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Quran 30:30 - The Primordial Lifestyle

“So direct your face towards the religion, inclining to truth. The primordial lifestyle (fitrah) of God upon which He has created people. No change should there be in the creation of God. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.” (30:30). God created our body from clay and breathed His own spirit into us (15:29). Then God did not merely suggest the angels tip their hat to us, so to speak, as a mark of respect. Rather, He ordered them to prostrate to us (7:12), the act of utmost reverence that we perform in our daily prayers and feel is only befitting of God. We are barely a speck of dust in the universe, yet God gave each one of us unlimited access to His undivided attention (2:186). So God enshrined in mankind the highest conceivable status and validation. The Quran reveals a spiritual reality behind this material world, in which the nature and species around us glorify and praise God, in their own way that is beyond our perception (17:44). But we stand out as
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Quran 3:61 - Ali at the Mubahala

The two branches of Islam, Sunni and Shia, fractured upon the death of Prophet Muhammad. The disagreement was on the legitimate caliph to succeed him. The Sunni claim is Abu Bakr, the father-in-law of the Prophet. The Shia claim is Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet. Abu Bakr in Sunni Islam occupies the same place as Imam Ali in Shia Islam, as the chief support of the Prophet, whose commitment was unwavering, and who was the foremost companion in merit. The Quran shone a spotlight on both of them, with Abu Bakr in 9:40 and Imam Ali in 3:61. Both 9:40 and 3:61 were revealed in the final year of the prophetic mission, as if Allah was preparing us for the looming fracture. So, never mind what the Muslims say, we find out what Allah has to say about Abu Bakr and Imam Ali. The Quran Verse In the Name of God, The Beneficent, The Merciful. “Then whoever argues with you [Muhammad] about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, ‘Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women a
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Quran 9:40 - Abu Bakr in the Cave

The two branches of Islam, Sunni and Shia, fractured upon the death of Prophet Muhammad. The disagreement was on the legitimate caliph to succeed him. The Sunni claim is Abu Bakr, the father-in-law of the Prophet. The Shia claim is Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet. Abu Bakr in Sunni Islam occupies the same place as Imam Ali in Shia Islam, as the chief support of the Prophet, whose commitment was unwavering, and who was the foremost companion in merit. The Quran shone a spotlight on both of them, with Abu Bakr in 9:40 and Imam Ali in 3:61. Both 9:40 and 3:61 were revealed in the final year of the prophetic mission, as if Allah was preparing us for the looming fracture. So, never mind what the Muslims say, we find out what Allah has to say about Abu Bakr and Imam Ali. The Quran Verse In the Name of God, The Beneficent, The Merciful. "If you do not help him [the Prophet], certainly Allah helped him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Mecca], as the second of two,
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