(Q). You earlier in your speech, quoted
a Verse from the Qur'an, that actually its not only the moon which moves, but
it is also the sun… and science has
proved, that sun moves alright. But this seems to be, regarding the earlier
belief, that the earth is round alright - but all the heavenly bodies, are
going round the earth… including the sun. The geo-centric theory… you know that
all the stars, sun, and the moon, go round the earth… and the earth is the
centre of everything - This seems to be implying that… is n it not?
(Ans) A very good question, the brother
has asked. That’s why for more details, I said… You refer to my video cassette
- “Qur'an and Modern Science – Conflict or conciliation” Part I & II. It’s
a four hour cassette, which took place in Bombay. The chair person is saying
that… Be brief. It is difficult to be
brief and convince, and the brother has rightly said…There was a theory… which
was propounded by Tolommy - I am giving the name of the person by Tolommy… 2nd
century B.C., which believed in the theory of Goecentrism. Geocentrism
means, the earth was the centre of the universe, and all the planets including
the sun, revolved round the earth - which the Qur'an completely contradicts. In
fact, what I quoted from the Verse of the Holy Qur'an was brother, from Surah
Al-Anbiya, Ch. No. 21, V. No. 33… (Arabic)…. That it is Allah, who has created
the nights and the day…. (Arabic)…. each one travelling in a orbit, with its
own motion. It says that… The sun and the moon is travelling in a orbit… orbit
means revolving - with its own motion means… rotating. Yasbahun is an Arabic word, describing the motion of a moving body
for a celestial body. It is rotating… it revolving and rotating. No where does
the Qur'an say that… The sun and moon revolves, around the earth. Today the
science has advanced - that is on old theory, which has been proved wrong.
Today science tells us that… The sun solar system… of the solar system - sun is
the centre. The planets Mercury, Earth, Venus - all one revolving. But the
solar system on its own - the solar system is also revolving round, in the
galaxy. If you know brother, that is the latest theory... That even the solar
system is revolving around a point in
the galaxy, and even the galaxy is revolving point in the universe. So the
Qur'an does not say, that the sun and moon is revolving round the sun - which
Tasnema Nasreen has misinterpreted. She says that… The Qur'an says that the
sun, revolves round the earth. There is
not a single statement - that is a misinterpretation. The Qur'an says that… The
sun and moon, revolve and rotate. It doesn’t say… Around the earth - That is
she is adding the own. Previously, when I was in school, I was thought that the
sun revolves… it does not rotate - it
was stationery. Today, with the help of an equipment, you can have the image of
the sun, on the table top. Since we can look at the sun directly, you can have
the image of the sun, on the table top - And we have come to know, that the sun
has got black spots. And it takes approximately 25 days for these black spots,
to complete one rotation - indicating, the sun takes 25 days to complete one
rotation. So what science tells… proves today, in school I didn’t knew this.
What science has proved today… that the sun rotates and revolves. Qur'an has
mentioned this, 1400 years ago. There is not a single statement in the Holy
Qur'an, which goes against established science. There may be theories which go
against the Qur'an -Theories like Darwins Theory, which has been proved wrong.
But theories… Not a single scientific fact, which has been established, which
goes against a single Verse of the Holy Qur'an. Hope that satisfies for
brother.
(Q). Why Islam prescribes
Non-vegetarian diet? Another one -whether politicians can fit into Religion…
whether Religion can independently survive without politians?
(Ans). Brother has asked two questions
-The second one is politics and Islam…. Can Religion survive without
politicians. Brother, as I said… Islam is a complete way of life. There is
politics in Islam -But its not similar to the modern politics we have…you know
every one filling their pockets, etc. - So Islam is against such modern
politics. But there is a political system in Islam. As I said, that Islam is a
complete code of conduct -It’s a
complete way of life. You cannot be a good Muslim, without being a good worldly
human being -You have to be. So even Islam speaks about politics…that is a
different thing. But surely, what you are referring to… Modern politics… Islam is far away. Islam don’t where they people back this politics, and they try and
fill their pockets - Their pocket is more important, than other peoples betterment
-Islam is against that. Regarding your first question, which is very
important…since we are having dinner…you know, after the Question and Answer
session. The brother has posed a question that… why does Islam say that you
should have Non-Veg.?… Why does Islam allows Non-Veg. That’s a good question.
If you analyse, the set of teeth of the herbivorous
animals… the cows, goat and sheep, they have got a vegetables. If you analyse,
that set of teeth of the carnivorous animals,
the lion, tiger, or leopard, they all have a pointed set of teeth… they have
only Non-Veg. If you analyse, the set of teeth of human beings, are pointed
teeth -We have carnivorous, as well
as herbivorous -We have an omnivorous set of teeth. If God
Almighty…our Creator, wanted us to have only Veg…. He should have given us only
flat teeth. Why did He give us pointed teeth? There is a purpose. Even if you
push down the throat of goat, sheep, cow, the herbivorous animals…Non-Veg….for
it to digest it will not -the digestive system will not digest. Similarly the
digestive system of carnivorous animal cannot digest vegetables. The digestive
system of human beings, can digest both Non-Veg. and Veg. If God Almighty
wanted us to have only Veg…. why did He gave us a digestive system which can digest
both. If you analyse… if you analyse the Hindu Scriptures, if you read… The
sages and the saints had Non-Veg. -Its mentioned there. Even if you read the Ramayana -See again I am quoting… Always
give the reference. People should not think that I am pulling a fast one -I am
not pulling a fast one, because I am giving references. People…when I give
information to the Muslim. They got shocked… its mentioned in the Qur'an and
the Hadiths. When I mentioned the Ram
and the Vedas to be Non-Muslims, they
get shocked. It is mentioned in Ayodhya
Khandam, Ch. No. 90, Ch. No. 26, when Ram was sent for Banvaas, he told his mother that… I will have to sacrifice my tasty
meat dishes. That means, Rama ate Non-Veg. -He ate meat. The reason why Hindu
philosophy, later on changed to Veg…. due to a reason -It has to have a reason.
Because people got influenced by Ahimsa…
other ways of life like Buddhism, Jainism, etc., which believe in Ahimsa. So to prevent people getting
converted to other Religions they accepted Vegetarianism. If you ask these
Jains, and all that… Why do you have
only vegetable? They tell you that…
Plants are without life, animals are with life…and killing any living
creature is wrong. If you kill any living creature without a cause, it is haram even in Islam. If you kill any
living creature… let be an ant also, without cause, its not allowed. But they
have a misconception…that plants do not have life. But science has advanced,
and we have come to know, that even plants have got life -so their reason has failed.
So they have come out with a new answer, saying that… See plants do have life,
but they do not feel pain. Animals can feel pain. Therefore killing an animal
is a greater crime that killing a plant. Today, science has advanced, and we
have come to know, that even the plants can feel pain. They can even cry… they
even feel happy. You know, they have a nervous system, but it is ill developed.
There is a research done in America,
that a farmer had a equipment. The cry of the plants, cannot be heard by human
beings, because the frequency of the human ear, is from 20 cycles to 20,0000
cycles per second. You know the silent dog whistle… the dog can listen to
40,000 cycles per second. So when you blow the dog whistle, the human being
can’t listen…but the dog comes to the master. So human being can hear only from
20 cycles to 20,000 cycles per second. May be the cry of the plant given, is
out of range. So a farmer took out an equipment, in which, the moment the plant
didn’t get water, it cried…and he could hear it. So the plants can feel pain,
they even feel happy, and they can even cry. So there was a person who had the
maximum argument with me, and he said that… See brother Zakir, I agree with you
that plants are living creatures, they can feel pain. But if you see, you
analyse logically, the animal have got 5 senses - the plants have got 2 or 3
senses. So killing a living creature having 5 senses, is a greater crime, than
killing a living creature having 3 senses… logical. I said… For the sake of
argument, I agree with you. Suppose you brother, if he is born deaf and born
dumb, and when he grows up, if a criminal comes and murders him. Will you go
and tell the judge, O my lord give the murderer a less punishment, because my
brother had 2 senses less?… Will you say that? You will say that… Give the
murderer a bigger punishment… the poor person could not support himself. So in
Islam, you can. In Islam, Allah (SWT) says in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, V.
No. 168, Eat of the good things, We have provided. But a Muslim, can be a very
good Muslim, even by being a pure Veg. - he can be…not that he cannot be. The
Qur'an does not say, that you should have Non-Veg. You can be a good Muslim,
even by having pure vegetarian. But if you analyse, there is no first class
protein in vegetarian. Do you know that the best protein of vegetable, is Soya
bean…which is second class? Non-Veg. has got first class protein, which is not
there in vegetable. There are articles, coming written by scientists, who say
that… See these are the benefits of Veg. over the Non-Veg. They are promoting
Veg., because its their way of life. But there are articles written by Non-Veg.
scientists also, which disapprove that. So when you have a person who has got
knowledge of both Non-Veg and Veg., you will come to know, that eating Non-Veg.
is beneficial for the human body. So when Allah has given us good food, which
we can have, why should we abstain from it? Hope that answers your question.
(Q). Some people think that Muslims are
taking Non-Vegetarian food multicleeled animal flesh… as a result of this, they
are not able to control their emotions and feelings - Is this correct?… Please
throw some light.
(Ans). Brother has asked a very good
question, and the basis… it’s the diet that you have… has an effect on your
behaviour. And I do agree with it - the diet that you eat, that food that you
eat, has an effect on your behaviour. That is the reason…Islam only allows us
to have…only herbivorous animals, like the cow, goat, and the sheep. You know
mild people…we are going to be mild. We are not allowed to have lion, tigers,
leopards, carnivorous animals. If you eat those - lion, tiger and leopards, you
will become like a lion, tiger and leopard… Right? The food that you eat, is
going to have an effect on your behaviour… Science has said that. That’s the
reason, you will have only herbivorous animal like cow…a domicile…you know a
cow - so humble. We too have that, because we want to be humble. Non-Veg. of
animals like lion, tiger and leopard - Our Prophet said… Anything which is
carnivorous, any thing which has got chaws and canine teeth… you are not
allowed to have that meat…the Prophet said. There was a research done in
America, that people were only fed on vegetables for months together, and
another group of people, were fed on Non-Veg. When you say…Non-Veg., you cannot feed only on Non-Veg. - When you say… Non-Veg., it means Veg. is included.
When you say Non-Veg., it includes Veg. also. So those who were fed on
Non-Veg., their social behaviour was much better, than those who were fed on
Veg. This is a research done - the documents are there. People have a
misconception that, if you have only vegetable - The difference is very minute
- the difference, is not a major difference. It’s a minute difference, that the
social behaviour of a pure Veg. is less cordial, as compared to Non-Veg….
Research says that. But the people…Some Vegetarians are soft, some are
ferocious - Some Non-Veg. are soft, some are ferocious. That is because of the
atmosphere, not diet - Because of their upbringing. May be the teacher they
got, was ferocious - And they told them to behave like that. Otherwise, Islam
is the Religion - Peace comes from
the root word Salaam. We always
promote peace…we always promote peace - And it’s a peace loving, merciful
Religion. Hope that answers the question.
(Q). Why is Polygamy allowed for man,
but not for woman? Why is there no birth control in Islam?
(Ans) Regarding the first question that -
why is Polygamy allowed for the male, and not for the woman?…Why is a man
allowed to do Polygamy? Polygamy
means, a man having more than one spouse… more than one wife. Polyandry, is the woman having more than
one husband. In fact if you analyse, Qur'an is the only religious Scriputre on
the face of the earth, that says…‘Marry only one’ it’s shocking. Qur'an is the
only religious Scripture on the face of the earth, that says…Marry only one. If
you read the Ramayana, if you read
the Vedas, if you read the Bible, other Scriptures....No Scripture
says… Marry only one, except the Holy Qur'an. In fact, if you read the
Scripture of the Christians, their saint Soloman, had hundreds of wives -
Abraham had more than one wife…the Bible says, three wives. Even the Hindu
Scriptures, they had several wives… the father of Rama… King Dashrata - he had
more than one wife.
The
Holy Qur'an is the religious Scripture
which says that…Marry only one. It says in Surah Nisa Ch. No. 4, V. No.
3, Marry woman of your choice, in twos, threes or fours. But if you cannot do
justice, marry only one - Islam puts an upper limit. In other ways of life, you
can marry as many as you want - no upper limit. Islam puts on upper limit, of
maximum four. But you can marry, only if you can do justice. If you can’t do
justice, marry only one. And the Qur'an says in Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, V. No.
129, that… It is difficulty to do justice between your wives. So don’t
altogether turn away from them. It is nowhere mentioned, that if you marry more
than one wife, you get more blessings. No where its mentioned - Its optional. So,
why has Islam given permission to marry more than one wife. The reason is that,
Islam has given permission because…if you analyse the birth rate of male and
female… they are approximately equal. But if you ask any pediatrician… a doctor of the children, he will tell you that…The female child can fight the germs and the disease,
much better than a male child. They are the stronger sex medically - so there
are more death rate in the males, than the female children. When you grow up,
there are accidents taking place, wars taking place, more men die than women.
If you analyze the statistics of the world, India is one of the few countries,
in which the female population, is less than the male population. You know
why?… Because there is the answer given in BBC…a television programme “Let her
die”, by the title… assignment Emilly
Beckhenen, a Britisher. She came and said…according to the statistics…Every
day, more than 3000 feticides are been aborted, after they are identified as
female. According to a government hospital report, of Tamil Naidu…Out of ten
born alive, four are put to death…female children. Islam prohibits female infeticide , in Surah Al Takurr, Ch. 87,
Verse 8 and 9. In fact, Qur’an says in Surah Isra, Ch. 17, Verse 31, as well as in Surah Anam, Ch. 6
Verse 151 , Kill not your children for want of sustenance , for it is Allah who
will give…who will give sustenance, to
you and your children. It is prohibited in Islam…even if its male or female. So
because of this…that the male population is more in India. If you stop this
evil practice of female infeticide and
female infeticide…even in India, within
a few decades, the female will be more. If you know the statistics of America…
in America alone, there are 7 to 8 million more females than the males - in New
York alone, there are one million more females than males. Out of the
population of New York, 1/3rd are Gays. Gays, means Sodomites, Kaume
– Looth… who can’t find female partners. There are more than 25 million Gays, in America. If you analyse the
statistics, there are more than 30 million females in America, who can’t find husbands. In U.K. alone, there are more than 4 million females, as compared to males - Germany alone, there are more than 5 million females, more than male - Russia
alone, there are more than 7 million more females, than the male. And almighty
God alone knows, that how many millions females, are more in the world, than
the males. If I agree with the customs, the religious Scriptures, put no upper
limit - You marry as many as you want. If you believe into the customs of the
other ways of life, that… You should marry only one - and if my sister happens
to live in America, and suppose the market is saturated - every man has got a
wife for himself. Yet, there will be 30
million females, who won’t be able to find husbands. If my sister happens to be
one of those unfortunate ladies, who has got not married, living in America -
the only option remaining for her is… she either marries a man who already has
a wife, or become public property - There no third option. And I have asked
this question, to modest people… That what would you prefer for your
sister?…Would you prefer your sister, marry a man who already has a wife, or
become a public property. All the modest
people said that…We will choose the
first one, when required. If you can get
a man who has got no wife, then grab him…No problem. Regarding the second part
of the question, that why can’t the Muslim women, be allowed to marry more than
one husband? The reason is that of you analyze if a man
has
more than one wife , you can identify father as well as the mother. But if a
woman has more than one husband…you can identify the mother, but not the
father. There are today…researches today
done, that you can have genetic coding
and blood testing, which can identify. May be possible…which is
accepted by the court of law …I have got
no objections . That is one of the
reason, may be for the past. These one other reasons, that a man is more sexual
than a woman, biologically. And if a man has more than one partner…more than one wife, there
are no problems of sexual disease. But if a woman is having more than one
husband, then there are chances of Veneral disease, more chance of AIDS, more chance of general diseases.
That’s the reason, why Islam does not allow polyendry. Hope that answers. Birth
control is a very low. Birth control
means… Birth control, is a word used
by every one… should follow this, by
hook or by crook. Like, India takes out a law…Hum Do, Hamare Do… Ek Ke Baad, Abhi Nahi - Do Ke Baad, Kabhi Nahi.
See irrespective of rich and poor, if my parents would have done family
planning, I wouldn’t have been here. I am the fifth child of my parent - I wouldn’t have been in front of you. So
birth control is not allowed in Islam. Birth control is for every one - whether
you are rich or poor… you follow.
Regarding family planning, there are do's and dont's - For that, you can refer to my Video casette - Qur’an and Modern Science - its given
there… it’s a long answer. Hope that answers your question
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