyself in humble and submissive obedience to His supreme discretion. 16. The Father is gracious and beneficent; He hath created the world in mercy and love.

17. His creatures of His hand declare His goodness, and their enjoyments speak of His praise; He clothed them with beauty, He supporteth them with food, He preserveth them with pleasure, from generation to generation.

18. If we lift up our eyes to the heavens, His glory shineth forth; if we cast them down on the earth, it is full of His goodness; the hills and the valleys rejoice and sing; fields, rivers, and woods resound His praise.

19. But thee, He hath distinguished with peculiar favor; and exalted thy station above all creatures.

20. But thee, He hath embued thee with reason, to maintain thy dominion; he hath fitted thee with language, to improve thy society; and exalted thy mind with the powers of meditation, to contemplate and adore His inimitable perfections.

21. And in the laws He hath ordained as the rule of life, so kindly hath He united thy duty to thy nature that obedience to His precepts is happiness to thyself.

22. O praise His goodness with songs of thanksgiving, and meditate in silence on the wonders of His love; let thy heart overflow with gratitude and acknowledgment, let the language of thy lips speak praise and adoration, let the actions of thy life show thy love to His law.

23. Allah is just and righteous, and will judge the earth with equity and truth.

24. Hath He established his laws in goodness and mercy, and shall He not punish the transgressors thereof?

25. O think not, bold men, because thy punishment is delayed, that the arm of Allah is weakened; neither flatter thyself with hopes that He winketh at thy doings.

26. His eye pierceth the secrets of every heart, and He rememebereth them forever; He respecteth not the persons or the stations of men.

27. The high and the low, the rich and the poor, the wise and the ignorant, when the soul hath shaken off the cumbrous shackles of this mortal life, shall equality receive, from the sentence of just and everlasting retribution, according to their works.

28. Then shall the wicked tremble and be afraid; but the heart of the righteous shall rejoice in His judgements.

29. O fear Allah, therefore, all the days of thy life, and walk in the paths which He hath opened before thee. Let prudence admonish thee, let temperance restrain, let justice guide thy hand, benevolence warm thy heart, and gratitude to Heaven inspire thee with devotion. These shall give thee happiness in thy present state, and bring thee to the mansions of eternal felicity in the paradise of Allah.

30. This is the true economy of Human Life.

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