The Ten Commandments
I like to look at things from a different perspective, to widen and expand my consciousness. Maybe through this perception, someone could gain an understanding they couldn’t grasp from somebody else. This does not disregard the other perspectives out there. This is an addition to all the wonderful points of view, that I too learn from to this day.
The whole purpose of this journey called Life is to learn. For the Creator of everything is the all-knowing.
Before I start this blog I would like to say a prayer and maybe you can say it too.
‘Father, by your power O Allah, I resist the spirit of pride and arrogance, let it free from me. Almighty Creator, please enlighten me with your light, untie the knot in my tongue and expand the rivers in my lung, purifying our hearts, pure and young, Amen’.
“Forgive me, Lord, if I make a mistake on behalf of your name, for I am human; please enlighten me if I’ve made an error, because only from you will I know the truth, Amen.
What are the Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments are a set of principles relating to ethics and worship that play a fundamental role in most religions. These principles are what set a healthy society and community to evolve into something magnificent.
Extraordinarily enough, even those whom do not associate with any religion tend to agree with the moral values of the commandments such as don’t steal, murder etc.
Moses and The Ten Commandments
Moses was sent by the Creator to the Children of Isreal to remind them of these rules because they became slaves to society and worshipped their Pharaoh and idolized their religion. They became slaves to their religion, and to the people who wrote and distorted the word of the Lord.
He came to break them free of anything that manipulated them, anything that made them believe had control or power over them. An example in today's world would be ‘the government’ known as (The Matrix). Or corrupt and extreme ideologies.
Most religions believe in Moses as an important persona in history. He is the most mentioned Prophet in the Quran. The Quran emphasizes this because a majority of people have broken the fundamental laws that God sent Moses to remind people of.
Let’s assume that ‘Moses, Musa, Moshe’ is the name of a law. Once you fulfil the commandments of these 10 laws you are guaranteed to be free from any sort of slavery. This could be slavery to substance, money, human attachment, position, fame, knowledge, anything other than the Creator, the provider and creator of all these elements. It’s like completing the test to the exam of your life.
The main purpose of this post is to realize that we can agree regardless of our different perceptions of truth. There is truth anywhere you go. Let’s take out the beauty, and use its essence. Let us unite on what we agree on, rather than focusing on what we disagree on. For disagreement has caused destruction and division.
Our job is to unite, to be the atom of peace, and to leave the work of division to the Almighty Creator, for only He knows who needs to be eliminated from his Kingdom, only he knows those who are trying to cause the fire.
Rely-On-Jinn Religion
Religion. The most debated topic in the world.
I won’t go too deep on this topic as I can go on forever. But it is mainly for agnostics and atheists to get a clearer picture.
I can see and understand why atheists and agnostics choose not to give any conclusions about the existence of God. The reason is that all religions claim that the Creator of the Universe belongs to them and that He has chosen them only to be part of his Heaven after they die.
The ideology of religion is very restricting. If you look at the word Religion, the root words of it are Rely, Region. It is very restricting, making you feel you are trapped in one zone which contradicts the nature of the Universe which is very loving, giving, and liberating.
The reason I have mentioned is that this isn’t a topic to enforce religious beliefs, but it is to expand and open the gates of consciousness to something that has been closed and controlled for thousands of years.
I may be using familiar words such as Prophets, spirits, Jesus, etc; so don't let these words put you off.
I am using them to explain a logical and philosophic perspective that go hand in hand with today's evolving world.
CLARITY ON MESSENGERS
Where my perspective shifts on messengers, is when we are forced to imagine them in human historical figures only. This is where things get a bit confusing for people. It sounds like you are convincing an adult about the existence of Batman or Spider-Man.
Sadly enough, this has been the case with the stories of Prophets and messengers within the teachings of religion.
People view them, either as a child who genuinely believes Batman exists, not just behind a TV screen, or they are in complete denial and think this is a classical mythical story.
If you imagine Moses, Jesus, or Mohammed as men who came thousands of years ago, then why does the Creator mention them in the Holy book before they were even born historically?
Why do they have different names all across the scriptures? I mean there’s a huge difference between the word ‘Jesus’ and ‘Issa’ and ‘Yashuaa’ isn’t there? Even in the format, they’ve been written? Could this be showing us something we’ve been blind to for centuries? Could they be names of the spiritual stages a human goes through? Just like the stages of our biological cycle: sperm, foetus, embryo etc?
Could it be that we’ve been brainwashed that these messengers were only ‘historical figures’ therefore we (and our community/parents) spiritually stoned and killed them? And that only through remembering the true essence of our existence are we able to bring these spirits back to life so we can fulfill our mission and purpose in life. To remind mankind what we’ve done to one another? To remind them that they have driven far off from the Kingdom of Heaven? Could all these words (Heaven, Hell, Prophet, etc) be a metaphorical example so we can understand the nature of our existence to live the best life possible?
Imagine Prophecy as a spiritual software within the human body. When you implement the commandments of this messenger, you activate its software within your body and you begin to see through the lens of that Prophet, into the unseen world. And by unseen I mean seeing what majority of people cannot see.
All messengers were students of Abraham. And all the messengers that came after Moses were students of Moses and fulfilled the commandments the Lord sent him to deliver.
Moses was a student of Jesus. The way I can explain this is that Jesus wouldn’t have become Jesus if Moses didn’t teach Jesus the errors he (Moses) made, and if he hadn’t shown him the version of his truth. We can say that Jesus is an updated version of Moses.
Have you ever seen a dad that raises his child to be this magnificent person, but then that child grows to be a better version of his dad, then the dad learns from his own child? It’s like planting a tree, and benefiting from the fruits of that tree. This is the same but on a spiritual level. It is a spiritual transformation.
In John 8:54-59 ERV
Jesus answered, “If I give honor to myself, that honor is worth nothing. The one who gives me honor is my Father. And you say that he is your God. 55 But you don’t really know him. I know him. If I said I did not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey what he says. 56 Your father Abraham was very happy that he would see the day when I came. He saw that day and was happy.”
57 The Jews said to Jesus, “What? How can you say you have seen Abraham? You are not even 50 years old!”
58 Jesus answered, “The fact is, before Abraham was born, I Am.”59 When he said this, they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the Temple area.
These verses are a metaphoric example to understand the cycle of how messengers work in a materialistic humanly example.
Prophecy is a spirit. That is why Jesus said he saw Abraham. Because he took the path and route of Prophet Abraham, which was worshipping One God only, breaking free from all idols. Therefore he was able to see Abraham. It’s like saying I saw what I looked like when I was in my mothers womb. But because spirit has no time, age or limit this is possible.
EXERCISE 1:
Let me elaborate. Can you go back in time with your thoughts. Feel the same nostalgic feelings you felt from a specific memory?
TAKE YOUR TIME
Can I call you a liar, deny your feelings just because I was taught that it is impossible to revisit your past via thoughts?
I want you to remember a time in the past where you were trying to figure something out in life, and after X amount of time you learnt where you’d went wrong, and if it were to ever happen again you’d know what to do.
Let’s call the past situation Yellow and the current situation Green. If you say I remember when I was Yellow, and now I am Green and I can always go back to Yellow because I am always able to learn from that stage to transform me into any other colour.
Would you call this example mythical and stupid, or can we say it has some sort of logic that at least a few people can understand?
Once we expand our consciousness that messengers aren’t only human, although they do come in human form but they aren’t the flesh. The flesh is the tool they use to be able to deliver a message to another human. A manager wouldn’t send an e-mail to his collegues in a language they didn’t understand would he?
Would you recruit a person who is passionate about making a difference in a company you’ve built, or will you choose whoever randomly? Will you choose the person who is genuinely trying to always do things the best way, or will you choose a person ‘just because he’s related to you or from the same nationality as you’?
I want you to question yourself. If these messengers were chosen by the Almighty creator, where does the law of free-will go? I mean, what if this person didn’t want to be a messenger or a Prophet and to hold this kind of responsibility? What if these Prophets by choice volunteered to be messengers of God? What was the primary role of these messengers? What was their mission? Then compare it to todays society? How many people in todays day tick the boxes of a messengers or a Prophets role even if they do not quote any religious related topic?
The Ten Commandments in the Holy Bible and the Quran
I will quote verses from the Bible and the Quran that address the importance of the Ten Commandments that give our life purpose. We can dig deeper to explore broader meanings from a modern perspective in later blog posts.
The Holy Bible
You shall have no other God's before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.
The Quran
قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ تَعَالَوْاْ إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍۢ سَوَآءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْفَقُولُواْ ٱشْهَدُواْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ
(آل عمران - 64)
Say: 'People of the Book, let us come to a common word between us and you that we will worship none except Allah that we will associate none with Him, and that none of us take others for lords besides Allah.' If they turn away, say: 'Bear witness that we are Submitters.' (Al-Imran Chapter 3 verse 64)
وَٱعْبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ
(النساء - 36)
Worship Allah (the Father) and do not associate partners anything with Him. (Al-Nisaa Chapter 4 verse 36)
فلا تجعلوا لله اندادا وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He alone has the right to be worshipped (Al-Baquarah Chapter 2 verse 22)
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The Holy Bible
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
The Quran
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلٌ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ
النحل - 116
And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allah will never prosper. (Al-Nahl Chapter 16 verse 116
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The Holy Bible
4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy.
The Quran
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
[ الجمعة: 9]
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer the Day of Assembly, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! (Al-Jumaa Chapter 62 verse 9)
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The Holy Bible
5. Honor your father and mother.
The Quran
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَوَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً مِنْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ (البقرة - )83)
Remember when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, you shall worship none except Allah. Show kindness to your parents, to kinsmen, to the orphans, and to the needy, and speak of goodness to people. Establish your prayers and pay the obligatory charity. (Al-Baquara Chapter 2 Verse 83)
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The Holy Bible
6. Thou shalt not kill.
The Quran
وَلَا تَقْتُلُواْ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ
(الإسراء - 33)
And do not kill the soul that God has forbidden (Al-Israa Chapter17 Verse 33)
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The Holy Bible
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
The Quran
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدۡعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا يَزۡنُونَۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ يَلۡقَ أَثَامٗا
الفرقان - 68
And those who invoke not any other Lord along with Allah, nor kill a soul such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. (Al-Furquan chapter 25 Verse 68)
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The Holy Bible
8. Thou shalt not steal.
The Quran
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا فَرِيقًا مِنْ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ بِالْإِثْمِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
(البقرة - 188)
And do not eat up your wealth among yourselves unjustly (Al-baquara Chapter 2 Verse 188)
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The Holy Bible
9. Thou shall not bear false witness.
The Quran
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ ٱلزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِٱللَّغْوِ مَرُّواْ كِرَامًا
الفرقان - 72
and those who do not bear false witness, and when they pass by idle talk, pass by
with honor (Al-Furquan Chapter 25 Verse 72)
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The Holy Bible
10. You shall not covet.
The Quran
ومن شر حاسد اذا حسد
الفلق - 5
And from the evil of an envious person when he envies (Al-Fallaq Chapter 113 Verse 5)
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Let’s end this here for today. And we’ll meet again in part 2. It was a pleasure speaking to you all today.
I appreciate your honest feedback.
Love
Peace
And Unity
