tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750067945532614232024-02-02T18:37:30.374+05:30Essence Of LifeBy Ashraf HameedAshrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774974925066217850noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875006794553261423.post-41250531560777079262015-03-05T17:04:00.001+05:302015-03-05T17:04:53.121+05:30The Quran and the Shape of the Earth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Quran teaches that Allah made the earth a bed or a carpet which he spread out
and placed on it mountains as pegs to keep it stable. Allah also made the heavens as
a roof, a dome to cover the earth. The Quran further presumes that the earth is stationary,
remaining in a fixed position, not moving.<br />
Throughout the paper we will quote the Quran verses and, when necessary, the
interpretation of renowned Muslim commentator Ibn Kathir. For the most part we will
be using the English edition of Ibn Kathir that was translated by a group of scholars
under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, which can be accessed
online: <a href="http://www.tafsir.com/">www.tafsir.com</a><br />
But at times, we may switch to a different English translation of Ibn Kathir which
we will indicate within parentheses. Furthermore, all bold, underline, and/or capital
emphases found throughout this article will be from us unless stated otherwise.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Q. 2:22</b><br />
<blockquote>
<u>WHO made the earth a bed for you, and the heaven a roof</u>, and caused water
to come down from the clouds and therewith brought forth fruits for your sustenance;
so do not set up equals to ALLAH, while you know. Sher Ali<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
... <b>who has made the earth AS FLAT and comfortable as a bed</b> and
placed upon it mountains standing firm... (<i>Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Part 1), Surah
Al-Fatihah Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 1 to 141</i>, abridged by Sheikh Muhammad Nasib
Ar-Rafa’i [Al-Firdous Ltd., London, 1998 second edition], pp. 79-80)<br />
</blockquote>
The online version reads:<br />
<blockquote>
... He made the earth a resting place for them, just like the bed, STABLE with the
firm mountains ...<br />
<i><And the sky as a canopy></i> meaning, ‘a ceiling’ ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=1216">Source</a>)</blockquote>
<br />
<b>Q. 13:3</b><br />
<blockquote>
<u>And He it is who hath outstretched the earth, and placed on it the firm
mountains</u>, and rivers: and of every fruit He hath placed on it two kinds: He causeth
the night to enshroud the day. Verily in this are signs for those who reflect. Rodwell<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
Allah mentions His perfect ability and infinite authority, since it is He Who has
raised the heavens without pillars by His permission and order. He, by His leave, order
and power, has elevated the heavens high above the earth, distant and far away from reach.
The heaven nearest to the present world encompasses the earth from all directions, and is
also high above it from every direction. The distance between the first heaven and the
earth is five hundred years from every direction, and its thickness is also five hundred
years. The second heaven surrounds the first heaven from every direction, encompassing
everything that the latter carries, with a thickness also of five hundred years and a
distance between them of five hundred years. The same is also true about the third, the
fourth, the fifth, the sixth and the seventh heavens...<br />
<i><... without any pillars that you can see.></i> meaning,
‘there are pillars, but you cannot see them,’ according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid,
Al-Hasan, Qatadah, and several other scholars. Iyas bin Mu`awiyah said, "The heaven
is like a dome over the earth," meaning, without pillars...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=13&tid=25399">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<b>Q. 15:19</b><br />
<blockquote>
<u>And the earth have WE spread out</u>, and set therein firm mountains and cause
every thing to grow therein in proper proportion. Sher Ali<br />
</blockquote>
We are told in the <i>Tafsir al-Jalalayn</i> that:<br />
<blockquote>
<u>And the earth We have stretched it out, SPREAD IT FLAT</u>, and cast
therein firm mountains, lest it should sway beneath its inhabitants, and caused to grow
therein every kind of balanced thing, [every kind of thing] known and determined.
(<a href="http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=15&tAyahNo=19&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0">Source</a>;
capital and underline emphasis ours)<br />
</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<b>Q. 16:15</b><br />
<blockquote>
And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, <u>lest IT [the earth]
should shake with you</u>; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves; Y. Ali<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
... Then Allah mentions the earth and how He placed in it mountains standing firm,
<u>which make it stable and keep it from shaking</u> in such a manner that the creatures
dwelling on it would not be able to live. Hence Allah says ...<br />
<i><And the mountains He has fixed firmly.></i> (79: 32).
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=16&tid=27406">Source</a>)</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Q. 20:53</b><br />
<blockquote>
[since he is the One] <u>Who has laid out the earth as a carpet for you</u> and has
traced highways on it for you, and sent down water from the sky, We have brought forth
every sort of plant with it, of various types. T.B. Irving<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 22:65</b><br />
<blockquote>
Do you not see that Allah has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the earth
and the ships running in the sea by His command? <u>And He withholds the heaven FROM
FALLING ON THE EARTH except with His permission</u>; most surely Allah is Compassionate,
Merciful to men. Shakir<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His leave.></i>
If He willed, <u>He could give the sky permission to fall on the earth, and whoever is in
it would be killed</u>, but by His kindness, mercy and power, He withholds the heaven from
falling on the earth, except by His leave ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=22&tid=34516">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
Note: Certainly it is God, the Creator who put everything in place to function well.
And He is also the sustainer who upholds the continuing existence of the world. However,
the above formulation presupposes that the sky above us is something heavy and hard
which could cause serious damage, even kill people, if it were to fall down. That
certainly is scientific nonsense!<br />
<hr />
<b>Q. 27:61</b><br />
<blockquote>
Is not He (better than your gods) <u>Who has made the earth as A FIXED ABODE</u>,
and has placed rivers in its midst, <u>and has placed firm mountains therein</u>, and has
set a barrier between the two seas (of salt and sweet water). Is there any ilah (god) with
Allah? Nay, but most of them know not. Hilali-Khan<br />
</blockquote>
Note here these two other translations:<br />
<blockquote>
Is not He (best) Who made the earth A FIXED ABODE ... Pickthall<br />
He who made the earth A FIXED PLACE... A.J. Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Is not He Who has made the earth as a fixed abode,></i> <u>meaning, STABLE AND
STATIONARY, SO THAT IT DOES NOT MOVE OR CONVULSE</u>, because if it were to do so, it
would not be a good place for people to live on. But by His grace and mercy, He has made
it smooth and calm, and it is not shaken or moved ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=27&tid=38432">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 30:25</b><br />
<blockquote>
<b>Among His signs</b> are [the fact] <u>that the sky and earth HOLD FIRM at His
command</u>. Then whenever He calls you forth out of the earth once and for all, you will
(all) come forth! Irving<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><And among His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command.></i>
This is like the <i>Ayat</i> ...<br />
<i><He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His leave></i>
(22: 65)...<br />
<i><Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they should move away from
their places></i> (35:41). Whenever `Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with
him, swore an emphatic oath, he would say, "No, by the One by Whose command the
heaven and the earth stand," i.e., THEY STAND FIRM by His command to them and His
subjugation of them. Then, when the Day of Resurrection comes, the Day when the earth will
be exchanged with another earth and the dead will come forth from their graves, brought
back to life by His command and His call to them...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=30&tid=40218">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 31:10</b><br />
<blockquote>
<u>He created the heavens without any pillars THAT YE CAN SEE; He set on the earth
mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you</u>; and He scattered through it
beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind
of noble creature, in pairs. Pickthall<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><and has set on the earth firm mountains></i> means, the mountains which
stabilize and lend weight to the earth, <u>lest it should shake with its water</u>...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=31&tid=40618">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
This statement makes it clear that the shaking is not at all about earthquakes as Muslims often claim.<br />
<hr />
<b>Q. 35:41</b><br />
<blockquote>
Verily! <u>Allah grasps the heavens and the earth LEST THEY MOVE away from their
places, and if they were TO MOVE away from their places</u>, there is not one that could
grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft Forgiving. Hilali-Khan<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they should move away from
their places,></i> means, LEST THEY SHOULD SHIFT FROM WHERE THEY ARE. This is like
the <i>Ayat</i> ...<br />
<i><He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His leave></i> (22:65),
and ...<br />
<i><And among His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command></i>
(30:25) ...<br />
<i><and if they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could
grasp them after Him.></i> means, no one can make them stay and preserve them except
Him ... (<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=35&tid=43207">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
One Muslim website candidly admits that the heavens and earth are in fact stationary
according to the Quran:<br />
<blockquote>
Question:<br />
ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM, WHAT IS THE RULING OF SHARIA ON THE MOVEMENT OF EARTH.<br />
GIVE EXPLANATION.<br />
Answer:<br />
According to the teaching of Quran and Hadith, <b>the sky and earth ARE STATIONARY and
planets rotate. It is the sun that moves around the earth WHILE THE EARTH DOES NOT MOVE
AROUND THE SUN</b>.<br />
There are many verses of the Holy Quran that clearly show the rotation of the moon and
the sun, which are given as under:<br />
1) "And made the sun and the moon subservient. Each runs to a turns stated"
(Al-Quran, part 13, Sura Al-Ra'ad (The Thunder)-13, verse 2)<br />
2) "And He made the sun and the moon subservient for you which are constantly
moving" (Al-Quran, part 13, Sura Ibraheem -14, verse 23)<br />
3) And each (The moon the sun) is floating in an orbit." (Al-Quran, part 23, Sura
Yaseen -36, verse 140)<br />
It is thus quiet [sic] clear that the sun moves and it is obligatory upon every muslim
[sic] to believe it. Because it is what Allah Almighty ordains us to believe. <b>In the
light of the Holy Quran and Hadith the theory of the rotation of the earth IS ABSOLUTELY
WRONG</b>. Allah Almighty says: "Undoubtedly, Allah has withheld the heavens and the
earth least they move." (AL-Quran)<br />
In the book "Fiq-hus- Sahaba Baad-Al- Khulfa-e-Alarba" there has been
recorded a statement/saying of k'ab in the presense [sic] of syedna Abdullah bin Masood,
the man who keeps the secrets of messenger of Allah (pbuh) and syedna Huzaifa bin Alyaman
(r.a.). This statement of K'ab is "The heaven revolves". However, both Syedna
Abdullah bin Masood (r.a.) and syedna Huzaifa bin Alyaman (r.a.) said agreeably that
"K'ab said incorrect, <b>and undoubtedly Allah has withheld the heaven and the earth
least they move. And Abdullah Bin Masood (r.a.) supporting this statement added that
Allah's commandment is enough for us, and they (Heavens & Earth) do not move</b>.
This statement has been narrated by Saeed bin Mansoor (r.a.) and Abd bin Hameed son
of Jareer, son of Almanzer (r.a.) and they narrated it with reference of Hafiz bin
Abd ibne Hameed (r.a.).<br />
(Source: Muslim
<a href="http://forum.bismikaallahuma.org/viewtopic.php?t=3054&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0">discussion
board posting</a> by PrinceZ£D; bold, and bold capital emphasis ours. The above is his transcribed/edited
text of the answer given by the Imam of the site <i>www.dawateislami.net</i>, section "Ask the Imam". The original
article is found <a href="http://www.dawateislami.net/services/imam/answer.asp?questionid=540">here</a>.)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 40:64</b><br />
<blockquote>
It is God who made for you <u>the earth A FIXED PLACE and heaven for an edifice</u>;
And He shaped you, and shaped you well, and provided you with the good things. That then
is God, your Lord, so blessed be God, the Lord of all Being. Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place></i>
means, `He made it STABLE and SPREAD IT OUT for you, so that you might live on it and
travel about in it; He strengthened it with the mountains so that it does not shake with
you' ...<br />
<i><and the sky as a canopy,></i> means, `a ROOF covering and protecting the
world.' (<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=40&tid=46244">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 43:10</b><br />
<blockquote>
(Yea, the same that) <u>has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out</u>,
and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on
the way); Y. Ali<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Who has made for you the earth like a bed,></i> means, smooth, STABLE AND
FIRM, so that you can travel about in it, and stand on it and sleep and walk about, even
though it is created above water, <u>but He has strengthened it with the mountains, lest
it should shake</u>. (<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=43&tid=47495">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 50:6-7</b><br />
<blockquote>
What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it
out fair, AND IT HAS NO CRACKS? And the earth -- <u>We stretched it forth, and cast on it
firm mountains</u>, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kind ... Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
Allah built the heavens without any cracks.<br />
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><and there are no Furuj in it></i> i.e., clefts, according to Mujahid.
Others said that <i>Furuj</i> means, rifts, or cracks ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=50&tid=50014">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
This presupposes that the heavens are a physical object which has an actual hard
surface that can crack.<br />
<hr />
<b>Q. 51:48</b><br />
<blockquote>
And the earth WE have spread out, and how excellently do WE spread it out! Sher Ali<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 55:10</b><br />
<blockquote>
It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures: Pickthall<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 67:3-5</b><br />
<blockquote>
Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in
the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: <u>Canst thou see any RIFTS?</u> Then look
again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim. And verily We
have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, <u>and We have made them missiles for the
devils</u>, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.<br />
</blockquote>
Who could ever imagine and which scientist would accept that stars or meteors
(i.e. lamps) are used as missiles against spirit beings like the devils?<br />
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Then look again. Can you see any rifts></i> meaning, look at
the sky and pay close attention to it. Do you see any flaw, deficiency, defect or RIFTS in
it Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Ath-Thawri and others said concerning Allah's
statement ...<br />
<i><Then look again. Can you see any rifts></i> that it means CRACKS. As-Suddi
said that ...<br />
<i><Can you see any rifts></i> means any TEARS.
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=67&tid=54476">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 71:15-20</b><br />
<blockquote>
Have you not regarded <u>how God created seven heavens one upon another</u>, and
set the moon therein for a light and the sun for a lamp? And God caused you to grow out of
the earth, then He shall return you into it, and bring you forth. <u>And God has laid the
earth for you as a carpet</u>, that thereof you may thread ways, ravines. Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
The only way for there to be heavens piled on top of each other is if the author of
the Quran erroneously assumed that the heavens were actual physical objects much like a
metallic dome. This explains why the author of the Quran could talk about cracks in the
heavens.<br />
Ibn Kathir, in his comments on S. 2:29, reiterates this very point by likening the creation
of the heavens and earth to a building:<br />
<blockquote>
These Ayat indicate that Allah started creation by creating earth, then He made heaven into
seven heavens. <b>This is how building usually starts, with the lower floors first and then
the top floors, as the scholars of Tafsir reiterated</b>, as we will come to know, Allah willing...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=1494">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
Hence, Allah first created the earth, since it functioned much like the ground floor of a house,
and then piled the heavens on top of each other in a similar manner to the way a bulider constructs
several floors on top of one another!<br />
Here, now, are Ibn Kathir's comments to Q. 71:15-20:<br />
<blockquote>
<i><Allah has created the seven heavens in tiers and has made the moon a light
therein, and made the sun a lamp></i> meaning, He made a distinction between them (the
sun and moon) <u>in reference to their lighting</u>. He made each one of them in a set
manner with a distinct quality so that the night and day may be known. They (the night and
day) are known by the rising and setting of the sun. <u>He also determined fixed stations
and positions for the moon, and He made its light vary so that sometimes it increases
until it reaches a maximum, then it begins to decrease until it is completely veiled</u>.
This shows the passing of months and years ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=71&tid=55394">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 78:6-7</b><br />
<blockquote>
Have WE not made the earth AS A BED, And the mountains AS PEGS? Sher Ali<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><Have We not made the earth as a bed,></i> meaning, an established, firm
and peaceful resting place that is subservient to them ...<br />
<i><And the mountains as pegs></i> meaning, He made them AS PEGS for the earth TO
HOLD IT IN PLACE, MAKE IT STABLE AND FIRM. This is so that it may be suitable for dwelling
AND NOT QUAKE with those who are in it ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=78&tid=56714">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 79:27-30</b><br />
<blockquote>
What, are you stronger in constitution or the heaven He built? <i>He lifted up its
vault, and levelled it</i>, and darkened its night, and brought forth its forenoon;
<u>and the earth - after that He spread it out</u>, Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
The commentators Jalalayn write:<br />
<blockquote>
and after that He spread out the earth: HE MADE IT FLAT,
for it had been created before the heaven, but without having been spread out;
(<i>Tafsir al-Jalalayn</i>;
<a href="http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=79&tAyahNo=30&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0">source</a>;
capital emphasis ours)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 88:20</b><br />
<blockquote>
Nor even how the earth <u>has been FLATTENED out</u>? Irving<br />
The earth, how it was made FLAT? N.J. Dawood<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><And at the mountains, how they are rooted></i> meaning, how they have
been erected. <u>For indeed they are firmly affixed so that the earth does not sway with
its dwellers</u>. And He made them with the benefits and minerals they contain ...<br />
<i><And at the earth, how it is outspread></i> meaning, <u>how it has been spread
out, extended and made smooth</u>. Thus, He directs the bedouin to consider what he
himself witnesses. His camel that he rides upon, the sky that is above his head, the
mountain that faces him, and the earth that is under him, all of this is proof of the
power of the Creator and Maker of these things. These things should lead him to see that
He is the Lord, the Most Great, the Creator, the Owner, and the Controller of everything.
Therefore, He is the God other than Whom none deserves to be worshipped.
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=88&tid=58076">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
The two Jalals say:<br />
<blockquote>
And the earth, how it was laid out flat?, and thus infer from this the power
of God, exalted be He, and His Oneness? The commencing with the [mention of]
camels is because they are closer in contact with it [the earth] than any other [animal].
<b><u>As for His words sutihat, 'laid out flat', this on a literal reading suggests
THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT, WHICH IS THE OPINION OF MOST OF
THE SCHOLARS of the [revealed] Law, and not a sphere as astronomers
(ahl al-hay'a) have it</u></b>, even if this [latter] does not contradict any of
the pillars of the Law. (<i>Tafsir al-Jalalayn</i>;
<a href="http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=88&tAyahNo=20&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0">source</a>;
bold, capital and underline emphasis ours)<br />
</blockquote>
<hr />
<b>Q. 91:5-6</b><br />
<blockquote>
By the heaven and That which built it <u>and by the earth and That which extended
it</u>! Arberry<br />
</blockquote>
<b>Commentary:</b><br />
<blockquote>
<i><By the earth and Ma Tahaha.></i> Mujahid said, "<i>Tahaha</i> means He
spread it out." Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said ...<br />
<i><and Ma Tahaha.></i> "This means what He created in it." `Ali bin Abi
Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "<i>Tahaha</i> means that He
proportioned it." Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi, Ath-Thawri, Abu Salih and Ibn
Zayd all said that...<br />
<i><Tahaha></i> means, He spread it out ...
(<a href="http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=91&tid=58381">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
<i>Tafsir al-Jalalayn</i> states:<br />
<blockquote>
and [by] the earth and the One Who spread it, LAID OUT FLAT.
(<a href="http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=91&tAyahNo=6&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0">Source</a>;
capital emphasis ours)<br />
</blockquote>
It should be obvious from the above verses that the author of the Quran erroneously
believed in a flat earth kept stable by mountains. The author further erroneously thought
that the sun and moon traveled throughout the heavens whereas the earth remained in a
fixed position, motionless. Muslims cannot accuse us of misreading or misunderstanding the
above passages. We presented the views of Ibn Kathir who provided citations from the early
Muslims concurring with our interpretation.<br />
<hr />
<div align="CENTER">
<span>Islamic Cosmology in light of early Muslim exegesis of Surah 68:1</span></div>
We provide some more interpretations from recognized Islamic scholars and from Muslim
traditions to show that they too believed in a flat, motionless earth. In this particular
section the citations will center around the meaning of the letter Nun in surah 68:1:<br />
<blockquote>
<i>Nun</i>. By the Pen and by the (Record) which (men) write,<br />
</blockquote>
Since we already extensively quoted Ibn Kathir, we will start off this section with him
as well. Ibn Kathir provides certain Muslim traditions explaining the letter Nun. What
the readers are about to read may prove quite shocking, especially to those Muslims who
have never heard of these traditions before.<br />
The citations are taken from the <i>Arabic</i> version of Ibn Kathir’s Commentary,
since the English translation omits these traditions. As the readers begin to read them
it will become obvious why these tales were omitted from the English version.<br />
We will not be quoting all of the traditions, but only those which are relevant
to the early Muslim view of the cosmos.<br />
Before proceeding to the traditions, we would again like to richly thank our dear
brother in the Lord Jesus, Dimitrius, for again taking the time out of his busy schedule
to translate the Arabic for us. Without his help we wouldn’t be able to provide
these translations to our English readers. May our risen Lord and immortal Savior,
Jesus Christ, continue to richly bless him and his family.<br />
With that said, we now turn to the traditions.<br />
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It was said that "Nun" refers to A GREAT WHALE that rides on the currents of
the waters of the great ocean AND ON ITS BACK IT CARRIES THE SEVEN EARTHS, as was stated
by Imam Abu Jafar Ibn Jarir. Narrated by Ibn Bashar, narrated by Yahya, narrated by Sufyan
Al-Thuri, narrated by Sulayman Al-Amash, narrated by Abu Thubian, narrated by Ibn Abbas
who related, "The first thing that Allah created was the pen and He said to it
‘Write’. The pen asked, ‘What shall I write?’ Allah said, ‘Write
(the) fate (of everything).’ So the pen wrote everything that shall be from that
moment until judgment day.<br />
Then Allah created the "Nun" and He caused steam to rise out of which the
heavens were created <b>AND THE EARTH WAS THEN LAID FLAT ON THE NUN’S BACK. Then
the Nun became nervous and (as a result) the earth began to sway, but (Allah) fastened
(the earth) with mountains lest the earth should move</b> ...<br />
It was narrated by Ibn Jarir, narrated by Ibn Hamid, narrated by Ata’a, narrated
by Abu Al-Dahee, narrated by Ibn Abbas who stated, "The first thing my Lord created,
may He be Exalted and Glorified, was the pen and He said to it, ‘Write.’ So the
pen wrote all that will be until judgment day. Then Allah created the Nun (the whale)
above the waters <b>AND HE PRESSED THE EARTH INTO ITS BACK</b>.<br />
Al Tabarani narrated the same hadith above <b>(from the prophet Muhammad)</b> who
narrated from Abu Habib Zaid Al-Mahdi Al Marouzi, narrated by Sa’id Ibn Yaqub
Al-Talqani, narrated by Mu’amal Ibn Ismail, narrated by Hamad Ibn Zaid, narrated by
Ata’a Ibn Al Sa’ib, narrated by Abu Al Dahee Muslim Ibn Subaih, <b>narrated by
Ibn Abbas who stated that the prophet – may peace and blessing be upon him and his
family - said</b>, "The first things Allah created were the pen and the whale and He
said to the pen ‘Write.’ The pen asked, ‘What shall I write?’ Allah
replied, ‘Everything that shall be until judgment day.’ Then He said ‘Nun.
By the Pen and by what they write.’ So Nun is the whale and al-Qalam is the
pen" ...<br />
Ibn Abu Nujaih stated that Ibrahim Ibn Abu Bakir was informed by Mujahid who said,
"<b>It was said that Nun is the great whale WHO IS UNDERNEATH THE SEVEN EARTHS</b>."
Furthermore, Al-Baghawy – may Allah rest his soul - and a group of commentators
stated that on the back of this whale <b>there is a great rock whose thickness is greater
than the width of the heavens and the earth and above this rock is A BULL THAT HAS FORTY
THOUSAND HORNS. On the body of this bull are placed the seven earths and all that they
contain</b>, and Allah knows best.
(<a href="http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer/DispTafsser.asp?l=arb&taf=KATHEER&nType=1&nSora=68&nAya=1">Source</a>)<br />
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<b>AL-TABARI</b><br />
Here are the traditions which renowned Muslim historian al-Tabari transmitted regarding
the meaning of surah 68:1. He basically repeats what Ibn Kathir wrote.<br />
<blockquote>
Someone might say: If it is as you have described, namely, that God created the earth
before the heaven, then what is the meaning of the statement of Ibn ‘Abbas told all
of you by Wasil b. ‘Abd al-A‘la al-Asadi- Muhammad b. Fudayl- al-A‘mash-
Abu Zabyan- Ibn ‘Abbas: The first thing God created is the Pen. God then said to it:
Write!, whereupon the Pen asked: What shall I write, my lord! God replied: Write what is
predestined! He continued: And the Pen proceeded to (write) whatever is predestined and
gong to be to the Coming of the Hour. God then lifted up the water vapor and split the
heavens off from it. <b>Then God created THE FISH (<i>nun</i>), AND THE EARTH WAS SPREAD
OUT UPON ITS BACK. The fish became agitated, with the result that the earth was shaken up.
It was steadied BY MEANS OF THE MOUNTAINS</b>, for they indeed proudly (tower) over the
earth.<br />
I was told about the same by Wasil - Waki’ - al-A‘mash - Abu Zabyan - Ibn
‘Abbas.<br />
According to Ibn al-Muthanna - Ibn Abi ‘Adi - Shu‘bah - Sulayman
(al-A‘mash?) - Abu Zabyan - Ibn ‘Abbas: The first (thing) created by God is
the Pen. It proceeded to (write) whatever is going to be. (God) then lifted up the water
vapor, and the heavens were created from it. <b>Then He created the fish, and the earth
was spread out on its back. The fish moved, with the result that the earth was shaken up.
It was steadied by means of the mountains</b>, for the mountains indeed proudly (tower)
over the earth. So he said, and he recited: "<i>Nun</i>. By the Pen and what they
write."<br />
I was told the same by Tamim b. al-Muntasir - Ishaq (b. Yusuf) - Sharik (b.
‘Abdallah al-Nakha‘i) - al-A‘mash - Abu Zabyan or Mujahid - Ibn ‘Abbas,
with the exception, however, that he said: And the heavens were split off from it (instead
of: were created).<br />
According to Ibn Bashshar - Yahya - Sufyan - Sulayman (al-A‘mash?) - Abu Zabyan - Ibn
‘Abbas: The first (thing) created by God is the Pen. God said: Write!, whereupon the
Pen asked: What shall I write? God replied: Write what is predestined! He continued. And
(the Pen) proceeded to (write) whatever is predestined and going to be from that day on to
the Coming of the Hour. <b>Then God created the fish.</b> He lifted up the water vapor,
and heaven was split off from it, <b>and the earth was spread out upon the back of the
fish. The fish became agitated, and as a result, the earth was shaken up. It was steadied
by means of the mountains</b>, he continued, for they proudly (tower) over the earth.<br />
According to Ibn Humayd - Jarir (b. ‘Abd al-Hamid) - ‘Ata’ b.
al-Sa’ib - Abu al-Duha Muslim b. Subayh - Ibn ‘Abbas: The first thing created by
God is the Pen. God said to it: Write!, and it wrote whatever is going to be until the
Coming of the Hour. <b>Then God created the fish. Then he heaped up the earth upon it</b>.<br />
This reportedly IS A SOUND TRADITION AS TRANSMITTED ON THE
AUTHORITY OF IBN ‘ABBAS and on the authority of others in the sense commented upon
and explained and does not contradict anything transmitted by us from him on this subject.<br />
Should someone ask: What comment on his authority and that of others proves the
soundness of what you have transmitted to us in this sense on his authority? He should
be referred to what I have been told by Musa b. Harun al-Hamdani - <b>‘Abdallah
b. Mas‘ud and some (other) companions of the Messenger of God (commenting on)</b>:
"He is the One Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He stretched out
straight toward the heaven and fashioned it into seven heavens." God’s throne
was upon the water. He had not created anything except what He created before the water.
When He wanted to create the creation, He brought forth smoke from the water. The smoke
rose above the water and hovered loftily over it. He therefore called it
"heaven." Then He dried out the water, and thus made it one earth. <b>He split
it AND MADE IT INTO SEVEN EARTHS on Sunday and Monday. He created the earth UPON A (big)
FISH (<i>hut</i>), THAT BEING THE FISH (<i>nun</i>) MENTIONED BY GOD IN THE QUR’AN</b>:
"<i>Nun</i>. By the Pen." <b>The fish was in the water. The water was UPON THE
BACK OF A (small) ROCK. The rock was UPON THE BACK OF AN ANGEL. The angel was UPON A (big)
ROCK. The big rock - THE ONE MENTIONED BY LUQMAN - WAS IN THE WIND, neither in heaven nor
on the earth. The fish moved and became agitated. As a result, the earth quacked,
whereupon He firmly, anchored the mountains on it, and it was stable</b>. This is stated
in God’s word that He made for the earth "firmly anchored (mountains), lest it
should shake you up."(<i>The History of Al-Tabari: General Introduction and From the
Creation to the Flood</i>, translated by Franz Rosenthal [State University of New York
Press (SUNY), Albany, 1989], Volume 1, pp. 218-220)<br />
</blockquote>
Al-Tabari also wrote:<br />
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According to Muhammad b. Sahl b. 'Askar-Isma'il b. 'Abd al-Karim-Wahb, mentioning some
of his majesty (as being described as follows): The heavens and the earth and the oceans
are in the <i>haykal</i>, and the <i>haykal</i> is in the Footstool. God's feet are upon
the Footstool. He carries the Footstool. It became like a sandal on His feet. When Wahb
was asked: What is the <i>haykal</i>? He replied: Something on the heavens' extremities
that surrounds the earth and the oceans like ropes that are used to fasten a tent. And
when Wahb was asked how earths are (constituted), he replied: <b>They are seven earths
that are FLAT and islands.</b> Between each two earths, there is an ocean. All that is
surrounded by the (surrounding) ocean, and the <i>haykal</i> is behind the ocean.
(<i>Ibid.</i>, pp. 207-208)<br />
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<b>AL-QURTUBI</b><br />
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Narrated by Al-Walid Ibn Muslim, narrated by Malik Ibn Ans, narrated by Sumay son of
Abu Bakir, narrated by Abu Salih Al-Samaan, narrated by Abu Hurayrah who related that he
heard the prophet - peace be upon him – say, "The first thing Allah created was
the pen, then He created the ‘Nun’ which is an inkwell. This is what Allah
stated (in sura 68:1) ‘Nun and the Pen.’ And He said to it, ‘Write’.
So the pen wrote all that will be until judgment day. <b>Then Allah created the Nun (the
whale) above the waters AND HE PRESSED THE EARTH INTO ITS BACK</b>. He (Allah) then said
to the pen ‘Write.’ The pen asked ‘What shall I write?’ Allah replied,
‘Write what was and what will be until judgment day; whether deed, reward,
consequence and punishment- until judgment day.’ Thus the pen wrote what shall be
until judgment day. Allah then placed a seal over the pen and it will not talk until
judgment day. Then Allah created the mind and said, ‘By my Glory, I will establish
you in those whom you love and I will take you away from those whom you
despise.’"<br />
Mujahid related that ‘Nun’ <b>is the whale that is underneath the seventh
earth</b>. He stated that the ‘Pen’ is what was used to write
‘Al-Thikir’ (The Remembrance - Quran). Likewise, it was also narrated by
Mukatil, Murrah Al-Hamdani, Ata’ Al-Kharasani, Al Suddi and Al-Kalbi who all said,
"<b>Nun is the whale upon which all the earths are placed</b>."<br />
Narrated by Abu Thabyan, narrated by Ibn Abbas who said, "The first thing that
Allah created was the Pen which wrote all that shall be. Then water vapor began to rise,
out of which the heavens were created. <b>Then (Allah) created Nun (the whale) and
flattened the earth on its back. When the earth began to lean, it was reinforced with
mountains, which are on its surface</b>." Then Ibn Abbas read the verse (Sura 68:1)
‘Nun and the Pen.’<br />
Al-Kalbi and Mukatil stated that the name (of the whale) is ‘Al-Bahmout.’
Al-Rajis said, "Why do I see you all silent and the Lord my God created
Al-Bahmout?"<br />
Abu Yakthan and Al-Waqidi stated that the name (of the whale) is ‘Leotha’;
Whereas Kab stated that its name is ‘Lo-tho-tha’ or ‘Bil-Ha-motha.’
Kab said, "Satan crept up to the whale, on whom the seven earths are placed, and
whispered into its heart saying, ‘Do you realize what is on your back, Oh Lo-tho-tha
of beasts and plants and humans and others? If you are annoyed with them, you can throw
them all off your back.’ So Lo-tho-tha intended to do what was suggested (by Satan)
<b>but Allah sent the whale a reptile that crawled through into its blowhole and reached its
brain. The whale then cried to Allah –may He be glorified and honored – and He
gave permission for the reptile to exit (the whale)</b>." Kab continued and said,
"By Allah, the whale stares at the reptile and the reptile stares at the whale, and
if the whale intends to do (what Satan suggested) the reptile would return to the place it
was before."
(<a href="http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer/DispTafsser.asp?l=arb&taf=KORTOBY&nType=1&nSora=68&nAya=1">Source</a>)<br />
</blockquote>
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<b>TAFSIR IBN ABBAS</b><br />
<blockquote>
And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding
the interpretation of Allah's saying (Nun): '(Nun) He says: Allah swears by
the Nun, <b><u>which is the whale that carries the earths on its back while
in Water, and beneath which is the Bull and under the Bull is the Rock and
under the Rock is the Dust and none knows what is under the Dust save
Allah</u></b>. The name of the whale is Liwash, and it is said its name is
Lutiaya'; the name of the bull is Bahamut, and some say its name is Talhut
or Liyona. The whale is in a sea called 'Adwad, and it is like a small bull
in a huge sea. The sea is in a hollowed rock whereby there is 4,000 cracks,
and from each crack water springs out to the earth. It is also said that Nun
is one of the names of the Lord; it stands for the letter Nun in Allah's name
al-Rahman (the Beneficent); and it is also said that a Nun is an inkwell.
(By the pen) Allah swore by the pen. This pen is made of light and its height
is equal to the distance between Heaven and earth. It is with this pen that
the Wise Remembrance, i.e. the Guarded Tablet, was written. It is also said
that the pen is one of the angels by whom Allah has sworn, (and that which
they write (therewith)) and Allah also swore by what the angels write down of
the works of the children of Adam, (<i>Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn 'Abbâs</i>;
<a href="http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=68&tAyahNo=1&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0">source</a>;
bold and underline emphasis ours)<br />
</blockquote>
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<u>The Holy Month Of Ramadan:</u></h2>
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Muslims around the world anticipate the arrival of the
holiest month of the year. During Ramadan, the ninth month of the
Islamic calendar, Muslims from all continents unite in a period of
fasting and spiritual reflection.</div>
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<u>Ramadan Basics</u></h3>
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Each
year, Muslims spend the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observing a
community-wide fast. The annual fast of Ramadan is considered one of
the five "pillars" of Islam. Muslims who are physically able are
required to fast each day of the entire month, from sunrise to sunset.
The evenings are spent enjoying family and community meals, engaging in
prayer and spiritual reflection, and reading from the <a href="http://quran./">Quran</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">.</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">During the blessed month of </a><a href="http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/tp/ramadan-hub.htm">Ramadan</a>,
Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical
needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus
attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than
just not eating and drinking.</div>
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Muslims are called upon to use this month to re-evaluate their lives in
light of Islamic guidance. We are to make peace with those who have
wronged us, strengthen ties with family and friends, do away with bad
habits -- essentially to clean up our lives, our thoughts, and our
feelings. The Arabic word for "fasting" (<a href="http://islam.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-sawm.htm"><i>sawm</i></a>)
literally means "to refrain" - and it means not only refraining from
food and drink, but from evil actions, thoughts, and words.</div>
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During Ramadan, every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue
must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain
themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or
take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refrain from
listening to idle talk or obscene words. The feet must refrain from
going to sinful places. In such a way, every part of the body observes
the fast.</div>
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Therefore, fasting is not merely physical, but is rather the total
commitment of the person's body and soul to the spirit of the fast.
Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint; a time to cleanse the body
and soul from impurities and re-focus one's self on the worship of God.</div>
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<u>Benefits of Ramadan</u></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Ramadan is a period of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and
sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. While major holidays of
other faiths have largely become commercialized events, Ramadan retains
its intense spiritual meaning.</span></div>
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The word "Ramadan" comes from the Arabic root word for "parched thirst"
and "sun-baked ground." It is expressive of the hunger and thirst felt
by those who spend the month in fasting. As opposed to other holidays,
when people often indulge, Ramadan is by nature a time of sacrifice.</div>
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<li>Through fasting, a Muslim experiences hunger and thirst, and
sympathizes with those in the world who have little to eat every day.</li>
<li>Through increased devotion, Muslims feel closer to their Creator,
and recognize that everything we have in this life is a blessing from
Him.</li>
<li>Through increased charity, Muslims develop feelings of generosity
and good-will toward others. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
once said, "A man's wealth is never diminished by charity."</li>
<li>Through self-control, a Muslim practices good manners, good speech, and good habits.</li>
<li>Through changing routines, Muslims have a chance to establish more
healthy lifestyle habits -- particularly with regards to diet and
smoking.</li>
<li>Through family and community gatherings, Muslims strengthen the
bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood, in their own communities and
throughout the world.</li>
</ul>
Ramadan is a very special time for Muslims, but the feelings and lessons
we experience should stay with us throughout the year. In the Qur'an,
Muslims are commanded to fast so that they may "learn self-restraint"
(Qur'an 2:183). This restraint and devotion is especially felt during
Ramadan, but we all must strive to make the feelings and attitudes stay
with us during our "normal" lives. That is the true goal and test of
Ramadan.
May Allah accept our fasting, forgive our sins, and guide us all to the
Straight Path. May Allah bless us all during Ramadan, and throughout
the year, with His forgiveness, mercy, and peace, and bring us all
closer to Him and to each other.<br />
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<u>Eid ul Fitr</u></h3>
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Eid al-Fitr falls on the <a href="http://islam.about.com/od/calendar/f/2012eidfitr.htm">first day of Shawwal</a>,
the month which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. It is a time
to give in charity to those in need, and celebrate with family and
friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy.</div>
Before the day of Eid, during the last few days of Ramadan, each Muslim
family gives a determined amount as a donation to the poor. This
donation is of actual food -- rice, barley, dates, rice, etc. -- to
ensure that the needy can have a holiday meal and participate in the
celebration. This donation is known as <a href="http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/a/sadaqafitr.htm"><i>sadaqah al-fitr</i></a> (charity of fast-breaking).<br />
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On the day of Eid, Muslims gather early in the morning in outdoor
locations or mosques to perform the Eid prayer. This consists of a
sermon followed by a short congregational prayer.<br />
After the Eid prayer, Muslims usually scatter to visit various family
and friends, give gifts (especially to children), and make phone calls
to distant relatives to give well-wishes for the holiday. These
activities traditionally continue for three days. In most Muslim
countries, the entire 3-day period is an official government/school
holiday.<br />
-Ashraf Hameed<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
Viability of Islamic Law to solve the Current Global Problems</span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></b>he
divine nature of Islam makes it the only religion in the world that offers
genuine solutions to such problems as social unrest, political instabilities,
poverty and destitution, prostitution, homicide, killing, drug addiction,
alcoholism, family break-up, juvenile delinquency, suicides, AIDS and the like.
Islam is not only a religion, but also a complete code of life. All facets of
life, public and private alike, are covered under the realm of Islamic Law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islamic Law is “the epitome of
Islamic thought, the most typical manifestation of the Islamic way of life, the
core and kernel of Islam itself.. Apart from this, the whole life of the
Muslims, Arabic literature and the Arabic and Islamic disciplines of learning
are all deeply imbued with the ideals of Islamic law; it is impossible to
understand Islam without understanding Islamic law.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Joseph Schacht, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quoted by
Abdul Ghafur Muslim, The Islamic Quarterly London: 1987, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, p.
80.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <span lang="EN-GB">Absolute
Prohibition of Adultery, Prostitution and Other Forms of Sexual Promiscuity</span></span></b></span></div>
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Islamic
Law explicitly prohibits adultery and fornication as clearly mentioned in the
following Qur’anic injunctions:</span></div>
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“Nor come nigh to adultery:
for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 17:32)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“The man and woman guilty of
adultery or fornication, flog each of them with a hundred stripes: let no
compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if you
believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of believers witness their
punishment.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 24:2)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adultery, fornication and other
promiscuous sex practices are punishable in Islam, because they are indeed
serious crimes which affect the entire society. As discussed earlier, the AIDS
problem, which is reaching epidemic proportion, is due largely to sexual
permissiveness. Thus, the divine punishment (<i>hudud</i>) for these social ills
is certainly for the good of the entire humanly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alyough, the AIDS problem is currently affecting largely those indulging
in sexual promiscuity, many innocent individuals, including doctors, nurses and
children, have been victimized by this social carnage. Even in countries, where
AIDS is virtually non-existent, people are wary about the underlying danger.
That is why the Chinese doctors likened AIDs to that of a holocaust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allah’s justice is equally open to
all. In Islam, one can not just be abused by the law. For instance, a charge
against a chaste individual needs to be confirmed, beyond any reasonable doubt.
Allah<i> </i> (S<i>ubhanahu wa ta’ala</i>, meaning: the Exalted, Most Glorious) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“And those who launch a charge
against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their
allegations), flog them with 80 stripes; and reject their evidence ever after:
for such men are wicked transgressors.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an
24:4)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islam, therefore, discourages
unwarranted suspicion as much as possible. Allah
says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! Avoid
suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy
not on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of
you like to eat die flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it... But
fear Allah: for Allah s Off-Returning, Most Merciful.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur’an 49:12)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, if a wicked person accuses a woman
or a man of adultery or fornication, she or he should be given the benefit of
the doubt. Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warns
the believers against the
mischief of the wicked as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! If a
wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest you harm
people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what you have
done.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 49:6)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">True Muslims are indeed God-fearing.
They avoid all kinds of vices to please Allah
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alone. True believers, for
instance, are definitely mindful of the warning of the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
(<i><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Salallahu ‘alayhi wa salam</span></i><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">,
meaning: May the peace and blessings of Allah<i> </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be upon him</span>)
regarding adultery and prostitution as narrated in the following authentic <i>Ahâdîth
</i>(Prophet’s teachings):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Ubadah
ibn as-Samith </span>
(r.a.) (Radhiallahu anhu,
meaning: May Allah<span style="font-style: normal;">
</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be pleased with him)<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
narrated that Allah’s Messenger</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
(s.a.w.s.)
</span>said: “Receive (teaching) from me, receive (teaching) from me. Allah
has ordained a way for those (women).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
an unmarried male commits adultery with an unmarried female (they should
receive) one hundred lashes and banishment for one youar. And in case of married
male committing adultery with a married female, they shall receive one hundred
lashes and be stoned to death.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Muslim,
</span>Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">4191)
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<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aishah
(Radhiallahu anha: Meaning: May Allah</span><span style="font-style: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">
</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be pleased with her) narrated
that
Allah’s Messenger</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> (s.a.w.s.) </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">said,
"O followers of Muhammad! There is none, who has a greater sense of Ghira
(self-respect) than Allah, so He has forbidden that His slave commits illegal
sexual intercourse or His slave girl commits illegal sexual intercourse. O
followers of Muhammad! If you but knew what I know, you would laugh less and
weep more!" </span>(Bukhari, Vol. 7, Hadith 148)<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Narrated Ibn Abbas <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span>r.a.)
(on the authority of Abu Hurairah <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
t</span>)
that the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">s.a.w.s.)
</span>said: Allah has written for Adam’s son his share of adultery , which he
commits inevitably. The adultery of the eyous is the sight (to gaze at a
forbidden thing), the adultery of the tongue is the talk, and the inner self
wishes and desires and the private parts testify all these or deny it.”
(Bukhari Vol. 8, Hadith 260 and 609)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Abdullah
ibn Abbas </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-style: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">r.a.)
</span></b><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>narrated
that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
said: “There is no prostitution in Islam. If anyone practised prostitution in
pre-Islamic times, the child will be attributed to the master (of the
slave-woman). He who claims his child without a valid marriage or ownership will
neither inherit nor be inherited.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abu
Dawud, </span>Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">2257)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <span lang="EN-GB">The
Principle of Equality and Justice: The Way to Overcome the Crimes Worldwide</span></span></b></span></div>
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Islam also provides absolutely
effective solution to murder and other related crimes common in the West and
elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Islamic laws of
equality and justice, tempered with mercy, are seen in the following Qur’anic
injunctions:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! the law of
equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the
slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission by the
brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with
handsome gratitude. This is a concession and a mercy from your Rabb (Sustainer).
After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur’an 2:178)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“In the Law of Equality there
is (saving of life) to you, O you men of understanding that you may restrain
yourselves. ”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 2:179)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“In it (i.e. the Torah) We
decreed for them a life for a life, an eyou for an eyou, a nose for a nose, an
ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and a ( similar) retribution for wounds.
But for him who foregoes it out of mercy it will atone for some of his sins.
Those who do not judge in accordance with what Allah has revealed are indeed
wrongdoers. ”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 5:44-47)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Nor take life
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which Allah has made sacred
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>except for just cause. And if
anyone is slain wrongfully we have given his heir authority (to demand Qisas or
to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he
is helped by the (Law) .”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an
17:33)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“The recompense for an injury
is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes
reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loves not those who do
wrong.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 42:40)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“As to the thief male or
female, cut off his hand or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from
Allah, for their crime: and Allah s exalted in power.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur’an 5:38)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“But if the thief repent after
his crime, and amend his conduct, Allah turns to him in forgiveness; for Allah s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most forgiving, Most
Merciful.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 5:39)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We know that murder, burglary and
other related crimes are taking place, day by day, in both the capitalist and
communist worlds, notably in the United States and the Soviet Union. Had the
West and elsewhere been under Islamic rule, as is the case of Saudi Arabia, such
crimes would have rarely occurred. Saudi Arabia has remained the most peaceful
country in the world, because of its adherence to Shari’ah. For instance, when
a murderer is finally convicted, after passing through a legal procedure in
accordance with the Shari’ah, he will be punished accordingly in the eyes of
the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conventional wisdom
will tell anyone not to do anything against the law, when he sees that the
culprits are duly punished. For the man of faith, however, he looks at this
divine punishment for the culprits as Allah’s blessing for the entire
humanity. Duly punishing the convict for example, means that the law-abiding
people will have peace of mind, because they know for sure that they are being
protected by the Law. Thus, this is tantamount to removing the social cancer for
the benefit of all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In contrast, as long as America,
Europe and the rest of the world -- including Muslim countries which emulate the
West -- stick to their man-made laws, they will always be on the brink of chaos and
instability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where Islamic Law prevails, as in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the constituents are God-fearing and righteous. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
refrain from murdering or killing people without justifiable reasons in Islam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Subsequently, they enjoy peace and harmony between and among themselves
and that with others because they obey the following admonitions of the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">r</span>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jarir <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated that the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
said to me during Hajjat-al-Wida: “Let the people keep quiet and listen. Then
he said (addressing the people), "Do not (become infidels) revert to
disbelief after me by striking the necks (cutting the throats) of one another
(killing each other).”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bukhari,
Vol. 1, Hadith 122)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anas <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated from the Messenger <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">s.a.w.s.)
</span>about the major sins. He (the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">r</span>)
said “Associating anyone with Allah, disobedience to parents, killing a person
and false utterance.” (Muslim Vol. 1, Hadith<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>159)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abdullah ibn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mas’ud <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated that the <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
Prophet
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">s.a.w.s.) </span>said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The most merciful of the people in respect of killing are
believers (in Allah) .”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abu
Dawud, </span>Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">2660)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Bakrah <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span>r.a.)
narrated “I heard Allah’s Messenger<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
(s.a.w.s.)
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saying, “When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their
swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will go to Hell-fire.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I said, “O Allah’s Messenger!. It is all right for the murderer but
what about the murdered one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allah’s
Messenger replied, “He surely had the intention to kill his companion.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith 30)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ibn Umar narrated <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span>r.a.) that Allah’s Messenger <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
</span>said, “A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding his religion,
unless he kills somebody unlawfully.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bukhari,
Vol.9, Hadith 2)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abdullah Ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet said,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Whoever
carries arms against us, is not from us.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 13)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ibn Abbas narrated <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
that the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
</span>said, “The most hated persons with Allah are three: 1) a person who
deviates from the right conduct (i.e., an evil-doer), in the Haram (sanctuaries
of Makkah and Madinah); 2. a person who seeks that the traditions of the period
of ignorance should remain in Islam; 3. and a person who seeks to shed
somebody’s blood without any right.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bukhari,
Vol. 9, Hadith21)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Zayd ibn Thabit <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated
that the verse,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"If a man
kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein for
ever" was revealed six months after the verse ‘And those who invoke not
with Allah any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred, except
for just cause in Surat al-Furqan.’”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abu
Dawud, 4259)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Divorce Issue in Islam</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Regarding marital frictions,
man’s hatred or displeasure against his wife does not mean that he is free to
mistreat or abuse her. In case of serious dispute between the wife and husband,
Islam has laid down very scientific steps to be followed. The underlying
objective is peace and reconciliation for the integration of the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In an Islamic state, civil courts
also handle legal matters pertaining to marital problems. However, members of
the community, particularly the parents and relatives, are duty-bound to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>help
pacify the couple, before the friction becomes too serious to handle. Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“lf you fear a breach between
them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family, and the other from
hers; if they wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation: for Allah
hath full knowledge, and is acquainted with all things.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an
4:35)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allah the Exalted has enjoined on
the believing men to treat their wives with kindness, as the following verse
shows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! You are
forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should you treat them with
harshness, that you may take away part of the dower you have given them - except
where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on
a footing of kindness and equity. If you take a dislike to them it may be that
you dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4:19)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In line with the above Qur’anic
injunction, the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>teaches all husbands to show
kindness to their respective wives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
The
following virtuous <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>teachings with
regards to kindness to wives, serve as guidance and admonitions to those who
maltreat their wives:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Abu
Hurairah </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">r.a.)
narrated that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Among the Muslims the most
perfect, as regards his faith, is the one whose character is excellent, and the
best among you are those who treat their wives well."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Tirmidhi, Hadith 628, 278 and 3264 and Abu Dawud)
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Amr
ibn al-Ahwas al-Jushami </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">narrated
that he heard the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
said in his farewell address on the eve of his Last Pilgrimage, after he had
glorified and praised Allah, he cautioned his followers: 'Listen! Treat women
kindly; they are like prisoners in your hands. Beyond this you do not owe
anything from them. Should they be guilty of flagrant misbehaviour, you may
remove them from your beds, and beat them but do not inflict upon them any
severe punishment. Then if they obey you, do not have recourse to anything else
against them. Listen! You have your rights upon your wives and they have their
rights upon you. Your right is that they shall not allow anyone you dislike, to
trample your bed and do not permit those whom you dislike to enter your home.
Their right is that you should treat them well in the matter of food and
clothing. (Tirmidhi, Hadith 276)
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Mu’awiyah
al-Qushayri</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">t</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"> narrated: “I went to the Allah’ s Messenger</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
(s.a.w.s.)
and asked him: “What do you say (command) about our wives?” He replied:
“Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you
clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Abu Dawud, Hadith<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2137 and
2139)
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Mu’awiyah
ibn Haydah </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">narrated:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“I said: Allah’ s Messenger</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">r</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">,
how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them? He replied:
“Approach your tilt when or how you will, give her (your wife) food when you
take food, clothe when you clothe yourself, do not revile her face, and do not
beat her.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abu Dawud, Hadith
2189)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islam recognizes that divorce
brings sorrows to many, if not all men and women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For this reason, it admonishes men to avoid divorcing their wives. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Prophet’s advice on the issue of divorce should be borne
in mind. He says in the following <i>Ahâdîth</i>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Abu
Hurairah</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">t</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
narrated that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said, "Allah has forgiven my
followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts
are not put into action or uttered. ”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
Qatada said, "If someone divorces his wife just in his mind, such an
unuttered divorce has no effect.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>(Bukhari,
Vol. 7, Hadith 194)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Abu
Hurairah</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">t</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">narrated
that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
said: “There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest,
are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back a wife (after a
divorce which is not final) .”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Abu Dawud, </span>Hadith 2189)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Mu’adh
ibn Jabal </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">narrated
that Allah’s Messenger </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
said to him, "Mu'adh, Allah has created nothing on the face of the earth
dearer to Him than emancipation, and Allah has created nothing on the face of
the earth more hateful to Him than divorce.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Tirmidhi, </span>Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">3294 and
Daraqutni)
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Muharib
narrated that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">s.a.w.s.)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Allah
did not make anything lawful more abominable to Him than divorce.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Abu Dawud,</span> Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">2174)
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">To
further discourage divorce, the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">s.a.w.s.) </span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">likewise
admonishes women not to ask their respective husbands for divorce without
justifiable reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He warns them of the sin that is associated with divorce
without strong reason as narrated in the following <i>Ahâdîth</i>:
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Abu Hurairah </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">narrated
that the Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">s.a.w.s.)
said, "Women who withdraw themselves from their husbands and women who
persuade their husbands to divorce them for a compensation are hypocrites.</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">”</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> (Tirmidhi, </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Hadith <span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">3290 and Nasa’i)</span></span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">Thawban
narrated that the Prophet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said:
“If any woman asks her husband for divorce without some strong reason, the
odour of Paradise will be forbidden to her.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Abu Dawud,</span> Hadith<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;"> 2218)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Islam, the wife is equally
granted the right to divorce her husband if her demand for divorce is
justifiable. That is, if the marriage does not prove to be functional and
effective because the husband neglects his responsibilities or no element of
love binds them to stay together. By the same token, if the wife is guilty of
open lewdness, the husband may resort to divorce. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
means that when things seem worst that peace and reconciliation between wife and
husband are next to impossible, divorce maybe inevitable. Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says in
the following Qur’anic
Verses:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those who take an oath for
abstention from their wives, a waiting for four months is ordained; if they then
return, Allah s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most Forgiving,
Most Merciful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But if their intention is firm
for divorce, Allah hears And knows all things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Divorced women shall wait
concerning themselves for tree months period. Nor is it lawful for them to hide
what Allah hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last
Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period,
if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the
rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of
advantage) over them and Allah s exalted in Power, Wise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A divorce is only permissible
twice: after that, the parties should either hold together on equitable terms,
or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (men), to take back any of
your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be
unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. There is no blame on either of them
if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah;
so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah,
such persons wrong (themselves as well as others).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So if a husband divorces his
wife (irrevocably), he cannot, after that, remarry her until after she has
married another husband and he has divorced her. In that case there is no blame
on either of them if they reunite, provided they feel that they can keep the
limits ordained by Allah. Such are the limits ordained by Allah, which he makes
plain for those to those who understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you divorce women, and
they
fulfill the term of their I’ddah), either take them back on equitable
terms or
set them free on equitable terms; but do not take them back to injure
them, (or)
to take undue advantage; if anyone does that, he wrongs his own soul. Do
not treat Allah’s Signs as a jest but solemnly rehearse Allah’s favours
on you,
and the fact that He sent down to you the Book and Wisdom for your
instruction.
And fear Allah, and’ know that Allah s well-acquainted with all things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you divorce women, and they
fulfill he term of their I’ddah), do not prevent them from marrying their
(former) husbands, if they mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction
is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the
course making for) most virtue and purity amongst you. And Allah knows, and you
know not. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an 2:226,
232)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Again, when the husband and wife
cannot avoid divorce, it must be noted that Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has commanded men
to show kindness
to women. The Qur’an has a whole chapter entitled “Divorce” (<i>Al Talaq</i>).
Verse One of Chapter 65 (Al-Talaq) clearly states:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O Prophet! When you divorce
women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately) their
prescribed periods: and fear Allah your Rabb (Sustainer): And turn them not out
of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are
guilty of open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah: and any who transgress
the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: you know not if perchance
Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an
65:1-7)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
All
the above quotations from the Qur’an and the Sunnah show that Islam is indeed
the most practical solution to all sorts of problems, including domestic
problems among husbands and wives or families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It discourages divorce among couples as it brings sorrows to the couples
themselves and corresponding problems to their children. When family problems
happen, society as a whole is affected. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
indeed, children of divorced parents oftentimes result to juvenile delinquencies
and drug addictions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the same time, Islam as the most practical and rational
religion and way of life allows divorce for couples who could not mend their
differences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For why should couples
be allowed to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stay forever when
they keep on fighting because of incompatibilities?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When misunderstanding and hatred instead of harmony and love exist among
parents, children develop negative outlook in life, leading them to juvenile
delinquencies and other social problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glory
be to Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, He has perfected Islam for us.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indeed, even the law of divorce in
Islam is something that the whole humanity must ponder on and thank the
Almighty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Prohibition of Drugs, Intoxicants and
Gambling</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islam is also the practical
solution to the problem on intoxicants and gambling. At first, the Muslims in
Medina were not prohibited to drink intoxicating wine or liquor, and to gamble.
When Muslims began to ask about drinking and gambling, the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
received the following revelation:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“They ask <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you
concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for
men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” (Qur’an 2:226, 232)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While this revelation helped in
minimizing alcoholism among Muslims those days, they still continued to drink.
Many were even under the influence of liquor when they were in prayers. So,
another Qur’anic injunction from Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was revealed
to the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as follows:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! Approach
not pray ours with a mind befogged, until you can understand all1hat you say.”
(Qur’an 4:43)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The final revelation on the
prohibition of drinking wine and gambling says:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe!
Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication) of stones, and (divination by) arrows are
an abomination of Satan’s handiwork: Eschew such abomination, that you may
prosper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satan’s plan is (but) to
excite enmity and hatred among you, with intoxicants and gambling, and to turn
you away from tile remembrance of Allah and from Prayer: Will you not then
abstain?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur’an
5:90-91)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With regards to drug addictions,
Islam recognizes that they are not only waste of resources but are harmful to
health and hence to the safety of the society as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Islam prohibits anything that causes harm to individuals and the society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Therefore, drug addictions (even smoking) which medical experts confirm
harmful to health are prohibited in Islam. The following Qur’anic injunctions
tell us:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“And spend of your substance
in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your)
destruction.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Qur'an, 2:195)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but let there be
amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill (or destroy)
yourselves: for verily Allah has been to you Most Merciful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If any do that in rancor and injustice, soon We shall cast him into the
Fire: and easy it is for Allah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you (but) eschew the most heinous of the things which you are forbidden to do,
We shall remit your evil deeds, and admit you to a Gate of great honour.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur'an, 4:29-31)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Observations tell us that drugs,
drinking wine and gambling indeed bring problems to the society as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>indeed says
that truth when He
tells us that they bring more harm than good to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Indeed, they lead people to evil deeds instead of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>good
deeds and righteousness, making them followers of Satan, the accursed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those who drink wine and/or engaged in drug addictions are
not in their real states of mind, they can do anything harmful or abominable to
the society as whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many
people died and commit dangers to others because of driving while in a state of
alcohol?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many committed rapes,
murders and other crimes just because of alcohol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
drug addiction problems?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the
issue of gambling, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>how many are
those who indulge themselves in robbery, graft and corruption, forgery <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
other problems just because of gambling?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
how many families are broken because of drug addictions, drinking wine and
gambling? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Had the West and elsewhere been
under Islamic rule, the problems of alcoholism in the United States, Soviet
Union and elsewhere in the world would have been minimized, if not eradicated.
The problems of alcoholism, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drug-addiction
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and gambling prevalent among the
people in the developed countries of the world point to the fact that they are
unhappy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glory be to Allah<i> </i>,
the Muslims <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who follow the divine
guidance from Allah<i> </i> and the following <i>Ahâdîth</i> (teachings) from His <span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">
Messenger
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
are free from said problems and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>social
ills:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Huraira<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">
</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">n</span>arrated
that t<span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">he Prophet </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">s.a.w.s.)
</span><span style="layout-grid-mode: line;">said, "When an adulterer commits
illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing
it, and when a drinker of an alcoholic liquor drinks it, then he is not a
believer at the time of drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a
believer at the time of stealing, and when a robber robs, and the people look at
him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing robbery.” </span>(Bukhari,
Vol. 3, Hadith 655)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jabir ibn
Abdullah <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated
that he heard Allah’s Messenger <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">s.a.w.s.)
</span>saying in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) while he was in Mecca,
"Allah and His Messenger have made the selling of wine (i.e. alcoholic
drinks) unlawful.” (Bukhari, Vol.5, Hadith 590)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB">The
Prohibition of Suicide</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the non-Muslim parts of the
world, when problems go uncontrolled, many simply do not know what to do and
where to go. So, they kill themselves, as already discussed earlier. In
contrast, a non-Muslim historian Philip Hitti in his book History of the Arabs,
objectively emphasizes that suicide is rare in Muslim Lands. He says:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“In
this uncompromising monotheism, with its simple, enthusiastic faith in the
supreme rule of a transcendent being, lies the chief strength of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Islam. its adherents enjoy a consciousness of contentment and resignation
unknown among followers of most creeds.”</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Islam considers life as a trust (amanah) from Allah<i> </i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many good things that one possesses are, in fact, amanah
¾
his own mind, body and soul, his life-partner, his own children, his wealth and
the like. All of these belong to Allah alone. Thus, what right has one got to
take his life away. Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“O you who believe! Eat not up
your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you traffic
and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily
Allah hath been to you Most Merciful! lf any do that in rancour and injustice,
soon shall We cast them into the Fire: and easy it Is for Allah.” (Qur’an
4:29-30)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Muslims know well that suicide is
absolutely prohibited by Allah<i> </i> . No Muslim commits suicide, because if he does, he will have
the Hell-fire as
his eternal abode. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He takes
admonition from the following <i>Ahâdîth</i> of the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">r</span>:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abu Hurairah <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
narrated that the
Prophet said: “He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling
himself in the Hell-fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing
himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-fire (forever).”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 446)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jundab narrated <span style="font-size: 16pt;">
(</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">r.a.) </span>
that the Prophet <span style="font-size: 14pt;">
(</span>s.a.w.s.)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said, “A man was inflicted with
wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>`My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for
him.’”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Bukhari, Vol. 4,
Hadith 445)</span></div>
<div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<br /></div>
<div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>
<u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB">CONCLUDING
REMARKS:</span></span></u></b></span></div>
<div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Indeed, the teachings of Islam
cater to humanity-at-large.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
problems affecting man and his environment can be solved through proper
implementation of Islamic Law. But, how can the current global problems be
solved through Islam, when Muslims themselves do not implement it? How can we
prove to others that we can solve their problems when we ourselves have more
problems to solve?</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that the Muslim society is, in
general, at variance with real Islam, it is our duty to help rectify the
conditions we are in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing that
Islamic Law was effectively implemented before, there is no reason why it cannot
be viably carried out now and in the future. By the Grace of Allah<i> </i>,
Islamic revival is already in the offing, and Muslim men and women should have
strong commitment and conviction to cooperate along this path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Muslims need to think “global” as members of the Ummah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They should be able to break all barriers against their unity and
brotherhood. Muslims worldwide should continuously promote cooperation,
brotherhood and unity among themselves. Allah<i> </i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>says:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Help one another in
righteousness and piety, but help not one another in sin and rancor: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fear
Allah: for Allah s strict in punishment.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur’an 5:2)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="BlockQuotation" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“The Believers are but a
single Brotherhood: so make peace and reconciliation between your two
(contending) brothers; and fear Allah that you may receive Mercy.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Qur’an 49:10)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All of us Muslims, both as is
individuals and as groups, should help carry out the task of Da’wah. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should persistently let the world knew that Islam is for
all mankind. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a universal
religion, it is the best way of life for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i>Alhamdullillah</i> (Praise be to Allah<i> </i> ), the Almighty has guided us
to Islam. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should cherish
that mercy from Allah<i> </i> by behaving according to the teachings of Islam. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must strictly adhere to the Qur’an and Sunnah, so that non-Muslims will <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>learn and
appreciate the beauty of Islam. In other words, reviving the golden age of the
Ummah should start at home. We should imbibe in our families the real teachings
of Islam, so that we can reassert our identity as Muslims. We should see to it that
the immediate members of our families, our daughters, sons and wives, are
models of what Muslims should be. At the same time, we should also ask our
family members to help convey the message of Islam to others for indeed, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Islam
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is the solution to the world’s perplexing problems.</span></div>
<div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<br /></div>
<div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Ashraf Hameed </span></div>
<div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
</div>
<div align="justify" class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 111px; margin-right: 111px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></div>
</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ACCEPTANCE
OF SURRENDER <br />
THE WAY OF THE TRUE MUSLIM </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
word ‘Islam’ means nothing less than "The True and Complete Surrender to
the Manifest Will of the Divine Creator of us all". You can receive the
fullest soul-cleansing and exalting benefit of Tasawwuf (which means Soul
purification - the root of all healing) only from the acceptance and practice
of a pure Islam. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Acceptance
of Islam as a belief means having a clear recognition that the faith and
practices of Islam are in fact, the revealed truth and way of humility and
approach after Surrender. You may take your time to investigate this claim or
simply accept it on my testimony. And that this faith and practice is in point
of fact the latest and most complete of the prophetic revelations. And it is my
testimony that the religion of Islam does in fact and truth support and confirm
all that is right and true in the ways that have come before it, and it
sets right, to the benefit of all, the fallacies, misconceptions and
distortions in any and all of the truly spiritual ways of life. It is the
positive and assertive way of true Unity, not merely "non-duality". This
is the way of the true Muslim. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Testimony
of your belief (in God) is the first of the healing pillars in the way of
Surrender. <br />
And that testimony is an affirmation. Firstly, that you do know to Whom it is
that you are surrendering (to the Divine), and why (for the benefit -Arabic:
Falah). Allah puts His Truth in His words and we inherit that Truth by saying
them. Secondly, that you recognize that this same Surrender is the way acted
upon and taught by all of the Prophets, through whom the enduring religions and
revelations were revealed. And that in doing so yourself, you are manifesting
your drop of and contribution to the prophetic light, fulfilling your mission
as a helper and emissary here on earth. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
remembering the Name. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is not required that you refer to the Divine to Whom you are Surrendered as
Allah, but you cannot reject that the Divine is referred to and refers to
Himself by that Name in His revealed book (Holy Qur`an), and likes that that
Name be used (read "The Switch"). Just try using it. This (that His
Pleasure is upon and inherent in this Name) is the reason for the great
enthusiasm that people have for the practice of "Dhikr" - Remembrance
of the Divine Name. The same principle applies wherever the praises of the
Divine are sung, in whatever language. In fact, it is said that all the heavens
and earth vibrate in praise of the One who Creates, Sustains and Destroys - in
Praise of the One is the Love of the Sufis and the Beloved of all lovers. Have
you noticed? </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is understood that the Divine is of course without gender but there are no
qualms about referring to Him as He because in this case, He (Arabic: HU) is
considered to be one of the Names of God, and such is the nature of the
languages we use. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try
this. Accept the religion of Islam as a fact. Know that it asks nothing from
you more than you are willing to give. Look at it any way you want, but look at
it - simply for the reason that rejection (of anything) causes conflict.
Accepting belief systems releases their intensity, as well as their benefit. If
you are accepting of belief systems, their power over you is neutralized and
their benefit becomes available. God, who has you already, wants nothing more from
you than what you truly want to offer. And the finest offering you have is your
attention. Nothing, yet everything, changes. And you will learn! </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Look
at some of the things promised to one (by the Divine) upon Surrender (and
acceptance). </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Complete
and utter forgiveness of all sins, both large and small. No one in Islam is
ever interested in knowing anything about anything of your past. No
embarrassing questions are ever asked. The past is forgotten, be it good or
bad. Muslims see only the good in you (that your are a believer), and always
greater than the degree that they see it in themselves. This forgiveness is
palpable. You can feel it and feel safe in it. You are welcomed by Allah into
the community of true lovers to partake in the celebration of the life in God's
love free of charge. To "come clean" and to benefit yourself and
others with your admitted and confessed presence (and confusion) in the garden
of Allah, before the throne of Allah, in the grace of the Almighty, and in the
company of His people. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
are given your Divine Name, which God has always known. It always reflects the
manifestation of a Divine Quality in you. You are encourage to use it, thereby
inviting others use it and feel its quality, which surrounds you (and them)
with the light of its reality, and dispels illusion (at least for a moment). </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
are taught (at your choosing and leisure) the esoteric prayers and practices
that serve to develop your awareness, your understanding, your certainty and
your self-confidence. I say esoteric because they are taught only to those who
have surrendered, and they are known (or cared about) little in the world
outside of the Sufis and Muslims. The Prophets all said that the world was
divided into two camps, the world of conflict and the world of Peace and
Surrender. And so it is with ourselves. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
are introduced to the secrets of creation, as revealed by the Author of
Creation Himself. Nothing in the way of work or knowledge is expected or
demanded of you except your own willingness to deepen your Surrender, for it
leads to an open heart, utterly fulfilled and in unity with your true being. At
that point Allah Himself reveals to you your very special robe of sanctity and
honor, which will preserve the peace and security of your soul forever. And He
gives to you the keys to wisdom, the knowledge and the insight that will enable
you to manifest His Light in an irresistible way, that others will come to see,
and to drink from the wine of love that comes forth from your heart. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Attempted Devastation of True Surrender (Islam) <br />
and the Nature and Consequences of Denial </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But
the preservation of truth is on Allah, and it is promised that the last day
will not arrive until the Sun has risen in the West, and is that not what we
are beholding in this very time? </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Should
the self-proclaimed "Muslims" judge innocence as guilt? How poorly
they judge. They judge themselves "righteous" in their
"war" against unbelief, when the unbelief that they are fighting
against is within themselves. They proclaim themselves 'complete' in, and the
protectors of, the true religion, yet they make war on themselves and their own
salvation, closing the gates by professing to open them, by belying and
desecrating the teachings of the true masters of the religion they profess.
They are professors who have not graduated for their own universities, have not
received any seals of approval except from and by themselves. No one among the
true believing "Sunnis" or the true "Shi`as" or the true
"Sufis", or the true people of any religion or path, agrees with or
approves of their obvious spiritual immaturity and their fundamentalist,
childish and harmful beliefs that they alone are the holders and preservers of
the truth. They stand alone, proud and defiant. They are the lost children of
Islam, claiming to be the sole owners of it. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
tragic usurpation and imitation of the soul-quality by the ego is the story of
life. It can be understood and corrected, but recognition of the harm of
previous ways must be established in order for the need for repentance
(rethinking and changing) to become obvious. That is why the earth was sent to
us a trial and proving grounds - that we may indeed commit atrocities upon her
for a limited time, seeing in her the reflections of our misdeeds and misunderstandings.
We might then understand the consequences of our outward folly, and surrender
ourselves to the one true God with hope and expectation of mercy and
forgiveness, which would be a great reward. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Being
born into Islam does not mean being born into Surrender. The influences of
Muslim parents on their children become "good" Muslims are exactly
the same as the influences of any parents anywhere to have their children
succeed in the skills of their particular society. So there remains in the soul
of the child the desire to manifest, and a sense of the rebellion that wants to
make the right decisions based upon true experience, and not upon the acquired
experience provided by parents, education and society. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
is not to say that the acquired experiences are inherently or necessarily bad,
just to say that they are not the genuine experience of self, or the true
'knowing' of God. They tend to mask it, to deny it, and seek to replace it. And
they are, for the most part, based upon a turning away from, or the suppression
of, the urge to experience one's genuine-ness and authenticity. This urge will,
however, continue to be 'sub-consciously' present, and will manifest itself in
sometimes 'embarrassing' or even anti-social ways. This is the problem with child
raising in all societies, and it is in observation of this that the quest for
true satisfaction arises and distinguishes the seekers from the satisfied. The
seekers, understanding themselves or not, become the agitators and dissenters
to a complacent and self-content society, and eventually become either teachers
or martyrs. They become the 'negative' to a false 'positive'. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">True
Surrender must be discovered, realized and accepted by each individual through
the process of a quest for true self-understanding. This process was, is and
has been preserved by them who seek it. And they are those who have heard and
follow true guidance. They are not satisfied with the outward life of picking
up a book, reading it, at proclaiming themselves knowledgeable. They realize
that there is and must be more to life than simply learning how to compete,
succeed and excel in the outward goals of material acquisition. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Surrendered)
Muslims and Sufis point out that Sufism is dedicated to the investigation,
fulfillment and preservation of the essential, true and all-important inner
obligations of the real Islam. And that that is and should be the goal and
objective of all true Muslims, as it is the goal and objective of all true
religions and spiritual paths. It is Haram, as in very strictly forbidden and
severely and soulfully punishable by Allah and one's true inner self, to make a
war of aggression, and particularly upon any people of peace, which includes
all true religions and spiritual paths. This is especially true of the war of
self-denial and self-rejection that some societies of outwardly observant
Muslims are waging in their attempt to keep the religion pure and clean for
others. They seek, in the name of their religion, to deny that inward purity
and the quest for the inward experience of God have anything to do with
Islam. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
may be true that there are levels of outward understanding and compliance with
outward conformity that can and should be observed by common people in their
daily lives. But to deny the proven and accepted inward realities of life and
religion is simply to deny the self any opportunity to realize and truly know
God. And truly knowing and glorifying God is our primary responsibility. If
that if not fulfilled, of what use is the fulfillment of all of the outward
observations except for the benefits of conformed and to be in the good graces
of men and society. And that is truly the association of partners with Allah
and a carryover of the basic ignorance of tribalism that has lead to the
degeneration of the lofty teachings Divine revelation and which that very
revelation was sent to correct. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
war is really against war, and in the final showdown it is the people of peace
against the people of war, and the people of peace are not in attendance. They
are instead, attendant upon the Peace and the teachings of peace. This leaves
only the people of war to battle it out among themselves, and war is hell. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
affirmation of the Sufis is that the inner work of knowing and loving the Lord
thy God with all thy body, heart, mind and soul is the sole point and primary
obligation of religion. If it is true, then the people of the
"outward" Islam who deny and refute this affirmation are understood
by Allah and the psychology mature believers to be still and simply in
denial. This is not necessarily a "bad" thing. Many people live long,
fairly happy and productive lives in denial of one thing or another. But it is
not the quest, and denial is still a serious psychologically observable state ,
and in Islamic and Spiritual psychology, the basis for pathological and
sociopathic behaviors of all kinds. Does this lend itself to an understanding
of what's happening in the world of Islam today? </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is not required of Muslims that they reach the end of the path of peace, only
that they set foot firmly upon it. It is, however, absolutely required of all
true Muslims that they actively assist and participate in the efforts of peace.
Not war. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And
if Muslims, or any other people, have ideological differences that lead to
persecution and slaughter, and act aggressively upon those ideologies, or teach
them with the intention of causing someone else to act aggressively upon them,
then they are not in the way of Allah, nor in the way of any true religion, nor
anywhere near in touch with their true selves, and far from the garden to which
they aspire. They will be judged by men according to their deeds and by Allah
according to what was in their hearts to cause such deeds. And this judgment
is, in their convoluted way, exactly what they are hoping and praying for. So
they will surely get what they are asking for, but it will not be what they
want, for it is not in the way of true Surrender (Islam). And I'm sure that
they will have a lot to atone for in wasting their lives in pursuit of
compensatory and ego-gratifying power, some parcels of dirt and some material
acquisitions at the cost of human lives. These are truly the unfortunate and
the deprived, who abused the religion designed to show them and the rest of the
world the way to the true home, and used their energies of their lives to
pervert the intentions of Allah's Divine teaching to serve their own petty
purposes. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And
believe me, we do not want to be judged by Allah in that way. Not according to
our deeds, but rather according to our understanding of religion and our
Surrender, our praise and high estimation of Allah in his creation and in our
selves. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is stated in Qur`an quite clearly that there is none that can lay claim to the
inheritance of eternal garden by virtue of his self-righteousness, for Allah
looks not unto the deeds of men but to the hearts. And the hidden hypocrisy is
that deeds of evil are done with the best of intentions. And that we have
precious few touchstones of true Islam (Surrender) left on the planet. And that
the teaching of truth with uncorrected intention is based upon and causing
further reaction to the truth, but is not the truth. It is exactly the case
with the ego. It is based upon an assumed imitation of truth but is not the
genuine article. That's why in the West there is suddenly this important quest
for the "Authentic" self. And Islam does and must confirm and support
this quest, for it is only as a result of the quest for truth that the true Islam
will be discovered. This quest is explained and corroborated by, but not
limited to, the book (Qur`an) and the sunnah (prophetic practice). </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
are not to be judges, saying that all will be right when I see it and say it
is. This is the way parents treat children but this behavior cannot be
transferred on to the world at large. Understanding this the world requires an
entirely different education, an education in soul, for it is only the soul
that can see the world in proper perspective. Soul is the manifestation of
noble character. Development of character is time spent with essence, and first
this essence must be identified and confirmed by one who has it. This is the
importance and the obligation of the Sufi transmission, which originates from
the Prophet Muhammad and is carried in the hearts of those who seek it, cherish
it and are confirmed in it. This is the obligation and the debt of gratitude of
the Muslims to the Sufis. To deny it is to deny your soul its purpose on earth
and to remain trapped in the cage of your own illusions, never setting foot in
the real world, the world of the inner reality, the world of Allah and his true
believers. To deny it is to deny your own reality and truth. This is the kind
real denial that Allah is referring to with the word "Kufr",
Kuffar" and "Kafir". </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
opposite of denial is acceptance. The elimination of internal denial is
manifest in self-acceptance and the way of peace. The opposite of denial is
manifest in a complete an undefended comfort. This is a taste of the promised
garden of eternity. Denial (Kufr) in all forms can be eliminated when
Acceptance is complete of self, love and God. The completion of this acceptance
is the point of the Sufi work and all courses in self-realization from whatever
tradition. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection)</h1>
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<i>Assalamu Alaikum.</i></div>
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Dear Readers, I've been through many websites to get knowledge on Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection day).</div>
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Except for the theme of monotheism, the Qur'an speaks more of the
coming Qiyamah - also known as the Resurrection, the Day of Judgment,
Day of Gathering, and the Great Announcement - than of any other topic.
"Confessing the Shahadah - "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the
Prophet of God" - and believing in the accountability of all humans
before God are the cement which holds Islam together.</div>
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Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), among other things, came to warn us of a
time when truth would be known, when the thoughts and intentions of the
heart would be revealed. He earnestly proclaimed as inevitable a day
when accounts would be settled and when scales would be balanced.</div>
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Fazlur Rahman, in an oblique paraphrase of sura 50:22, said that
Judgment Day is the "Hour when every human will be shaken into a unique
and unprecedented self-awareness of his deeds; he will squarely and
starkly face his own doings, not-doings, and mis-doings and accept the
judgment upon them. . . . "</div>
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Something like a Final Judgment or Day of Reckoning is a naturally
corollary of monotheism. If there is one God who knows all and sets
standards of behavior for the world, there must be a time of judgment,
or the edifice crumbles of its own weight."</div>
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This major theme and promise is upheld not only in the Qur'an, but
also in other religious scriptures. Though opinions may differ on
precise details it is generally believed that it is connected to a time
of momentous upheaval, calamity and the end of Earth. </div>
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Hundreds of interpreters have written commentaries on it during the
14 centuries of its existence, and none have claimed to understand all
of its various aspects and meanings. This website is an attempt to
examine in detail what different verses in the Qur'an tell us about
Qiyamah and to reconcile what might appear as differing, even
contradictory descriptions of the event. It contains hundreds of
intellectually challenging and severely critical pages vigorously
demanding answers pertaining to and upholding this central theme of
Islam. The result of a five-year research, this study compels Muslims
not to allow themselves to pick and choose verses that suit their
doomsday notion of Al-Qiyamah. Rather we must take the Qur'an in its
entirety and examine those resurrection-related surahs and Sure Signs
that have challenged our scholars over the centuries. As a result of
their admitted shortcomings and apparent incomprehension, the scattered
verses relating to Al-Qiyamah have been disfigured beyond recognition by
mistranslations that reflect the views of the ulema. (It must be
strongly emphasized that this website exclusively deals with
resurrection-related surahs and nothing else. Thus the ulema is openly
challenged to respond and deny the Great News that the Ummah, and the
rest of humankind, are called upon to participate in and bear witness to
the Resurrection Day and the self-reproaching Spirit. Till date no
Muslim scholar has risen to the challenge.)</div>
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<b>SURE SIGNS OF DAY OF AL-QIYAMAH:</b></div>
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The Sure Signs and descriptions of Al-Qiyamah in the Qur'an are generally agreeable as follows:</div>
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1) <b>There is a set time for it;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">He
questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?" At length, when the sight
is dazed and the moon is buried in darkness, and the sun and moon are
joined together that Day will Man say; "Where is the refuge?"<br /><br />Qur'an 75.6-10</span></div>
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2) <b>That this event is inevitable;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">In
that is a Sign for those who fear the penalty of the Hereafter: that is
a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that will be a Day
of Testimony. Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed.<br /><br />Qur'an 11.102-7</span></div>
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3) <b>The verses revealing Al-Qiyamah will be collected from all over the Qur'an, promulgated, recited and explained;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Move
not thy tongue concerning the (Revelation of Al-Qiyamah), to make
haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it: But
when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital: Nay more, it is
for Us to explain it.<br /><br />Qur'an 75.16-19<br /><br />
Concerning what are they disputing? <br />
Concerning the Great News. [5889]<br />
About which they cannot agree.<br />
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!<br />
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!<br /><br />
surah 78:1-5 Al Naba' (The Great News)<br /><br />
"5889. Great News: usually understood to mean the News or Message of the Resurrection."<br /><br />
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an, Amana Corporation, 1989.</span></div>
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<br />4) <b>Prophesied Sure Signs of Allah (SWT) will confirm Al-Qiyamah;</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="floatimgleft"><img alt="Nafas al Rachman, breath of Allah (SWT), experienced daily by those taking part in the Resurrection" border="1" height="300" src="http://adishakti.org/images/russia_L.jpg" width="450" /></span></div>
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<i>Nafas al Rachman</i>,
breath of the Merciful, experienced daily by those taking part in
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) (Photo taken 1st August 2008 in Russia of
the <i>Nafas al Rachman</i> which, though invisible to the naked eye,
can be felt as Cool Breeze or Wind of the Resurrection flowing from
hands, head and other parts of the body.)</div>
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</span></span> (Translation of Al-Rum 30:56 only)
"But those who [in their lifetime] were endowed with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed, you have been
tardy in [accepting as true] what God has revealed, [Lit., "with
regard to (fi) God's revelation (kitab)", i.e., that the dead shall
be resurrected and judged by Him. It is to be noted that the verb
labitha signifies "he waited [for something] or he was tardy [with
regard to something]" as well as "he stayed [in a place]" or "he
remained". Evidently, in verse 55 ma labithu has the meaning of "they
had not stayed" or "remained", while in verse 56 labithtum
denotes "you have been tardy" or "you have waited".] [and you have
waited] until the Day of Resurrection: this, then, is the Day of
Resurrection: but you - you were determined not to know it!
[Lit., "you were wont not to know" - i.e., "you persistently closed
your mind to this promise".] (Al-Rum 30:56)"
Muhammad Asad.</div>
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<span style="color: #006600;">We will show them Our signs in all the regions of
the earth and in their own souls until they clearly see that this is the
truth.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Qur'an 41.53</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">
It is Allah who sends forth the Winds so that they raise up the Clouds,</span><br /><span style="color: #006600;">
And We drive them to a Land that is dead,</span><br /><span style="color: #006600;">
And revive the earth therewith after its death:</span><br /><span style="color: #006600;">
Even so (will be) the Resurrection!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">
surah 35:9 Fatir</span></div>
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5) <b>Qur'an to be used as Allah's (SWT) Warning to humankind;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">We know best what they say; And thou are not one to overawe them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!<br /><br />Qur'an 50.45</span></div>
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6) <b>During Al-Qiyamah Allah (SWT) will not address those who veil His Revelations by distorting the Qur'an;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Those
who conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchase for them a
miserable profit - They swallow into themselves naught but Fire: Allah
will not address them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them:
Grievous will be their Penalty. They are the ones who buy error in place
of Guidance, and torment in place of Forgiveness. Ah! What boldness
(they show) for the Fire!<br /><br />Qur'an2.174-6<br /><br />He will return you
(on the Day of Judgment) reverted back to when you were first created. A
section guided, and a section will go astray.<br /><br />Qur'an 7.30</span></div>
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7) <b>The messengers of Allah (SWT) on Earth will deliver Good News of Al-Qiyamah, and they must prevail;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Allah
has decreed: "It is I and My messengers who must prevail": For Allah is
One full of strength, able to enforce His Will. Thou will not find any
people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist
Allah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their
sons, or their brothers or their kindred. For such He has written Faith
in their hearts, and strengthened them with a Spirit from Himself. And
he will admit them to Gardens, beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell
therein (forever.) Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with
Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah that
will achieve Felicity.<br /><br />Qur'an 58.21</span></div>
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8) <b>Believers will be bitterly divided over the Good News;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Concerning
what are they disputing? Concerning the Great News about which they
cannot agree. Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! Verily, verily
they shall soon (come to) know!<br /><br />Qur'an 78.1-5<br /><br />So he gave
nothing in charity, nor did he pray! - But on the contrary, he rejected
Truth and turned away! Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Woe to thee, (O man!), yea, woe! Again, woe to thee, (O man!), yea, woe!<br /><br />Qur'an 75.31-35</span></div>
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9) <b>Jesus (pbuh) would be one of the Signs of the Hour;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">And
(Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment:
therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a
Straight Way.<br /><br />Qur'an 43.61</span></div>
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10) <b>Qur'an to be used as proof of authenticity to humankind regarding the Message of Al-Qiyamah;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Verily
in this (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship
Allah. We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.<br /><br />Qur'an 21.106-7</span></div>
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11) <b>There will be <a href="http://www.sahajayoga-shrimataji.org/">a</a> Caller from a place quite near who will declare and commence the Resurrection;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Verily
in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding, or who
gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the Truth). . . And listen for the
Day when the Caller will call out from a place quite near. The Day when
they will hear a (mighty) Blast in Truth: That will be the Day of
Resurrection.<br /><br />Qur'an 50.37-42</span></div>
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12) <b>Many humans will be unaware that Al-Qiyamah is taking place;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">And
on the day when the Hour riseth the guilty will vow that they did
tarry, but an hour - Thus were they ever deceived. But those to whom
knowledge and faith are given will say: "The truth is, ye have tarried,
by Allah's decree, until the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day of
Resurrection, but ye used not to know."<br /><br />Qur'an 30.55-57</span></div>
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13) <b>During Al-Qiyamah Allah (SWT) will not purify those who hide His Revelations by misinterpreting the Qur'an;</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Those
who conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchase for them a
miserable profit - They swallow into themselves naught but Fire: Allah
will not address them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them:
Grievous will be their Penalty. They are the ones who buy error in place
of Guidance, and torment in place of Forgiveness. Ah! What boldness
(they show) for the Fire!<br /><br />Qur'an 2.174-6</span></div>
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14) <b> Faces of those who believe that Al-Qiyamah has commenced will
be nadirah (shining and radiant), while those of disbelievers basirah
(dark, gloomy, sad and frowning);</b><br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Some
faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty) - Looking towards
their Lord; And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal.<br /><br />Qur'an 75.22-24</span></div>
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<b>DISBELIEVERS OF THE SURE SIGNS OF AL-QIYAMAH</b></div>
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Despite all the above the Qur'an warns that most humans will neither
be aware nor believe that this Great Event is taking place even after
being warned that it is not about graves opening up but of all souls
born again to participate in it!:<br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Warn them
of the Day of Pining (distress) when all matters have been judged,
though they would still be unaware of it, and unbelievers.<br /><br />Qur'an 19.39<br /><br />
On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established, the
transgressors will swear that they tarred not but an hour: thus were
they used to being deluded! <br />
But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did
tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is
the Day of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware!"<br /><br />Qur'an 30.55-6 </span></div>
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<br /><i><b>Waqala allatheena ootoo alAAilma waal-eemana laqad labithtum fee
kitabi Allahi ila yawmi albaAAthi fahatha yawmu albaAAthi
walakinnakum kuntum la taAAlamoona</b></i><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><i>The Message of The Qur'an</i><br /></div>
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Increasing number of Muslims now express their belief, as do the
believers of other traditions, that these events are imminent. Some are
beginning to discern, and correctly so, that they are already upon us.
The verses in the Qur'an also reflect the same expectations:<br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">It
is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance. And what
will make thee realize that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?<br /><br />Qur'an 42.17<br /><br />Of
what do they ask one another? About the Great Event, about which they
differ? Nay! they shall soon come to know Nay! Nay! they shall soon
know.<br /><br />Qur'an 78.1-5</span></div>
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In fact 1,400 years ago there was widespread resistance against
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the following verse confirms the probability
of disbelieve and ability to benefit when the Resurrection actually
comes upon them:<br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">Await they aught save the
Hour, that it should come upon them unawares? But some of its portents
(indications and signs) have already come, and when it (actually) is on
them, how can they benefit then by their reminder?<br /><br />Qur'an 47.18</span></div>
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Another Quranic prophecy clearly confirms that after the return of
the exiled Jews to the Holy Land, the Day of Judgment will commence:<br /><br /><span style="color: #006600;">And
We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but
when the promise of the Hereafter (wa'dul akhirati) cometh to pass We
shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations.<br /><br />Qur'an 17.104</span></div>
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<u><b>SO LITTLE AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE OF AL-QIYAMAH:</b></u><br />
<br />
But there is scant information on Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection), the
heart and soul of Islam. Abdullah Yusuf Ali's The Holy Qur'an: Text,
Translation and Commentary - by far the most known, studied and
respected English translation of the Qur'an - devotes only five pages
(inclusive of the entire text in Arabic and its English translation) to
this central theme of Islam. And other Muslim scholars have done no
better, although they have produced countless thesis after thesis on far
pettier topics and hadiths.<br />
According to Professor Mahmoud M. Ayoub "theology has confused the
rank and file of Muslims. It has discouraged any kind of innovative
thinking. It has paralyzed the intellectuals, preoccupying them with
unsolvable questions."<br />
Of all the chapters in the Qur'an, surah 75 Al-Qiyamah (The
Resurrection) must have clearly confronted them with so frightening a
prophecy and promise of Divine intervention to collect, promulgate,
recite and explain in detail the only Surah entirely devoted to
Al-Qiyamah, that it could only be explained away by vagueness,
briefness, distortion, misinformation, untruth and outright deceit. But
Allah (SWT) warned humans not to move "thy tongue concerning the
(Resurrection), to make haste therewith" since "it is for Us to collect
it and to promulgate it." Then, after having announced it they were to
follow "its recital" And last, but not the least, the Resurrection is
"for Us to explain" - leaving absolutely no ambiguity as to Allah's
(SWT) Intention. This is referred as the Great News or Great Event in
the Qur'an and was to coincide with specific Sure Signs absolutely
beyond human manipulation or duplication Thus it is obvious that the
announcement and detailed narration of the Resurrection to the entire
human race was Allah's (SWT) sole and explicit prerogative.<br />
But mere mortals with puny minds and huge egos have blabbed their
tongues about this Surah for the last 1400 years. They collectively
erased the mercy of the blessed Resurrection (Al Qadr or the Night of
Power) for all humankind, substituting it with the nightmare of a
Doomsday End (Al Qariah or the Day of Noise and Clamor)!<br />
Now the question of making such serious allegations against so
established a faith arises. How is it possible that so obvious and
fundamental Truths be hidden from so many by so few for so long? Perhaps
it must be asked: How was the Ummah deceived into speculating about
Al-Qiyamah, despite Allah's (SWT) explicit, simple and clear Warning not
to do so? This Al-Qiyamah website exposes the depth of deception that
the Ummah has been indoctrinated over the centuries by their ulama,
imams, ayatollahs, amirs, caliphs, mu'attilah, aalims, mujtahids,
mullahs and muftis on this central theme of the Holy Qur'an.<br />
"The Holy Quran is the final and highest authority for Muslims on all
matters. It is the fundamental source of the teachings of Islam. When
determining whether a certain belief or practice is a part of Islam or
not, the verdict of the Quran has the highest priority and must be
accepted even if it goes against common practice or one's own wishes. If
a Muslim differs with us regarding the meaning of a verse of the Quran,
we must still respect his views if he gives arguments from the Holy
Book in his support."<br /><br /><br />
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Thus, before we proceed, it will be fitting to introduce the sages'
definition of the term truth. It has been earlier demonstrated that
without such a definition men wander in a dry wilderness of hollow
fancies, unfounded opinions, worthless theories and hypostatized words.
This definition may sound quite simple, but it implications are most
profound. It should be graven deeply on the heart. Here it is: "Truth is
that which is beyond all contradiction and free from all doubt; which
is indeed beyond the very possibility of both contradiction and doubt;
beyond the changes and alternations of time and vicissitude; forever one
and the same, unalterable and unaltering; universal and therefore
independent of all human ideation."<br />
Insha Allah, we will come back with more knowledge on Al-Qiyamah. <br />
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<span style="color: #006600;">LAA UQSIM BI-YAWM AL-QIYAMAH;<br />
WA-LAA UQSIM BI-AN-NAFSAL-LAWWAAMAH<br />
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;<br />
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching Spirit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: All articles are written with a non-Muslim audience also in mind. Thus
all necessary care was taken to avoid any confusion to them. Muslim
terms of respectability such as SWT, PBUH, SAWS, RA, and AS were thus
omitted. Consequently, words familiar to non-Muslims have been used.
Apologies if any of these shortcomings offend anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">-A<span style="font-size: x-small;">shraf Hameed</span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I seek refuge in ALLAH from satan
the rejected.<br />
In the Name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, Most Merciful</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The fact is that ALLAH alone is the
only TRUTH in the universe and everything else beside Him is falsehood.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23:90 </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- We have given them the truth, while they are liars. </span></div>
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of any idols beside Him constitutes a falsehood, and that ALLAH is the Most
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10:32 </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Such is ALLAH, your rightful Lord. What is there after the
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similarly, are the TRUTH. This scripture came in Arabic and ALLAH, Most Wise,
included a mathematical component that has phenomenal, miraculous dimensions
that are incomprehensible and unfathomable to the human mind. This aspect
alone, besides the literal composition, should open up our eyes to the Glory,
Greatness, Wisdom, and Omnipotence of the Creator.</span></div>
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mathematical component is to make it impossible for the enemies of ALLAH and
the devils to imitate, fabricate, distort, or alter the sacred text in any
form. That is why in verse <b>7</b>2:28, it says, "ALLAH has counted the
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letters used to deliver His final message to mankind. It is not just my
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By giving 114 chapters, it is obvious that 57 numbers will be Odd
and 57 numbers will be Even. Similarly, the number 19, based on verse <b>7</b>4:30,
is an Odd number, and the number 14, representing <b>7</b> pairs,
through verse 15:87, is an Even number. Also, the numbers according to verse
74:30 are 9 and 10 (tisa'ah and 'ashar), giving us one Odd and one Even number.
We note that chapter 74 and verse 30 are both Even numbers, while chapter 15
and verse 87 are both Odd numbers.</div>
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These mathematical formulas are the basis to preserve the
sacredness and integrity of the whole Quran, whereby each letter, word, and the
order of and placement of numbers is Divine and Sacred. The Quran is based on
the number 19 with a "Second Overlapping Code" of <b>7</b>
and 14 as per verse 15:87, making it "IMPOSSIBLE TO THE INFINITE
EXTENT" for Satan and his followers to alter or change ALLAH's words and
commands. Both the CODES further come under the Secret of "Even and
Odd."</div>
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Let us concatenate and write the numbers of the chapters <b>7</b>4
with verse 30 and the number 19 with chapter 15 and its verse 87, along with
the number 14, to witness the miracle of <b>7</b> and 14 as per the
verse of <span class="highlight">"Seven Pairs"</span>.<br />
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EXAMPLE 1</div>
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74,30,19,15,87,14 = <b>14</b> x 53072797051 </div>
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15,87,14,74,30,19 = <span class="highlight">7</span> x 22673534717</div>
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EXAMPLE 2</div>
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The Quran has numbered and unnumbered verses as <span class="highlight">6346</span> with a perfect count of ALLAH as <span class="highlight">2698</span>,<br />
to give us a sum of <span class="highlight">6346+2698</span></div>
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= 9044 = <b>19</b> x <b>14</b> x 34 </div>
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= 9044 = <b>14</b> x <b>19</b> x 34 </div>
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This clearly proves the facts that in Example 1, the Number was
divisible by 14 when it ended with an Even number and also divisible by <b>7</b>
when it ended with an Odd number. </div>
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Secondly, it proves that the Quran has been guarded with 2 Codes,
as in Example 2, thus proving The Truth of verses 74:30 and 15:87. Thirdly, it
proves that two false verses (verses 9:128-129) were added and nothing was
taken out of the Quran. </div>
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The <span class="highlight">Miracle of 19</span> per verse 74:30
has already been revealed through ALLAH's messenger, Rashad Khalifa, confirming
the authenticity of the Quran including chapters, verses, past messengers,
miracles, and the whole subject matter of the Quran. But now, you are
witnessing the application of the New <a href="http://www.godprovenas1.com/revelations/Seven-Pairs/home.html" target="_parent"><span style="color: windowtext;">Miracle of Seven Pairs</span></a>,
which in turn completes the Miracle of the Even and the Odd. <span class="highlight">The number 19 is Odd, and the number 14 is Even.</span></div>
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<span class="highlight">Next Post coming soon</span></div>
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<span class="highlight">-<b>Ashraf Hameed</b> </span></div>
<br />Ashrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774974925066217850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875006794553261423.post-21648313905587421792013-03-07T10:21:00.001+05:302013-03-24T22:19:03.600+05:30Allah is Ahad<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b><span class="pagebodysource"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">GLORY Of ALLAH SUBHANAWATA'ALA</span></span></b></u></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="pagebodysource"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Glory
to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of
Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)!”</span></span></div>
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<span class="pagebodysource"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">In Qur'an, Allah says to the atheists who believe that this universe was created by coincidence: (</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">This is the creation of Allah. So show me that which those (whom you worship) besides Him have created. Nay, the <i>Zâlimûn </i>(polytheists, wrongdoers and those who do not believe in the Oneness of Allah) are in plain error.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">) (</span><span class="sura"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Sûrat Luqmân</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">-verse11)…
The believer needs to look attentively at the creations of Allah to
increase his or her faith ….How Allah did create these creatures and
subjected all means of livelihood….</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Let us see those creatures and to glorify Allah almighty who says: (</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the <i>Wakîl </i>(Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over all things.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">)(</span><span class="sura"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Sûrat</span></span><span class="sura"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> AZ</span></span><span class="sura"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">-Zumar</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">- verse 62).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Here
we will see how Allah had supported these creatures with some
transparent organs to enable it to defend itself against attacking of
enemies and to get its livelihood. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-01.JPG" height="430" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">A
beautiful butterfly with two transparent wings to frighten its enemies
so that it can protect itself from attackers…..Glory to Allah</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Another butterfly </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">visiting a hairy melastomad plant </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">that has </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">windowpane wings. Color-bearing scales are reduced to fine hairs, making the wings transparent except for four eyelike dots. <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-02.JPG" height="391" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">With
a head like a fighter-plane cockpit, a Pacific barreleye fish shows off
its highly sensitive, barrel-like eyes--topped by green, orblike
lenses.<br />
The fish, discovered alive in the deep water off California's
central coast by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI),
is the first specimen of its kind to be found with its soft transparent
dome intact. <br />
The 6-inch (15-centimeter) barreleye <i>(Macropinna microstoma)</i> had been known since 1939--but only from mangled specimens dragged to the surface by nets.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">To see a video please click below:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><a href="http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/transparent-fish-video-vin.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/transparent-fish-video-vin.html</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-03.JPG" height="371" width="500" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">A transparent frog doesn't need to be dissected to see its internal organs and blood vessels. Isn’t He a great creator?</span></div>
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Another transparent frog its inside is seen clearly!!!<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-04.JPG" height="323" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">A
squid with a staring eye, it can see in darkness to catch the prey. God
didn't forget to support it by means of getting livelihood. <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-05.JPG" height="319" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Allah almighty had supported this jellyfish by very sensitive sensors to see and catch the prey.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><br />
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Another amazing jellyfish <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Glowing in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, this transparent jellyfish seems to inhabit another world. From the <i>Arctapodema</i> genus, the transparent jellyfish's grandeur is more remarkable given its inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-06.JPG" height="341" width="500" /></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">A small fish (new born), Allah had supported it by this transparency feature to defend itself. <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-07.JPG" height="319" width="500" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Red and purple glowing squid, there are more than 300 species of that animal in the seas.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-08.JPG" height="316" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Tiny marine snails known as sea butterflies take many forms, including heart-shaped, such as this species in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-09.JPG" height="343" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">A photographer's strobe gives a violet sheen to this translucent juvenile roundbelly cowfish off the coast of Kona, Hawaii.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-010.JPG" height="332" width="500" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">It is a marine animal; its stomach is filled with green seaweeds!!!!!<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: 'Simplified Arabic'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://kaheel7.com/userimages/transparent-011.JPG" height="333" width="500" /></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Another marine animal has got the ability to make these glowing lights to frighten enemies. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">Finally we say Glory to Allah who is the creator of every thing, God says: (</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">He
to whom belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and who has
begotten no son (children or offspring) and for whom there is no partner
in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly
according to its due measurements.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">)(</span><span class="sura"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Sûrat Al-Furqân- verse2</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-EG;">).</span></div>
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The Concept of understanding God and
his nature is completely different and not an easy job. We have certain points to
follow before that. Let’s view some of them:</div>
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1. It<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is necessary
to follow our<b> OBLIGATIONS </b>and visit Holy places<b> Mandir, Masjid,
Gurudwar </b>or other place of worship. But the fact is that God is always
inside us, who differentiates the Good from Evil</span>.</div>
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2. Read Holy and Religious books. Find videos and books about
many different Faiths and Religions in your local library or bookstore or in
the Internet.</div>
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3. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Do not turn off
your brain</span>. <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Faith" title="Use Faith"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Faith</span></a>
can be reasonable and rational. Faith is different from superstition. As a
seeker, you will be looking for reasons for your faith, for truth about
spiritual matters, and for your own evidence of a divine being. Be open-minded
about the supernatural, without being gullible.</div>
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4. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Start your search
with an open mind</span>. Examine documents that support faith in God. Be
cautious of people or organizations that mock God and faith or that professes
to possess the only truth about God.</div>
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5. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Choose a person
of good faith</span>. Ask them to give you direction. This does not need to be
a pastor, saint or Maulana. Simply ask someone that you respect for their
personal convictions.</div>
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6. <b>Compose questions for your search</b>:</div>
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</span></span></span>Is there a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Argue-That-God-Exists-%28Christianity%29" title="Argue That God Exists (Christianity)"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">God</span></a>?</div>
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</span></span></span>What are the attributes or characteristics of
the <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-Energy-of-God" title="Find the Energy of God"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">nature of God</span></a>?</div>
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</span></span></span>How is an infinite being <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Prophecies-About-the-Messiah" title="Understand Prophecies About the Messiah"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">revealed to mortal men</span></a>?</div>
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</span></span></span>What is God's <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Escape-the-Condemnation-of-Hell-According-to-the-Word-of-God-in-the-Bible" title="Escape the Condemnation of Hell According to the Word of God in the Bible"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">assessment of
mankind</span></a>?</div>
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7. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Speak to God</span>. Most religions and
people recognize <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Sabotaging-Your-Prayer-Life" title="Avoid Sabotaging Your Prayer Life"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">prayer</span></a> as a basic function
of faith. Tell God about your quest and your reasons for choosing to become a
seeker. Ask God for help understanding His ways and truth while seeking God.</div>
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8. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">God may be in
plain sight</span>. One reason you may find yourself looking for God is that,
your God is all you have ever seen, from day one, all around you. There is a
very illustrative story that likens a man searching for God to a fish in the
ocean searching for the sea. Is it truly possible to search for something that
you cannot lose?</div>
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9.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Be ready to
discard notions you may have of the nature of God</span>. It has been said that
in order to find God, one must give up on one's human, finite concept of ‘who
and what God is’. Using your finite mind to try to grasp infinity is like
asking a fish to swallow the oceans of the world. You're bound to find
something you aren't 100% ready for. If you don't, you're not being honest with
yourself in your search.</div>
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10. Be<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> ready to look
outside of one organized denomination</span>. ‘Religion’ and ‘God' are not the
same thing. Their relationship is akin to the relationship between brand-names
and others. When you hear one brand, you may automatically think of details -
but it isn't necessary to decide on a denomination/brand (to find God).</div>
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<b>Consider reading the holy books
that are referred to as being or containing the word of God as pinned by Prophets
(P.B.U.T) and Apostles (followers) of God, for example the Holy Qur’an is a
collection of such writings</b>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></div>
Ashrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774974925066217850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875006794553261423.post-34633360975585806222013-02-19T10:05:00.000+05:302013-03-24T22:20:19.950+05:30Greetings to the visitors...<br />
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"When we will achieve peace with ourselves individually and with our surroundings, together we will reach world peace."<br />
- Ashraf Hameed<br />
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Essence of Life.<br />
What is this Essence of Life?<br />
Aaaah... mankind's most unanswered question, why are we here?, what is
our purpose?<br />
There are many answers to this question. But only one true yet false
answer.<br />
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It is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence,<span style="color: black;"> knowledge,values, reason, mind and language.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-philosophical_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy#cite_note-philosophical-2"><span></span></a></sup> </span><br />
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I believe it encompasses never ending experiences. <br />
Searching & questioning through past and present lives, the answers to which, each of us will find in our own timescale. <br />
Ultimately bringing us an understanding of the "bigger" picture and our place within it.<br />
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The big question: Why did the God create Human beings?<br />
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Answer: Creation, strengths and weaknesses of human beings are present in this verse of Holy Quran.<br />
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<b>002.030</b> Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent
on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make
mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and
glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."<br />
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<b>Al-Qur'an, 002.030 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])</b><br />
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- God create human beings.<br />
- Strength is humans are vicegerent of God on earth.<br />
- weaknesses are mischief and bloodshed of humans.</div>
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