A Contract Between Allah and Muslim
I have done extensive research on the definition of 'Who is a Muslim' and so far I have not come across any 'definitive' comprehensive definition that capture the essence of the meaning of a 'Muslim.'
I believe to get to a comprehensive precise meaning of 'Muslim' it is imperative to start from the [B]Quran[/B] that is revealed to [B]Muhammad[/B] by [B]Allah[/B] via angel [B]Gabriel[/B] and taken into account the religious, historical and anthropological perspectives.
A [B]Muslim[/B] should at least understand more exactly the meaning of 'Muslim' especially in a discussion situation. I propose the process to understand who is a Muslim should take the following steps;
[INDENT][B]Basic Definition of 'Who is a Muslim'[/B]
I believe the most encompassing basic definition of 'who is a Muslim' is the following;
[/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]A Muslim is a person who has entered into a covenant [spiritual contract/agreement] with Allah in accordance to the terms and conditions from the [B]Quran[/B] that is revealed to Muhammad.
[/INDENT][B]Agreement -Covenant -Spiritual Contract[/B]
There are many verses in the Quran that support the concept of a covenant with Allah. In simplistic term this is merely an agreement or spiritual contract that is signed and seal [implicitly].
[/INDENT][INDENT][B]Agreement/Contract Format[/B]
Even though a Muslim agreement with Allah is implied [not on paper], such an agreement/contract nevertheless will have the essential elements of what a contract should is made up of.
See: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract[/URL]
[/INDENT][INDENT]Here are samples of how a contract and agreement should be stated;
[URL="http://www.printablecontracts.com/"]Sample Contracts • Contract Templates[/URL]
[/INDENT][INDENT][B]Contents of the Contract/Agreement[/B]
The contents of the Contract or Agreement, rightly a covenant entered between a Muslim and Allah should contain the following elements.
[/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]1. Name of Contract
2. Parties to the Contract
3. The Purpose of the contract and the agreements
4. Terms and Conditions
5. Clauses
6. Terms of termination
7. Sealing of the contract - Signatures of the parties
8. Appendixes: [not part of the contract]
......Explanatory Notes
[/INDENT][/INDENT]Once we have a set up the above then we will be very confident to know 'who is a Muslim.'
The important point here all of the above essential elements should be sourced from the Quran that is revealed to Muhammad via Gabriel originating from Allah - and no where else!
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I believe to get to a comprehensive precise meaning of 'Muslim' it is imperative to start from the [B]Quran[/B] that is revealed to [B]Muhammad[/B] by [B]Allah[/B] via angel [B]Gabriel[/B] and taken into account the religious, historical and anthropological perspectives.
A [B]Muslim[/B] should at least understand more exactly the meaning of 'Muslim' especially in a discussion situation. I propose the process to understand who is a Muslim should take the following steps;
[INDENT][B]Basic Definition of 'Who is a Muslim'[/B]
I believe the most encompassing basic definition of 'who is a Muslim' is the following;
[/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]A Muslim is a person who has entered into a covenant [spiritual contract/agreement] with Allah in accordance to the terms and conditions from the [B]Quran[/B] that is revealed to Muhammad.
[/INDENT][B]Agreement -Covenant -Spiritual Contract[/B]
There are many verses in the Quran that support the concept of a covenant with Allah. In simplistic term this is merely an agreement or spiritual contract that is signed and seal [implicitly].
[/INDENT][INDENT][B]Agreement/Contract Format[/B]
Even though a Muslim agreement with Allah is implied [not on paper], such an agreement/contract nevertheless will have the essential elements of what a contract should is made up of.
See: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract[/URL]
[/INDENT][INDENT]Here are samples of how a contract and agreement should be stated;
[URL="http://www.printablecontracts.com/"]Sample Contracts • Contract Templates[/URL]
[/INDENT][INDENT][B]Contents of the Contract/Agreement[/B]
The contents of the Contract or Agreement, rightly a covenant entered between a Muslim and Allah should contain the following elements.
[/INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]1. Name of Contract
2. Parties to the Contract
3. The Purpose of the contract and the agreements
4. Terms and Conditions
5. Clauses
6. Terms of termination
7. Sealing of the contract - Signatures of the parties
8. Appendixes: [not part of the contract]
......Explanatory Notes
[/INDENT][/INDENT]Once we have a set up the above then we will be very confident to know 'who is a Muslim.'
The important point here all of the above essential elements should be sourced from the Quran that is revealed to Muhammad via Gabriel originating from Allah - and no where else!
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