The
Arabic word dahaha, also means expand -and it comes from the root word dohea, which means egg. It does not refer to a normal egg -It refers to the egg of
an Ostrich and if analyse the shape of the earth… it is not round like a
ball -it is flattened from the top, and bulging from the centre. Similar to the
egg of an Ostrich, which is too
flattened from the top, and bulging from the centre. It is geo spherical in
shape. So if you ask the Atheist, that…' Who could have mentioned, that the
earth is geo spherical… 1400 years ago -which we discovered just 300 or 400
years ago? The person will say that…' May be your Prophet… he was an
intelligent man -he wrote it. Do not argue - Continue. Previously we thought
that the light of the moon, was its own light. It is recently discovered that
the light of the moon, is reflected light. Qur’an
says in Surah Furqan, Ch. 25, Verse 61, that... ‘Blessedth is He, who has made
the constellation in the sky, and therein placed a lamp, a sun having a light
of its own, and a moon having borrowed light. So the Qur’an says that... ‘The light of the sun, is its own light - but
the moonlight, the light of the moon, is not its own light’. The light of the
moon is described as muneer, or noor, which means, borrowed light or reflection
of light. The sunlight is described as siraj,
or wahaj, or duja, which means the light
of its own, meaning a torch, or a glowing lamp. Always moonlight is described as muneer, or noor. Imagine, we discovered it just yesterday in science, 50 years
back…100 years back, and the Qur’an
mentions this 1400 years ago. When I was in school I had learnt, that the sun
was stationary… it did not rotate about its own axis -whereas the moon and the
earth, they rotate about their own axis. But there is a verse in Holy Qur’an, in Surah Al-Ambiya, Ch. 21,
Verse 33… (Arabic)…‘It is Allah who has created the night and the day, the sun
and the moon, each one travelling in the orbit, with its own motion’. So Qur’an says... ‘The sun and the moon,
besides revolving, they also rotate about their own axis’. While later on, we
come to know recently after I passed school, that science has discovered that
the sun rotates about its own axis -which was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, 1,400 years ago. Who could have
mentioned it? Now he will hesitate to say… 'It is a fluke, or it is just by
chance.' The Qur’an speaks about the water cycle. The person to describe the coherent water cycle, was Sir Bernard
Plassey, in 1580. Qur’an describes
the details of water cycle in Surah Al-Zumur, Ch. 39, Verse 21; in Surah Rum,
Ch. 30, Verse 24; in Surah Mominun, Ch. 23, Verse 18… Holy Qur’an, in Surah Hijr, Ch. 15, Verse 22. In several places, the Qur’an describes the water cycle in
great detail. How does the water evaporate? How does it form in to the clouds?
How does the clouds move into the interior, and how does it fall down as rains?
And goes back into the ocean? The water cycle has been described in great
detail, in the Holy Qur’an -which was
just discovered yesterday. Previously we did know that there were two types of
water… salty and sweet water. The Holy Qur’an
tells us in Surah Furqan, Ch. 25, Verse 53, that... ‘It is Allah, who has created two
bodies of flowing water, one sweet and palpable… the other sweet and bitter.
Between them is the barrier, which is forbidden to be trespassed.' The
same message is repeated in Surah Rehman, Ch. 55, Verse 19 and 20, that
…(Arabic)... ‘It is Allah who has led flow two bodies of flowing water, and between
them is a barrier, which is forbidden to be trespassed’. Today science tells us that... ‘The sweet and
salt water, though they meet, they do not mix’. There is a slanting barrier
between them, which the Qur’an
describes 1,400 years ago. Then you ask the Atheist…' Who could have mentioned
this? He will hesitate to say, that it is a fluke. The Qur’an speaks about Biology. It says in Surah Al-Ambiya, Ch. 21,
Verse 30, that ...(Arabic).... ‘We have created every living thing from water’.
Will you not imagine… in the deserts of Arabia, where there is scarcity of
water, the Qur’an says... ‘Every
living thing is made from water’. Who would have believed in this fairy tale?
Where there was scarcity of water, the Qur’an
says... ‘every living thing is made from water’. Today we have come to know,
that the basic unit of cell… the cytoplasm, it consists of 80% water. Every
living creature contain 50 to 90% water. Qur’an
says that... ‘The plants were created in males and females, in sexes’…which we
discovered today. Qur’an speaks about
Zoology…about the lifestyles of the birds, lifestyle of the ants, of the
spider, of the bees…which we discovered today. Qur’an speaks about medicine in the honey -there is a healing,
which we discovered today. Qur’an
speaks about Embryology, the various stages of embryological development of the
human being, which we discovered today. Qur’an
speaks about genetics. If you ask the Atheist, that…' Who could have mentioned
all this?… he cannot say…' It is by chance'… because there is a theory, known
as theory of Probability. The chances
of it being a guess work, it becomes less… the moment you give more correct
answers - Theory of Probability. So
surely, the only answer that is remaining, is the first answer. He gave… Who
can tell the mechanism of the universe?… is ‘The Creator’, is the
Manufacturer, is the Producer, is
the Maker. You can call him by any
name, but there is a Creator, which
we call as Allah (SWT), or Almighty God. How to prove that Qur’an is the revelation of Allah (SWT)? How to prove
scientifically the existence of Allah (SWT). You can refer to my Video cassette
‘Qur’an and Modern Science - Conflict or Conciliation?’, where I have spoken in
detail. Our beloved Muhammed(Peace be upon him) said -It is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1, Hadith No.2, that... ‘Islam is based on
five principals, five pillars. The first is the Tawheed: ‘La ilaha Ill Allah, Muhammed ur Rasulullah’ -that… There is no god but Allah, and Prophet
Muhammed(Peace be upon him) is the messenger. The Holy Qur’an says in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. 2, Verse 177... ‘It is not
righteous that you turn your face to the east or west, but it is righteousness
that you believe in Allah (Almighty God), you believe in the hereafter, you
believe in the angels, you believe in the messengers, and you believe in the
Books’. The best definition that a Muslims can give you of Almighty God… Allah
(SWT), is in the Holy Qur’an Surah
Ikhlas, Ch. 112, Verse 1 to 4, which says... (Arabic)... ‘Say: Allah, He is one
and only’...(Arabic)... ‘Allah, the absolute and eternal’...(Arabic)... ‘He
begets not, nor is He
begotten’...(Arabic)... ‘And there is nothing like Him’. This is a four line
definition of Allah (SWT)… of Almighty God. What we Muslims say…. 'If any
person, any entity who claims him to be Almighty God, if he fits in this four
line definition of God, then we Muslims have no objection in accepting that
candidate, as Almighty God. But the Holy Qur’an
also says in Surah Isra, Ch. 17, Verse 110, it says... (Arabic)... ‘Say, call
upon Him, by Allah or by Rahman, by whichever name you call upon Him, to Him
belongs the most beautiful names’. That means you can call Allah (SWT)…
Almighty God by any name, but it should be a beautiful name. It should not
conjure up a mental picture, and the Qur’an
gives not less than 99 different attributes to Almighty God…. Ar Rahim, Ar Rahman, Al Jabbar, Al Kahar, Al
Kuddus, no less than 99 attributes to Almighty God. He is Merciful, He is
Beneficient and, etc. But the crowning one is, The Allah. Now, why we
Muslims prefer calling Almighty God by the Arabic word Allah, instead of the
English word God... the reason we
Muslims prefer calling Allah (SWT) by the Arabic word Allah, because the
English word God -it can be played
around with. You can play mischief with the English word God. For example, if you add an ‘s’ to the God, it becomes Gods. In Islam, there is nothing like Allahs, there is no plural of Allah. Ch 112, Verse 1...(Arabic)... ‘Say He is Allah, one
and only’. If you add ‘dess’ to god,
it becomes goddess… meaning a female god. In Islam, there is nothing like male
Allah, or female Allah. Allah (SWT) has got no gender. He is unique. If
you add father to god, it becomes
godfather -that he is my godfather, he is my guardian. There is nothing like
Allah-father, or Allah-abba, in
Islam. Allah, is a unique word. If
you add a mother, to Allah… to God,
it becomes godmother. There is nothing
like Allah- ammi, or Allah-mother, in
Islam. If you prefix a tin before
God, it becomes tin-god… meaning fake. There is nothing like tin Allah, in Islam. We
Muslims prefer calling Allah (SWT), by the Arabic word Allah… than by the English word God.
Otherwise Qur’an says... ‘You call
Him by any name besides’ Surah Isra, Ch. 17, Verse 110. It is also mentioned in
Surah Araf, Ch. 7, Verse 180, in Surah Taha, Ch. 20, Verse 20, and Surah
Al-Hashr, Ch. 59, Verse 24, that... ‘You can call Allah, by any name but to Him
belongs the most beautiful name’. It should be a beautiful name. It should not
conjure up a mental picture, and the Holy Qur’an
further says in Surah Anam, Ch. 6, Verse 108, that... ‘Revile not those who
worship God besides Allah’, that means… Abuse not these who worship gods
besides Allah, lest in their ignorance, they will revile they will abuse Allah
(SWT). So a Muslims is prohibited from abusing those people who worship gods
besides Allah, lest in their ignorance they will abuse Allah (SWT). The second
pillar of Islam, is Salaah. Many
people translate the word Salaah, as
‘prayer’. To pray, is to ask for help… to beseech -how a
person beseeches in the court of law, to ask for help. Prayer does not denote
the complete meaning of the Arabic word, Salaah,
because in Salaah… besides asking for
help, we also praise Allah (SWT), we also get guidance in the Salaah, so therefore the English word prayer, does not denote the complete
meaning of the Arabic word Salaah.
The more appropriate meaning that I say, I verily prefer calling it as
programming, because we Muslims… we are programmed in our Salaah. We are programmed in what is wrong, and what is right -do
the good things, do not do the bad things, do not rob, do not cheat, do the
good things, love your neighbour, etc, etc. We are being programmed. Out if
someone tells…' Where am I going'… and if I say….' I am going for programming,
I am going for brain washing'… it may sound odd. So if someone uses the word prayer, for Salaah… I have no objection, though it does not denote the Arabic
word, Salaah. But if someone says… 'Where are you going?
'And instead of saying…' For prayers' -I am going for programming, I am going
for brain washing, it might sound a bit odd. So if any one uses the word prayer, for Salaah… I have got no objection. We Muslims are supposed to pray 5
times a day -in the morning before sunrise, it is the Fajr Salaah -the Zohar Salaah, after the sun reaches highest, that is early in the
afternoon -the Asr Salaah, late in the afternoon… that is before the sunsets -the Maghrib Salaah, after the sun sets
immediately, and the Isha Salaah, that is late in the evening or
the early in the night. We have to pray minimum 5 times a day. How… for a
healthy body, the doctor will tell you -You should have three meals a day.
Similarly for a spiritual soul, you should offer Salaah, 5 times a day, minimum. And whenever we offer Salaah, when we enter the Mosque, we
remove our footwear -this was the commandment given to prophet Moses (Peace be
upon him). It is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an
in Surah Taha, Ch. 20, Verse 11 and 12, that…'' When he approached the fire he
heard a voice... ‘Oh! Moses verily I am your Lord ; take off thy shoes for thou
art in the sacred valley of Dua’. This was the commandment given to Moses(Peace
be upon him) which we Muslims follow -We take off our footwear when we offer Salaah. Besides that, we are hygienic
people, who want to see our place of worship is clean. And since we do
prostration, we do not want to prostate in mud, dirt and filth which comes
along with the footwear -We are hygienic people. Before offering Salaah, the Holy Qur’an says in Surah Maidah, Ch. 5, Verse 5...(Arabic)... ‘O ye
believe, when you prepare yourself for Salaah,
when you prepare yourself for prayers, wash your face, and your hands, and
arms, up to the elbow -rub your head with water, wash your feet upto the ankle’. It is the ablution -In Arabic, it
is called as wudhu. It is compulsory
that before we offer Salaah, we
should do ablution, we should wash ourselves. Because we are hygienic people,
we want to be clean before we appear in front of the Lord. And besides that, it
is also a mental preparation -that mentally we are being prepared, that now we
are going to appear in front of Allah (SWT), in front of Almighty Lord. Our
believed Prophet said -it is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, Vol. No. 1, in the
Book of Adhan, Ch. No. 75, Hadith No. 692. Our prophet said...
‘When you stand for Salaah, stand
shoulder to shoulder’. In another Hadith,
it says that... ‘When you stand for Salaah,
stand shoulder to shoulder, so that the devil does not come in between you’.
Our prophet was not talking about the devil which you see in the Onida T.V. add. You Know the Onida T.V. add it has the devil with two
horn and a tail. Our Prophet was not talking about the devil which you see in
the Onida T.V. add or in the comic
strip with two horns and a tail. He was referring to the devil of rascism,
devil of casteism, devil of colour, of wealth mean irrespective of whether you
are rich or poor, whether you are black or white, whether you are from America
or from China or from India or from Pakistan, whether you are from a noble
family, or you are not from a noble family. When you offer Salaah, stand shoulder to shoulder, so that it shows the best Universal brotherhood, five times a day.
Five times a day when we offer Salaah,
irrespective from which ever part he is coming, whether he is rich or poor,
whether he is black or white, when they stand for Salaah, we Muslims, we stand shoulder to shoulder. Universal brotherhood… the best
example, practical example …so that the devil of racsism, the devil of colour,
the devil of cast, the devil of wealth does not come in between the brothers.
And the best part of the Salaah, is
the sujud… is the prostration. The
Arabic word sujud, is mentioned in
the Qur’an, no less than 92 different
times. And the Psychologists, they tell us, that the mind is not directly under
our control. The body, it is directly under our control but our mind, keeps on
wandering. It is not directly under our control… It keeps on wandering -the
body is under our control. So to humble the mind, you have to humble your body
-And which is the better way, than the way we Muslims do. We put the highest
part of the body… that is the forehead, to the lowest part of the ground, and
then say…' Glory be to Allah (SWT), Who is the most greatest, glory be to
Allah, Who is the most highest. And if you analyse, that when we offer Salaah there various benefits of the Salaah (i.e. prayers). Normally,
throughout the day, there are electrostatic charges given out from the brain.
When we do sujud, these charges get
grounded -there is grounding of the frontal lobe, there is grounding of these
charges. How, we have a three pin plug and a two pin plug... Three pin plug
grounds. That does not mean, that if you put your hand below the head you will
find, you will get a shock. It is not that grounding as the electric grounding,
but it is dominance of the frontal lobe. Normally when you live, you always
stand erect -blood is being pumped by the heart to the brain, but it is not
sufficient for a very healthy brain. So when you do sujud, extra blood flows from the heart to the brain, due to
gravity. This extra flow of blood, is a requirement for a very healthy brain.
So when we do sujud, extra blood
flows in to the brain, which is very good for a healthy brain. When we do sujud, there is extra blood supply to
the skin of the face, which prevents ‘Chill bane’. When we do sujud, the secretion of the synuses… the
‘Aismodal’ synus, Magniotal synus, they get drained- there are less chances of
a person suffering from Synusitis. Normally when you breath, only 2/3rd
of your lungs capacity is utilised. The remaining 1/3rd is known as residual
air. But when we do the sujud, and
when your breath in the sujud, the
abdominal vicra, it presses against the diaphram. The diaphram presses against
the lower part of the lungs, and even the residual air… the 1/3rd
air is exhaled out, so more fresh air enters in to the lungs, in which there
are less chances of that person suffering from lung diseases. When we do sujud, there is drainage of secretion of
the Brocheal tree, in which there are less chances of a person suffering from
Bronchitis. When we so sujud, there
is increased vynus return, to the Abdominal vicra… when we do sujud there is less chances of having Hamroid.
There are several benefits. When you do kayaam,
ruku, sujud… when you stand up,
and when you get up from the sitting position, the calf muscles are being
activated. The calf muscles are referred to as peripheral heart, because they
supply blood to the lower part of the body. So when you do kayaam, ruku, sujud… when you stand up, sit up,
prostate, get up… the calf muscles are activated, and it increases the blood
supply to the lower part of the body when you stand up bow down and prostrate
the vertebrae is being exercised you have less chances of having disease of
vertebrae. There are several medical benefits only of salah -You can give a talk only on that. But we Muslims, we do not
offer salah, for these medical
benefits -these are only side dishes. We offer salah, to praise Allah (SWT) to thank…Allah (SWT). That is our main
dish…that is a biryani. The medical
benefits are side dishes -we do not pray for these medical benefits. It may
attract a person, who does not believe in Islam -that okay, you get medical
benefits… he may come closer to salah.
But we Muslims offer salah, to thank
Allah (SWT)… to praise Him -That is our main biryani. This is the additional benefit that Allah (SWT) gives us.
The third pillar is Zakah. The Arabic
words Zakah, means purification… it means growth. In Islam every rich person who
has a saving of more than the nesaab
level, more than the minimum wealth, that is seven and a half tola
of gold. He should give 2.5% of that
saving every lunar year, in charity -and the criteria to do the charity is
given in Surah Tauba Ch. 9, Verse 60, which says... ‘It can be given to the fukra, to
the poor people, to the masakeen who are needy, whose heart is bent
towards Islam, to those who are in debt,
those in freeing of slave, a way farer who gets scanted in a foreign land, and
those who spend in the way of Allah(SWT)’. These are 8 categories given
in Surah Tauba, Ch.9,V 60, to whom this Zakat can be given. It is compulsory for
every rich Muslim, who has saving of more than the nisaab level, he should give 2.5% of that saving, every lunar year,
in charity. I ask a question, that if every human being in the world gives Zakat, gives 2.5 % of his excess wealth
in charity… poverty will be eradicated form this world. There will not be a
single human being who will die of hunger. That is why the Holy Qur’an says, in Surah Hashr, in Ch. 59,
Verse 7, that... ‘It prevents the wealth from circulating among the rich -is
that, that the rich will not become more richer’. It prevents the wealth from
circulating amongst the rich. The Holy Qur’an
says in Surah Taubah, Ch. 9 Verse 34, that... ‘Those who bury gold and silver,
and spend it not in the way of Allah (SWT), do not give charity, announce to
them a grievous penalty. That on the day of Judgement, heat will be produced
from this wealth, from fire of hell, and they will be branded on their fore
heads, on their flanks, and on their back. And it will be told to them, that
you hoarded the wealth- now have a taste of your wealth’. Hoarding of wealth,
is prohibited in the Holy Qur’an -You
cannot hoard wealth. The fourth pillar is Hajj.
Every Adult Muslim who has the means to perform Hajj, that is pilgrimage to the Holy city of Makkah, should at least do it once in his life time. And I say that
the Hajj is the best practical
example in the world, of Universal brotherhood -There is not a better example.
In Hajj, there are 2.5 million
Muslims who gather in Mecca. In Mina, in Arafat… the holy land, 2.5 million Muslims from various part of the
world, from America, England, Japan,
India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and various part of the world. And the
men, they dress up in two pieces of unsewen cloth preferably white -so that the
person standing next to you, when he is performing the pilgrimage, you cannot
make out whether the person standing in front of you is a king or a popper. You
cannot come to know, whether he is rich or poor. All of the Muslims from
various parts of the world …they collect -It is the biggest annual gathering of
the world. 2.5 million Muslims, 25 lakhs Muslims, they gather there and they
perform their pilgrimage, and they are dressed in the same simple unsewen
pieces of cloth -Best example of Universal brotherhood. I started my talk by
quoting a Verse from the Holy Qur’an,
Surah Hujurah, Ch.49, Verse 13, which says... (Arabic)... ‘O human kind, We have created
you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you into nations and
tribes, that ye shall recognize one another, and not that you shall despise one
another’. And the most honoured in the sight of Allah (SWT) is the one
who has taqwaa, who has righteousness, who has God-consciousness, who has piety. The Holy Qur’an says that... ‘The whole of the human kind, has been created
from a single pair of a male and a female’. And God Almighty has divided them
into nations and tribes, so that they shall recognise each other not that they
shall despise each other -That I am superior to you… or you are superior to me.
And the Prophet said that... ‘No Arab is superior to a Non-Arab, neither a Non-Arab
superior to an Arab, neither a White superior to a Black, nor a Black superior
to a White’. The Qur’an says -the
only criteria for judgement in Surah Hujrat, Ch. 49, Verse 13... ‘The only
criteria for judgement in the sight of Allah (SWT) is not sex, it is not caste,
it is not colour, it is not wealth, it is not age, it is taqwaa, it is God-consciousness, it is peity, it is righteousness,
it is by God-consciousness…
not by wealth, colour or nobility’. These are the guidance given by the Holy Qur’an, for Universal brotherhood. The
fifth pillar in Ramadhan, is saum. That every adult Muslims should
fast, should abstain from having food and drink, from sunrise to sunset, in the
complete lunar month of Ramadhan. The
Holy Qur'an says in Surah Al-Baqarah,
Ch. 2, Verse 183, that... ‘Ramadhan has been prescribed to you, as it
was prescribed earlier, to the people who came early before you, so that you
may learn self restrain’. The reason for fasting has been described in
the Holy Qur’an, for self restraint.
And the Psychologists, they tell us today, that if you can control your hunger,
you can control almost all your desires. That is what Qur’an says, that... ‘Ramadan
has been prescribed to you, so that you may learn self restrain, you may
control your desire. If you can control your hunger, you can control almost all
your desires. And there are various benefits, that if a person can abstain from
having alcohol, from sunrise to sunset, he can very well abstain from having
alcohol, from the cradle to the grave. If he can abstain from smoking from
sunrise to sunset, he can very well abstain from smoking, from the cradle to
the grave. It gives an opportunity to improve yourself. I call it the over hauling -like how your machine requires servicing…like you service
your car every three months, every four months… your motor cycle every five
month, etc. If you allow me to call the human being a machine, I would say… It
is the most complicated machine on the face of the earth. Ramadhan is a servicing of the human body -one lunar month, every
lunar year… servicing. There are several medical benefits even of the Salaah. I would not like to go in to
detail. But it also improve, increases the intestinal absorption when you fast,
it increases your intestinal absorption. These were in a nutshell the five
pillars of Islam. If you remember the Prophet said these are the pillars of
Islam, these are the principles of Islam. This does not constitute the complete
Islam. Many people have a misunderstanding that if they do these 5 things they
become very good Muslims. These are only the 5 pillars, and any engineer will
tell you, that if the pillar is strong, then hopefully the structure will be
strong. If the foundation is strong, then the structure will be strong, so if we
follow these 5 pillars correctly, then InshaAllah
the structure will be correct. And the other structure, the do’s
and dont’s are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. How a person should lead his
life, is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
The Holy Qur’an says in Surah
Dhariyat, Ch. 51, Verse 56...(Arabic)... ‘That We have created the jinn and the men,
not but to worship Me’. That means, God Almighty created the jinn and
the men, only to worship Him. What is the meaning of the Arabic word Ibadah? It comes from the root word ‘Abd’ which means, following His
commandment. Many people have a misconception that Salaah… prayer is the only form of Ibadah. Salaah is one of
the high forms of Ibadah -But it is
the not the only form of Ibadah.
Whatever commandments of Allah (SWT) -if you are following them you are doing Ibadah. If you abstain from prohibited
food like Alcohol, Qur’an says in
Surah Al-Maidah, Ch. 5, Verse 90, that... ‘Alcohol is prohibited’. You are
doing Ibadah of Allah (SWT) Almighty
God, if you are honest in your business, you are doing Ibadah… you are doing worship of Allah(SWT). If you love your
neighbours, as the Qur’an says in
Surah Al-Maun, Ch. 107, Verse 127... ‘Provide neighbourly needs', you are
doing Ibadah of Allah (SWT). If you abstain from back biting,
speaking ill about people behind their back, you are doing worship of Allah
(SWT). Qur’an says in Surah
Al-Humuza, Ch. 104...(Arabic)... ‘Woe to every kind of scandal, monger and
backbiter. Qur’an says in
Surah Hujurat, Ch. 49, Verse 11 to 12, that... ‘Do not defame others, do not be
sarcastic, do not call others by nickname, avoid suspicion for suspicion in
many cases is a crime. Do not speak ill about others behind their back, are you
ready to eat the dead meat of your brother, means if you backbite, if you speak
ill about any body else it is as though your are eating the dead meat of your
brother.' What does it mean? -Eating dead meat had been prohibited in
the Holy Qur’an. Eating dead meat of
your brother, is double crime. Even the animals that eat human being, they do
not the dead meat of their own brother. So the Qur’an says... ‘If you backbite, if you speak ill about other
people behind their back, it is a double crime. First speaking ill about any
one without proof is a crime… speaking ill about any one without proof, behind
their back is double crime, because he cannot support himself. Eating dead meat
is a crime, eating dead meat of your brother is a double crime. The Qur’an says that... ‘If you backbite…
are you ready to eat the dead meat of your brother’? And Allah gives the reply…
"Nay, you will abhor it?' So if you abstain from backbiting, you are doing
worship of Allah (SWT)… you are doing Ibadah.
Qur’an says in Surah Isra, Ch. 17,
Verse 23 to 24, that... ‘I have ordained for you that you should
worship none but Me, and that you should be kind to your parents’. After
worshipping Allah (SWT) -Allah says... ‘We should be kind to our parents. And
if any one of them, or both of them reach their old age, do not say a word of
contempt -do not even say uff to your
parents. But lower to them your wings of humility, and address them with
honour, and pray to Almighty God, that… Bless them, as they cherished me in
childhood’. You have to love and respect your parents... If you love and
respect your parents, you are doing worship of Allah (SWT). Monasticism,
celibacy is prohibited in Islam. Our beloved Prophet said in Sahih Bukhari,
Vol. 7, Ch. 3, in the Book of Nikaah, Hadith No. 4... ‘Oh young people whoever has the means to get
married, should get married. That will help to lower your gaze, and guard your
modesty’. The Prophet said... ‘Whoever does
not marry, is not of me’. It is compulsory in Islam, to marry. If you
are marrying, you are doing worship of Allah (SWT). If you have sex with your
wife, and abstain from adultery, you are doing worship of Allah (SWT). Because Qur’an says in Surah Isra, Ch. 17, Verse
32, that... ‘Come not close to adultery, for it is an evil deed, an unjust
deed, and an evil opening roads to other evils. It is a shameful deed, an evil
opening roads to other evils, so if you have sex with your wife and abstain
from adultery, you are doing Ibadah.
The Holy Qur’an says in Surah Nisa,
Ch. 4, Verse 19, that... ‘Treat your wives on a footing of equity and kindness,
even if you dislike her’. That even if you dislike your wife. Qur’an says... ‘You should love her and
treat her with equity’. If you dress up modestly, that is Ibadah, that is worship of Allah (SWT). In short, any commandments
you follow of Allah (SWT), that is worship of Almighty God. If you abstain from
those things that Allah has prohibited, you are doing Ibadah, you are doing worship of Allah (SWTsss). Islam has got a
dual role -It caters to the body as well as the soul. There is not a single
teaching of Islam, which is against humanity. People may think… 'This teaching
of Islam is wrong' -due to lack of knowledge. They may have less information
either about Islam, or about the statistics of the world. Therefore they may
think this teaching of Islam that marrying more than one wife okay it is a
wrong teaching. But if you have the correct information, correct knowledge of
Islam and the correct statistics of the world, there is not a single teaching
of Islam which is against humanity. Every teaching of Islam, is either beneficial
to the body or to the soul, of the being. The Holy Qur’an says in Surah Mulk, Ch. 67, Verse 2... ‘Allah has created death and life
to test which of you is good is deed’. This life that you are leading,
is a test for the Hereafter. It is a test that we are undergoing -If we fail,
you go to hell. And the criteria for salvation, was recited by our young Kari, brother Kaamil, in beginning of
the talk. He recited Surah Al-Asr, Ch. 103, Verse 1 to 3... (Arabic)... ‘By
the token of time, man is verily in a state of loss, except for those who have
faith, who have righteous deeds, those who exhort people to the truth… that do
dawah and islaah… those who exhort to patience, and perseverance’.
These are the minimum 4 criteria for any human being, to go to heaven. He
should have faith, he should have righteous deeds, he should exhort people to
the truth, and should exhort people to patience and perseverance. Only having
for two or three of these criteria, will not transport you to the heaven -you
should have all the four criteria, for a human being to enter Jannah. Holy Qur’an says in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. 2, Verse 25... (Arabic)... ‘There
is no compulsion in Religion’. But many people quote this and stop. The
complete verse says... ‘There is no compulsion in Religion, truth
stands out clear from error’. You have to present the truth. You cannot
force anyone on the point of sword, at the point of the gun -that is not
allowed in Islam. You have to present the truth -if he agrees Alhamdolillah, well and fine. If he does
not agree, you can not force anyone. Truth stands out clear from error. But we
have to present the truth to them. I was asked by the organiser… 'As far as
possible to give a short talk, and spend more time for the Question and Answer
session -there are many misconceptions of Islam, amongst Non-Muslims… even
among the Muslims.' Today, the gathering is specially for the Non-Muslims -so
whatever misconceptions they have,
however stupid it may sound, however illogical it may sound, however
offensive it may sound… No problem, I can take it. You are most welcome to ask
any question about Islam… You are welcome to criticize Islam -No problem. I
will only ask you… 'Why do you… why do you say that the Qur’an is wrong?' If you know something about the Qur’an, you are most welcome to clarify
any doubts -this is your opportunity. Normally we do not have Religious
gatherings, after which there is an open Question and Answer session. I
normally prefer having a Question and Answer session… whatever doubts are
there. Some people may think -Why do Muslims have more than one wife?… Why do
not they have pork?… Why are they circumcised?… Why do they have Non-Veg.,
etc.,etc. Whichever doubts they may have, this is an opportunity to clarify
-Believe me, I will not get offended. You are most welcome to ask any question.
If you feel that this teaching of Islam is not right, speak it up. You are most
welcome to ask any question, clarify any doubts. This is your best opportunity…
so that even if you want to criticize, I can take it. I am young, but I can
take it -that is my job… it is my field. I would like to end my talk, with the
Verse from the Holy Qur’an from Surah
Nahl, Ch. 16, Verse 125...(Arabic)... ‘Invite all to the way of thy Lord, with
wisdom and beautiful teachings, and argue with them, and reason with them, in
ways that are best and most gracious'.
Wa Akhiruddawana Anil Hamdulillahi Rabbil Alamin.
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