tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68879414236108208662024-03-29T10:33:50.089+05:30Faith RevisitedOne God - One Religion - One Humanity - No Nonsense.OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-8321042998317692342024-03-10T20:35:00.000+05:302024-03-10T20:35:13.439+05:30Interest vs Riba - A layman's perspective<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> Interest vs Riba - A layman's perspective</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By: Khurshid Imam</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">---------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the modern day, the term Riba is associated with various topics such as Interest, Loans, Banks, LIC, EMI, and Education loans.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The prevailing belief is that any interest is Riba. Any transaction involving a bank is considered Riba. Hence, it is asserted that working in a bank or dealing with insurance is Haram.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just to add a point: Many items were initially declared Haram by scholars, but later this stance was changed. For example, Photography, Videography, Printing press, wearing Shirts, and Pants, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Based on popular understanding, people have raised some arguments:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. If I lend you 1 Lakh rupees as a loan, and you return the same amount after 5 years, is this a fair transaction? Am I not at a loss? 1 Lakh rupees will be equivalent to 70,000 or 80,000 after 5 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. A mobile shop salesman says, "Purchase a mobile in 4 EMIs with just 10% interest. The total price is 10,000 rs."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"First Month 2500 Principal + 250 rs interest = 2750 rs"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Second Month 2500 Principal + 250 rs interest = 2750 rs"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Third Month 2500 Principal + 250 rs interest = 2750 rs"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Fourth Month 2500 Principal + 250 rs interest = 2750 rs"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You end up paying 2750*4 = 11,000 rs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Muslim says, "I don't want to indulge in interest."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The salesman (Next week comes up with a new advertisement) - "Interest-FREE EMI for mobile purchase"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"10,000 rs is the mobile charge, 1000 rs is the processing charge, you need to pay 11,000 rs"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Muslims ask, "There is no interest - right?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Salesman - "Yes, Sir."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Muslims - "OK, I will take."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Moral - in both cases, the customer ends up paying 11,000 rs during 4 months. Words are different for the extra 1000 rs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The above scenario itself requires a lot of discussion on Riba, interest, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. A person who has worked in the Gulf for 25 years does not require taking a home loan. He might have enough real estate (home, shops etc) properties to easily support his family.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, a typical higher-middle-class person - who pays 30K - 40K rent in Metro cities will be allured towards purchasing a flat on loan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Higher Middle-class Person - "I pay every year 4-5 Lakh rs just for rent. In the past 10 years, I would have paid 20-30 Lakh but I don't own even a brick."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Builder - "Fine. We have a flat - ready to occupy. Please pay 60 Lakh and shift."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Customer - "I don't have that much money. I can manage giving 20 Lakh now. Can I give you the rest of 40 Lakh over a period of 10 years?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Builder - "Are you telling me that you will pay my 40 Lakh after 10 years? By that time, this money's value will be equivalent to 20 Lakh and your flat value will be 90 Lakh to 1 crore. Am I a fool?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I am giving you an option. Instead of paying 40 Lakh, you should pay me 60 Lakh in case the duration involved is 10 years. By this time, your flat value will also increase."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some customers decide to buy because they find it just and practical, while some decide not to buy because they find it unislamic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. A widow has 2 Lakh rupees with her. Her sons have left her, and she is the sole person living in the house. At 65 years, she can't work. She wants some recurring money every month for survival. If she uses this 2 Lakh, then after some time, she will be penniless. What can she do? She decided to invest this money in a business.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Businessman - "You are investing 1 Lakh rs. You will be a 20% shareholder in profit and loss both."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Widow - "Son! I cannot afford a loss because I need money every month. Do one thing. Do not put my share to 20%. Just give me 5000 rs every month no matter what profit you earn or what loss you incur."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Businessman - "What you are saying is understandable and makes sense to me, but... it's unislamic to have only profit."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Widow - in a pathetic situation</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have presented only 4 examples. Many more can be given.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">My point is:</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Have we done justice in understanding the Quranic concept of Riba?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. The topic of Riba is so severe and sensitive that Allah has declared war against people indulging in Riba. Is Allah referring to the people quoted in the above 4 examples? Or does Riba refer to a system of exploitation?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Have our Madarsa passed Ulemas who gave verdicts on LIC, Bank accounts, Insurance, Loans - well-versed in the economy, inflation, trade etc.?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. The modern-day banking system was not present at the time of Prophet Muhammad. So, is the present banking interest the same as Quran's Riba? If yes, then how do we judge the above 4 examples?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Today we have paper-based currency, which, itself typically does not have intrinsic value. Intrinsic value refers to the inherent worth or value of an object, independent of its monetary or symbolic value. Earlier it was the era of gold and silver which had intrinsic value. Are we taking this crucial factor into account when discussing interest?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. Pawnbrokers take excessive interest, in the range of 20-30%. Is that the same as usual bank interest?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. Have you done some R&D on so so-called-islamic banks in Malaysia and Gulf? Things are not as pretty as they look. Is interest wrapped up in some Arabic terminology there?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conclusion:</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Do I have full clarity on Riba? Answer: No</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Do I admit that modern interest is 100% not part of Riba? Answer: I don't know.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Do I admit that modern interest is 100% part of Riba? Answer: I don't know. Popular Islamic arguments do not answer several related questions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Do I encourage dealing with interest? Answer: No.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. What do I encourage - Within Islamic principles, with open eyes - grow towards a financially stable and influential position.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">A non-influential and powerless community is destined to be downtrodden, humiliated, and trampled upon.</span></b></p>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-4613977233785788242023-09-18T15:16:00.000+05:302023-09-18T15:16:01.606+05:3012th Rabi ul awwal - yet another festival for some Muslims<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>12th Rabi ul awwal - yet another festival for some Muslims</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Khurshid Imam</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In recent times, the celebration of the 12th Rabi ul Awwal as the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has gained widespread popularity. Some people promote this day - in the garb of social work. However, it's crucial to clarify that this date lacks unanimous agreement among Islamic scholars regarding its authenticity as the Prophet's actual birthdate. In fact - authentic proofs clearly indicate that <b>12th rabi ul awwal can not be birth day of the Prophet</b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Truthfulness is a foundational value in Islam, reinforced by the Quran and Hadith, which emphasize honesty and integrity in every aspect of a Muslim's life. Islam strongly condemns lying and conscious support for falsehoods.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As believers, our responsibility is to uphold the truth and avoid spreading unverified information, especially when it concerns the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Rather than blindly following traditions, we should seek knowledge and educate ourselves about historical events and their authenticity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Promoting falsehood, even with good intentions, can have serious consequences, including the distortion of religious practices and beliefs. This can ultimately impact the faith of future generations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Blind faith of one generation becomes culture of subsequent generation</span></p>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-30955353022361716002023-04-13T07:00:00.007+05:302023-05-05T12:41:42.992+05:30Repel Evil with Good: Quran 41:34 - Do not misinterpret it.<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Repel Evil with Good – Quran 41:34 : Does this justify celebrating act of shirk and kufr? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">----------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A. Introduction</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We see a few Muslims joining and celebrating festivals of shirk and kufr. Most of the time, these festivals promote blind faith and belief in mythological characters. usually, these festivals are detrimental to society. As a Momin, we are supposed to stay away and remain neutral. We can't promote shirk, kufr, and blind belief. Why? Because these things ultimately lead to a chaotic society.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately, a few Muslims do join and celebrate such festivals. It may be due to a lack of knowledge about the teachings of deen (Islamic principles). Please note - we are not talking about mere '<b>wishing</b>' for these festivals, we are talking about actively <b>celebrating or promoting</b> such occasions. When you join such celebrations, it is like giving tacit approval or confirmation to the belief behind such celebrations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These Muslims refer to an Ayah from the Quran to <b>justify</b> their actions. They quote Quran 41:34 to prove their actions. What they have assumed from this Ayah is that the Quran is saying to <b>join / participate</b> in such Non-Deeni (non-Islamic) activity so that your enemy becomes your friend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though they might not use the exact words, their <b>mindset is programmed</b> to believe that the Quran encourages participation in such festivals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>B. Quran 41:34 says</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEGRhLy-toxRl33U-p2jXGaxohhFyCxcUNHxJjdvhB2VdJK6rzrqjuU4kiDkxIo0rKKcSoNIAEketHlV7pgYnwnF7b8UvHVFmZguFNByqjS472elhb-bL-WzbnvfTE1HZvKs0iSwomj4-cHFIbmq4RAC-ZFJLv32v52GRQ1VcyYvo7ASHqNy1zMmP/s1385/Repel%20Evil%20by%20-%20Quran.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1385" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEGRhLy-toxRl33U-p2jXGaxohhFyCxcUNHxJjdvhB2VdJK6rzrqjuU4kiDkxIo0rKKcSoNIAEketHlV7pgYnwnF7b8UvHVFmZguFNByqjS472elhb-bL-WzbnvfTE1HZvKs0iSwomj4-cHFIbmq4RAC-ZFJLv32v52GRQ1VcyYvo7ASHqNy1zMmP/w640-h336/Repel%20Evil%20by%20-%20Quran.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ayah is clearly stating that <b>good and evil are not equal</b>, which means we have to distinguish between what is good and what is evil. You cannot merge them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, the Ayah is saying to <b>push off / repel / deal with the groundless thing</b>. Please note that it is not even remotely indicating that we have to be a part of / encourage such unfounded acts. You either try to educate people about the truth or remain silent (based on your <i>istetaat</i> / capability), but in no case can you be an active promoter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>How</u></b> to repel / push off wrong things? Of course, in an Islamic way. The Quran uses the word '<i>hasan'</i> which means 'in a balanced and better way'.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">You cannot respond in fit of rage.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">You cannot respond in a way that makes you a <i>zalim</i> (one who crosses the limits set by God).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">You cannot follow the philosophy of 'tit-for-tat'.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't resort to <i>fitnah</i> or disorder.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The best example I can quote is from the Quran is 6:108. Whether someone abuses God or not, in no case you can abuse gods other people worship. The <u>practical implementation of the <i>hasan</i> way of Quran 41:34 is described in 6:108</u>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We don't have to fight / clash. We have to behave in a friendly manner. We should make <i>dua</i> for them. Perhaps they too will turn out friendly in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please note that just before this Ayah, the Quran talks about <b><u>inviting</u></b> people towards deen (Islamic faith) in a <i>hasan</i> way. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eq-jt2_hdodL5DvmknTk8xQCE5cn_dWv-BNGrOE9euEnTuTZ-ytm8PH9SuOLz1cdKpfEnTKUUtg_6ZhKxN7v0J7mMrw5Fsuaw2frNtdZkrd7IwgcIPkJT1H6kRn3PT8cW9rz4lALMQP4WPvbr2GBJp_Pn1CpFvCn8Di2M5BFM18KiiWEwpJfEFPA/s1378/41%2033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1378" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eq-jt2_hdodL5DvmknTk8xQCE5cn_dWv-BNGrOE9euEnTuTZ-ytm8PH9SuOLz1cdKpfEnTKUUtg_6ZhKxN7v0J7mMrw5Fsuaw2frNtdZkrd7IwgcIPkJT1H6kRn3PT8cW9rz4lALMQP4WPvbr2GBJp_Pn1CpFvCn8Di2M5BFM18KiiWEwpJfEFPA/w640-h336/41%2033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So if you connect Quran 41:34 with the previous Ayah, you will realize that the context is more about inviting people towards deen and <b>not about joining</b> their faith.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When Prophet and Sahaba fought with evil forces - do you think they were going against Quran 41:34? No. <b>Quran suggests action based on situation.</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>C. Conclusion</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Understanding Islam is always about understanding the precise balance that the Quran has given. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a fine balance that we have to maintain: <b>inviting</b> them towards guidance in a positive and balanced manner vs <b>behaving</b> in friendly manner.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not even remotely does this Ayah indicate that Allah is asking you to join an ungrounded path.</span></p>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-43439234943505572742020-12-28T10:00:00.003+05:302021-12-10T18:00:45.084+05:30Is Hinduism a religion or mythology?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is Hinduism a religion or mythology?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hinduism is a misnomer. It is a geographical definition for people living in India. Word ‘Hindu’ is not found in any religious scriptures of India. Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jain's, Ashiest, Aadivaasi, Lingayats, dalits, etc, who live in India are Hindu by definition, since the linguistic meaning of Hindu comes from it's name Hindustan or Bharat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Creator of this universe is one and his guidance is also one. God can not make more than one religion and that too with contradiction in his teachings. It is people who make sects / groups on their own and falsely entitle it as religion. It beholds fabricated stories in the name of mythology that dilutes the teachings of a religion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Religion of God is his guidance and it is same for everyone. It is not bound to any language, culture, region or era. It is called Sanatan Dharma in Sanskrit, Islam in Arabic, religion of submission in English.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Problem with Indians is that they get confused between culture and religion. They consider everything that is in Indian culture to be a part of Sanatan dharma. This is not true. Indian culture today has caste system, dowry system, wedding with deity system, abortion of girl system and so on. None of these are part of Sanatan dharama even though they are part of Indian culture.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swami Vivekananda rightly said that Indians should abandon false traditions and culture.</span></p>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-87502395370005850212020-09-13T15:29:00.006+05:302020-11-30T15:09:32.479+05:30 Four Lessons From the Story of Prophet Yunus<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0VKrqapwDm9KVhxw7eVHK09oJURjaXrNG-W29EIpT-SpGQgxbT0l5kiZBSlY2SQPLsNp5mqE4xoyy5i5N6k6XIrvjXDM84TyjJYxy7ptFYHWfpfiMkF5BQua1uvPE3TwpTRzrAylU9s/s1920/fish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0VKrqapwDm9KVhxw7eVHK09oJURjaXrNG-W29EIpT-SpGQgxbT0l5kiZBSlY2SQPLsNp5mqE4xoyy5i5N6k6XIrvjXDM84TyjJYxy7ptFYHWfpfiMkF5BQua1uvPE3TwpTRzrAylU9s/s320/fish.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Four Lessons From the Story of Prophet Yunus</span></h1><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Recognize Your Sin and Seek Forgiveness</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the fish got to the bottom of the ocean and Prophet Yunus realized his error, he fell into prostration in the belly of the fish and sought forgiveness from God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Do Not Despair of the Mercy of God</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He did not lament on his misfortune & did not give up on life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Instead, he raised his hands to God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. </i><i>And thus do We save the believers.” (Quran 21:88)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Patience With Dawah</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seeing the fruits of your effort can take time. It is possible that your friends or family might not accept the truth even though you have conveyed it for years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This does not mean that you should stop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Dhikr [Remembrance of God] and Dua [seeking help from God] are Powerful Tools</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prophet Yunus realized that the creatures down there were praising God. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a reminder of the importance of dua and dhikr.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">No matter how far you think that you have gone in your disobedience of God, with sincere repentance, God will bring you out of your situation and grant you forgiveness and respite.</span></p>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-55375169819741974342020-08-06T01:27:00.005+05:302020-08-06T01:32:51.965+05:30Biggest act of genocide in the history<font face="verdana"><u>Question</u>: When i trying to say to hindu brothers that islam is about peace and all they send me false data and try to prove that Muslims have been killing people. Though, most of information they share is fabricated.</font><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana"><b><u>Answer</u></b>: A true Indian - will always strive to bring peace in the society and abstain from spreading hatred in the name of religion. There are some religious fanatics who don't want peaceful society.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><div><font face="verdana">Time and again such hate-mongers bring false data to sow the seed of hatred against a particular community in order to create discord. </font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">What is the total number of people killed by so called Muslims?</font></div><div><font face="verdana">100? 1000? 1 Lakh? 10 Lakh? 1 crore?</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Do you know what was the biggest act of genocide in the history?</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Answer is: <b>Battle of Mahbaharat : 166 crore people were killed </b>!!!</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Today, india's population is around 120 crore.</font></div><div><br /></div><div><font face="verdana">A. Yudhishthira is asked - 'How many people were killed in Mahabharat'?</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Mahabharata, Book 11 (Stri Parva), Chapter 26, Verses 7 & 8:</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">The royal sage Dhritarashtra, however, restraining the grief that arises from folly, enquired of Yudhishthira the just, saying, ‘If, O son of Pandu, thou knowest it, <b>tell me the number of those that have fallen in this battle</b>, as also of those that have escaped with life!’</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">B. Yudhishthira answers:</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Mahabharata, Book 11 (Stri Parva), Chapter 26, Verses 9 &10:</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">“दशायुतानाम अयुतं सहस्राणि च विंशतिः</font></div><div><font face="verdana">कॊट्यः षष्टिश च षट चैव ये ऽसमिन राजमृधे हताः</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">अलक्ष्याणां तु वीराणां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश</font></div><div><font face="verdana">दश चान्यानि राजेन्द्र शतं षष्टिश च पञ्च च”</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">‘dasayutanam ayutam sahasrani ca vimsatih</font></div><div><font face="verdana">koṭyah ṣastis ca ṣat caiva ye smin rajamrdhe hataḥ</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">alakṣyanam tu viranam sahasrani caturdasa</font></div><div><font face="verdana">dasa canyani rajendra satam ṣastis ca panca ca’</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Yudhishthira answered, </font></div><div><font face="verdana">‘<b>One billion 660 million and 20,000 men have fallen in this battle</b>. Of the heroes that have escaped, the number is 240,165.’</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><b><br /></b></font></div><div><font face="verdana"><b>so basically 166 crore people were killed in Mahabharat</b>.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">What religion they followed?</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><b><u><font face="verdana">Fact is: </font></u></b></div><div><font face="verdana">Anyone - whether a Muslim or Hindu kills an innocent person or disturbs the peace of land - we need to condemn it without any bias.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Almighty God has given us life and the guidance for leading this life. Neither, we came to this world with our choice, nor we will go from here by our choice. </font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Almighty God has prescribed religion of peace and submission. </font></div><div><font face="verdana">Let us strive for a peaceful society.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Anyone who goes against the guidance of God will be held accountable for his / her deeds in the hereafter. </font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Let's stop fighting in the name of religion and let's find the true path of God.</font></div></div>OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-89126225686590653742020-06-24T17:19:00.001+05:302020-06-26T10:56:25.931+05:30I believe in Science. 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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The subject of science deals with the discovery of the laws of God. The laws of nature are unchangeable under the same conditions. The more we ponder over these laws - the better things we bring for mankind.
Science helps us immensely in our day to day life. From our alarm clock to health medicines - all are covered by science.
At the same time, science has its own limitations. It will be a gross injustice to expect science to guide us in every aspect of life.
The nature of science is such that it can not make us a better human emotionally and mentally. For instance, science does not talk about moral values, ethics, or social behavior. It doesn't talk about obeying one's parents, loving one's spouse, taking care of one's children, or helping a needy.
Similarly, science doesn't appeal to one's conscience and doesn't stop one from harming the other.
The most advanced science lab may have an HR policy of let us say, 'Prevention Of Sexual Harassment' at work. However, Science never taught us what morally correct sexual behavior is!
Though science is greatly needed in our day to day life, it doesn't cover the bigger perspective of our existence such as:
1. What is the purpose of our life?
2. Which actions are beneficial and which ones are detrimental?
3. What laws to implement in order to get rid of poverty, drug addiction, rape, robbery, murder, etc.?
4. How to achieve 'peace' in life and society?
Science does not answer these relevant questions.
Therefore, we need an entity that covers a bigger domain than science as the basis of our knowledge. That is the 'Guidance of Almighty God'.
We need guidance from the one who has created mankind, someone who knows best what is good and what is bad for humanity as a whole, someone who is unbiased.
<b>Following the guidance of God is called the religion of God.</b>
And this guidance tells us to ponder over the laws and matter created by God and use them for oneself and for the social well being.
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-16684183628691878102020-06-20T15:27:00.001+05:302020-06-21T15:27:41.895+05:30Can we worship sun and moon as they are beneficial?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are different words and types of behavior - for different situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Respect, love, affection, submission, praise, admiration - are different words for different situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You respect and love parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You praise a cricketer or someone's act of bravery. But they can not replace your parents. You cant love them the way you love your parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You love your spouse but its not the way you love your neighbor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You submit to God. Your whole life should be driven as per the guidance of God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">God can not be replaced by anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You show affection towards animals, this affection is not the same as that towards your child.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You admire the beauty of flowers, birds, sky, oceans, mountains, sun, moon etc. These things are proofs of a master designer whom we refer to as God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Revolving and rotating planets, galaxies and the gigantic universe express the greatness of our creator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So - who deserves admiration and who deserves worship?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course sun, moon, stars are creation and the one behind their creation is our creator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We should worship God and love him most because he only gave us mother, father, spouse, flowers, birds, moon, stars etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every breath we take is from the God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you love your parents and everything that you see around and you are not ready to acknowledge the creator - our Lord - who is the real reason behind our happiness then it is unjustified.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Balance act will be to admire sun, moon, flower, nature and <b>worship to almighty God alone</b> who created all these things.</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-46139084626945598632020-06-04T02:01:00.003+05:302020-06-04T02:04:15.646+05:30Lies, planned-genocide of kashmiri muslims and unfortunate exodus of Kasmiri Pandit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Khalid Bashir Ahmad</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"> is an author, poet and a former Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) officer. He has served the State Administration as Director Information and Public Relations and Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, besides heading the departments of Libraries and Research, and Archives, Archaeology and Museums. His book Jhelum: The River Through My Backyard has added the Jhelum Factor to the history of Kashmir. His two works in Urdu poetry and prose have won the highest State literary award </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">in 1984 and 2010.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During the armed rebellion of 1989, many Kashmiris who were believed to be supporting Indian rule in Kashmir were selectively killed. Several Kashmiri Pandits were also killed, mostly on allegations of being informers of the government.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first militant attack was on a Muslim police officer, Ali Muhammad Watali. The first militancy related civilian killing was also of a Muslim, Muhammad Yusuf Halwai, on 21 August 1989. He was an activist of National Conference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mir Mustafa, a former legislator, was kidnapped and killed on 21 March 1990. Professor Mushir-ul-Haq, VC of the University of Kashmir and Abdul Gani were kidnapped and killed on 6 April 1990. On 23 December 1990, senior politician Maulana Mohammad Sayeed Masoodi was gunned down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some Kashmiri Pandits like Tika Lal Tapiloo of BJP, Neel Kant Ganjoo - a sessions judge who ordered the hanging of Maqbool Bhat, Lassa Koul – Director of Doordarshan Srinagar and Pushkar Nath – Assistant Director in the State Information Department — were also killed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All these killings were political rather than communal in nature. The first militancy related abduction was also of a Muslim Kashmiri woman, Rubaiya Sayeed, who was later released in exchange of five jailed rebels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As per Anuradha Bhasin, "Many of them (Kashmiri Pandits) were shot dead for their affiliation with the intelligence agencies or their role in the government decision- making. Kashmiri Pandits occupied a prominent place in government jobs and bureaucracy."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, AS Dulat was the IB chief in Kashmir during the 90s also accepted that IB, in J&K, had a fair amount of Kashmiri Pandits. “They sneaked in and out of all sorts of places and got the intelligence flowing… they rendered yeoman service to the nation."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On 1 March 1990, Almost a million Kashmiris marched towards the Headquarters of UNMOGIP to handover a memorandum seeking freedom of Kashmir from the Indian rule. The demonstration continued for days without a break but not a single Pandit or his/her property was harmed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"Our community should not forget that those thousands who came out on the street did not attack or vandalize even a single Pandit home."~Vijay Bakaya [Prominent Kashmiri Pandit and Former Chief Secretary J&K]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"The exodus of Hindu refugees... is due to the tremendous fear created by the large rallies and angry demonstrations against the Government by the majority community. The Muslims claim amd the refugees agree that there were no communal incidents or burning or looting of houses, misbehaviour with women etc. The refugees say that they left their houses because they feared that something of this kind would happen in future."_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Whether the Islamic sloganeering from mosques was widespread or this happened only in selected pockets, since there is no recorded document or media reports, the truth is likely to be a causality with imagination and prejudice clouding the real picture."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"Whether the Islamic sloganeering from mosques was widespread or this happened only in selected pockets, since there is no recorded document or media reports, the truth is likely to be a casuality with imagination and prejudice clouding the real picture. But the moot question is: would the response be so uniform in the event of one or even all mosques of the valley echoing the Islamic slogans? Was there some underlying unheard, unsaid, understood threat that motivated the Pandits to migrate in masses within two days. Why in just two days the entire scenario changed? Why did the 'Islamic' militarization suddenly become threatening since the killings were going on for months. The media obviously has done no homework."~Anuradha Bhasin [Auditing the Mainstream Media: The Case of Jammu and Kashmir]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of the Kashmiri Pandits were unaware of the Government's plan to shift them to Jammu or other places temporarily to pave a way for a massive crackdown on the Muslims. Here is how Kashmiri Muslims helped their brethren.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"In the late 1989, when militancy surfaced in the valley, the Muslims in general, whether as a neighbour, friend, or a colleague asked their Pandit brothers not to leave homes and provided security for them. Many Muslims accommodated Pandit families in their homes to save them from militant attacks. There are instances when Muslim ladies, at the risk of their lives, stood at the door of Pandit houses, to stop militants from entering their houses. When in danger, they would also provide timely information to the Pandits so that they can flee to safety."~O. N. Trissal [Kashmiri Pandit : At the Crossroads of History]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"Hindus have received full cooperation from the local Muslims. The Muslims shared their relations amd other items of the day to day requirements with them. There os total communal harmony in Kashmir. Those people who had come out had either overreacted to the situation or had done so because of other reasons which could be winter, curfew, or closure of offices amd educational institutions. Not a single case of looting or arson of non-Muslim property had taken place".~Justice V. M. Tarkunde [Report on Kashmir, April 1990]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All these statements prove that there were no blood-thirsty frenzied mobs on streets or in mosques who forced the Kashmiri Pandits to migrate. How would it have been possible? Kashmir was under curfew and shoot at sight orders were implemented on 17 January itself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"There is no dispute about the fact that Kashmiri Pandit community was made a scapegoat by Jagmohan, some self-styled leaders of our community and other vested interests…. The plan was to make Kashmiri Pandits migrate from the valley so that the mass uprising against occupational forces could be painted as a communal flare up... Some self-styled leaders begged the Pandits to migrate from the valley. We were told that our migration was very vital for preserving and protecting our 'Dharam' and the unity of India. We were told our migration would pave the way for realizing the dream of 'Akhand Bharat... We were fooled and we were more than wiling to become fools. "~A Kashmiri Pandit to Human Roghts Watch [Report : Kashmir Under Siege]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"Pandits were assured by the government that once the proposed massacre of Muslims in Kashmir was completed and the movement curbed, they would be sent back to the valley. My community now understands that it was a very crude way of painting the mass uprising against India as nothing but a communal flare up. The Indian government tried to fool the world by depicting the uprising as a handiwork of Muslim Fundamentalists who had turned against non-Muslims and had thrown them out of their homes. I know my community has lost the affection, love, respect and goodwill of Kashmiri Muslims for having betrayed them. I feel ashamed to admit that my community has stabbed the Muslims in the back. This all happened at the instance of Jagmohan. Some self-styled Pandit leaders exploited the situation and Pandits became refugees in their own land."~A Kashmiri Pandit, K. L. Koul in the Daily Alsafa [18/9/1990]_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_Dear Mushtaq,_*<br />*_20/12/1990_*<br />*_Hope by God's grace everybody is fine there. I tried to write you earlier but due to ill health had to postpone it. Anyhow how is everybody there. I came here in the end July. That too when security people at Karan Nagar forced us to leave......._*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a letter published in the Daily Alsafa on 18 September 1990, K.L. Koul also wrote - _"In the first week of February 1990, a word was sent to the members of the Pandit community in Kashmir and they were asked to migrate to safer places. This message from Jagmohan was conveyed through some self-styled Pandit leaders. Pandits were told that the government had plans of killing about one lakh Muslim, particularly the youth, in order to crush the uprising. Pandits were assured that they would be looked after well, that they would be provided with free ration, free releif, jobs, and free accommodation. Pandits were assured that once the Muslims were massacred they would be sent back. This is how Pandits left."_</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kashmiri Pandits faced overwhelming problems in Jammu and continue to do so. The weather was hot, tents were crowded, washrooms were ill-equipped. Young Pandit girls were subjected to stalking on daily basis. Kashmiri Pandits were facing an identity and cultural crisis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"We were not welcomed by Hindu Dogras, our co-religionists in Jammu who felt that we will compete with them for jobs and business on the one hand, and on the other hand we never felt close to them culturally as we used to feel for Kashmiri Muslims... The respect which Kashmiri Muslims used to give us was a distant dream in Jammu"~A migrant Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu, Bhan to Human Rights Watch_*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As per some Indian Media channels and Kashmiri Pandit organizations, 3,50,000 to 7,00,000 Kashmiri Pandits were forced to migrate from Jammu & Kashmir but according to the Census of 1981 the total population of Hindus (including non- Kashmiris) was 124,078.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Given the decade growth of the community from 1971 to 1981 as 6.75% their population in 1991 would have been around 132,000. If we subtract at least 8,000 Kashmiri Pandits who didn’t leave the valley, <b>we get almost 124,000 Kashmiri Pandits who migrated.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following the migration, BJP came up with a list of 55 allegedly destroyed temples in Kashmir. On the day of the demolition of Babri Masjid (6 December 1992), Lal Krishna Advani claimed 55 temples had been destroyed in <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/kashmir?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #365899; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm">Kashmir</span></span></a>. He lied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*_"Following the Pandit migration, BJP came up with a list of 55 allegedly destroyed temples in Kashmir. On the day of demolition of Babri Masjid (6 December 1992), Lal Krishna Advani said : "Everybody wants to defend Babri Masjid, none of them have spoken a word of criticism about the 55 temples destroyed in Kashmir." After being questioned over it, he reduced the number to 40 in another rally. Journalist Harinder Baweja busted this myth with photographic evidence and revealed that the BJP had misled people to score political points. Harinder Baweja visited 23 temples from the list provided by the BJP and found all of them safe and functioning. These temples, according to BJP, according to BJP, had been burnt and demolished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One pujari of Ganpatyar Temple, which the BJP claimed had been destroyed said that Puja had continued in the 200-year-old Hanuman temple.<br />In another instance, a Kashmiri Pandit, Maheshwar Nath told Baweja: " Gita ki kasam, this temple has never been touched." When Advani was confronted on this issue and accused of lying and distorting facts, he denied any such list existed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Journalist Harinder Baweja had busted this myth with photographic evidence and revealed that the BJP had misled people to score political points. In many cases, Muslims have been taking care of temples since decades.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many non-Kashmiri Pujaris came from India and took over the temples here. These Pujaris started selling away various properties that the temples owned. In one case three Pujaris looked over 375 Kanals of temple land which they had rented to non-state-subjects, violating the Article 370.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In another case, a lease holder, Kuldeep Narayan Jaggi sold the rented land illegally for 2.5 Crore. Even an ancient idol from the temple is missing. Some Kashmiri Pandits say assets worth Rs 500 Crore are already sold out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Indian hate-cum-lies campaigns say that there wasn't any veil culture among women in India but it started due to <i>Mughal </i>rule in order to save women from the evil eyes of <i>Moghul</i>!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did Mughals made Mata Sita and Maa Parvati, cover their heads? Historically all maharanis and women of royals have always been covering head except one or two that too in portraits.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Browse internet for photo of Sita ji : do you find her without head cover? Were Mughal responsible for this? </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">It is true that Hindus and Muslims have influenced each other culturally because of living together for thousand of years. It's quite natural.</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">For centuries, Hindu women have been putting veil/covering heads (famously called <i>ghunghat</i>) in front of their father-in-law and husband's elder brother (<i>jeth</i>) and other elders of the family - naturally they were not <i>Mughals</i>!!</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">Why do today's women observe <i>Ghunghat</i>/veil in many parts of India? Are they ruled by <i>Mughals </i>or are their family members <i>Mughals</i>?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilrUkdcCbkIlW6_tB3Eyerrh2MTiT3wIaOXwWDP3UbkBMibzrrOmhjvLy7PEKEW8Si8XMsHBDDLkpcSHALMmnSV8jvyh57xoPc19Ah1cM_IEtljXclz7hCElc9UeUzID4quc8vFY5g6P5tSN_iUOeuiFbpa4WCo_v-_tIJg8ZqqyT8AJp2Uyb0PDT1=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="640" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilrUkdcCbkIlW6_tB3Eyerrh2MTiT3wIaOXwWDP3UbkBMibzrrOmhjvLy7PEKEW8Si8XMsHBDDLkpcSHALMmnSV8jvyh57xoPc19Ah1cM_IEtljXclz7hCElc9UeUzID4quc8vFY5g6P5tSN_iUOeuiFbpa4WCo_v-_tIJg8ZqqyT8AJp2Uyb0PDT1=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">A very weird argument is given by some people - "Look at the drawings of <i>Ajanta </i>and <i>Elora</i>, women are not covering their heads", thereby it proves that women in ancient times did not cover. They forget to mention that in <i>Ajanta </i>& <i>Elora </i>paintings, women are not only nude but displayed in worst possible vulgar ways. Does this mean that ancient Indian women did not cover themselves or practiced shamelessness openly? Of course NOT!</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">It has become a habit of Indian hate campaign these days to blame Muslims for everything. <b>Swami Vivekananda</b>, a highly revered personality in India, <b>has condemned this attitude of Hindus</b>.</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">He says that there have been many wrong practices in ancient Indian civilization, which are mentioned in the scriptures as well and Brahmans and commentators are well aware of those. It's wrong to blame Muslims or someone else for such vile practices. He gives the example of <i>Grihya Sutras</i> and <i>Vedic Ashvamedha</i> sacrifice. Swami Vivekananda says;</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">'<b>A girl of eight is married to a man of thirty, and the parents are jubilant over it.</b>... And if anyone protests against it, the plea is put forward, "Our religion is being overturned." What sort of religion have they who want to see their girls becoming mothers before they attain puberty even and offer scientific explanations for it? Many, again, lay the blame at the door of the Mohammedans. They are to blame, indeed! Just r<b>ead the <i>Grihya-Sutras</i></b> through and see what is given as the marriageable age of a girl...There it is expressly stated that <b>a girl must be married before attaining puberty</b>. The entire <i>Grihya-Sutras</i> enjoin this. And in the <i>Vedic Ashvamedha</i> sacrifice worse things would be done... All the Brâhmanas mention them, and all the commentators admit them to be true. How can you deny them?</span><br />
<span face="verdana, sans-serif">What I mean by mentioning all this is that <b>there were many good things in the ancient times, but there were bad things too</b>. The good things are to be retained, but the India that is to be, the future India. must be much greater than ancient India.'</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 6/Epistles - Second Series/LXXI Rakhal</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">Moreover, there are references of women covering and dressing modestly in Hindu traditions.</span><br />
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif">Women covering their body and head has been part of Indian culture for ages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Arabic word <i>Halal</i> means <b><u>permissible</u></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">God has created the whole universe for the benefit of mankind. Animals and plants also serve us. Some of the animals have been made permissible by God to be eaten as food. This permission of eating food is present in both Islamic and Hindu religious scriptures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wanton killing of animals is prohibited. But for consumption as food, it is allowed with the permission of God. So, we take God's name while slaughtering these animals. Otherwise we will think that taking life is somehow in our hands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We remind ourselves that though it is surely wrong to take life, we are taking this life for the purpose of eating it as food alone purely by the permission of God. Indeed God is the greatest with power over all lives and we ourselves have no power at all over these animals. This "allowed" or permissible is called as <i>halal</i> in Arabic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you read Hindu scriptures, at numerous places there is command of eating meat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shri Ram Chandr ji himself used to eat meat. <a href="https://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2013/03/meat-eating-and-animal-killing-in.html" target="_blank">Read this</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The great Indian personality - Swami Vivekananda - emphasized the need of eating meat to Hindu brethren.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"There was a time in this very India when, without eating beef, no Brahmin could remain a Brahmin;" [Page 174]</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hese are well known things. What is surprising is that </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Sanatan Dharm</i> also commands to eat <i>Halal</i> food</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Eating meat, without following the due procedure is prohibited in Hinduism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two conditions were laid for their slaughter in Hindu Scripture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Name of God must be taken during slaughter so that it must be remembered that with his permission, slaughter is being done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. The procedure given by God must be followed. Otherwise, this will be considered as killing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meat is made sacred or pure by the recitation of mantras.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Above verses of <i>Manusmriti </i>very clearly say that animal should be slaughtered as per law and divine <i>mantr </i>should be recited.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is the God who created us and animals. It is the God who has allowed us to use some of them as our food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Human being can not survive without consuming Living thing. Every human being - whether Veg or Non - Veg - survives by eating other living being.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://workglobal.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jeev-Hatya-aur-Mansahar.pdf" target="_blank">Read this to know details</a>:</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-67697478353654637252020-05-01T10:26:00.003+05:302020-05-01T10:29:10.176+05:30Why Christians do not circumcise?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Bible says: Faithful men should be circumcised.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off from his people – he has failed to carry out my requirement. (Genesis 17:14</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Jesus had to hold previous laws.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jesus said: Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them. (Matthew 5:17)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jesus held the law.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jesus was circumcised: And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus. (Luke 2:21)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Paul cancels the law.</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paul said: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. (Galatians 5:1-6)</span></div>
OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-24647266659536002922020-04-29T05:08:00.002+05:302020-04-29T06:50:08.159+05:30What Indians should know about Ramdhan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Ramdhan</i> : what people of all faiths should know</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ramdhan is the name of a month as per arabic calendar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is a month of piety wherein spirituality prevails.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this month - Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Revelation of Holy Quran - the <i>antim granth</i> of <b><i>ishwar</i></b> - started in this month. This makes Ramdhan a very sacred month.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During fasting - its prohibited to eat, drink or engage in any sinful activity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"O believers of God! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint". Quran 2:183</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Prophet Muhammad said – “Verilyy, fasting is not only from eating and drinking. Rather, fasting is from vanity and obscenity. If someone abuses you or acts foolish against you, then say: Indeed, I am fasting”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fasting is a way to control and train our thoughts, desires and actions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember: fasting is neither feasting nor starving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The craze of being hungry for the love of God can only be experienced, it can’t be explained</b>. 😊</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran tells that 3 outputs are expected from fasting:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a. To develop God consciousness or love of God [by refraining from sins]. Quran 2:183</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b. To be thankful to God for all the blessings [by utilizing blessings in best manner]. Quran 2:185</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">c. To glorify the creator. Quran 2:185</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Ishwar</i> says in Quran [2:183] that God had commanded fasting for earlier communities too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In <b><i>Sanatan dharm</i></b>, <i>Vrat</i> or <i>Upwas</i> is still practiced. It is for increasing closeness of God and disciplining actions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Three main types of <i>Vrat</i> are :</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. <i>Nitya Vrat</i> – emphasis is on the worship of God and good conduct like speaking truth, staying pure and controlling the senses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. <i>Naimittik Vrat</i> – is for repentance of bad karma or getting free of your sorrows</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. <i>Kamya Vrat</i> – is for fulfilling any wish or desire like to beget child, and to become more prosperous and other reasons too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bible too speaks about fasting for developing love and closeness of God.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a. Prophet Jesus fasted for 40 days for drawing near to God. Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b. Prophet Jesus said that his disciples would fast after His departure. Luke 5:33-35</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">c. Prophet Moses fasted for 40 days for the sake of God. Deuteronomy 9:18-19</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-83251738577410955912020-04-01T20:17:00.005+05:302020-04-01T20:28:26.018+05:30Strong against kaafir - Qur’an 48:29, "what is the context" - A Hindu brother asks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Question: Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are strong towards unbelievers, merciful to one another.....” (Qur’an 48:29)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is the context of the ayah [is this spreading hatred?] - a Hindu brother wants to know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Answer in one line</u></b>: - The ayah tells about Prophet and believers being firm against those people who had terrorized believers and thrown them out of their own land.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>For details, please read below</u></b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It can be a case of presenting some statements out of context and thus portraying negative image.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For example: In these corona-virus times, Mr. X tells Mr Y, "Avoid going out and stay 1 meter away from every person you meet. Don't even shake hands with anyone".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I understand these words of Mr.X because I know that corona-virus is spreading, which is life threatening and close contact with people might lead to corona-virus infection and associated problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But, if someone ignores the context and claims that - "Mr. X is spreading hatred and cruelty. He is asking Mr Y to boycott people and not even do a hand shake", then <b>he is spreading false and negative image of Mr.X</b>. He is ignoring the context in which Mr.X gave this advice to Mr.Y. These instructions/advice were only for the prevailing conditions and not as a general rule of life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Similarly Quran talks about using love and wisdom as a general rule in life. However, for the war time - there are another set of protocols.<br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you read Quran, Surah Fateh, from the beginning then you will get complete picture of the ayah in question. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. People of Mecca had thrown Muslims out of their homeland. The lands, property and wealth of Muslims were taken by people of Mecca forcibly. Muslims were killed. They were made to migrate to Medina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Muslims decided to come back to Mecca, then also they were not allowed to visit their land.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A treaty was made between Meccans and Muslims. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. In this context Aayah of this chapter were revealed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Most important part is: <b>even though Muslims were stronger than Meccans, yet they made a treaty with Meccans</b> <b>with the aim to give peace a chance.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Read Ayah 22 onward -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Ayah 22 says - "And if those [Meccan] who disbelieve had fought you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Ayah 25 says that t<b>hese people of Mecca prevented Muslims</b> from reaching Masjid Al haram.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, Quran is talking about a <b>Particular group of people who had fought Muslims, thrown them out, unleashed all kinds of terror on Muslims, while Muslims had been patient for years and wanted to return to their homeland and yet again they were stopped by these group of Meccans</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Can you imagine the sufferings and patience of these Muslims?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With respect to these kind of people the Aayah 29 is saying that Prophet and believers are firm against these people [who were at war with meccans].</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And last part of this aayah says - "Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is difficult to understand?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What does an army of a country do when it goes to reclaim its land from where it was thrown out? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They fight for their rights, right?</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-42424494463965502882019-06-22T01:34:00.002+05:302019-06-23T02:27:46.321+05:30Astrology and islam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran 6:96 mentions that the sun and the moon can be used for calculation. We calculate the day, month, year, sunrise, sunset, eclipse and lot of events using sun and the moon. This is an example of taking guidance from sun and moon.</span><br />
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا</b></span> ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran 6:97 says that Allah made stars for you so that you take guidance ['<i>le tahtadu</i>' - arabic word for HIDAYAT is used]. Do people deny the word of Quran? When Quran is saying that you can take HIDAYAT / guidance from stars then who has the authority to reject it? Ayah continues and says that hidayat / guidance in the darkness of the land and the sea.</span><br />
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ
<b style="background-color: yellow;">لِتَهْتَدُوا</b> بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا
الْآَيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What does <i>hidayat </i>/ guidance mean? It means to show the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This includes guidance in navigation. Earlier people were heavily dependent on navigation on sea & land based on the position of stars. Now, today in 21st century you hardly find stars in the sky in urban areas - mainly because of pollution. How do you take guidance in the land today using star?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This ayah also indicates taking guidance in future of any aspect which is established as a science. Of course, astrology - today is not established science so it can not be believed in. But in the future, we might discover many scientific facts with respect to the star or other celestial bodies. For example - today we have discovered that the moon has an effect on the tide in the sea. This fact can be used as guidance in our life. If - in future, we establish that stars provide some other guidance then it will be beneficial for mankind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember - the Quran is not bound to any era.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Words of the Quran are so generic in nature that the more you ponder over the Quran, the more knowledge you derive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. What Islam discourages is speculation, assumption, falsehood. Islam encourages and emphasizes on truth, fact, proven theories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Palmistry - as a whole is not an established science today. The biggest proof is the fact that 10 different palmists will not give 100% same info on a subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. If you ask 10 different scientists on a subject on science [proved] - then all 10 will predict the same result for a scenario and reason is that [that aspect of] science is an established fact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Palmistry cannot be believed as a whole to be true because it is not part of established science. When palmistry becomes pure science then believing in it will be part of Islam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Take e a very simple example.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">500 years back there were some "experts" who would predict the exact time of sunrise/sunset. Of course, they would not be able to predict accurately because the science of the motion of sun / earth was not developed. Believing in such expert "that time" was speculation/assumption and hence unislamic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today we can predict the time of sunrise/sunset that will occur a thousand years later. How? Today we have discovered the laws of God on this subject. Its no more speculation/assumption today. So today there is no harm if you believe a scientist who predicts the exact time of sunrise that will occur after 100 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What Islam discourages in speculation, Islam never rejects the fact or discovered laws of God.</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-6249700276376078472019-04-19T14:40:00.002+05:302019-04-19T16:04:17.285+05:30Can There Be Humanity Without life hereafter?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">'Actually, I believe in humanity and not in religion'</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">By: Khurshid Imam</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">A</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">. </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Humanity – without the belief in the hereafter [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parlok</i>]?</b></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'<i>I believe in the religion of
humanity</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">'.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'<i>Become a good human first and then
become</i> ......'</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'<i>Who has seen paradise/ hell? So why
should we believe in it</i>?'</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Often, we get to listen to such phrases
whenever there is a discourse on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parlok</i>/
faith / God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Those who make such statements were perhaps
not presented with the true concept of God and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parlok</i>. When any natural or man-made thing is taken to be a God, a
logical or rational person is unable to accept this kind of belief/ concept
of God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I believe in Humanity.” What does Humanity
mean? </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Who will decide what’s humane or what’s inhumane? </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Who will set the
parameters of morality or Immorality?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A robber might feel that by robbing
people of their valuables he’s making a lawful earning for himself and his
family while the robbed will believe otherwise. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What’s moral for one might be
immoral for the other. Both parties consider their actions as just and humane. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What’s humane for one might be inhumane for another. The same action is deemed
permissible in one region while in another region it might be a punishable offense.
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Criminals, land grabbers, murderers find no
wrong in their actions, they consider it a necessity for their survival. While
the victim seeks justice because he/she was wronged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The question here is about the authority
who will draw a line between right and wrong. Who has the authority to set
boundaries between humanity and inhumanity?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Common sense says that humanity/inhumanity,
morality/immorality can only be defined when there is some higher authority - the one who’s perfectly unbiased and just, the one who is free from
human weaknesses and is able to do absolute justice. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That absolute judge is our
creator. He knows what is good and what is bad for mankind. The Creator is the
one whom we call as the Almighty God. Human beings can’t be the deciding
authority, and no human being is capable of knowing all the circumstances,
capabilities, limitations etc. of another human being to pass an absolutely
fair judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Almighty God is the one who has set the
parameters of morality through his divine revelations. God is the ultimate
source of moral/humane values and these values won’t function correctly till
there is a system of accountability, which holds everyone responsible for his
/her deeds. This very system of accountability is what we call as life hereafter
/<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parlokik jeevan</i>. All will get their
due whether they were just or unjust; whether they were humane or inhumane.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Concept of Humanity works in two phases:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Abiding by the guidance of God,
following the do's and don’ts of God. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Being held accountable in </span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">parlok</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> for one’s deeds.</span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If there is no concept of accountability,
no concept of life hereafter then there is no meaning of
humanity/morality/ethics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>B</b>. <b>Life hereafter: A logical necessity</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most certain thing in life: Death</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most uncertain thing: When will death come!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yudhishthir was asked - "What is most surprising"? he replied:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">अहन्यहनि</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">भूतानि</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">गच्छन्ति</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">यममन्दिरम्</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">। </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">शेषा</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">जीवितुमिच्छन्ति</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">किमाश्चर्यमतः</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">परम्</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">॥</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">हर</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">रोज़</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">कितने</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">हि</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">प्राणी</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">यममंदिर</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">जाते</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">हैं</span><span lang="EN-GB"> (</span><span lang="EN-GB">मर</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">जाते</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">हैं</span><span lang="EN-GB">), </span><span lang="EN-GB">वह</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">देखने</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">के</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">बावजुद</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">अन्य</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">प्राणी</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">जीने</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">की</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">इच्छा</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">रखते</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">हैं</span><span lang="EN-GB">, </span><span lang="EN-GB">इससे</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">बडा</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">आश्चर्य</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">क्या</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">हो</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">सकता</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">है</span><span lang="EN-GB"> ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Everyday people die and go back to God, yet people desire to live in this world - this is most surprising".</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But, what happens after death? </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">People have different opinions about life
hereafter or life after death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">•<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mr. A believes in the concept of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Avagaman</i> (being repeatedly born
in different forms). You undergo life-death-life-death cycle millions of times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">•<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mr. B believes in the concept of resurrection and the judgment day
(being accountable for one's deeds). You will not undergo the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avagaman</i> cycle. You will be raised up on
the day of judgment and will be held accountable for your deeds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">•<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mr. C believes that nothing is going to happen after death. No re-birth
after death. No life hereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"># <b><u>Billion-dollar question</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"># Is it possible that three types of people
living under the same roof will experience three different systems after their
death?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"># Mr. A took birth after his death in the
form of animal/plant/human being but Mr. B and Mr. C did not take birth after
their death. Is this scenario possible?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course not!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Whatever system exists after
death - it has to be the same for every human being irrespective of his faith.
Do you agree?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Laws of nature are the same for everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>C. Life hereafter or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Parlokik jeevan:</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Akhirat</span></i><span lang="EN-GB"> will be a system where the entire mankind will be resurrected on
the day of judgment and each one will be held accountable for his /her deeds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Accountability is the law of nature, right?
You should be paid for your karma - whether <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satkarm</i>
or d<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ushKarm</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Through Life hereafter or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Parlokik Jeevan</i>, absolute justice will
be delivered to every human being.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"># <b>The need for absolute justice</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">In this world, there are many
people who lead a pious life. They are good towards others, they submit to God,
follow the commandments of God, refrain from evil deeds. But sometimes these
people are dragged into various problems by others, either being hurt or
punished for no reason or fault of their own. These good people are oppressed,
tortured and many times continue to live in misery till their death.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you think justice was served to such
good people?</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Similarly, we see that there
are many people who always hurt or cheat others and humiliate people. But they
do not get punished due to their high influence or connections in the justice
system. Even though they indulge in evil deeds yet they are not punished for
their deeds, they lead a very comfortable life till their death. Not all
killers, rapist, robbers, criminals are punished in this worldly system of
justice.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Were these bad people served justice for
their bad <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma?</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A lot of injustice is being
done in today's world. Many times, the system might not be fair to each
individual. "Might is right" usually works.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Could this be the end of the
story? Absolute justice is still pending for good people and bad people.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Common sense says that there
must be a system which should provide justice to each and every person as per
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Resurrection - Getting a second life
on the day of judgment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paradise – a place of reward for </span><i>SatKarmi</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - noble souls.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hell – a place of punishment for </span><i>Durachari</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><i>adharmi</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and evil people.</span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Who will do justice in the life hereafter /
Parlok? Answer: Our creator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What if mankind will not be questioned or
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The entire world would be a mess and chaotic.
None would be bothered about his/ her deeds and would just try to avoid getting
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is no concept of humanity without
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-64574468189573333402019-02-28T20:36:00.001+05:302019-02-28T21:18:42.710+05:30When fasting is optional in journey?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran makes fasting as optional during the journey. It is preferred not to fast during a journey. What should be the minimum distance of travel in order to make fasting as optional? Scholars say that the distance is around 48 miles = 77 kilometers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />With this in mind, imagine the following two scenarios:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A. <b>Scenario 1</b>: I am a poor laborer. This is the month of ramdhan. I have to carry a heavy load of material on my cycle and cover a distance of 40km. This will be a tiresome journey because of the heavy load and hot weather. But I am not exempted from fasting because the distance is less than 77 km.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">B. <b>Scenario 2</b>: I am a rich person. I need to attend a conference in New Delhi. I will catch the flight from Bangalore and in 3 hours I will be in Delhi. I will take an A.C car and go to my venue which again has A.C. This is month of ramdhan but I will not fast because my journey involves traveling more than 77 km.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is evident that the journey in the first case is harsh, difficult, tiresome and frustrating but fasting is mandatory because the distance is less than 77 km. On the other hand, the journey in the second case is comfortable and without much difficulty. Common sense says that fasting should be exempted in the first case.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />We should understand that the definition of journey that requires <i>qasar </i>salah or exemption from fasting, changes with time. Since the time of the Prophet, modes of transportation have changed, the definition of the journey has changed. Distance which they used to cover in 7 days can be covered today in a few hours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Today, religious experts should sit, do <i class="">ijtihaad</i> and come up with a reasonable definition of journey i.e. how much distance needs to be traveled before fasting becomes optional. They should keep into account:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Geog</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">raphical area, weather conditions etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Means of transportation used for the journey. Today one can travel in bullock cart as well as in a plane.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Age of the person undertaking the journey.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why we can’t have an algorithm regarding the journey through which we can know in which case fasting is exempted?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Moreover, <b>the Prophet did not prescribe any distance as a principle, for which fasting is to be optional.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Since Quran is a dynamic book so Quran has not defined journey</b>. Quran has given the principle that during journey one need not to fast. Definition of the journey will keep on changing with time.</span><br />
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-88667704502538729312018-05-24T23:27:00.000+05:302018-05-24T23:30:31.434+05:30Is 'Sawaab' fruitful in the life hereafter alone?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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hereafter alone?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Introduction</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
Muslims commonly understand that when they do good work they 'earn <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>'. It is like earning some 'points'
or like 'crediting some amount' in their account. In the life hereafter these
'points' or 'credited amount' will help them in getting blessings of paradise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
whole idea gives an impression that 'doing good deeds' has no result in the
worldly life, doing good deeds simply increases your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> tally and it will be helpful in the life hereafter only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
top to bottom the terminology of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
is misunderstood among masses. This misunderstanding acts as a catalyst in
making the community handicapped. You don’t feel much motivation for doing
constructive work in different aspects of life because they don’t bring any
good in the worldly life – as per the popular understanding of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>. You have to wait till life
hereafter in order to see any benefit of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>.
Eventually, rest of the world works for the betterment of humanity because they
see the good results here only. Muslims don’t do so because they have the idea
in the back of their mind that good deeds will be helpful to them in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akhirah</i> only<span style="color: black;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arabic
word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> comes from the root word <i>thā
wāw bā</i> (<b>ث و ب</b>) which occurs 28 times in the Quran.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> It means “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>to return to its desired condition</u></b>”
or “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>to be evident as result</u></b>”
or “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>to reach to its destination as a
result of the act</u></b>”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gharib al-Quran, dictionary of Qur'anic terms by Islamic scholar Al-Raghib
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through the meaning</span><span style="color: red;">,</span><span style="color: black;"> we can surely say that</span> popular understanding of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> is pretty different. While we
assume that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> is something that
is “earned”, the actual meaning conveys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
to be the evident result of actions.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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relevant for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akhirah</i> only. Quran has
made clear that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> applies for
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">وَمَنْ يُرِدْ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">ثَوَابَ
الدُّنْيَا</span> نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَنْ يُرِدْ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">ثَوَابَ الْآَخِرَةِ</span> نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَسَنَجْزِي
الشَّاكِرِين</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“… And whoever desires <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> in (this) world, We shall give him of it; and whoever
desires <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> in the Hereafter, We
shall give him thereof. And We shall reward the grateful.” Quran 3:145<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا فَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ ثَوَابُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآَخِرَةِ</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Whoever desires <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
in this life of the world, then with Allah (Alone and none else) is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> of this worldly life and of the
Hereafter…”. Quran 4:134<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">فَآَتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا وَحُسْنَ ثَوَابِ الْآَخِرَةِ</span> وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ
الْمُحْسِنِينَ</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“And Allah gave them <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> in this world, and the excellent <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> of the Hereafter. For Allah loves those who do good”. Quran
3:148<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the below Ayah <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
is given in the form of victory. Victory is the result of good deeds – evident
as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">وَأَثَابَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“…and He sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and
tranquility) upon them, and He gave <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
to<span style="color: red;"> </span>them with a near victory.”. Quran 48:18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Similarly, there are many references in Quran where
Allah has explained about the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i>
in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akhrah</i> or life hereafter. For
ex- Quran 5:85, 3:195, 18:31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Some of the qualities of the people who get <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Those
who are grateful - Quran 3:145. Being grateful means utilizing skills,
blessings, faculties in constructive ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who fought in the way of God without surrendering, they continued in spite of
weakness, showed steadfastness. Quran 3:146<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">They
sought forgiveness from Allah for their sins. Quran 3:147<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Those
who have real faith [in laws of God] and do constructive deeds. Quran 18:30. It
means people who understand the laws of God and act as per them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sawaab</i> as noun in sense of “A place
of return”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">مَثَابَةً</span> لِلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“And [mention] when We made the House <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">a place of return</span> for the
people and [a place of] security….” Quran 2:125<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sawaab</i> as noun in sense of “garment”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Used in sense of clothes in Quran 11:5, 18:31, 22:19,
24:58, 24:60, 71:7, 74:4, 76:21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sawaab</i> can be negative also<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sawaab</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> does
not mean “earning reward” but it is actually “result of actions”. This result
can be negative also. For bad deeds, there will be bad result.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Distress
in the form of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sawaab</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: yellow; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">فَأَثَابَكُمْ</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> غَمًّا بِغَمٍّ</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“… There did Allah give you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> (in the form of) one distress after another by way of
requital to teach you not to grieve for that which had escaped you, nor for
that which had befallen you”. Quran 3:153<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sawaab</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
given to those who did <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kufr</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">هَلْ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">ثُوِّبَ</span>
الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Have those who did <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kufr</i> [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?”.
Quran 83:36<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Worse
form of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sawaab</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">مَثُوبَةً</span> عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
مَنْ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Say, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">sawaab</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="color: black;">from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and
with whom He became angry…. Quran 5:60<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Walk
the talk.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Quran makes it clear that for good deeds the results
will be good. Look at the communities / races / nations who do constructive
work for the benefit of mankind. They witness good results of their work in
this world. All the development in the field of science, technology, medicine,
agriculture, industries etc. that has brought relief, comfort and ease for the
mankind is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> [desired result] of
the work done by people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If we want to raise the bar of the community; if we
want to see good results in this worldly affairs, then we need to do
constructive work. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sawaab</i> of good
deeds will be given to us in this world as well as in the hereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-82152634831401525962018-05-24T12:22:00.002+05:302018-05-24T12:33:50.530+05:30Fasting, fidya and abrogation: Quran 2:184 analysis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2:184 analysis<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal;">By: Khurshid
Imam<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">*************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">A. Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Fasting is an important pillar of faith for believers of God. Quran
2:184 says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ۚ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ
عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ۚ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ
فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ۖ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ
لَّهُ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
ۚ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ۖ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ</span><span style="font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you
is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days
later. For those who can do it, is a ransom, the feeding of one that is
indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will, it is better for
him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew. 2:184<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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kinds of people are exempted from fasting:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Those
who are ill / patient.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who are on a journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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people (who have missed fast because of either of the two reasons mentioned
above) have two options with them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Either
they should complete fast later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">OR they
should feed one needy person (for each missed fast). This is called <i>fidya</i>.
If they feed more than one person for each missed fast, then it is better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out of two options FASTING is better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Everything is fine till here. However, majority of Islamic scholars
believe that the option of feeding a needy person in place of fasting is no
more valid!! They say that this permission – of feeding a person – is
abrogated; it does not hold any more. They say that next ayah i.e. 2:185
abrogates this ayah; i.e. 2:184.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Note: Abrogation is an anti-Quranic and illogical concept. Neither
a single ayah nor a single word of Quran has been abrogated. To say that Quran
contains abrogated ayah means Quran is not God’s word. Kindly read <a href="http://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-many-ayah-of-quran-are-abrogated.html">THIS</a>
article for details on this subject. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">B. This is NOT example of abrogation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ
سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ</span><span class="sign2"><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
ۗ </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ
وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا
اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ</span><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…but if anyone is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed
period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you;
He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed
period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be
grateful. 2:185</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">The next ayah – quoted above – is
ayah number 185 which allegedly abrogates the command given in ayah number 184.
Ayah 185 says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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later on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Allah intends to make things easier for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Allah does not want to make things difficult for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">He wants you to complete the period and glorify him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">People say that “Ayah 185 abrogates
184 and that the final verdict is: <i>one who misses fast should <b><u>compulsorily</u></b>
complete it later on; <b><u>there is no option of feeding the needy</u></b>
instead of fasting</i>. It is because ayah 185 is not talking about feeding a
person; it is only talking about making up of prescribed period later on.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">This
argument is very weak. When ayah 184 has already given two
options for those who have missed fast then why it’s necessary that every time
this should be repeated? We should understand Quran as a whole otherwise we are
bound to arrive at wrong conclusion. For example, if a person reads </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3-118; 4-89, 139,
144; 5-51; 58-14, 22; superficially then he will think that Islam prohibits
making friendship with all non-Muslims. However, when you read 60-8, 9 then you
will understand WHAT kinds of non-Muslims are prohibited to be befriended. These
two ayah 60:8-9- elaborate qualities of those people whom we should not
befriend and rest of other ayah only refers to them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">So it’s important
to understand Quran as a whole. Ayah 184 has elaborated all options for those
who have missed the fast. When Ayah 2:184 has told very clearly that feeding a
needy person is one of the options for those who have missed fast then there is
no reason to doubt this permission of Allah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">C. Things are very simple; no need to complicate<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Let us analyze these two ayah closely then we will find some more
points that support our argument. Comparing these two ayah in table:</span></div>
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</span>2: 185 says<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">1<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 189.0pt;" valign="top" width="315">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">(Fasting) for a fixed number of days</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 270.9pt;" valign="top" width="452">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a
guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right
and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that
month <b>should spend it in fasting</b>,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">2<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 189.0pt;" valign="top" width="315">
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<span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-highlight: yellow;">but if any of you is ill,
or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-highlight: yellow;">but if anyone is ill, or
on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">3<span style="background: darkgray; mso-highlight: darkgray;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 189.0pt;" valign="top" width="315">
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<b><span style="background: aqua; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-highlight: aqua;">For those who can do it is a
ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 270.9pt;" valign="top" width="452">
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<b><span style="background: aqua; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-highlight: aqua;">Allah intends every facility
for you; He does not want to put to difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 189.0pt;" valign="top" width="315">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">But he that will give more, of his own free will, it is better
for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Column 2 on both sides is giving the same command: If you could not
fast during ramdhan then complete it later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Look at column 3; see the beauty of Quran here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">184 is saying that even though you can fast yet Allah has given you
one more option: you can feed to needy person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">185 is saying that Allah wants to make things easier for you; he
does not want to put you into difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Column 3 beautifully explains that <b>you are given option of
feeding person because Allah is giving you every facility; Allah does not want
to put you into difficulty and Allah wants to make things easier for you.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">This is the beauty of Quran that though reader thinks that same
ayah / part of ayah is repeated at many places, but in each instance of so
called repetition there is far more information than reader thinks. If one
ponders more and connect dots, then far more knowledge can be gained.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">D. Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">1. Many people believe in the concept of abrogation in Quran. They
say some ayah of Quran are abrogated by other ayah; it means that one ayah is
cancelled / repealed by other ayah. This concept is completely against Quran
and common sense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">2. People present 2:184 one of the examples of abrogation in Quran.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">3. In 2:184 Allah gives option to those who have missed fast in Ramadhan,
either they can fast later OR they can feed a poor. However, fasting is better.
Those who believe in abrogation say, “This complete ayah is abrogated by the
next ayah i.e. 185. As per 2:185 – those who missed fast have to mandatorily
fast later on and they don’t have option to give <i>fidya</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">4. There is no abrogation as claimed by scholars. Ayah 184 and Ayah
185 beautifully tell us that those who have missed fast can either fast later
on OR they can feed to poor. This second option is given because Allah is
giving you every facility; Allah does not want to put you into difficulty and
Allah wants to make things easier for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-49135056546869620162018-04-16T13:17:00.002+05:302018-04-16T13:21:34.245+05:30Do you still deny need of hell?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Do you still deny need of hell?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">***************************************</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">India, 2018 first half ..... shameful events .... anger.. protest .. candle march .. emotions high.. demand for strict punishment for perverts ...poor girls have been violated..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the wake of Asifa's heart-wrenching rape and murder, everyone is angry & aghast. Everyone is demanding strictest punishment for the culprits except a few depraved people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is unimaginable how dangerous human beings can become to their own kind. An innocent little girl was meted out with torture and atrocities beyond wildest thoughts. Will the perpetrators of this heinous crime get punished? Will they ever be subjected to a punishment as severe as the torment they inflicted upon their helpless victim? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let's face it, corruption and bias routinely fail the justice system set up by human beings. There is a high chance that the culprits will not get any punishment as happens in majority of the such cases in our country. Besides, even if they do, it can never be equal to the suffering they caused to their victim.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this highly charged emotional environment people want strictest punishment for culprits. As time will pass, protest, emotion and anger will subside, but fact / truth will remain as it is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Truth does not require our emotions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If we take a pause and reflect, two things become evident:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1.Poor soul was not violated because of any sin committed by her in a "previous" life. The popular belief of '<i>awagaman</i>' says that you suffer in this world because of sins done in "previous life". Has anyone guts to say it loud that the girl was treated inhumanly because of her own sins in previous birth? No, as there is only one worldly life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Culprits deserve strictest punishment. What if the man made justice system fails to deliver justice? Will there be no retribution handed to them ever? Heart and mind say that it will be gross injustice on the part of humanity. If these criminals are not held accountable for their deeds then the concept of God's justice becomes meaningless.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Good news is that everyone will be held accountable for his / her deeds in the life hereafter. No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much you evade punishment here - you are going to be held accountable for your deeds in the life hereafter. Those who violated poor souls, they will be given utmost punishment in the hell. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>There is definitely a need of hell in the hereafter, otherwise this world will become hell.</b></span></div>
OneGod-OneWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622922302145752321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887941423610820866.post-28980419012306532202018-02-01T12:13:00.001+05:302019-11-06T22:15:32.267+05:30Concealing of emaan - allowed or not?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Concealing of Eimaan and Islam: allowed or not?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By: Khurshid Imam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Islam is for everyone from Bali to Boston and Japan to Jordan. Islam is for every era. Islam is for every situation – when you are in tranquility as well as when you are being oppressed. There can be situations when it becomes very difficult to practice Deen or may be even to declare Deen. What about the scenario when someone accepts the religion of God but situation around is very hostile?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran guides us for such situations also. Guidance of Quran is clear i.e. <i>eimaan</i> is a matter between a person and God. Allah knows our situation, Allah knows what is going on with us, Allah knows what is beyond our capacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it. And He knows that which is in the heavens and that which is on the earth</i>. Quran 3:29</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One can conceal <i>eimaan</i> if situation is not favorable. It’s no way a symbol of weak <i>eimaan</i>, rather God has praised such people. Below are two references from Quran:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A. Meccans who couldn’t migrate to Medina and concealed their Eimaan.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were some people in Mecca who had accepted Deen but couldn’t migrate like other Muslims. They continued to live in Mecca concealing their <i>eimaan</i>. The historical event of <i>Sulah-e-Hudaybiyyah</i> took place between Muslims of Medina and <i>Mushrik</i> of Mecca. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The main reason for this treaty was to save the lives of those Muslims of Mecca who had concealed their <i>eimaan</i>. Yes, so much was the status of these people in the sight of Allah that prophet was guided by God to go for a treaty with Meccans even though Muslims were in good strength.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“.. <i>Had there not been believing men and believing women whom you did not know that you were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge</i>. Quran 48:25</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a. There were some believers who had concealed their <i>eimaan</i> and Prophet did not know them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b. Had a fight broken out between the two parties then these people could have got killed. In order to save their lives, the Prophet was commanded to go for a treaty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Such is the high regard in the sight of Allah of those who stand by their <i>eimaan</i> in difficult situations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was a person in the court of Firaun who was a believer but he had concealed his <i>eimaan</i>. Quran has praised him so much so that a whole chapter (Number 40) is named after him: Surah Momin [also refereed as Surah Ghafir]. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He defended Moses against Pharoah and gave dawah of the Deen to pharaoh indirectly without revealing his identity. Quran has praised him and talks about that person in Surah 40, Ayah 28 onward. See, the wise way he used for giving dawah to Firaun:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Musa (Moses) said: "Verily I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant who believes not in the Day of Reckoning</i>!" 40:27</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>And a believing man of Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, who hid his faith</b> said: "Would you kill a man because he says: My Lord is Allah, and he has come to you with clear signs (proofs) from your Lord? And if he is a liar, upon him will be (the sin of) his lie; but if he is telling the truth, then some of that (calamity) wherewith he threatens you will befall on you." Verily, Allah guides not one who is a Musrif (oppressor, transgressor), a liar</i>! 40:28</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"<i>(<b>the believing man who had concealed his emaan</b> said) O my people! Yours is the kingdom today, you being dominant in the land. But who will save us from the Torment of Allah, should it befall us?" Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "I show you only that which I see (correct), and I guide you only to the path of right policy</i>!" 40:29</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)</i>!- 40:30</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"<i>O my people! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last</i>. 40:39</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a. The person who had concealed his <i>eimaan</i> was very wise and did two things : defended Moses against Firaun and gave dawah to Firaun and his people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b. That concealed <i>eimaan</i> person spoke about different aspects for inviting Firaun to Deen. He gave several arguments so that people could think about the true Deen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Questioner</u></b>: Allah says he has already created some jinn and mankind for hell, den how could you say that the particular Sahih narration is contradictory with the Qur'an?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Let us read next few Ayah from Surah Al-A'raf:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">180 - And Allah's are the best names, therefore call on Him thereby, and leave alone those who violate the sanctity of His names; they shall be recompensed for what they did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">181 - And of those whom We have created are a people who guide with the truth and thereby they do justice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">182 - And (as to) those who reject Our communications, We draw them near (to destruction) by degrees from whence they know not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Where does the ayah says that Allah has already decided who will enter paradise and hell? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The ayah quoted i.e 7:179 is saying that Jinn and mankind will enter hell fire. And immediately Allah answers the reason. What is concluded from the ayah directly contradicts with the ayah itself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Ayah gives the "reason" why people will enter hell. reason is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">1. They do not use their faculties for understanding / pondering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">2. Their approach is that of blind faith [Which is the case with most of muslims and non muslims]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">3. Due to their own action these people will enter Hell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Allah has said in this ayah that hell is meant for jinn and human being and one of the reasons is that they do not use their aql / common sense / faculties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, next 3 ayah also carries same view that it is the action of an individual that will take him / her to paradise-hell. It is not Allah who has "fixed" actions of human being. Kindly read next three ayah:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">7:181 - "And of those whom We have created are a people who guide with the truth and thereby they do justice"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">7182 - "And (as to) those who reject Our communications, We draw them near (to destruction) by degrees from whence they know not."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Nowhere Quran says that its Allah who has already "fixed" who will enter paradise-hell. What Allah has prefixed is his "LAWS" that will lead to path of guidance or mis-guidance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quran covers the issue of homosexuality in 4:16</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>"If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most Merciful."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This punishment will be applicable only in that estate where Islamic laws are recognized. No individual is authorized to execute the penalty. In addition, the punishment is executed only in case of accused being caught by the law. Even in that case, if it is proved beyond doubt that the accused had truly repented over his/her sin before being caught, the punishment is to be condoned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>“Allah accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy; for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil until death faces one of them and he says ‘Now have I repented indeed’; nor of those who die rejecting faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous”</i>. Quran 4:17-18</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few people come with the logic that it is by birth or by my nature that as a man i am attracted towards man and hence its justified. Please note that now days same lame argument is coming from pedophiles for their inhuman crimes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Homosexuality should be taken as disease that requires counselling and treatment.</span></div>
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[the Prophet] confounds, overwhelms, his opponents" or in simple words
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perplexes human mind and can't be explained. For many events mentioned in the
Quran, we use these terms. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">However, the shocking fact is that Qur'an does not
use the technical Arabic word (<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA">مُعْجِزَة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="AR-SA"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><b><i>Muʿjiza</i></b>) for 'miracle'. When we go
through statements in Quran that talk about so-called-miraculous events, we do
not find the Arabic word <i>'mujiza'</i>
mentioned in the text.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Quran uses the term <i>'<b><u>Ayah</u></b>'</i> (literally meaning sign) to describe such events
[what we call as miracles].</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">B. Quran as witness</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">1. Prophet Salih and the
miracle of the she-camel:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Prophet Salih referred to the she-camel as <i>'Ayah'</i> of Allah. In general, people
think that the she-camel was sent as <i>'mujiza</i>
or miracle but Quran says that she was an <i>Ayah</i>
from Allah.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Refer <span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Quran 7:73</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">In English translations you can see the word
"Miracle" added in bracket in front of the word 'ayah'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">2. Prophet Moses and
miracles for <i>Firaun</i>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Quran
describes all miracles shown to <i>firaun</i>
as ‘Ayah’ of Allah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Then
[Musa (Moses)] showed him the great <b><i><u>AYAH</u></i></b> (usually translated as </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">miracle<span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">s).
Quran 79:20</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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[<i>Fir'aun</i> (Pharaoh)] belied and
disobeyed. Quran 79:21</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Quran is saying that Prophet Moses
showed ‘Ayah’ to <i>Firaun</i>. We know that
Moses showed many events to <i>Firaun</i>
that we understand as miracle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Quran 20:22 – Stick as snake was an <i>Ayah</i> and not <i>Mujiza</i>.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Quran 7:106-109 – <i>Firaun</i> asked Moses to show the <i>Ayah</i>, Moses showed the Ayah of snake and
stick and magicians were surprised to see; they attributed this event to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Quran 7:130-132 refers to “years of
drought and shortage of crops” as ‘<i>Ayah’</i>.
Similarly, events of flood, locusts, lice, frogs, blood are referred to as <i>Ayah</i> of Allah sent for <i>Firaun</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">C. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
difference it makes whether it is ‘<i>Mujiza’</i>
or ‘<i>Ayah’</i><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; mso-highlight: white;">?</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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deal in use of word ‘<i>Ayah’</i> or absence
of word ‘<i>Mujiza’</i>? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we use word ‘miracle’ or ‘<i>Mujiza’</i> for an event then we assume it
to be:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Super natural event</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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difficult to translate in any language because it comes solely from Allah.
Loosely, we can translate it as ‘Sign’. Ayah of Allah are of two types:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Quran: Every sentence in the Quran is an Ayah of Allah.</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Quran: Everything surrounding us reflect Ayah of Allah.</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Time and again Allah urges readers of Quran to deeply
ponder over Ayah of Allah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Quran also says that in the ‘work’ of Allah there is Ayah
for those who think. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Ayah</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"> of Allah
is for human beings to ponder upon, derive guidance and benefit. When we assume
that it’s not an <i>Ayah</i> but a super
natural event then we deprive mankind of the benefits of <i>Ayah</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">We keep on discovering and knowing more details of <i>Ayah</i> or 'signs' of Allah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">For example, Quran 2:164 says that those who use ‘<i>aql</i>’ or intellect will find many things
from following <i>Ayah</i> of Allah:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: #1d2129; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Creation of
heavens and the earth<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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and night<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color: #1d2129; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Sailing of ship
through oceans<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Quran says that all above events are <i>Ayah</i> of Allah for those who use intellect / AQL.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Today, science has discovered many aspects of above <i>Ayah</i> of Allah, which earlier people did
not know. The more people pondered over above <i>Ayah</i> of Allah, more knowledge they gained.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Similarly, the more we will ponder over so-called-miracles
or ‘<i>Mujiza</i>’, better we will
understand its mechanism. <i>Mujiza</i> is
neither super natural nor it’s against the laws of nature. If we ponder over it
more, we will be able to explain its mechanism better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">D. Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Quran uses the Arabic word ‘<i>Ayah</i>’ to indicate events that we deem as miracle. Quran never uses the
word ‘<i>Mujiza</i>’ in context with such
events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">With the passage of time, we keep on moving from less
knowledge domain to more knowledge domain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;">Whatever the so-called-miracle occurred in the past, they
occurred as part of God's laws. We might discover many of these laws in future.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> W<span style="color: #1d2129;">e will explore more and more
regarding <i>Ayah</i> of Allah.<span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Miracles of Quran are
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;">Difference
between <i>Nabi</i> and <i>Rasul</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By:
Khurshid Imam</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">***************************************<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Popular understanding</u></b> is: "<i>Every Rasul is Nabi. But
every Nabi is not Rasul. Rasul is the Nabi who was <u>given holy book</u> from
God.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let us check the validity of this
definition in the light of Quran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Nabi</u></i></b> is an Arabic
word derived from the root word <i>nūn bā hamza</i> (<b>ن ب أ</b>) which
means "news or piece of information or tidings". One who delivers the
news / tidings is referred as NABI. Quran has used this word for those human
being whom we refer to as Prophet in English. Prophet or <i>Nabi</i> would give <b>glad tidings</b>
of good result and paradise for those who believed the message of God and he
would <b>warn</b> people against bad
consequences of rejecting the message of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Rasul</u></i></b> is one who delivers the message. Going by the literal meaning both
seems to be exactly same but they are not. Let’s not go into the etymology of
these terms. Let us see some basic differences:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran has used word <i>RASUL</i>
for different kind of creatures. It is not specific to human being or Prophets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i>RASUL</i>
used for angel</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Say, "If there
were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should
certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger (Rasul)</i>.
Quran 17:95.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Allah says that an angel would have been sent as <i>RASUL</i> if angels were living on the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran </span>11:77 And
when Our messengers (<i>Rasul</i>),
[angels], came to Lot,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran </span>11:81 - (The
angels) said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers (<i>Rasul</i>) of your Lord;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran 11:69 </span>And
certainly did Our messengers (<i>Rasul</i>)
come to Abraham with good tidings;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran 15:57 - </span>[Abraham]
said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers (<i>Rasul</i>)?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran </span>15:61 - And
when the messengers (<i>Rasul</i>) came to
the family of Lot,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran 29:31 - messenger sent to Abraham is referred as <i>Rasul</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran 29:33 - messenger sent to Prophet Lot is referred as <i>Rasul.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Quran </span>7:37 refers to
angel of death as <i>Rasul.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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used for Al-Rooh:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>ROOH</i>- who visited <i>Hazrat Maryam</i> is referred to as <i>Rasul</i>. Quran 19:17, 19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i>RASUL</i>
used for normal human being:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And the king said,
"Bring him to me." But when the messenger (<b><u>Rasul</u></b> word is used here) came to him, [Joseph] said,
"Return to your master …</i>." Quran12:50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Word <i>Rasul</i> is used
here for a person who belonged to the kingdom of Egypt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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used for <i>Sahabi</i> (Companion of Prophet
Muhammad):<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Prophet was sending Hazrat MUAZ BIN JABAL as Governor of
Yemen then Prophet referred Hazrat Muaz as <b><i>“<u>RASUL ka RASU</u>L”</i></b> = “Messenger
(of prophet) of the messenger (messenger of Allah)”. Source: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1327</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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used for Jinn (invisible creature of God):<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"<i>O you assembly of
<b><u>jinn</u></b> and mankind! "Did
not there come to you <b><u>messengers
(Rasul)</u></b> from amongst you, reciting unto you My Verses and warning you
of the meeting of this Day of yours?</i>" Quran 6:130<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Allah
chooses messengers from the angels and from the people. Indeed, Allah is Hearing
and </span></i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Seeing</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Quran 22:75</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quran 33:40 tells that Prophet Muhammad is <i>RASUL</i> and he is the seal of <i>NABI</i>. Prophet Muhammad is referred as <b>last <i>NABI</i></b>.
He is not referred as last <b><i>RASUL</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Nabi</i> were those
people whom we call as Prophet. <i>Risalat</i>
continues. But door of revelation ceased with Prophet Muhammad. Revelation of
God would come to human being who was a <i>Nabi</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Allah says in Quran 28:59 that Allah does not destroy a
population until he sends <i>RASUL</i> among
them. Obviously this <i>Risalat</i> of <i>Rasul</i> continues in the form of human
beings acting as <i>Rasul</i> / warner /
guide. But for sure – <i>NABUWWAT</i> or
Prophet-hood has ended so there is no concept of receiving revelation from
Allah after Prophet Muhammad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Myth</u></b>: <i>Rasul</i> is a <i>Nabi</i> who got new holy book from God.
There were 313 <i>Rasul</i> and 100,000+ <i>Nabi</i>”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Reality 1</u></b>: This
hypothesis contradicts with Quran. Quran 19:54 says that Prophet Ishmael was a <i>Rasul</i>. But we know that he did not bring
any new holy book. He was son of Prophet Abraham and he would have continued
teaching of <i>Sohaf-e-Ibraheem</i> i.e.
book given to his father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And mention in the Book (the Qur'an) Isma'il (Ishmael). Verily he was
true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger (Rasul), (and) a Prophet
(Nabi)</i>. Quran 19:54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please note that word <i>RASUL</i> is used for Prophet Ismael even
though he was not given any separate book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reality 2</b>: Quran says opposite. As we have seen that every <i>Nabi</i> was a <i>Rasul</i>. Quran 3:81 says that every <i>Nabi</i> was given portion of book and wisdom (<i>Kitaab</i> and <i>Hikmah</i>).
Details of “<i>Al</i> <i>Kitaab</i>” is beyond the scope of this article. The idea is that
teachings from <i>Al</i>-<i>Kitab</i> (Need not to be present today in holy
book format) was given to every <i>Nabi</i>
but misconception spread is that only <i>Rasul</i>
were given holy book. Holy book / revelation is not a factor for
differentiating between <i>Nabi</i> and <i>Rasul</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reality 3: </b>Quran says in 19:30 that Jesus was given book and he was
<i>Nabi</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">[Jesus] said,
"Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture (<i>Kitab</i>) and made me a prophet (<i>Nabi</i>). Quran 19:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reality 4:</b> Quran 19:51 says that Prophet <b>Moses was a <i>Nabi</i> and a <i>Rasul</i></b>. Even though – he was given <i>torah</i>, a new <i>shariah</i> yet Quran did not say that he was only a <i>Rasul</i> and not a <i>Nabi</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reality 5</b>: “We gave Moses the scripture (Kitab) and <b>followed him up with messengers (<i>Rasul</i>) in quick succession</b>. …”. Quran 2:87.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please note that Quran says that Moses was given the book, <b><u>then messengers (<i>Rasul</i>) came in quick succession</u></b> and then ayah talks about Prophet Jesus. It is very obvious that messengers (<i>Rasul</i>) coming in quick succession after Moses would mean no new message or scripture but the continuation of the message (book) of Prophet Moses. This fact also discards the idea that <i>Rasul</i> is a <i>Nabi</i> who brings new <i>shariah</i> / holy book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Reality 6:</b> “And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophet hood (<i>Nabuwwat</i>) and scripture (<i>Kitab</i>)…”. Quran 57:26</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please note that Quran did not say <b><i>Risalat</i> and <i>Kitab</i></b>, rather it says <b><i>Nabuwwat</i> and <i>Kitab</i></b>. Again- we find here that theory of <i>Rasul</i> only getting <i>Kitab</i> is fabricated concept. Let me repeat: <b>Quran has not put revelation / shariah / new holy book – a factor in differentiating between <i>Nabi</i> and <i>Rasul</i></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don’t know how this false notion – “<i>every Rasul is a Nabi and only Rasul got holy book</i>”- became so popular. This idea is horribly wrong in the context with Quran.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Conclusion:</span></b></div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]--><i>Nabi</i> is a
person who receives divine guidance and revelation from God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]-->Every <i>Nabi</i>
was a <i>Rasul</i>. <i>Rasul</i> is someone who carries a message.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]-->Quran uses <i>Rasul</i>
for <i>Nabi</i>, angel, normal human being
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]-->So, every <i>Nabi</i>
was a <i>Rasul</i> but every <i>Rasul</i> need not be <i>Nabi</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]-->Holy book or revelation is not a factor in
differentiating <i>Nabi</i> and <i>Rasul</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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