Sunday, July 1, 2007

Chapter 1 - The Scientific Miraclesin the Holy Quran





God supported His last Prophet Muhammad with many miracles and much evidence which proved that he is a true Prophet sent by God. Also, God supported His last revealed book, the Holy Quran, with many miracles that prove that this Quran is the literal word of God, revealed by Him, and that it was not authored by any human being. This chapter discusses some of this evidence.



(1) The Scientific Miraclesin the Holy Quran
The Quran is the literal word of God, which He revealed to His Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel. It was memorized by Muhammad , who then dictated it to his Companions. They, in turn, memorized it, wrote it down, and reviewed it with the Prophet Muhammad . Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad reviewed the Quran with the Angel Gabriel once each year and twice in the last year of his life. From the time the Quran was revealed, until this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Quran, letter by letter. Some of them have even been able to memorize all of the Quran by the age of ten. Not one letter of the Quran has been changed over the centuries.
The Quran, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago, mentioned facts only recently discovered or proven by scientists. This proves without doubt that the Quran must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad , and that the Quran was not authored by Muhammad or by any other human being. This also proves that Muhammad is truly a prophet sent by God. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated scientific methods. Some examples follow.

Islam, the way of life ...

Islam is a religion, which guides its followers in every aspect of their lives. It is a way of life. Islam is the modern or latest version of the message sent by God through Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, Islam was sent to mankind through Prophet Muhammad. Islam is "modern" in the sense that it has come to complement the teachings, which were introduced through Moses and Jesus.Islam is a religion, which seeks to give a meaningful purpose to our life on this earth.
It seeks to guide us in fulfilling that purpose by creating harmony between Creator, our fellow human beings and ourselves.Islam is a monotheistic religion. It teaches that there is only one God who is the origin and creator of the universe. This is the foundation stone of Islam, and is reflected in the famous sentence, which says that, "There is no god but Allah" (Allah is the Arabic name of God).The belief in God relates us to our origin and guides us throughout our life. The belief in one God shows that man should not worship any material thing or person in this universe. By teaching that there is only One God for all humans, Islam promotes the sense of brotherhood and equality in human society-all are equally related to God in the same way.
The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, says: - Say: He is God, the One and Only, God the Eternal, Absolute; He begets not, nor is He begotten. And none is like Him. Holy Qur'an (Chapter 112)Islam is a religion of peace. This is evident even from the name "Islam" itself. ("Islam" is an Arabic word.)
The word "Islam" and the Arabic word for peace, "salam" both come from the same root, "salima". Muslims are taught to greet each other by saying "salamun alaykum-peace be upon you." The daily prayers also end with the same sentence.In Islam, one of the names by which God is known is "Salam" which means peace.
However, one must realize that peace can never be achieved in vacuum. It is inter-twined with justice. One can have peace only on basis of justice. "Justice" means putting everything in its rightful place. If one starts putting things in the wrong places, then he disrupts the social harmony and disturbs peace.
Lailahaillallah... Muhammadunrasulullah...

Can We See Allah?

From Sahih Bukhari...

Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"You will definitely see your Lord with your own eyes."
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Volume 9, Book 93, Number 530

Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle came out to us on the night of the full moon and said,
"You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in seeing Him."
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Volume 9, Book 93, Number 531