There was once a man who was an enemy to Islam. He had three famous questions
that no person could answer. No Islamic scholar in Baghdad could answer his
three questions...thus he made fun of Islam in public. He constantly ridiculed
Islam and the Muslims. One day a small boy, who`s age was 10, came along and
heard the man yelling and screaming at Muslims in the street. He was challenging
people openly to answer the three questions.
The boy stood quietly and watched. He then decided that he would challenge the
man. He walked up and told the man, "I will accept your challenge".
The man laughed at the boy and ridiculed the Muslims even more by saying,
"A ten year old boy challenges me. Is this all you people have to
offer!"
But the boy patiently reiterated his stance. He would challenge the man, and
with Allah`s help and guidance, he would put this to an end. The man finally
accepted.
The entire city gathered around a small "hill" where open addresses
were usually made. The man climbed to the top, and in a loud voice asked his
first question.
"What is your God doing right now?"
The small boy thought for a little while and then told the man to climb down
the hill and to allow him to go up in order to address the question.
The man says "What? You want me to come down?"
The boy says, "Yes. I need to reply, right?"
The man made his way down and the small boy, age 10, with his little feet made
his way up.
This small child`s reply was "Oh Allah Almighty! You be my witness in
front of all these people. You have just willed that a Kafir be brought down to
a low level, and that a Muslim be brought to a high level!"
The crowd cheered and screamed
"Takbir"...."Allah-hu-akbar!!!"
The man was humiliated, but he boldly asked his Second question... "What
existed before your God?"
The small child thought and thought.
Then he asked the man to count backwards. "Count from 10 backwards."
The man counted..."10, 9 ,8 , 7 , 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,0"
The boy asked, "What comes before 0 ?"
The man: "I don`t know...nothing."
The boy: "Exactly. Nothing was before Allah, for He is eternal and
absolute."
The crowd cheered
again...."Takbir!"...."Allah-hu-akbar!!!!"
The man, now completely frustrated, asked his final question. "In which direction
is your Allah facing?"
The boy thought and thought.
He then asked for a candle. A candle was brought to him. The blessed child
handed it to the man and asked him to light it.
The man did so and remarked, "What is this supposed to prove?"
The young boy asked, "In which direction is light from the candle
going?"
The man responded, "It is going in all directions."
The boy: "You have answered your own question. Allah`s light (noor) goes
in all directions. He is everywhere. There is no where that He cannot be found.
"The crowd cheered
again...."Takbir!"...."Allah-hu-akbar!!!"
The man was so impressed and so moved by the boy`s knowledge and spirituality,
that he embraced Islam and became a student of the young boy.
So ended the debate.
Who was the young boy?
The young boy was one of our leaders and one of the greatest scholars, Imam Abu
Hanifa (May Allah bless him).
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (peace be upon him)
in response to his special prayer to Allah (S.w.t) was granted Kingdom and was
given power over the forces of nature, over the men, Jinn, devil and other
living creatures. He was also endowed with knowledge of their language and
could easily communicate with them.
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (peace be upon him)
once was sitting on the bank of a lake deeply engrossed in the beauties of
nature around and appreciating the various forms of Allah’s (S.w.t) creation on
earth.
Suddenly Prophet Sulayman’s / Solomon (peace be
upon him) attention was drawn towards an Ant creeping forward with a grain of
wheat in its mouth. As it reached near the water, a Tortoise came out, opened
its mouth and the ant crept into it. The Tortoise closing its mouth disappeared
under the water. After a while, the Tortoise again sprung out of the water and
standing on the bank opened its mouth and the Ant came out. But this time it
had no grain of wheat in its mouth.
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (peace be upon him)
became anxious to know what had been happening under water. On inquiring, the
Ant explained that at the bottom of the lake, was a stone and underneath it
lived a blind Ant. Allah (S.w.t) had created it there and because of blindness,
it could not move about. The Ant further said that I have been appointed by
Allah (S.w.t) to provide its daily sustenance with the assistance of the
Tortoise and hence, I do perform this duty every day.
Let us ponder over one thing. If a tiny creature
like an Ant living under a stone at the bottom of a sea is not denied its
sustenance, why should man the noblest of all creatures (Ashraf ul Makhluqat)
ever suspect loss of his sustenance from Almighty Allah (S.w.t)? Isn’t it
foolishness to dirty one’s hand in prohibited transactions for earning one’s
livelihood? Such persons do not get more, than what is destined and earn
Allah’s (S.w.t) Wrath and Punishment in this world and Hereafter.
Moral: Allah (S.w.t) is ‘Ar Razzaq’. He is our
Provider we should always have faith in Him and trust Him in all our Affairs.
Intimate:
It dares you to disprove it. How? It says that humans cannot write a book like this even if they pooled all their
resources together and got help also from the spirits. The Qur’an said this
fourteen hundreds years ago and yet no one has been able to disprove it.
Billions of books have been written - but not another one like the Qur’an.
Incorruptible: It is the only religious sacred writing which has been in circulation
for such a long time and yet remains as pure as it was in the beginning. The Qur’an
was kept intact. Nothing was added
to it; nothing was changed in it; and nothing was taken away from it ever since
it was completely revealed 1400 years ago.
Unsurpassable:
The
Qur’an is Allah (s.w.t)’s final revelation to humankind. Allah (s.w.t) revealed
the Torah to Moses, the Pslams to David, the Gospel to Jesus, and finally The most
sacred book of all ‘The Holy Qur’an’ to Prophet Muhammad. Peace is upon all of
them. No other book will come from Allah (s.w.t) to surpass his final
revelation.
Indisputable: The Qur’an withstands the test of time and scrutiny. No one can dispute
the truth of this book. It speaks about past history and turns out right. It
speaks about the future in prophecies
and it turns out right. IT mentions details of physical phenomena which were
not known to people at the time; yet later scientific
discoveries confirm that the Qur’an was right all along. Every
other book needs to be revised to accord with modern knowledge. The Qur’an
alone is never contradicted by a modern discovery.
Your Roadmap for Life and Afterlife: The Qur’an is the best guidebook on how to structure your life. No
other book presents such a comprehensive system involving all aspects of human
life and endeavor. The Qur’an also points out the way to secure everlasting happiness in the
afterlife. It is your roadmap showing how to get to paradise.
Allah (s.w.t) 's Gift of Guidance: Allah (s.w.t) has not left you
alone. You were made for a reason. Allah (s.w.t) tells you why he made you,
what he demands from you, and what he has in store for you. If you operate a
machine contrary to its manufacture
specification you will ruin that machine. What about you? Do you have an
owner's manual for you? The Qur’an is from your function for success lest you
fail to function. It is a healing mercy from Allah (s.w.t) . It satisfies the
soul, and cleans the heart. It removes doubts and brings peace.
Your Calling Card to Communicate with Allah
(s.w.t) : Humans
are social creatures. We love to communicate with other intelligent life. The Qur’an
tells us how to communicate with the source of all intelligence and the source
of all life- the One Allah (s.w.t) . The Qur’an tells us who Allah (s.w.t) is,
by what name we should address Allah (s.w.t) , and the way in which to
communicate with Allah (s.w.t) .
Muslims are smoking all kinds of drugs making their own
hands the cause of their own destruction.
They waste so much money on cigarettes. However if you tell him to spend
this money for the sake of Allah (s.w.t) he would not do it, if you burn his
Rs.50 note he would start fighting with you and tell the world how crazy you
are. On the other hand he would pay Rs.50 to kill himself by buying a pack of
cigarettes. He would smoke and stink up the place and harm all the Muslims
around him. So cigarettes and smoking becomes something which the youth are
obsessed about they think that they look cool while smoking. You only look cool
if you have a miswak in your mouth because it purifies your mouth whereas
cigarette is leading to mouth cancer (it’s only sluggish manner of dying).
Miswak is a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and Cigarette is an
intoxicant.
Some of those who pretend to represent the religion are
among the worst addicts to smoking. When they are told that smoking is Haram,
they give lame excuse that there is no direct word in Qur’an or Hadith which
prohibits smoking. Therefore, they conclude, smoking is not prohibited, but is
only makruh (disliked). By doing so they provide a poor excuse for the
ignorant, and establish a very bad example for others.
Many Muslims have been influenced by such statements,
falling into the snares of addiction to smoking. Instead of being Allah's
slave, a smoker becomes slave to his cigarette. He develops a weaker control of
his sense and reason.
The whole world now knows that the money spent on smoking is
to be considered as money wasted, from which no benefit is gained; indeed, it
is money spent on something harmful. If the money which is spent on smoking
worldwide were to be collected, it could have saved entire populations who have
died of starvation. Is there anyone more foolish than the one who holds a
dollar bill and sets fire to it? What is the difference between him and the one
who smokes? Indeed, the smoker is more foolish, because the folly of the one
who burns a dollar bill ends there, whilst the one who smokes burns his money
and also harms his body.
If stress is haunting you down then smoking is surely not
the answer to your problems, turn towards your Lord ask for His forgiveness, His mercy and seek
help only from Him ,for there is no one else
on this planet who can help and there is nothing in this world that can
guide you but Qur’an. Read Qur’an and
keep praying to Allah and you won’t be stressed anymore instead you will
realize that all you actually do care for is The Last Day and that your stay in
this world is very short.
If you still cannot decide then just imagine if Satan stands
on your left and our Beloved Prophet (s.aw) on the right while you have a
cigarette in your hand. What would each of them tell you to do?
Smoking is nothing but a slow poison 'SMOKING KILLS'
According to Qur'an and Hadith (The saying of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) all intoxicants are 'haram' whereas tobacco is an intoxicating substance.
Intoxicants in the light of Qur'an:
(Surah Al-Baqarah Ch:2 V:195)
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ
"Dont make your own hands the cause of your own destruction"
(Islam prohibits "tobacco" in any form which makes smoking haram however people still argue over it and will normally start saying that ‘Pan’ and ‘Pepsi’ etc are also not good for health so they are or can be haram as well. hence we should avoid them, but where Islam is concerned IF and only IF PAN contains "Tobacco" then its haram else u may have it (still not having is preferred) it’s NOT HARAM. However by smoking cigarette or sheesha we are making our own hands the cause of our own destruction).
“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.”
(Tobacco causes Physical, Intellectual, and Moral Effects on the Human System "Tobacco, moreover is of itself, an intoxicating substance.")
(Surah Al-Balad Ch:90 V:10)
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
“And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways”
(Allah (s.w.t) has given us the right to choose our own path, whichever path we chose He makes that path easier for us. So choose the right one which leads to righteousness so you can have Allah’s mercy and countless blessings.)
(Surah An-Nisa’ Ch:4 V:29)
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ
“And do not kill yourselves”
(“Smoking Kills” it’s even written on every cigarette pack, and we all know it still we argue that smoking is not haramAccording to world health organization (WHO) there are more than a million people who die only because of smoking . 90% of people who die from lung cancer is due to smoking. )
“And makes lawful to them the good things and makes unlawful to them impure things”
(We are all aware of the unlawful things. and cigarette is impure as it causes several diseases which are mentioned again and again, it contains nicotine which is nothing more but a poison,so it’s time we should all agree to the fact that smoking is unlawful . Fear Allah (s.w.t) and ask for His mercy and guidance surely if you do so with a firm belief He The Lord of the Worlds will help you in every step you take towards him.)
“And do not spend wastefully, Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.”
(Smoking is a waste of money, a smoker burns his wealth for no good reason plus it’s harmful to the body and there is no difference between the person who’s smoking and the person who commits suicide.)
“Those who strive hard in Our Cause, We will surely guide them to Our Paths.”
(If you have a craving to smoke then you have to seek Allah’s help in order to quit smoking. If you pray to Allah (s.w.t) for His help and then make sincere efforts to give up smoking, then Allah (s.w.t) will help you .but one should have a very strong belief that Allah (s.w.t) will surely help him, and remember nothing is easy, one needs to be strong.)
“And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression”
(The prohibition of smoking is not restricted to consuming it, but applies as well to offering it to people, sitting with those who are smoking, or selling it. All of this involves helping people commit sins, which is prohibited)
“Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
(Even medical science has rejected outright the myth that smoking calms the nerves. So many people who do believe that cigarettes are good for the removal of the sadness and departure of the worries should know that it’s not true. Now almost all the scientists expunged this idea and concluded to the fact that cigarettes are actually causing a person to get tensed instead of healed. However what we Muslims know for sure is that the remembrance of Allah is the only healing power, for there is no one to guide us better then Allah (s.w.t))
“And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him].”
(Rely on Allah sincerely, with full determination not to return to smoking ever, if one has a strong faith and Trust in Allah (s.w.t) then Allah will surely guide him to the right path and he will be able to give up this evil habit for good.)
“And do not make [your oath by] Allah an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people.
(We should fear Allah (s.w.t) at all times and do as commanded, however if we are smoking we are disobeying Allah (s.w.t). So do we fear Allah (s.w.t) then? We should be ashamed of ourselves and ask forgiveness and quit smoking as Allah (s.w.t) is ‘The Most Merciful & The Most Beneficent’)
“They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear.”
(Almost all smokers give lame excuses that smoking is not haram it’s very disgraceful that we are well aware of the fact that smoking is haram and still we keep on doing the same thing.)
“Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.”
(If such people hear the Qur'an, they will not understand it. By doing so, they will be like animals, which have no minds, or even worse. So if there is even a tiny chance of something being haram we should simply stay away from it.)
(Surah An-Nisa’ Ch:4 V:59)
أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ
“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger”
(A Muslim can’t deny the Hadith of The Prophet (s.a.w). He has been instructed to do so by Allah (s.w.t) Himself. If we don’t agree with Hadith then we are not Muslims since a Muslim testifies that ‘There is no god but Allah And Muhammad (s.a.w) is His Messenger’ by believing in Qur’an but not the Hadith of the Prophet (s.a.w) we only ‘Testify that there is no god but Allah’ whereas we don’t testify that Muhammed (s.a.w) is His messenger. A Muslim needs to follow the teachings of Allah’s Messenger as commanded.)
“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong”
(A faithful friend will only encourage you to do what is right and prevent you from doing any evil act. The one who offer you cigarette is encouraging you to do an evil act clearly he doesn’t care about your health or future.)
“Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe”
(Numerous times when someone tries to warn that ‘smoking kills’ smokers get annoyed and end up making fun of that person. They should fear Allah for their heart is sealed and they have been blinded.)
“Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater” (Start praying ‘five’ times a day as prescribed by our beloved Prophet (s.a.w) as Prayer keeps you away from all kinds of evil acts.)
