By definition God is Ultimate Sovereign with total freedom and absolute ability and power to do what He decides for His creatures. God being the Creator of the Universe has absolute wisdom to determine the purpose of His creation. To accomplish the stupendous tasks of creation He uses a portion from the infinite amount of energies at His disposal.God informed in His last textual revelation (the Quran) that He chose man to be His caliph on Earth: Recall when your Lord told the angels that I am to appoint a caliph on earth. They said: "Are You going to appoint one who will make therein corruption and spill blood while we chant Your praise and glorify You?" He said: "I know what you know not." (Quran 2.30) God endowed His potential caliph a breath from His spirit. The breath implies a droplet from the infinite ocean of divine energies and is described as the divine spark in man. Rise and Fall of Bani-Israel & Beyond examines the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth by man who is vicar of God on Earth. The purpose of establishing the Divine Kingdom is to build a society based on divine attributes of goodness, truth, compassion, and justice, and thus, all members of society are bestowed with the blessings of peace and prosperity. It started with Prophet Abraham the father of monotheistic faiths. God instituted two lineages of monotheistic faith. The first through Isaac and his son Jacob, also known as Israel, and later through the descendent of Ishmael-the first born son of Prophet Abraham.In the past, a covenant was enacted making Bani-Israel (Children of Israel) vicar of God on Earth; however, due to excessive love of the worldly life, Bani-Israel floundered the covenant with God. As a last opportunity to mend, God sent Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) with a clear reminder of the divine covenant of loving and serving the Lord with all mind and heart. After their failure to heed the warning, God abrogated the covenant with Bani-Israel and removed them from the status of the chosen nation to be the example for other nations. As a mercy to mankind God transferred the responsibility to establish the Divine Kingdom to Bani-Ismail through his descendant Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and revealed His revised commandments in the Quran. The messenger of Allah raised a new nation of believers from the children of Prophet Ishmael for the task. The divine principles of sanctity of life, freedom, equality, justice, and compassion were implemented during the reign of the messenger of Allah and later during that of his caliphs. After centuries of rule by divine principles, the excessive love of the worldly life made Muslim rulers fail in continuing to uphold those principles.

Mr. Ben-Ariel clearly has a God-given love for the Jews and the nation of Israel. His Israeli lawyer has stated that David's "future is linked with that of the Jews," and Gershon Salomon, chairman of the Temple Mount Faithful says, "God has some special task" for him. His sacred bond with the land and people of Israel has been strengthened over the years by his service as a volunteer on eight kibbutzim (collective farms) throughout the Holy Land, including during Operation Desert Storm. As a firm believer in the Israelite roots and responsibilities of the Anglo-Saxons and Northwestern European peoples, David works towards the ultimate reconciliation and restoration of Joseph with Judah. As a student of biblical prophecy, he is alarmed about Germany and the Vatican's increasing control of the European continent, remodeling it after the Holy Roman Empire. As the outspoken author of Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall, he is determined to do all he can to help wake up the world to the clear and present danger Germany poses to world peace, with a special emphasis on the Middle East.

Legal issues of personal status – including those implicating women's rights – continue to be a focal area of shari'a judicial practice in the Muslim world. Changing ideas of marriage, relations between the spouses, divorce, and the rights of divorcees and widows challenge the courts around the Arab world. In this context, the areas that came under the Palestinian Authority in 1994 command particular attention: the particular political and socio-economic circumstances that surround Palestine's progress toward full statehood have created a remarkable crucible for the synthesis of a new family law in the Arab world. This rigorous study of the interpretation and application of personal status law in the Palestinian West Bank (and to a lesser extent in the Gaza Strip) is the most extensive yet attempted. It presents a systematic analysis of the application of Islamic family law in nearly 10,000 marriage contracts, 1000 deeds of talaq (unilateral divorce) or khul' (divorce with renunciation), and 2000 judicial rulings over a time span that includes Jordanian rule and Israeli military occupation, updating this with material from the beginning of the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority. Taken into account are the sources of law used in the shari'a courts of the West Bank: the successive codes of family law (the Jordanian Law of Personal Status 1976 and its predecessor the Jordanian Law of Family Rights 1951), and traditional Hanafi rules and texts, along with commentaries by prominent contemporary shari'a scholars and Appeal Court decisions – as well as the amendments and modifications being sought by civil society actors (notably women's groups) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as in Jordan.

Discover the revolutionary way to harness the brain's capacity to heal itself Supported by the latest brain research, The Anat Baniel Method uses simple, gentle movements and focus to help any child, who has been diagnosed with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy or other developmental disorders. In this supportive and hands-on book, Anat Baniel guides parents through the nine essentials of the method, each one designed to harness the brain's capacity to heal itself -- with remarkable and sometimes immediate results. By shifting the focus to connecting rather than "fixing," this powerful yet simple method helps both children and parents to de- stress, focus, and grow. Most of all, the it helps all children maximize their potential, no matter what their diagnosis.

Tudor Parfitt examines a myth which is based on one of the world's oldest mysteries - what happened to the lost tribes of Israel? Christians and Jews alike have attached great importance to the legendary fate of these tribes which has had a remarkable impact on their ideologies throughout history. Each tribe of Israel claimed descent from one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the land of Israel was eventually divided up between them. Following a schism which formed after the death of Solomon, ten of the tribes set up an independent northern kingdom, whilst those of Judah and Levi set up a separate southern kingdom. In 721BC the ten northern tribes were ethnically cleansed by the Assyrians and the Bible states they were placed: in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan and in the city of Medes. The Bible also foretold that one day they would be reunited with the southern tribes in the final redemption of the people of Israel. Their subsequent history became a tapestry of legend and hearsay. The belief persisted that they had been lost in some remote part of the world and there were countless suggestions and claims as to where.

Explore the Book is not a commentary with verse-by-verse annotations. Neither is it just a series of analyses and outlines. Rather, it is a complete Bible survey course. No one can finish this series of studies and remain unchanged. The reader will receive lifelong benefit and be enriched by these practical and understandable studies. Exposition, commentary, and practical application of the meaning and message of the Bible will be found throughout this giant volume. Bible students without any background in Bible study will find this book of immense help as will those who have spent much time studying the Scriptures, including pastors and teachers. Explore the Book is the result and culmination of a lifetime of dedicated Bible study and exposition on the part of Dr. Baxter. It shows throughout a deep awareness and appreciation of the grand themes of the gospel, as found from the opening book of the Bible through Revelation.

The fascinating book not only highlights the various aspects of the life of Holy Prophet but also presents the prominent events and episodes in the history of Islam with solid historical testimonies.