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(Question 17) Hindu: Did you know that the Hindu religion says that society
is divided into four different classes? What is the view of Islam in this?
(Answer 17) Muslim: Yes, I know. Here is its detail. The Hindu religion
divides society into four varying ranks. The highest one is called the Brahman and
the least is (Chaudhry). The latter are foul disregarded people who were only
created for the service of the upper classes. Hinduism claims the existence of
human beings who are created from the head of god (The class of Brahmans, they
are the scholars and wise men). Some are created from his hands (the Kacher, the
soldiers who protect the country and its system). Some are created from his thighs
(the classes of Walsh who run business and industry) and others who are created
from his feet (Chaudhry). Each of them has his degree and status in the society.
Therefore, there must be the difference between them in treatment, marriage and so
on. For example, while the first three classes are allowed to marry each other, they
are not allowed to wed the fourth ones. Also, the fourth ones are not allowed to
marry those who are higher than them.
Before I shed light on the view of Islam in that, I will basically explain:
Firstly, it is known that stratification and discrimination between individuals
and groups is an outcast which leads to the spread of hatred and distasting among
different groups of society and thus it leads to the division, disintegration and
instability of society. Thus, Islam came to eliminate these class differences in
societies between individuals and groups, and then spread good, virtue and
maintaining the cohesion and stability of society.
Islam has shown that there is no distinction between any of the human races
and there is no difference between a country and others and a nation and others.
Everyone is equal in the sight of Almighty Allah because He is the one who created
them and no preference for the individual over the other with Allah except by faith,
piety and good deeds which include the good reconstruction of the Earth and not its
destruction. The Prophet Mohammed-peace be upon him-said: ''There is no
preference for an Arab on non-Arab and vice versa. Also, a white person is not
better than a black one and vice versa except by piety. People are from Adam and
he is from the soil. '' It is reported by Ahmad.
Islam came to call for the unification of nations and peoples, as God says: ''O
mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples
and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the noblest of you in the sight of
Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing and Acquainted. ''
Surat Al-Hujurat, verse 13
Secondly, it is clear that there is a large difference between the stratification occurring in the other societies and the one occurring according to the Hindu religion, where the discrimination of other societies can be dealt with, removed and eliminated, whereas according to the Hindu religion is considered divine destiny and
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command where it cannot be separated or get rid of it except by abandoning
Hinduism itself. Thus, these classifications are attributed to God as an attribute of
injustice and racism.
Let us ask. Can God be a racist unjust? Is it permissible to attribute to God the
status of injustice and racism? The answer is no. Almighty Allah is True and Justice
who has the most beautiful qualities that can never decrease.
Therefore, Islam has called to purifying the Creator God from the status of
injustice and racism. Also, He is not God to individuals and groups without others,
to a nation without other nations or to some people without others. However, He is
the Exalted God of the worlds who can accept all of them (if they come to Him,
believe in Him and obey Him). He forgives them, opens the doors of His mercy to
them, places them in His Paradise and pleases them. He is the Highest True Justice
God that does not oppress any of His slaves at all. All in the sight of Allah are equal
and no one is preferred over the other except by piety, good deeds which he seeks to
get close to Him and satisfy Him and by believing in his God and Creator.
According to what I have pointed to, it appears to us the wisdom of Islam's
prohibition of racism and the elimination of discrimination in societies between
different individuals and groups.
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Muslim: Now that I have explained detailed answers to you, I would like to
present some of the important questions and inherent answers to them, as follows:
(1) Is not the Exalted God the Creator of human and other creatures? Is not
Allah their Protector and who alone has the control of everything in this universe?!
The answer is yes.
(2) Is it not the Exalted God alone, who blessed humans with His many
countless bounties? The answer is yes.
(3) Is not in the hands of Almighty God alone the reward and punishment?!
The response is yes.
(4) Is it permissible then to associate anyone with Him in His divinity or
worship other than Him?! The answer is no. Allah is Almighty God who has
bestowed on man all the uncountable blessings. Not only is that but also reward and
punishment are in His hand alone. For that, He deserves to be worshipped.
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(5) Which is closer to the clear mind: the belief that there are many gods,
portraying the pictures of God in various images including dispersion, the worship
of different gods such as the idols, stones and statues of different multiple gods plus
other images of reverence, worship of the suns, planets, cows, various animals, trees
as well as neglecting and insulting Him or belief in the oneness of Almighty God,
uniting people, their meeting on worship, praying to one God, purifying Him from
the shortcomings, defects, ugly acts of trivial, appreciating Him and glorifying Him?
Answer: There is no doubt that the latter is closer to the explicit intellect without any
opposition to it.
(6) Which tend to pure instinct and clean soul: belief in the multiplicity of
gods which leads to a contradiction, the absence of a specific way in worship or
belief in the oneness of Almighty God and uniting people on how to worship one
God!? Answer: There is no doubt that the tendency will be to believe in the oneness
of Almighty Allah and then uniting people to worship one God in one way.
After these questions and their answers, it is sufficient for you to know that if
you return to the Hindu scriptures, you will find what is consistent with the origin of
Islam such as a call to believe in Allah (the One God). Furthermore, there is in it not
to have a partner to Allah and prohibition of portraying God’s images and statues. I
have explained to you a lot of places in Hindu books that illustrated them.
Thus, this is in conformity with what Islam has said, Almighty God says:‘Say
(O Muhammad): He is Allah, (the) One, and the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all
creatures need. He begets nothing and He was not begotten. Also, there is none coequal
or comparable to Him.’ Surat Ikhlas, Verses 1-4 Thus, it is clear that believing
in the existence of other gods with Allah, taking their statues and worshipping them
is contrary to what is stated in the books of Hinduism and Islam.
In addition to the evangelization of Hindu books by the coming of the
Prophet, Muhammad-peace be upon him- at the end of time as the Messenger and
the Seal of all prophets and apostles.
(Question) Hindu: You told me during your talking that the Hindu books
talked about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad in the last time as a seal for all
the prophets and messengers. Are you sure of this and what is it?
(Answer) The Muslim: Definitely, yes. It is in many places and I would like
to explain.
(1) Verily, Allah used to send His prophets and messengers in consecutive times to different nations and peoples. He sent them to their people only except the
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last message which was given to the Prophet Muhammad. It was sent to all nations
in every place and time for being the last one. Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad
is the seal of prophets and messengers. After that, if the previous books stated what
was consistent with the Holy Quran’s instructions, we would believe them. On the
other hand, if they talked about what was contrary to the Qur’an’s lesson, we
would not believe them. However, whatever is not mentioned in the Quran or the
Prophet's statements, we will not accept it as a truth or reject it as a false.
A lot of clear explicit explanations about the coming of the Prophet
Muhammad in the last time are available in Hindus books such as the good news
by Nrachans in each of the Hindus four books (Rick Wade - Yajr Wade - Sam
Wade - Ataru Wade). Also, the word of Trishna which contains two words: The
first: 'Nar' meaning a person and the second: 'Ashnsa' meaning someone that is
praised a lot. It is as if they mentioned this word as a gist that this chosen character
for praise is among the human race. It is known that the name of the Prophet
Muhammad was derived from Hamad (praise) means the one who is praised and
lauded a lot. Also, it is known that the name "Ahmed" is another name of the
Prophet-peace be upon him-and the synonym of the name "Muhammad". It is also
derived from Hamda.
If there is no any good news about the Prophet Muhammad except this
proclamation, it is sufficient as evidence for the sake of its clarity and frankness.
Not only these but also there are many good news and places that give a
description in Nrachans:
Rick Wade, (Reg Ved: Book: 1 / Chapter: 106 / Number: 4)
Rick Wade, (Reg Ved: Book: 5 / Chapter 5: Number: 2)
(2) An explanation of the characteristics of the last Apostle for all the former
ones as in Hindus books where it is mentioned that he is the last Temprishi: the last
messenger.
Among the places that show the coming of the last messenger and his
attributes: Book: Kalki Pirana / Bab: 2 / Number: 15, 11,7,5,4. The book mentions
that his mother's name is Sumati. This word in Sanskrit means peace and security.
It is known that the mother of the Prophet Muhammad is called "safe" means peace
and security.
The book says that the name of his father is Washu Yas and the word
Washnu means God and the word Yas means: Abdul. That is his name is Abdullah
and this is the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad.
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The book states that it is born in a country of peace and security. It is known
that the country where the Prophet Muhammad was born is Makah.
The book states that it will be a universal missionary and this is identical to
how Allah has described His last Messenger Muhammad in the Holy Quran He
says: ‘O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good tidings
and a warner.’ Surat Al-Ahzab: verse 45
It also mentions that he will receive the revelation on Mount and it happened
so on the Mount of Light.
In addition, it says that he will migrate to the north and then return and it is
known that the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina and then
came back to it again on the Day of the Conquest. Thus, it is clear that these good
tidings are the emblems of the Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him-.
(3) In many places, the Prophet Muhammad has been mentioned by another
name "Ahmed" means someone that is praised such as in Reg Vida: Book: 8 / Part:
6 / Number: 10 and other places giving the tidings of the coming of the Prophet
Muhammad in the last time as the last Messenger.
(Question) Hindu: So, what are the attributes of God in Islam?
(Answer)Muslim: Islam called to believing in the goodness, beauty and
greatness of the attributes of Almighty Allah. All these qualities are nice, perfect and
great without any diminution. It is only Him (who has no partner) that deserves
them. Creating, bringing to life and protecting are all in His hand. He is alone who
has to act in all things. He is Almighty Allah. Among the attributes of Almighty
Allah are:
-The attribute ‘eternal’: It means that He is the First who has nothing before
Him and the Last who has nothing after Him. He neither overlooks nor sleeps. He is
the Living that will never die. If places and times finish, He will not dismiss because
He is the Creator of both.
- The attribute ‘power’: It means that Almighty God is the owner of absolute
power and that He is the one who is capable of doing everything. If He wants
anything, He will say to it ‘Be and it will be’. The effects which are indicative of the
transcendence of the power of God are uncountable. Among them is the admirable
creation of the universe, its assets and creatures including the human being and the
creativity in the creation of spirit, mind, heart and complex internal systems and so
on.
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- The attribute ‘knowledge’: It means that He is All-Knowing and His
knowledge is wide, complete and surrounding everything such as place and time
(past - present - future). He is Almighty God Creator who brought everything to the
existence from nothing.
- The attribute ‘wisdom’: It means that He is wise and that His wisdom is
comprehensive and complete.
- The attribute ‘will’: It means that He does His will and wants in the
framework of His virtue and justice depending on the capacity of His knowledge,
perfection of His wisdom and greatness.
- The attribute ‘forgiveness, mercy and generosity’: It means that He loves
forgiveness, mercy and generosity and forgives the sins of His slaves and their
shortcomings if they repent to Him believe in Him and obey His orders. He blesses
them, honours them by His grace and puts them in His paradise where therein is a
great permanent stable bliss.
- The attribute ‘truth and justice’: They mean that He loves the truth and
justice. He does not oppress His slaves or discriminate among them at all. Therefore,
there is no difference between any of the human races, since no one is favoured over
anyone in the sight of Allah except with faith, piety and good deeds.
Also, no one can bear the error of another, even if he is his father or his
mother. Every person is responsible for himself and whoever does an atom of a good
deed will find his reward and compensation on the Day of Resurrection (the day
when people will be raised up after their deaths to hold them accountable for their
deeds in this world and to reimburse them). On the other hand, whoever does an
atom of evil will be held accountable as well.
- The attribute ‘peace’: He loves peace and orders His slaves to establish it
and its causes on the Earth. Furthermore, He prohibits injustice and tyranny for them
so that they can have peace and security. Here we may recognize the wisdom that
greeting in Islam is peace, that is the first person should say, ‘peace be upon you’
and the second one should reply with ‘peace be upon you, too’ so that you feel
safety and security.
Islam has shown that nothing is like Him in His perfection, beauty, majesty,
greatness, strength, absolute power, wide knowledge and perfect wisdom and other
attributes.
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(Question) Hinduism: Why should we believe in the Holy Qur'an as the last of
the heavenly books?
(Answer) The Muslim: It is because the Holy Qur'an includes what supports
its truthfulness and sanctity as follows:
(1) It contains the clean belief in Almighty Allah-as mentioned previously and
briefly-and the pure call including guiding worships which lead to self-sufficiency,
ascendancy and purifying oneself from the inferior manners.
It also has the sound laws, the noble teachings and the rational guidelines
which let the life of mankind be on Allah’s path. It solves all the problems with the
beauty of its style, organizing, great rhetoric, the accuracy of the words,
comprehensiveness and splendour in a way that people cannot bring a chapter like it.
(2) The Holy Quran and the Prophet's Hadiths have pointed to amazing
scientific facts (in heaven, earth, mountains, seas, man, animals, birds and plants)
especially in the case of creation since more than 1,400 years ago, at a time when no
one had any knowledge about it. Then, the modern science came with its advanced
techniques to discover its authenticity and credibility. Therefore, it confirmed the
fact that this book (the Holy Quran) is the complete word of Almighty Allah.
Examples of these scientific facts related to the issue of creation such as the
origin of the universe and how God created the heavens and the earth as well as the
embryo and its stages of development:
Example one: Almighty Allah says: ‘Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?’ Surat Al-Anbya, verse 21:30.
The meaning of "Kanata ratqan": are connected, that is, the heavens and
the earth were linked, not divergent. The meaning of "fafataqna huma": separated
them, that is, We separated the sky and the earth after they were linked. The
Quranic gracious verse speaks about the God's creation of the heavens and the
earth and the beginning of His creation. It calls to contemplating about the
creativity in His creation and how this acclaimed universe began to recognize its
Creator and believe in Him, His great qualities and His unlimited power. The
Quranic verse tells us that the heavens and the earth were at first connected as one
thing as in His word, ‘they were joined’ and then they were detached as in His
word ‘they were separated’.
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The modern science has discovered the truth of what was told by the
Quranic verse such as the surprising scientific fact that the scientists have
discovered in this modern age. Hence, they have developed the theory of the Great
Explosion, the prevailing theory in this modern era, after the discovery of the
expansion and extension of the universe continuously.
Also, the theory of the Great Explosion, says that as long as the universe to
the day diverges, it must have been close one day. Moreover, if we imagine that
these galaxies are moving in the opposite direction to the direction of their
divergence today, that is to say, they move close together, therefore they will
become one segment adhering to one another as in the word of Allah ‘they were
linked’ and equal to the size of the galaxies made for them.
Physicists say: The closer these galaxies come from each other and the
more their mass increases, the more gravitational they become then the closeness
increases as in Allah’s statement ‘they were linked’, the more spaces between the
stars forming the galaxies disappear and the gravitational pressure increases on
the stars themselves. That is how the pressure will continue until the constituent
material of the universe becomes in the size of the atom, and then the pressure
will continue till this material becomes the smallest possible, and then it exploded
as in the word of God ‘then we separated them’. The parts of this material which
has great pressure and tremendous energy spread in the form of radiation. After
that, it gradually cooled down till this seen universe was formed in the heavens
and the earth.
How accurate are the words of the Qur’an and its rhetoric! And on what
does that indicate! There is no doubt that all of this evidence indicates the
credibility of the Holy Quran and that it was revealed by Allah to His trustworthy
Prophet, the seal of the prophets and messengers.
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Example two: Allah says: ‘Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it
was smoke…’ Surat Fusilat: verse 11.
The verse indicates that the sky at the beginning of its creation was created
by Blessed and Exalted Allah as smoke.
The modern science has been able to portray the first cosmic smoke resulting from the process of the Big Bang at the beginning of the creation of the universe. They found archaeological remains on the edges of the perceived part of the universe which confirms that the sky at the beginning was created by Allah
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and it was smoke as in His word. "Then He directed Himself to the heaven
while it was smoke…"
How accurate are the words of the Qur’an and its rhetoric! And on
what does that indicate!
Example three: He says: "And [mention] when your Lord took from the
children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify
of themselves…" Surat Al-Ahraf, verse 172.
The Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him- says: "Verily, Allah took a
covenant from Adam’s back and brought out from his spine all descendants He
created…" It is narrated by An-Nasahi.
The previous verse, as well as the Prophet's Hadith, shows that all the
offspring of Adam (the first father of all human beings and the first one created
by God) were in his spine at the moment of his creation.
The modern science has discovered the so-called chromosomes in
addition to the discovery of the role of the genetic chromosome in
embryology. Thus, it has been proven to the embryologists that the creation
of man is predetermined in the sperm of both his father and mother and that
this estimate extends through the past centuries (distant past) to contact the
genetic codes of parents and grandparents until it reaches Adam-peace be
upon him-.
This genetic code is programmed with great accuracy and folded into
the nucleus of the living cell of the reproductive cells. This means that each
of the sons of Adam was present in the genetic code of his father Adam at the
moment of his creation (1). Then, the compatibility of what is mentioned in
this Quranic verse, and the Prophetic Hadith is clear. The content of their
references has been discussed at a previous point with the discoveries that the
modern science has reached.
Example four: Allah says: "Does man think that he will be left
neglected? Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?" Surat Al-Qiyama,
verse 36-37
The meaning of ‘does man think that he will be left neglected?’ Does a
person think he will be ignored without being assigned to perform orders from
Allah or he will be neglected without accountability or compensation (reward
or punishment) for his obedience or disobedience to the commands of Allah?
(1) Scientific Miracles in the Prophetic Sunnah, Part 3, by Dr Zaghloul Al-Najjar
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The answer is that the person will not be left neglected unless he is assigned
and ordered to execute commands from Allah and will not be left with no account
and no reward for his obedience or disobedience to the commands of Allah. He will
be asked and will be held accountable and rewarded for all. He who does an atom of
good will get its reward and whoever does a whit of evil will be held accountable.
The meaning of "sperm": It is less than semen and it is the cause of
procreation of men and women. The meaning of "produced sperm": water that is the
cause of reproduction and the creation of the fetus. That is, the human being was the
first to be created from one sperm (very small in size) including semen that is the
cause of reproduction and that contains many sperms.
The Quranic verse is identical to what modern science has proven. The verse
indicates that the embryo is formed from one sperm (as it is often), which is
contained in semen, as God says "sperm", which refers to individuals, not to plural.
The sperm does not contain all semen while the latter contains millions of the formal
but the term "sperm" is not used in a plural form in the Quran because it is only one
that vaccinates a female egg. This is the selected egg among the thousands of its
types contained in the ovary so that it can be vaccinated by sperm.
After that, the compatibility is clear between what this Quranic noble verse
referred to and discoveries that have been reached by the modern science, which
demonstrated the accuracy of the words of the Qur’an, its rhetoric and conformity.
Example five: Allah says: "Then He made his posterity out of the extract of
a liquid disdained." Surat Sajda: verse 8
The term "extract" is a very small abstract extract (selected and extracted)
from the water that is the cause of reproduction. It is the semen that is explained in
the previous verse (referred to above in the second example). The meaning of the
verse is that the beginning of man's creation as a gene is from extraction a very small
(abstract) descendant (selected and extracted) from the water that is the cause of
procreation.
The modern science has shown that the specifications of the semen (the sperm
of the man in the semen), from which the embryo is created, and from which the
offspring of man are exactly identical to what the Holy Quran mentioned and
referred to through the word of God "extract" as follows:
The term Sulala meaning extract is derived from Salla meaning sheath, so the
name given to the semen has several meanings as follows:
- The small part (the semen) of the man represented by the sperm.
- This small part of the fluid resembles a long fish.
- This small part of the fluid creeps out of man gently.
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Modern science has discovered that the semen which embryo is produced
from is a very small part (one sperm - as it is often - as shown by the verse we
referred to in the second example) from the liquid contained in the semen and the
shape of this part (sperm) is similar to the long fish which its length is longer than its
width. It comes out gently from the center of the overcrowding of too many sperms
at the cervix by swimming in the semen for the vaccination of the egg.
All these [evidence] are identical to what the Holy Qur’an had explained and
pointed to in more than 1,400 years ago, where he pointed to these astonishing
scientific facts at a time that no one knew anything about it. Therefore, these
precious verses are amazing and witness to the truth of the Qur’an. They also testify
that it is a revelation from Almighty God and confirm the credibility of the Prophet
Muhammad’s message.
Example six: Allah says: ‘Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop
mixture…’ Surat Al-Insaan, verse 2
The meaning of "a sperm-drop mixture" is that it is mixed from man and
woman's water. Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad that a Jew asked the Prophet,
Muhammad. He said: O Muhammad, from what man is created? The Messenger of
Allah-peace be upon him- said: "O Jew, he is created from the sperm of man and
woman." It is narrated by Ahmad, Hadith 4424.
The Quranic verse clearly tells us that the sperm from which man is created is
not only from the man or the woman but from the both of them together as indicated
by God's statement. This is also evident from the Noble Prophet's Hadith, which
explains that man is created from the sperm of both man and woman.
It was believed in the past till the end of the eighteenth century that the body
of a human being - with extremely small dimensions- is formed from the menstrual
blood but after the discovery of the female egg, it is believed that the human body is
fully created inside the egg. Then, after the discovery of the sperm, it is believed that
the whole human body is created inside its head.
However, with the passage of time and awesome progress in modern
technological means, modern science has discovered the invalidity of all these
claims and confirmed the truth of the Holy Quran’s fascinating scientific facts since
more than 1,400 years. That is after the stages of fetal creation have been portrayed
through modern techniques.
The findings of modern science can be summed up in scientific discoveries in
the following:
Millions of semen do not reach the cervical canal of uterus except only a very
small number which does not exceed 500, not only that but also it is only one sperm
that penetrates the female sperm to form a mixed sperm (1). This process was what
(1) The Scientific Miracles in the Prophetic Sunnah by Dr Zaghloul Al - Najjar.
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the third Quranic verse said as in Allah’s word, ‘a sperm-drop mixture’ that is mixed
from male and female sperms and as in the Prophet Muhammad’s Hadith-peace be
upon him-.
Let us ponder on the word of God "sperm" in the verse where it came in the
singular and not in the plural form (sperms) where it is only one that can mix with
the woman’s to form the mixed sperm. This finding shows the accuracy of the words
of the Holy Quran, its comprehension and the extent of its conformity with the
discovery of the modern science.
Example seven: "O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection,
then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then
from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed…" Surat
Al-Hajj, verse 5
The meaning of "sperm": It is smaller than water that is the cause of
procreation of man and woman as in the word of God: "Mixed sperm" that is, the
sperm of man that mixed with woman’s. The meaning of "leech": a frozen bloodrelated
piece of the uterus. The meaning of "chew": a piece of meat that can be
chewed. The meaning of "created and uncreated": This piece of meat, which can
be chewed, has two parts. Some organs of the body have been created in one of
them. This is the meaning of the word of God "created", and nothing is created in
the other part this is the meaning of Allah’s word "and uncreated ".
Allah says: "And certainly We created man from an extract of clay. Then We
placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a
clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the
lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into
another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators." Surat Al-Muminoon,
verse 12-14.
The meaning of "an extract of clay": that is, We created Adam- the father
of all human beings - from an extract of clay.
The meaning of "sperm", "Mixed sperm", "leech" and "chew" have been
explained earlier.
Allah says: "What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah
[due] grandeur while He has created you in stages?" Surat Nooh, verse 13-14
The meaning of "stages" is different phases. After the stages of fetal creation were depicted (as indicated by the Holy Quran as shown by the word of
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God "Atwara") through modern techniques (1), man has the possibility to see the
mixed sperm, and then see the fetus as a piece of frozen blood-related at the top of
the uterus. Also, he can see the fetus as a piece of meat or mud clay placed under
the molars. The fetus at this stage resembles something chewed, as in the words
of God "chewed". After that, he can see its qualitie that is it has two parts. Some
of the organs of the body were created in one of them as in the words of Allah
"created "and the other part was not created as in the words of God "uncreated",
that is, if we describe this "embryo" as a creature or non-creature, that description
is wrong and non-scientific but the exact scientific description is what the Holy
Quran said as in Allah’s words created"and "uncreated".
How accurate are the words of the Holy Quran! Then, he can see the stage of
creating bones, as God says, "Then We changed the embryo to bones." and then he
can see the stage of cladding bones with the flesh, as in the words of God "And We
put meat on the bones". Also, he can see another stage of creation where the human
embryo becomes different at this stage from what was in the previous ones. Here, its
shape is distinct from other embryos of other organisms, as in the words of God
"And then, We created another creation". These are the stages of the development of
the fetus (human creation) in this order that is mentioned by the Qur’an with great
accuracy and wonderful depicting using brief words.
How accurate are the words of the Qur’an and its rhetoric! What does the
priority of Holy Quran and the Noble Prophetic Traditions refer to in these
amazing scientific facts since more than 1,400 years ago, which were discovered
only after technological progress in this modern era ?!
There is no doubt that all of these [facts] indicate the credibility of the Holy
Quran, and that it is a revelation from Almighty Allah to His trustworthy Prophet,
Muhammad, the seal of prophets and messengers.
Thus, protecting the Holy Quran (from God) in the framework of the Lord
to this day and to the Hour with the loss and distortion of other prior books is
evidence that it is the Book of God, which sealed all the previous heavenly books.
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(1) You can refer to the book: Miracles of the Quran in what is hidden
in the womb, by Professor Karim Naguib Al-Aghar, in order to see all the
stages of embryo creation, which were illustrated through modern techniques,
showing the duration of each stage.
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For more information on these amazing scientific facts, which were told by
the Holy Quran and referred to by the Noble Prophetic Traditions in more than
1,400 years ago, at a time when no one has any knowledge of them, you can refer
to:
1- Some Scientific Miracle Verses (Heaven, Earth, Animals, Plants) in the
Holy Quran, by Dr Zaghloul Al-Najjar
2 - Parts 1-2-3 of Scientific Miracles in the Prophetic Traditions by Dr
Zaghloul Najjar
3 - Encyclopedia of Islam and Modern Science, Scientific Miracle in the Holy
Quran by Dr Zaghloul Najjar
4- Embryology in the Light of Quran and Sunnah by the International
Organization for Scientific Miracles in the Quran and Sunnah
5 - Hidden Quranic Miracles in the Womb by Professor Karim Najib al-Aghar
6 - Islam and Modern Science Discoveries as One of the Evidence of the
Prophecy and the Message of Muhammad-peace be upon him- by Professor
Mohamed Sayed Mohamed.
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(Question) Hindu: Why is it a must to believe in the Prophet of Islam,
Muhammad-peace be upon him-and the ratification of his call and his message?
(Answer) Muslim: It is because of what I have shown in my answer to the
previous question to clarify what the Holy Quran contains in attesting to its
truthfulness and sanctity since the Prophet Muhammad was the one who the Holy
Qur’an was revealed to. This [fact] shows the truthfulness of his call and the
credibility of his message including the prior answers to the previous questions
about the clear good news of the coming of the Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon
him- at the end of time according to the Hindu Holy books. Therefore, I will now
summarize for you examples of evidence and proofs of prophecy and the message of
the Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him- as follow:
- The pure creed and the clear call brought by the Prophet of Islam
Muhammad-peace be upon him-are accepted by flawless instinct, good souls and
rational minds (which I have referred to above).
- His good morals and dignified qualities, including the sweetness of his logic and speech, the beauty of his condition, the perfection of the qualities of his creation
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and his noble relation (where he was the most honourable of the Arabs) are the
proofs that he was distinguished by Allah with the prophecy and message.
- His asceticism and abstaining from the adornments of the world and its
attractions and his struggling in the worship of One God including his calling to the
ways of good deeds, virtue, ethics, tying the relation and continuous remembrance of
Almighty Allah by his heart
- His mercy for human and compassionate for all the creatures of God and
blessing everyone who came to him for any reason.
- Almighty God’s support for him in response to his prayer, to be a proof of
the truth of his call-peace be upon him.
- Almighty Allah supports him with miracles and paranormals that no one can
bring them except the prophets of Allah and His messengers to be a witness to the
sincerity of his call and the credibility of his message including the Great Miracle
(which Almighty Allah promised to keep to this day and to the Last Hour). It is the
seal of all heavenly books. The Holy Quran preserves its divine text and
enlightenments challenging [people] by its eloquence, the splendour of its meaning,
the accuracy of its words, its structure, its lofty objectives and its goals for the Arabs
and others everywhere and every time. It defied them to bring even one chapter
(consists of one line) like it but they could not and failed.
- Also, the Holy Quran has contained amazing scientific facts for more than
1,400 years. The modern science has confirmed its authenticity and credibility to be
the proof that it is the revelation from Allah and that Muhammad is the seal of His
prophets and messengers.
- Allah's protection for him till he delivered his message and spread it despite
many attempts of enemies of Islam to kill or hurt him. The Qur'an was revealed to
him at the age of 40 and he died at the age of 63. This estimate indicates that he
spread his message for 23 years. That time is equivalent to the duration of the rule of
many presidents and emirs but he was able during that period to uproot the
polytheism, worshipping idols and anything other than Allah. Furthermore, he was
sent to instil faith and monotheism in the hearts and found the worship of Allah in a
clean way without ascribing a partner to Allah. Likewise, he removed the root of all
bad habits from the Arabian Peninsula, so that it will be a proof that He supported
him and his message.
The summary of the condition of the praised Prophet Muhammad was that he was always thoughtful, silent and did not speak except if it is needed. He did never
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get angry for himself (it was only when someone violated Allah’s commands). Most
of his laughers were smiling. He joked with his companions and played with them
but he did not say except what is right.
Here is a summary of some of the physical qualities of the Prophet
Muhammad. These qualities include: he had flower colour, white-reddish face. He
had a round face like the moon on the night of the full moon. He had moderate black
eyes. If you looked at him, you would think that there was kohl in his eyes due to
their natural beauty and not because of adding kohl. They are wide with the presence
of length in the part of the eye and in his eyelids. This length added beauty to his
eyes. His eyebrows are thin in the length without being connected. He had a broad
forehead, high nose and the most beautiful lips and had a good divergence between
the front teeth. When he spoke, people would see as if the light came out from his
incisors. If he is happy, his face becomes bright like a piece of the moon. He had
black hair that is neither crimp nor long. His neck was clean like silver. He had a
black beard with small white hair after being old. He had a moderate body neither fat
nor slim. He was neither tall nor short but he is close to tall. Also, he had straight
chest and abdomen. He was patient. He was so handsome to the extent that when
people saw his shoulders during Hajj and Umrah, they thought they were light due to
the beauty of their whiteness. Not only that but the Prophet Muhammad-peace be
upon him-also had other good physical qualities.
(Question) Hindu: Why should Islam be chosen as a religion?
(Answer) The Muslim: In addition to what I have explained in answers to the
previous questions such as clarification of the contents of the Holy Quran and what
attested to its truthfulness and sanctity. After that, I showed the sincerity of the call
of the Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him-because he was the one that the Holy
Quran was revealed to including some examples and evidence that indicated the
credibility of his message. Now, here are more illustrations:
Verily, Islam is the religion of instinct on which Allah created His creatures. It
is the religion of monotheism which calls to believing in the Creator, Almighty
Allah, and in the oneness of His divinity. It provides typical logical answers to all
humans' thoughts, questions and needs .
Islam is the only religion that calls to believing in all Allah's prophets and
messengers. It respects them and does not discriminate among them. It enjoins upon
Muslims to believe in all of them, their messages and honour them as well as
testifying that the last scripture is that of the Prophet Muhammad, the seal of all of
them.
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Certainly, the heavenly book which Islam brings is the Holy Quran. It is the
only book that Almighty Allah promised to save from loss or distortion because
there is no any Prophet or Messenger after the Prophet Muhammad. Therefore, it is
the last heavenly book. It is the seal for all the previous ones. Moreover, it has
remained in the framework of the Lord who preserves it by His shining light. It
includes all that man needs to establish his life in this world and the Hereafter. The
following is a part of what it consists of:
(A) An authentic, pure, clean creed in which there is no defect and no murk.
(B) The right legislation that let the life of all mankind be upright.
(C) Guiding worships that purify the human soul, clean it from vices and evil
deeds and promote it to the highest levels of kindness.
(D) Good morals and gracious transactions.
(E) The highest teachings through which the progress, advancement and
civilization can improve.
(F) Many and varied references to abundant cosmic sciences in various
scientific disciplines to let them be impressive flashes: to advance the path of
knowledge.
(G) The lofty guidelines that will solve the various types of problems faced by
man in the past and the present.
Therefore, it is necessary to believe in this heavenly book, the Holy Quran,
which brought by Islam, and then choose Islam as a religion.
The moderation of Islam: This is evidenced by the fact that Islam is moderate
and not extremist in creed, which contains pure clean faith and calls for faith in the
Creator God, Allah, and the unity of His divinity including His glorification,
exaltation, and purification Him from any attribute of defamation, deficiency or
defect. Also, it calls to believing in all the prophets of Allah and His messengers as
well as respecting them because they were chosen by Allah to spread His message.
The moderation of Islam is also reflected in the legislation and worship. It does not assign a soul except what he can and does not enjoin upon him any difficulty. Its moderation is in everything such as eating, drinking, spending, and non-extravagance. Likewise, it is in giving the body and the spirit their rights and requirements. That [example] is in the Prophet Muhammad’s confirmation to the statement of the companion, Salman, -who studied on his hand- to Abu Darda. He
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said: "Your Lord has a right upon you, also your soul and your family. Give each
one of them their rights." Then, the Prophet said: "Salman is right." It is narrated by
Al-Bukhary in a long Hadith, Hadith 1867.
Islam is the religion that achieves moderation and balance between the world
and the Hereafter, giving each of them their rights. Therefore, Islam must be chosen
as a religion because of a lot of evidence and proofs that attest to it being the true
religion of Blessed and Exalted Allah.
Here is its explanation. It is generally a must for every human to search for the
truth and follow it wherever he finds it as long as there is evidence that proves its
credibility. It is not proper that since a thought or belief has prevailed in a society for
a long time, therefore individuals should surrender for it and they should remain
committed to its belief and stuck to it in order not to violate what their predecessors
lived on especially if there is no evidence or proof for its authenticity. Therefore, if
the invalidity of that thought and belief becomes clear to them and they find out the
truth in another one, it is an insult to the human mind, which Almighty God has
honored them with, to accept a belief or imagination that is merely based on
illusions, assumptions and guesses without any evidence of their validity, especially
if they are contrary and opposite to the rationality and obscure to its necessities. For
that reason, we invite everyone to think about Islam in a logical and impartial way
and then the evidence and proof of its credibility will show to them including that it
is the true religion of Blessed and Exalted God.
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(Question) Hindu: What is the result of choosing Islam in the Hereafter?
(Answer) Muslim: Allah said: "But whoever comes to Him as a believer
having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:
Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide
eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself." Surat Taa-haa, verse
75-76.
Almighty God, in this Quranic verse, tells us the beauty of his reward and
great compensation for those who believed in Him and the oneness of His divinity
and performed good deeds with sincerity in their intentions and also surrendered to
His commands. [Part of] all these rewards are high degrees in the Gardens of
Eternity in addition to permanent, lasting, stable and immortal bliss.
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Parts of the Descriptions of Paradise in Islam:
1- Its enjoyment is permanent and does neither reduce nor stop.
2- It is illuminated and decorated for its people. There is no heat or cold in it
and whoever enters it will forever be happy and never be wrenched.
3- Its soil is very white. Also, it has pure musk strong sweet smell and its
small stones are pearls and rubies.
4 – Its palaces are made of gold and silver.
5 – Its rivers are the most beautiful with splendid scenery including their
multitude and diversity. They consist of pure water and others have milk that its
taste does not change. Also, some rivers contain filtered honey and so forth.
6 – It is full of green orchards and fresh fruitful trees. The Prophet
Muhammad-peace be upon him-said: "There is a tree in Paradise [which is so huge
that] a rider can travel in its shade for a hundred years…" Saheeh Al-Bukhary,
Hadith 3252. He also said: "There is not a tree in Paradise except that its tree is of
gold." Saheeh At-Tirmidhi, Hadith 2525
7- Its fruits are sweet, abundant and varied. They will not stop at any time at
all.
8 -All different types of delicious food, meats, and drinks are available in it .
9 -Everything that hearts and eyes desire is there. Neither eyes have ever
seen its enjoyment before nor ears have ever heard it and no human minds have
thought about them.
Parts of the Descriptions of the People of Paradise in Islam :
1- Their faces are attractive beautiful fresh and shining like the moon on the
night of the full moon.
2- Their length is sixty arms.
3- Their age is 33 years old. They will never become old because they will
forever live in it as young. Their youth shall not perish nor shall their clothes be
ragged. They shall be blessed and never die therein.
4- They will be healthy and never get sick.
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5- They will be blessed with the grace of the Exalted Allah and He will never be displeased with them. Then, they will not be afflicted with depression, distress, affliction, sorrow or misery. They will always be happy and never become wrenched. 6- In addition, they will enjoy and delight in seeing Almighty Allah without encompassing Him because nothing is like Him. 7- There will be no hatred, discrimination or envy among them; their hearts are like the heart of one man. 8- All that they will eat and drink is sweet and delicious. 9- They will neither spit nor blow their noses. Not only that but they will not urinate or defecate. Any excess of their food and drinks will come out of their bodies in forms of sweat from their skins and its scent will be better than that of musk. 10- One of the people of Paradise shall be given the power of one hundred men. 11- They will marry the fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes (Women of the people of Paradise). If a woman among the women of Paradise looks at the earth, everything between it and the heaven will be full of light and good scent due to the extent of her elegance and beauty. It is known that Almighty Allah will recreate Muslim women and they will be more beautiful than the women of the Paradise. In addition, they will be with their husbands in Paradise. 12- Their handsomeness and comeliness will be constantly renewed, as their attractiveness and gracefulness will forever increase. 13- They will be inspired the glorification and praising of Almighty Allah like the self-inspiration without the slightest hardship or fatigue.
The Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him- said: "Allah would say to the
inmates of Paradise: ‘O, Dwellers of Paradise, and they would say in response: At
Your service and pleasure, our Lord, the good is in Your Hand. He (the Lord)
would say: Are you well pleased now? They would say: Why should we not be
pleased, O Lord when You have given us what You have not given to any of Your
creatures? He would, however, say: May I not give you (something) even better
than that? And they would say: O Lord, what thing can be more excellent than
this? And He would say: I shall cause My pleasure to alight upon you and I shall
never be afterwards annoyed with you." It is reported by Muslim, Hadith 2829.
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The Messenger of Allah-peace be upon him- said: " When those deserving
of Paradise entered it, the Blessed and the Exalted Allah would ask: Do you wish
Me to give you anything more? They would say: Have You not brightened our
faces? Have You not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He said: He
(God) would lift the veil and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to
them than looking at their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious. The Prophet said:
‘That is the increment’. Then, he recited this verse: ‘For those who have done good
is the best [reward] and extra.’ " It is reported by Muslim, Hadith 181.
With a simple explanation, which is looking at Almighty Allah does not
mean that people encompass Him because He is greater than what can be
surrounded by the eyes of a creature. Therefore, a place cannot surround Him and
time cannot finish for Him; He is the Creator of both of them.
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(Question) Muslim: Now that I have answered what you have asked about
and explained it to you, I would like to ask you: What is your opinion on Islam?
(Answer) Hindu: Undoubtedly, I have seen in Islam compatibility and
conformity with the instinct that Almighty God has created His creatures. Also, I
have found in Islam logical and typical answers to everything I thought and I
needed a rational answer for. In addition to that, through what Islam told us about
the Paradise that God prepared for His believer slaves, my mind has been
interested in it including a great permanent bliss as well as the pleasure of looking
at Almighty Allah because if the Paradise is created with this wonderful beautiful
description, there is no doubt that the Creator God is the Biggest, Handsome and
Greatest.
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(Question) Muslim: So, will you accept Islam as a religion?
(Answer) Hindu: Certainly, with all longing and gracious reception, from
now I do not want to contradict the instinct that Almighty God created me upon.
Likewise, He has blessed me with the grace of brain to think and reason.
Therefore, I do not want to oppose what is consistent with the explicit mental.
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(Question) Hindus: What is the way to enter Islam?
(Answer) Muslim: In fact, we can say: how to convert to Islam instead of
saying: how to enter it because Islam is the religion of instinct that humans were
created on and it is compatible with it.
In any case, converting to Islam is through the heart’s belief in the Creator
God and the oneness of His divinity-He is the Exalted Allah- including having
faith in the truth of call and the message of the Seal of the prophets of Allah and
His messengers Muhammad-peace be upon him-and then uttering them as
declaration of faith in this way:
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.
Thus, one becomes a Muslim without the need for any rituals or formalities
and turns into a new brother (or new sister) in Islam to all Muslims around the
world.
Hindu: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His slave and His messenger. I have become a Muslim from now
on.
Muslim: Congratulation, my dear brother and welcome as a new brother in
Islam.
Hindu: Praise be to Allah who guided me to the grace of Islam and led me to
it.
In conclusion, we thank the Exalted Almighty God for the favour of Islam
with which He has blessed us and for letting us be monotheists and Muslims. We
worship Allah with the best religion which the last Prophet-peace be upon himbrought.
O Allah shower Your mercy, peace, and blessing upon your Prophet and
Messenger Muhammad-peace be upon him- and on all his pure family including
his good companions as well as the followers of his guidance and path plus the
imitators of his tradition to the Day of Judgment.
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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