Invitation to Truth

Contents of Page:

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Introduction
A word to the seeker of truth.
Intolerance towards non-muslims.
The absurdity of Judgment Day.
Favor and disfavor of Allah.
The arrogance of Allah praising his own book.
Allah’s actions more devilish than godly.
Stones prepared for the unbelievers.
The paradise of Islam is no better than this world.
Deceiving angels to impress upon them his (Allah’s) greatness.
Allah was not omniscient.
Allah not free from prejudice.
If book already given to Moses, the Q'uran is meaningless.
If the dead were raised in the past, why not now?
Was Allah sitting idle before creation?
The Q'uran a mere echo of the Bible.
Allah, jealous and malevolent?
All things which are against the laws of nature are false.
Only Allah has enemies.
If Allah is in every direction why Muslims face only Mecca?
Out of nothing, nothing can come
Were there no places sacred before Kaaba?
Are Muslims, idol-worshippers too?
Slaying non-muslims and innocent animals to be on Allah’s path.
Fasting copied from Hinduism.
Losing political supremacy in their fight for cause for Allah.
Women are pollution?
The author of the Q’uran knew neither Astronomy nor Geography.
Allah is nothing else but a tyrant
Paradise a brothel?
Islam, true religion?
Muslims are embodiments of bigotry and ignorance.
Allah, the great deceiver.
Muhammad and Allah were both pugnacious.
Allah’s omnisciency in doubt, keeps memorandum.
The height of prejudice.
"Birds of a feather flock together."
The Q’uran promotes sinful conduct.
Muhammad an imposter
Allah is also not omnipresent.
Allah should be spoken to aloud or not.
Allah destitute of compassion?
Is Allah all-pervading?
Muhammad holding out baits for the ignorant.
A terrible blot on Godhead?
Allah ignorant of physics?
Allah beguiles people?
Why are there infidels when he sent apostles to all people?
What an injustice of Allah!
There can be no delay in the administration of Justice.
Rebirth of souls constitutes true doctrine.
Believers of the Q’uran must be illiterate.
Did Allah, himself send the devil to incite the innocent?
Can the inanimate adore God?
This mode of meting out justice is as bad as doing injustice.
The Qoran disturbs the peace of the world and fosters discord.
Other books sent down by Allah before the Q’uran.
Does God create by the caprice of His Will?
Is Allah limited by space like man?
A father-in-law lusting after his daughter-in-law.
Is Allah subject to pain?
If the Qoran were the work of God, how could He swear by it?
Drinking of alcohol forbidden on earth, but not in Paradise.
What is not eternal, must perish.
It is unjust to forgive sins.
Is this your almight Allah?
Condemning some women to life of sterility.
He sent Jesus whose teachings oppose the Q’uran.
Is the earth stationary?
Allah a servant of Muhammad?
What a ‘remarkable’ sense of justice!
A day whose length is fifty thousand years?
The sun and moon together?
Sexual intercourse in Paradise?
Can the sun be folded up?
Does Allah ride a camel?
Was the Q’uran revealed in one night?
The Q’uran is neither the worked of God nor an intelligent person.
Is the Muhammad prophesied in the Vedas?

Introduction

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The original article to which the rebuttal is attributed to can be found here:
http://www.aryasamajjamnagar.org/chapterfourteen.htm#00

The writer of the article starts with an introduction that is so very well planned that one might have trouble later on. It is not well planned in terms of being good but in terms of being filled with tricks. One line in the article reads as follows:

Anyone questioning the accuracy of our translation should first prove the translation done by those Mohammedan scholars to be incorrect before sitting down to find faulty with us.

If we notice this statement with a little care, we see deliberate tricks being played. How can the translation be as good as the original? The Quran is considered to be the best book in Arabic language and to say that such a book can be translated accurately is a very foolish belief. Let alone Quran, no book in any language can be translated 100% correctly. Open-minded reads must accept this fact and must accept the explanations given for each mistake identified only if it is well explained with references and logic.

The writer(s) of the original criticism on the Quran then go on to say that we must be open to learning and positive criticism. This is an accepted fact and this rebuttal will go ahead with this message in mind.

Before continuing on with the article, I would like to say that everything good in it is from Allah and all mistakes are mine, after all I am a human being. I would also like to thank the writer for increasing my knowledge and faith in Islam.

Before continuing with the rebuttal, I would like to bring a few points to the attention of the readers. If these rules are followed for context, then no allegation would be raised against the Quran.

Muslims and non-Muslims can have several problems with the Quran if read out of context. Many Islam haters attempt to deceive people by quoting out of context and in a manner that suits their Satanic desires.

This article attempts to put forward some rules that should be kept in mind by the readers and especially the ones who lay allegations and if they have these in mind, they wouldn’t make any allegation on the Quran but accept the beauty and greatness of the Quran and if they are open-minded, accept the truth!

Rule 1: Minor Context

This is one of the basic rules that are broken by Islam haters. The reader of the Quran would never be bothered with this trick but a person who has never read the Quran can be deceived by this trick. The verse that should be presented should be full without any dots in the beginning, middle or end.

This basic rule has been broken by Answering-Islam several times, for example, in the below link Sam Shamoun tells us Muslims to not say three;

http://www.answering-christianity.com/adeel_khan/Rebuttal_to_Sam_Shamou4.htm

He quotes the verse as,

... So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three" - Cease! (it is) better for you! ... S. 4:171 Pickthall
whereas the full verse without the dots reads as,

[4.171] O followers of the Book! do not exceed the limits in your religion, and do not speak (lies) against Allah, but (speak) the truth; the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only an apostle of Allah and His Word which He communicated to Marium and a spirit from Him; believe therefore in Allah and His apostles, and say not, Three. Desist, it is better for you; Allah is only one God; far be It from His glory that He should have a son, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His, and Allah is sufficient for a Protector.

When one reads without the trick of dots, one finds that there is no problem at all; the only problem is with the accuser.

Rule 2: The medium context

This is the second rule that must be followed and if a problem arises, then an anti Islamic can make an allegation about the message of the verse. Verses should be seen with several previous and later verses than the one in which an allegation is made.

Note: This is only for the message of the Quran and not the story.

For example, one of the favorite verses of the truth haters is as follows;

And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith.

If the verse is read out of context (the second rule), then it would appear that the message or the teaching of the Quran is cruel but the second rule should be applied here which is that ‘previous and later verses should be seen with the verse as well’.

002.190YUSUFALI: Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.

The context shows that there is nothing wrong with this verse, instead it is a great verse that has solutions to many problems.

Rule 3: The ultimate context

In the Quran, we find that many stories have been repeated but if we examine them in detail we see that they are a beautiful style of expression. We must remember that there is no absolute repetition in the Quran. Whenever a story is repeated, God Almighty tells something new to us.
This can also be seen with examples from the Quran.

History tells us that crucifixion was adopted several years later than the Pharaoh who oppressed the Israelites but the Quran tells us that Pharoah threatened Prophet Moosa [Moses (peace be upon him)] with crucifixion.

I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, then will I crucify you all together. [Surah 7:124]
Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all. [Surah 26:49]
There seems to be some problem here!
No, there is no problem at all. If we follow the third rule, we will see the truth. The third context is that wherever this story has been mentioned, it should be seen again.

He said, "Did you believe in him without my permission? He must be your chief; the one who taught you magic. I will surely sever your hands and feet on alternate sides. I will crucify you on the palm trunks. You will find out which of us can inflict the worst retribution, and who outlasts whom."
(20:71)

This final rule shows that Pharaoh threatened to hang Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) on palm trunks. If this had been posted with the allegation laid down by Answering-Islam, they would have been embarrassed.
The Arabic word Salabu means to put to crucify whether the person dies or survives, whereas the English word Crucifixion means to put on the cross and death to the person on the cross. There is no word for a person who survives the cross.

There are several more examples that have not been mentioned such as the mentioning of Satan to be Jinn.

Rule 4: The Final context

This is the final rule for reading the Quran. If you do not understand the word of God (Quran) in any place, the best thing to do is to ask the man who has transmitted to us the word of God, i.e. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). For that too care must be taken to not use or fall into the tricks of blind haters. What haters do is that they quote the responsibilities of women towards men and do not give the responsibilities of men towards women which incorrectly makes Islam appear to be a discriminatory religion.

If all of the above rules are considered when reading the Quran, then not a single allegation would be made on the Quran.

A word to the seeker of truth

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The first few contents relate to the readers in general terms and commenting on that is not much of benefit, neither to me nor to the readers. However, some points of allegations have been raised and these need to be answered where they arise.

In this section, the writer has argued that the Quran starts with the statement

"(I begin this book) In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful." (1*:1.)

The writer argues that this is written by someone other than God as God would not say His own name before starting anything. This appears to be a valid claim and it is our duty as Muslims to enlighten the non-Muslims on this issue. Insha’Allah when the explanation will be given below, the readers would say that it is accurate and makes sense.

This Surah is called Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun. It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of the scholars. In an authentic Hadith recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Sahih, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبَ الْعَالَمِينَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ»
(Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil-`Alamin is the Mother of the Qur'an, the Mother of the Book, and the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Qur'an.)
It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salah, because the Prophet said that his Lord said,
«قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ:الْحَمْدُدِلله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قَالَ اللهُ: حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي»
(`The prayer (i.e., Al-Fatihah) is divided into two halves between Me and My servants.' When the servant says, `All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of existence,' Allah says, 'My servant has praised Me.')
Al-Fatihah was called the Salah, because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salah - the prayer. Al-Fatihah was also called Ash-Shifa' (the Cure).
Fatiha is a prayer that was taught by Allah to the Prophet who taught it to the Muslims.

The writer then goes to criticize the Muslims for killing animals. He obviously appears to be a vegetarian. If he himself is a non-vegetarian, then it is pure hypocrisy. This is a very long debate and will be answered with a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dvziFT5ME&feature=related

Please see it with an open mind and decide for yourself.

A Hindu has made the following objections:

Now, Why wud God ask prophet to sing a prayer to him? God told mohammad to say thisIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the MercifulPraise be to Allah, Lord of the WorldsThe Beneficent, the Merciful.Master of the Day of Judgment, Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. Show us the straight path, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astrayNow will this all praise can make God happy?Is God unaware of his power so that he ask human to sing his glory?Prayer are said by devotee to his God not bu God to God!!!Its as ridiculous as anything!!!!!

This is not a prayer that praises God alone but is a guidance for the people. We say what we are supposed to and our Creator has the highest right to our respect. You might say that this is common sense and we do not need God saying this to us. This is a good argument but yet we see people not praising God! God is above pride or arrogance and orders are orders eben if they seem arrogant. This fact is explained is straight words by God but still people disobey and disrespect God.

This prayer is for us which God has taught us humans. In Islam, worshipping God is on His terms and not on our terms and so this is for that.

God is not shy (2:26) and God does not shy away from any important teaching. This is arrogance for some but it is making things clear for the Muslims. Any matter not explained well may give an incorrect impression of God and therefore, this plain truth in plain terms is required.

Intolerance towards non-Muslims

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The writer has criticized the Quran for being intolerant towards non-Muslims but has not provided a single verse for that. He says that the Quran is intolerant towards non-Muslims and animals. The part on animals has been answered above in the video link and the part on intolerance towards non-Muslims will be answered below. The accuser has not provided any verse and so it would be justified if I leave this argument as it is but it will not be done. As a Muslim, it has presented me an opportunity for Dawaa which I will do Insha’Allah.

“We have honored the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favors, above a great part of Our creation.” (Quran 17:70)

“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (and not hate one another). Surely, the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who) is the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).” (Quran 49:13)

The Messenger of God declared in his farewell sermon, addressing the largest gathering in Arab history till that point:
“People, hear that your Lord is One, and that your father is one. You must know that no Arab has superiority over a non-Arab, no non-Arab has superiority over an Arab, or a red man over a black man, or a black man over a red, except in terms of what each person has of piety. Have I delivered the message?”

Is that not very beautiful? There are hundreds of other verses in the Quran that speak of this beautiful right of equality and much more.
Muslims are even prohibited to say anything wrong against the gods of others;
“Do not revile those whom they call upon besides God, lest they revile God out of spite in their ignorance. Thus, We have made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord and He shall then tell them the truth of what they did.” (Quran 6:108)

A Hindu reader has argued:

Ohh...u need verseSo travel freely (O Mushrikun - see V.2:105) for four months (as you will) throughout the land, but know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah, and Allah will disgrace the disbelievers. 9:2Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 9:5And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone [in the whole of the world]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do. 8:39There r thousand of such verse!!!! Mohammad himself killed the idol worshiper of Kaaba...calling them infidel...and captured tht place...n the link talk bout equality !!!

2:105 - Those who disbelieve from among the followers of the Book do not like, nor do the polytheists, that the good should be sent down to you from your Lord, and Allah chooses especially whom He pleases for His mercy, and Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.

As for 9:2, it is very simple and needs no explanation. It is not about you but about the pagans of Makkah. It is not a general verse but is on specif group of people namely the Makkan pagans.

[9.1](This is a declaration of) immunity by Allah and His Apostle towards those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement.
[9.2] So go about in the land for four months and know that you cannot weaken Allah and that Allah will bring disgrace to the unbelievers.

The context shows the real picture. Please do not apply it to yourself because it is not about you!

9:5 is also related to context, not just verses back but read forward as well:

[9.4] Except those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement, then they have not failed you in anything and have not backed up any one against you, so fulfill their agreement to the end of their term; surely Allah loves those who are careful (of their duty).

[9.5] So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

[9.6] And if one of the idolaters seek protection from you, grant him protection till he hears the word of Allah, then make him attain his place of safety; this is because they are a people who do not know.

Please see the beauty in the bold and red parts!

8:39 is another context related matter:
[8.38] Say to those who disbelieve, if they desist (from oppressing Muslims), that which is past shall be forgiven to them (their wars against Muslims); and if they return, then what happened to the ancients has already passed.

[8.39] And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah; but if they desist, then surely Allah sees what they do.

The disbelievers are the pagan Makkans in particular and not all non-Muslims in general.

Similarly, if people start reading Mahabharat out of context and start making judgments on that false understanding out of context, then there would be similar problems people have with the Quran.

Day of Judgment

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In this point, the writer accuses the Quran in terms of the day of judgment and argues that the judgment is also in this world and waiting for judgment in the end is senseless. The writer wouldn’t have made such useless comments if he had posted all the verses related to this matter. He obviously does not care about the context related issues. Two verses are posted below which will be sufficient to disprove the point of the writer.

[003:145] No soul can die except by Allah’s leave, and at a preordained time. We will bestow (the benefits) here (in this world) upon anyone who wants (the results and) rewards (of his effort) in this world. We will bestow (the benefits and the rewards) there (in the hereafter) upon anyone who desires the reward in the life after death. Soon, We will reward the grateful ones!

[003:185] Every soul shall have to taste death! The day of Resurrection is when you (can and) shall receive your dues to the fullest extent _ (the consequence of your deeds). (That day), whoever is pulled away from hell, and is ushered into the paradise, will really have triumphed. The life of this world is (nothing but) an illusive enjoyment _ a (mere) deception.

Day of Judgment

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Favor and disfavor of Allah

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In this section, the writer has quoted the following verse
4. "The path of those whom Thou art incensed, nor of those who go astray." (1:6, 7.)
He criticizes this verse by saying that this shows God’s favoritism as He favors some and not others. This is a very poor argument and shows desperation. For some reason, the accuser wants to find a fault with each and every thing in the Quran. Even with things he agrees, he might not agree because of it being in the Quran. However, that is a separate issue and not the purpose of this article. The article will focus on refuting the false points.
The Meaning of As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim, the Straight Path.
As for the meaning of As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim, Imam Abu Ja`far At-Tabari said, "The Ummah agreed that Sirat Al-Mustaqim, is the clear path without branches, according to the language of the Arabs. For instance, Jarir bin `Atiyah Al-Khatafi said in a poem, `The Leader of the faithful is on a path that will remain straight even though the other paths are crooked.'' At-Tabari also stated that, "There are many evidences to this fact.'' At-Tabari then proceeded, "The Arabs use the term, Sirat in reference to every deed and statement whether righteous or wicked. Hence the Arabs would describe the honest person as being straight and the wicked person as being crooked. The straight path mentioned in the Qur'an refers to Islam.
Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad that An-Nawwas bin Sam`an said that the Prophet said,
«ضَرَبَ اللهُ مَثَلًا صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا، وَعَلَى جَنْبَتَيِ الصِّرَاطِ سُورَانِ فِيهِمَا أَبْوَابٌ مُفَتَّحَةٌ، وَعَلَى الْأَبْوَابِ سُتُورٌ مُرْخَاةٌ، وَعَلَى بَابِ الصِّرَاطِ دَاعٍ يَقُولُ: يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ادْخُلُوا الصِّرَاطَ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَعْوَجُّوا، وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِ الصِّرَاطِ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْ يَفْتَحَ شَيْئًا مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَبْوَابِ قَالَ:وَيْحَكَ لَا تَفْتَحْهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ فَتَحْتَهُ تَلِجْهُ فَالصِّرَاطُ: الْإِسْلَامُ وَالسُّورَانِ: حُدُودُ اللهِ وَالْأَبْوَابُ الْمُفَتَّحَةُ مَحَارِمُ اللهِ وَذَلِكَ الدَّاعِي عَلَى رَأْسِ الصِّرَاطِ كِتَابُ اللهِ، وَالدَّاعِي مِنْ فَوْقِ الصِّرَاطِ وَاعِظُ اللهِ فِي قَلْبِ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ»
(Allah has set an example: a Sirat (straight path) that is surrounded by two walls on both sides, with several open doors within the walls covered with curtains. There is a caller on the gate of the Sirat who heralds, 'O people! Stay on the path and do not deviate from it.' Meanwhile, a caller from above the path is also warning any person who wants to open any of these doors, 'Woe unto you! Do not open it, for if you open it you will pass through.' The straight path is Islam, the two walls are Allah's set limits, while the doors resemble what Allah has prohibited. The caller on the gate of the Sirat is the Book of Allah, while the caller above the Sirat is Allah's admonishment in the heart of every Muslim.)

The Faithful ask for and abide by Guidance
If someone asks, "Why does the believer ask Allah for guidance during every prayer and at other times, while he is already properly guided Has he not already acquired guidance''
The answer to these questions is that if it were not a fact that the believer needs to keep asking for guidance day and night, Allah would not have directed him to invoke Him to acquire the guidance. The servant needs Allah the Exalted every hour of his life to help him remain firm on the path of guidance and to make him even more firm and persistent on it. The servant does not have the power to benefit or harm himself, except by Allah's permission. Therefore, Allah directed the servant to invoke Him constantly, so that He provides him with His aid and with firmness and success. Indeed, the happy person is he whom Allah guides to ask of Him. This is especially the case if a person urgently needs Allah's help day or night. Allah said,
[يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ءَامِنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَـبِ الَّذِى نَزَّلَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَـبِ الَّذِى أَنَزلَ مِن قَبْلُ]
(O you who believe! Believe in Allah, and His Messenger (Muhammad ), and the Book (the Qur'an) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him)) (4:16).
Therefore, in this Ayah Allah commanded the believers to believe, and this command is not redundant since what is sought here is firmness and continuity of performing the deeds that help one remain on the path of faith. Also, Allah commanded His believing servants to proclaim,
[رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ ]
(Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.) (3:8). Hence,
[اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ]
(Guide us to the straight way) means, "Make us firm on the path of guidance and do not allow us to deviate from it.''
[صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّآلِّينَ ]
(7. The way of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace, not (that) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray).
We mentioned the Hadith in which the servant proclaims,
[اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ]
(Guide us to the straight way) and Allah says, "This is for My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he asks for.'' Allah's statement.
[صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ]
(The way of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace) defines the path. `Those upon whom Allah has bestowed His grace' are those mentioned in Surat An-Nisa' (chapter 4), when Allah said,
[وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَآءِ وَالصَّـلِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَـئِكَ رَفِيقاً - ذلِكَ الْفَضْلُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ عَلِيماً ]
(And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad ), then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His grace, the Prophets, the Siddiqin (the truly faithful), the martyrs, and the righteous. And how excellent these companions are! Such is the bounty from Allah, and Allah is sufficient to know) (4:69-70).
Allah's statement,
[غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّآلِّينَ]
(Not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray) meaning guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom you have bestowed Your grace, that is, the people of guidance, sincerity and obedience to Allah and His Messengers. They are the people who adhere to Allah's commandments and refrain from committing what He has prohibited. But, help us to avoid the path of those whom Allah is angry with, whose intentions are corrupt, who know the truth, yet deviate from it. Also, help us avoid the path of those who were led astray, who lost the true knowledge and, as a result, are wandering in misguidance, unable to find the correct path. Allah asserted that the two paths He described here are both misguided when He repeated the negation `not'. These two paths are the paths of the Christians and Jews, a fact that the believer should beware of so that he avoids them. The path of the believers is knowledge of the truth and abiding by it. In comparison, the Jews abandoned practicing the religion, while the Christians lost the true knowledge. This is why `anger' descended upon the Jews, while being described as `led astray' is more appropriate of the Christians. Those who know, but avoid implementing the truth, deserve the anger, unlike those who are ignorant. The Christians want to seek the true knowledge, but are unable to find it because they did not seek it from its proper resources.
This is why they were led astray. We should also mention that both the Christians and the Jews have earned the anger and are led astray, but the anger is one of the attributes more particular of the Jews. Allah said about the Jews,
[مَن لَّعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ]
(Those (Jews) who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath) (5:60).
The attribute that the Christians deserve most is that of being led astray, just as Allah said about them,
[قَدْ ضَلُّواْ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَضَلُّواْ كَثِيراً وَضَلُّواْ عَن سَوَآءِ السَّبِيلِ]
(Who went astray before and who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the right path) (5:77).
There are several Hadiths and reports from the Salaf on this subject. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Adi bin Hatim said, "The horsemen of the Messenger of Allah seized my paternal aunt and some other people. When they brought them to the Messenger of Allah , they were made to stand in line before him. My aunt said, `O Messenger of Allah! The supporter is far away, the offspring have stopped coming and I am an old woman, unable to serve. Grant me your favor, may Allah grant you His favor.' He said, `Who is your supporter' She said, `Adi bin Hatim.' He said, `The one who ran away from Allah and His Messenger' She said, `So, the Prophet freed me.' When the Prophet came back, there was a man next to him, I think that he was `Ali, who said to her, `Ask him for a means of transportation.' She asked the Prophet , and he ordered that she be given an animal.
'' `Adi then said, "Later on, she came to me and said, `He (Muhammad ) has done a favor that your father (who was a generous man) would never have done. So and-so person came to him and he granted him his favor, and so-and-so came to him and he granted him his favor.' So I went to the Prophet and found that some women and children were gathering with him, so close that I knew that he was not a king like Kisra (King of Persia) or Caesar. He said, `O `Adi! What made you run away, so that La ilaha illallah is not proclaimed Is there a deity worthy of worship except Allah What made you run away, so that Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greater) is not proclaimed Is there anything Greater than Allah' I proclaimed my Islam and I saw his face radiate with pleasure and he said:
«إِنَّ الْمَغْضُوبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْيَهُودُ وَ إِنَّ الضَّالِينَ النَّصَارَى»
(Those who have earned the anger are the Jews and those who are led astray are the Christians.)''
This Hadith was also collected by At-Tirmidhi who said that it is Hasan Gharib.
Also, when Zayd bin `Amr bin Nufayl went with some of his friends - before Islam - to Ash-Sham seeking the true religion, the Jews said to him, "You will not become a Jew unless you carry a share of the anger of Allah that we have earned.'' He said, "I am seeking to escape Allah's anger.'' Also, the Christians said to him, "If you become one of us you will carry a share in Allah's discontent.'' He said, "I cannot bear it.'' So he remained in his pure nature and avoided worshipping the idols and the polytheistic practices. He became neither a Jew, nor Christian. As for his companions, they became Christians because they found it more pure than Judaism. Waraqah bin Nawfal was among these people until Allah guided him by the hand of His Prophet, when he was sent as Prophet, and Waraqah believed in the revelation that was sent to the Prophet may Allah be pleased with him.

Allah said,
[صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ]
(The way of those upon whom you have bestowed Your grace), when He mentioned His favor. On mentioning anger, Allah said,
[غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ]
(Not (that) of those who earned Your anger), without mentioning the subject, although it is He Who has sent down the anger on them, just as Allah stated in another Ayah,
[أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْاْ قَوْماً غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم]
(Have you (O Muhammad ) not seen those (hypocrites) who take as friends a people upon whom is the wrath of Allah (i.e. Jews)) (58:14).
Also, Allah relates the misguidance of those who indulged in it, although they were justly misguided according to Allah's appointed destiny. For instance, Allah said,
[مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا]
(He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly-guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to the right path)) (18:17)
and,
[مَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ وَيَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَـنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ]
(Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgression) (7:186).
These and several other Ayat testify to the fact that Allah alone is the One Who guides and misguides, contrary to the belief of the Qadariyyah sect, who claimed that the servants choose and create their own destiny. They rely on some unclear Ayat avoiding what is clear and contradicts their desires. Theirs, is the method of the people who follow their lust, desire and wickedness. An authentic Hadith narrated,
«إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّى اللهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ»
(When you see those who follow what is not so clear in it (the Qur'an), then they are those whom Allah has mentioned (refer to 3:7). Hence, avoid them.)
The Prophet was referring to Allah's statement,
[فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَـبَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَآءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ]
(So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials), and seeking for its hidden meanings)(3:7).
Verily, no innovator in the religion could ever rely on any authentic evidence in the Qur'an that testifies to his innovation. The Qur'an came to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and guidance and misguidance. The Qur'an does not contain any discrepancies or contradictions, because it is a revelation from the Most Wise, Worthy of all praise.

I hope this will be sufficient to explain what this whole chapter is about. There is a lot more to say but the focus is on refuting the points and Alhamdulillah, that is done.
The accuser has also argued in this section that the Quran is partial because of being in Arabic. This is another amusing claim. The accuser also argues that Vedas is in such a language that every person has to make efforts to learn it while Quran required no efforts for the Arabs. For a better understanding of this point, one has to go to the Quran for the answers. The Bible also has the answer for it and both will be presented here.
Muhammad Ghounem has written a book and a page from that is posted below. It has verses from Quran and the Bible.
According to the Bible, { Genesis 11:1} humans all spoke one language at one time. These humanswere trying to build a tower to see God. God Warned them to cease building thetower, yet they disobeyed God and continued to build the Tower.
As a punishment for their disobedience, God cursed them by making them all speaka different language. This tower is now called the "Tower of Babylon." {Genesis11:19} and that is where we get the word "Babel"
The Holy Qur'an is their forgiveness, if the humans return to obeying God, thenthey are again united in a brotherhood and sisterhood of one Semitic language,Arabic.
This is astonishing since only 27% of the Muslims are Arabs and there are almost1.5 Billion Muslims world wide, all united with one language,praying in unison, re-united, this is also predicted in the Bible;
"For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent." {Zephaniah 3:9}
In the Strong's Bible Dictionary, the word "language (saphah)" in this verse can also mean [ side, edge, border]
Therefore, Zephaniah 3:9 can also be translated to read "I will TURN people to ONE direction" which we witness with Muslims all facing -East- to pray and also speaking one language in prayer, a language which non-Arabs describe as a "pure language"
World wide, over a billion people gather worshiping with one language, one direction, one book, one God.
Re-united as brothers and sisters in towards the Kabba which is believed to be directly under the Throne of God in Heaven.
The rich with the poor, the educated with the un-educated, people from all parts ofthe world re-united Obeying One God, Submitting their will to God which is themeaning of Islam.
""And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided." {Translation of the Holy Qur'an 3:103}
[012:002] Surely, We have revealed this Qur’an in Arabic so that you may understand!

[013:037] Thus, We have sent down this order in Arabic. After this revelation, if you allow any adjustment for their whims, you will find no rescuers or protectors against Allah.
[020:113] Thus, We revealed this Qur’an in Arabic. In it We have defined sharply the promises and the threats. Maybe they will fear (Allah), or it _ (the Qur’an) _ will bring back the remembrance (of Allah).

[026:195] It is in a plain and pristine Arabic language.

[026:198] Even if We had revealed this (Arabic Qur’an) upon a non-Arab,

[026:199] And even if that non-Arab was to recite it to them (in Arabic), they would still not believe.

[039:028] The Qur’an is in Arabic; (it is simple), without any distortion or deviation. Perhaps they will fear Him!
[041:044] Had We revealed (this Qur’an) in a non-Arabic language, they would have said, “Why are its verses not clear and understandable? What? A non-Arabic (discourse) and an Arabic (audience)?” Say to them, “For those who believe, this Qur’an is a guidance and a cure (for spiritual ailments). While, it is a plug for the ears and a blindfold for the eyes of those who do not believe. (It is, as if) they (barely) hear being summoned from a far off place.”
[043:003] Indeed, We have revealed this Qur’an in the Arabic language, so you may understand!

[046:012] Prior to this, the book of Musa was the guide and mercy. This book, (the Qur’an) is in the Arabic language and it confirms and validates (the book of Musa). It warns those committing evil, and gives the good news to the righteous.

The claim that Vedas are in a language neutral to all is a poor and an ill knowledged one. It was the language of the people at one time but they have abandoned it. If people change, then it is their own doing.

Arrogance of Allah praising his own book

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One does not need to read the argument of the writer to see what is in it. The name suggests all. For this claim, the writer has given the following verse:
"There is no doubt in this book,; it is a direction to the pious who believed in the mysteries of faith, who observe the appointed times of prayer, and distribute alms out of what we have bestowed on them; and who believed in that revelation, which hath been sent down unto thee, and hat which hath been sent down unto the prophets before thee, and have firm assurance in the life to come: these are directed by their Lord and they shall prosper. As for the unbelievers it will be equal to them whether thou admonish them, or do not admonish them; they will not believe - God hat sealed up their hearts and their hearing; a dimness covereth their sight and they shall suffer a grievous punishment." (2: 1 - 6)
There is no Doubt in the Qur'an
The Book, is the Qur'an, and Rayb means doubt. As-Suddi said that Abu Malik and Abu Salih narrated from Ibn `Abbas, and Murrah Al-Hamadani narrated from Ibn Mas`ud and several other Companions of the Messenger of Allah that,
[لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ]
(In which there is no Rayb), means about which there is no doubt. Abu Ad-Darda', Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Malik, Nafi` `Ata', Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Muqatil bin Hayyan, As-Suddi, Qatadah and Isma`il bin Abi Khalid said similarly. In addition, Ibn Abi Hatim said, "I do not know of any disagreement over this explanation.'' The meaning of this is that the Book, the Qur'an, is without a doubt revealed from Allah. Similarly, Allah said in Surat As- Sajdah,
[الم - ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ]
(Alif Lam Mim). The revelation of the Book (this Qur'an) in which there is no doubt, is from the Lord of all that exists) (32:1-2).
Some scholars stated that this Ayah - 2:2 - contains a prohibition meaning, "Do not doubt the Qur'an.'' Furthermore, some of the reciters of the Qur'an pause upon reading,
[لاَ رَيْبَ]
(there is no doubt) and they then continue;
[فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ]
(in which there is guidance for the Muttaqin (the pious and righteous persons)). However, it is better to pause at,
[لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ]
(in which there is no doubt) because in this case,
[هُدًى]
(guidance) becomes an attribute of the Qur'an and carries a better meaning than,
[فِيهِ هُدًى]
(in which there is guidance).

People have a different perception of the same God. One might, out of complete ignorance, say that God is not perfect and can make mistakes. For such people, Allah has clearly said that there is no doubt in it. There is a very small group in the Muslims who say that the Quran is not perfect and there was one very minor group that alleged that it was man-made. For such people, Allah says that there is no doubt in it at all. If the accuser sees this as arrogance, it is his own view but to others it is an assurance.
In this section, the writer also argues the need for Quran since there is the Bible. This is a very long debate and I would recommend the following site:
www.answering-christianity.com

Allah’s actions more devilish than godly

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"There is an infirmity in their hearts and God hath increased that infirmity." (2: 9.)
Meaning of `Leaves them increasing in their deviation to wander blindly
Allah said,
[وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِي طُغْيَـنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ]
(Allah mocks at them and leaves them increasing in their deviation to wander blindly). As-Suddi reported that Ibn `Abbas, Ibn Mas`ud and several other Companions of the Messenger of Allah said that,
[وَيَمُدُّهُمْ]
(and leaves them increasing) means, He gives them respite. Also, Mujahid said, "He (causes their deviation) to increase.'' Allah said;
[أَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُمْ بِهِ مِن مَّالٍ وَبَنِينَ - نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى الْخَيْرَتِ بَل لاَّ يَشْعُرُونَ ]
(Do they think that by the wealth and the children with which We augment them. (That) We hasten to give them with good things. Nay, but they perceive not.) (23:55-56).
Ibn Jarir commented, "The correct meaning of this Ayah is `We give them increase from the view of giving them respite and leaving them in their deviation and rebellion.' Similarly, Allah said,
[وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَـرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ]
(And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they refused to believe in it the first time, and We shall leave them in their trespass to wander blindly). '' (6:110).
Tughyan used in this Ayah means to transgress the limits, just as Allah said in another Ayah,
[إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا الْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـكُمْ فِى الْجَارِيَةِ ]
(Verily, when the water Tagha (rose) beyond its limits, We carried you in the ship) (69:11).
Also, Ibn Jarir said that the term `Amah, in the Ayah means, `deviation'. He also said about Allah's statement,
[فِي طُغْيَـنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ]
(in their deviation to wander), "In the misguidance and disbelief that has encompassed them, causing them to be confused and unable to find a way out of it. This is because Allah has stamped their hearts, sealed them, and blinded their vision. Therefore, they do not recognize guidance or find the way out of their deviation.''
[أُوْلَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُاْ الضَّلَـلَةَ بِالْهُدَى فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُهْتَدِينَ ]
(16. These are they who have purchased error with guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.)
In his Tafsir, As-Suddi reported that Ibn `Abbas and Ibn Mas`ud commented on;
[أُوْلَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُاْ الضَّلَـلَةَ بِالْهُدَى]
(These are they who have purchased error with guidance) saying it means, "They pursued misguidance and abandoned guidance. '' Mujahid said, "They believed and then disbelieved,'' while Qatadah said, "They preferred deviation to guidance.'' Qatadah's statement is similar in meaning to Allah's statement about Thamud,
[وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّواْ الْعَمَى عَلَى الْهُدَى]
(And as for Thamud, We granted them guidance, but they preferred blindness to guidance) (41:17).
In summary, the statements that we have mentioned from the scholars of Tafsir indicate that the hypocrites deviate from the true guidance and prefer misguidance, substituting wickedness in place of righteousness. This meaning explains Allah's statement,
[أُوْلَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُاْ الضَّلَـلَةَ بِالْهُدَى]
(These are they who have purchased error with guidance), meaning, they exchanged guidance to buy misguidance. This meaning includes those who first believed, then later disbelieved, whom Allah described,
[ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُواّ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا فَطُبِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ]
(That is because they believed, and then disbelieved; therefore their hearts are sealed) (63:3).
The Ayah also includes those who preferred deviation over guidance. The hypocrites fall into several categories. This is why Allah said,
[فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُهْتَدِينَ]
(So their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided), meaning their trade did not succeed nor were they righteous or rightly guided throughout all this. In addition, Ibn Jarir narrated that Qatadah commented on the Ayah,
[فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُهْتَدِينَ]
(So their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided), "By Allah! I have seen them leaving guidance for deviation, leaving the Jama`ah (the community of the believers) for the sects, leaving safety for fear, and the Sunnah for innovation.'' Ibn Abi Hatim also reported other similar statements.
[مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى اسْتَوْقَدَ نَاراً فَلَمَّآ أَضَاءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ ذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي ظُلُمَـتٍ لاَّ يُبْصِرُونَ - صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لاَ يَرْجِعُونَ ]
(17. Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire; then, when it illuminated all around him, Allah removed their light and left them in darkness. (So) they could not see). (18. They are deaf, dumb, and blind, so they return not (to the right path).)

7."Who hath spread the earth as a bed for you and the heaven as a covering." (2: 20.)
This is a Quranic claim and science has not gone that far to say anything on it. The writer makes fun of this verse whereas he has no proof to the contrary. Isn’t that funny?

Stones for unbelievers

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8. "If ye be in doubt concerning the revelation which we have send down into our servant, produce a chapter like unto it and call your witnesses, beside God, if ye say truth. But if ye do it not, nor shall ever be able to do it, justly fear the fire whose fuel is men, and stones prepared for the unbelievers." (2:21, 22)

The writer has argued that Maulvi Fiazi did make a Quran like it. This is a claim that shows lack of knowledge of the Quran. Writing something does not make it like it or superior to it:
http://www.quransearch.com/ac20.htm#links
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/mathematical_index.html
Produce a verse like it!
In this same topic, the writer has argued that the Puranas say that Malechhas are doomed to hell. Malechha refers to foreigners and in that particular case it refers to some foreigners in general and not in particular. Prati Sarag Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 5 to 8 refer to a Malechha as the pride of mankind. From that we see that the context is different.

The paradise of Islam is no better than this world

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The writer here argues that the Muslims will receive things similar to what is available in this world. The only difference would be that there would be no death at all. This appears to be a logical claim but only if one has no knowledge or quotes out of context. The rules of context have been explained in the Introduction.

http://www.harunyahya.com/paradise01.php
The link above gives excellent details, Masha’Allah. It is pointless to copy/paste it here as it would make the article even further lengthy and maybe less interesting for the readers. Where answers have already been made, they will be posted as links.

Deceiving angels to impress them of his (Allah’s) greatness

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The accuser has quoted this verse for his claims in this topic,
"And he taught Adam the names of all things, and then propose them to the angels, and said, "Declare unto me the names of these things if ye say truth." God said, "O Adam, tell them their names" and when he had told them their names, God said, "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth and know that which ye discover, and that which ye conceal."

This is again the false interpretation of the writer. Allah showed the Angels what He wanted and answered their earlier question about the creation of man. Allah had told them that He knows what they don’t know and this was shown to the Angels through an example. If one wants to find a fault in everything, then there is definitely some problem with the faultfinder. In his introduction, he appeals to the readers to be open-minded and knowledge seeking but this is deliberate misinformation from his part.

Allah was not Omniscient

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This section is the most useless and not worth replying at all. It is a fundamental belief of Islam that everything is a test from Allah. Here the writer alleges that Allah did not know about past, present or future and creating Satan turned out to be a mistake which He did not know about in advance. Such a claim shows only ignorance of Islamic beliefs. The life is a test for the hereafter and everything is by the will of Allah. Anything we might not like is a test from Allah and each person is given a test according to his or her own power.

[002:286] Allah does not burden any soul beyond its endurance. For it is what it earns, and against it is what it commits. “Our Lord, do not condemn us for what we forget, or err. Our Lord, do not levy upon us the (kind of) burden You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, do not impose upon us a burden that is greater than our strength to withstand. Pardon us, grant us forgiveness, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector! Grant us victory over the nation of unbelievers!

Allah not free from prejudice

2007-12-17T00:38:00.001-08:00

"Dread the day wherein one soul shall not make satisfaction for another soul, neither shall any intercession be accepted from them, nor shall any compensation be received, neither shall they be helped." (2: 48)
Quoting this verse, the writer argues about the Muslim belief that The Prophet would intercede for them on the day of judgment. The answer is simple and in the introduction of this article. The rules of context has the answer for it. Many a times we see repetition in the Quran. Upon a closer look, we see that there is no complete repetition and each time something is repeated, there is new information with it as well. This is the style of the Quran and when we see this same message being repeated, we see that there is no problem at all. The writer should have consulted a knowledgeable Muslim before writing this chapter of his book.
[053:026] There are many angels in the heavens. But their intercessions would not help anyone a bit, unless Allah allows such specific mediation in favor of whomever He wills, and pleases.
[020:109] On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (God) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.

The Quran is meaningless is the book was already given to Moses

2007-12-17T00:37:00.000-08:00

This claim makes one feel sorry for the writer of the book to which this article is a refutation. First of all, the book given to Moses was not the Quran. Secondly, people need guidance and they were given in that book. No law before the Quran was so flexible and suitable that it suited all mankind for all times. The people also did not have sufficient level to accept or grasp the high message of the Quran. The writer has forgotten to mention the fact that Quran states that the previous books are now corrupt and Quran has been sent to bring mankind back to the true path. One of the reason for sending the Quran was to bring mankind back to the true path.
Again, this is a very long debate that goes on between Christians and Muslims and to know more about this, please visit:
www.answering-christianity.com
One must get some knowledge before making big claims otherwise his foolishness embarrasses himself later on.

Example of the apes:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/dna_of_humans_pigs_monkeys_is_similar.htm
The writer lived in a time when evolution as a concept was alive. He seems to have been unaware of it!

If dead were raised in the past, why not now?

2007-12-17T00:36:00.002-08:00

Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.

Was Allah sitting idle before creation?

2007-12-17T00:36:00.001-08:00

In this section, the writer just gives his own personal views. He has his views and I will let him have them. He says that paradise or hell forever is senseless as the soul is finite. These are his views and I will not comment on them as they are not scripture backed but are just personal feelings.
What God was doing before the Creation is not a matter of concern. Due to our limited knowledge and limited scientific advancements, we cannot say anything on this matter. Personal views should not be used to make conclusions. As we have seen earlier that the writer’s personal views have turned out to be wrong, we might as well ignore them altogether.

The Quran, a mere echo of the Bible

2007-12-17T00:35:00.001-08:00

The writer, in different words, is repeating this claim.
http://www.answering-christianity.com/bible_quran_differences.htm
In this topic, the writer states that God made a covenant with the people with the old books and says that making covenants is a human quality and cannot be attributed to God. Again, this is a personal view. In everyday life, people swear by God and effectively, this is a covenant that one must fulfill. God made covenant for the sake of the people, for the betterment of the people and ultimately, it will be of benefit of the people if it is applied. Human beings must be thankful to God for that rather than making fun of what God does or does not do.

Allah jealous and malevolent?

2007-12-17T00:34:00.000-08:00

"These are they who purchase this present life at the price of that which is to come: their torment shall not be lightened, neither shall be helped." (2: 80.)
For a better understanding of this verse, the context must be seen.
[002:079] Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from God," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.
[002:080] And they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days:" Say: "Have ye taken a promise from God, for He never breaks His promise? or is it that ye say of God what ye do not know?"
[002:081] Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever).

Purchasing this life here refers to what has been explained in the verses above and not what the writer argues. This is simple common sense. This is the most basic rule of reading in context and breaking this rule indicates either complete stupidity or deliberate trickery.

All things that are a breach to the laws of nature are false

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This is also the opinion of the writer. The question arises as to who will decide what the laws of nature are? Is science the criteria or our human senses? Has science gone that far to explain everything? Are our senses that developed to know everything through observation?
In this section, the writer makes the same claim of miracles not existing today:
Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.
The writer makes the same point about Muslims to believe in the Bible:
www.answering-christianity.com
The writer ends this section with a criticism of calling non-Muslims as infidels and argues that everyone is an infidel to each other and this belief is completely false. The truth, however, is that this opinion of the writer is completely false. If there is God, then He must have a way for the people. An electronic equipment has a manual that explains how to use it. Our Creator has given us a manual which shows us how to do, what to do etc. Furthermore, if a person abuses his parents and keeps doing so, they will either kick him out of the house or will beat him or maybe some other sort of punishment. Here we are talking about our Creator who is above all. Belief in Him is a must and to say that one’s own way or self-made way is the way to the Creator is blasphemy.

What kind of God would have enemies?

2007-12-17T00:31:00.000-08:00

The writer says that the Quran states that whoever is an enemy to others is an enemy of God. He says that this is incorrect as God is not the enemy to anyone. This is the writer’s own opinion which is not backed up by any proof. The problem here is very simple. The writer puts himself in the opposition camp when he makes judgments. For example, if it is mentioned that a thief’s hand should be cut off, people might appreciate this law but those who put themselves in the position of the thief will definitely criticize it. One must put himself in the correct position and then see the clearer, much better and bigger picture. Only then would one be open-minded and open to positive criticism, as the writer wants us to be.
In this same section, the writer criticizes the fact that repentance leads to forgiveness from God. He says that this shows an easy path to the sinners. This just shows the double standards applied by the writer. On one hand he criticizes punishment to sinners and here he even criticizes repentance. The simple answer for this is that God has infinite knowledge and He knows whether our repentance is genuine or not. God knows what is inside our heart when we do not even know what is in our own hearts.
[004:031] If you stay away from the major sins you have been asked to avoid, We will rid you of your minor sins and offenses. We will usher you past the threshold (of paradise) with eminence and honor.
In this section, the writer again criticizes the miracles by God through the Prophets mentioned in the Quran. If there is God who has the power to do as He wills, then miracles are no problem at all.
Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.
The writer also makes fun of the verse that God will show His mercy to whom He wills. It is very surprising that the accuser makes fun of everything, one wonders as to what he does not make fun of. This verse clearly means that one must not become over confident of oneself because whatever is our future is in the hands of God. This verse protects us from pride and sinfulness. Only people who think understand such messages.
The writer has quoted the following:
"People may not, out of malice, try to turn you away from your religion, for there are among them many a friend of the faithful." (2:101.)
This is very surprising. The verse reads as follows:
Yusuf Ali:
[002:101] And when there came to them an apostle from God, confirming what was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of God behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did not know!
Dr. Munir Munshey (one of www.answering-christianity.com's authors):
[002:101] And now, there has come to them a messenger from Allah who has confirmed that which they already have with them. Yet, some of those who were given the scriptures (earlier) toss the book of Allah behind their backs. (They act) as if they know nothing!
Transliteration:
[002:101] Walamma jaahum rasoolun min AAindi Allahi musaddiqun lima maAAahum nabatha fareequn mina allatheena ootoo alkitaba kitaba Allahi waraa thuhoorihim kaannahum la yaAAlamoona
Arabic (from right to left):

‏2:101 ولما جاءهم رسول من عند الله مصدق لما معهم نبذ فريق من الذين اوتوا الكتاب كتاب الله وراء ظهورهم كانهم لايعلمون
Sher Ali:
[002:101] And now that there has come to them a messenger from ALLAH, fulfilling that which is with them, a party of the people to whom the Book was given have thrown the Book of ALLAH behind their backs, as if they know it not.
Shakir:
[002:101] And when there came to them an Apostle from Allah verifying that which they have, a party of those who were given the Book threw the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew nothing.
Pickthall:
[002:101] And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming that which they possess, a party of those who have received the Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they knew not,
Sale:
[002:101] And when there came unto them an Apostle from God, confirming that scripture which was with them, some of those to whom the scriptures were given, cast the book of God behind their backs, as if they knew it not:
Muhammad Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan:
[002:101] And when there came to them a Messenger from Allah (i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him ) confirming what was with them, a party of those who were given the Scripture threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know!
Palmer:
[002:101] And when there comes to them an apostle confirming what they have, a part of those who have received the Book repudiate God's book, casting it behind their backs as though they did not know.
Arberry:
[002:101] When there has come to them a Messenger from God confirming what was with them, a party of them that were given the Book reject the Book of God behind their backs, as though they knew not,
Khalifa:
[002:101] Now that a messenger from GOD has come to them, and even though he proves and confirms their own scripture, some followers of the scripture (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) disregard GOD's scripture behind their backs, as if they never had any scripture.
Rodwell:
[002:101] And when there came to them an apostle from God, affirming the previous revelations made to them, some of those to whom the Scriptures were given, threw the Book of God behind their backs as if they knew it not:

One wonders at the source of the translation used by the writer! If he had mentioned it, it would have been good for him!

If Allah is in every direction why Muslims face only Mecca?

2007-12-17T00:30:00.002-08:00

The first thing that needs to cleared is that Muslims believe that Allah is above the heavens and His knowledge is everywhere.
The writer has written the following in this topic:
If this is true, why do the Mohammedans turn their face towards Qibla (i.e., the
sacred Mosque at Mecca)?
For the meaning of Qibla, he writes the sacred mosque at Mecca. If he had translated it correctly, there would have been no problem at all. The meaning of Qibla is direction and Muslims face in that direction for the purposes of unity. From this argument, it appears that this book by the writer is only for non-Muslims as the allegations are very childish. The purpose was either to serve as a block for those Hindus interested in Islam or to make money from it or to have fame or all of them.

Out of nothing, nothing can come

2007-12-17T00:30:00.001-08:00

This section is very interesting! It has a copied argument from ancient Greek atheists. Those atheists used to go to God believers and ask them if God can do everything to which they replied in the positive. They then asked whether God can make a huge rock, so big that nothing can move it and the reply was in positive. Finally, they asked even God cannot lift it? The God believers had no answers for that because if God cannot move it, then the former argument turns false otherwise the latter. The writer has copied the same argument. The Muslim reply is that God does what He wills. The writer has then asked if God can create another God. The answer remains the same! God can do whatever He wills and He will not will such a thing. The writer is applying some sort of crazy psychology which only shows desperation considering the low knowledge he has of religion and of matters around him as proven by the evolution point above.
The writer states that the reason in the Quran for creation is absurd as there needs to be a cause of creation. The Islamic answer is that the reason is God Himself.
Allah Almighty said: "Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke...(The Noble Quran, 41:11)"
Have not those who disbelieved known that the heavens and the earth were one connected entity, then We separated them?... (Quran, 21:30)

Were there no places sacred before Kaaba?

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The writer has a very annoying habit to get into things that are not touched at all. Kaaba indeed was the first sacred place on earth which was rebuilt by Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ismail (peace be upon them both). It was already built but was further built and repaired by them.
As per the writer, what if someone doesn’t like the faith of Abraham? The answer to that question is that there is definitely some problem with the one who doesn’t like that faith. If one likes the man-made false beliefs, then there is definitely some serious problem.
Why was Abraham chosen for this?
Quran calls him as KhalilUllah (a friend of Allah) and he was of exceptional character. He even had immense pity for the big sinners that were to be destroyed by God. He had immense knowledge even as a child and God chose Him for this reason and other reason that God knows best.
The writer even has problems with the reason why God chose Abraham. He says that if it was due to being religious, then there were other religious people as well. This is an absurd claim and one that shows ill-knowledge. Prophets are people chosen by God to spread the message of God, to bring mankind back to the path of God and act as an example. If God had sent Angels, then people would have argued that the religion is very difficult as Angels are different from humans. If God had sent a book directly from the sky, people would have different in terms of its interpretation and practicalities. Therefore, God sends a human being who is like others in terms of the human needs such as eating, sleeping etc. Prophets are the best of people and human beings cannot argue on interpretations as Prophets are walking examples and interpretations of the message they bring.
The Ka`bah is the First House of Worship
Allah said,
[إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ]
(Verily, the first House appointed for mankind) for all people, for their acts of worship and religious rituals. They go around the House [in Tawaf], pray in its vicinity and remain in its area in I`tikaf.
[لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ]
(was that at Bakkah,) meaning, the Ka`bah that was built by Ibrahim Al-Khalil, whose religion the Jews and Christians claim they follow. However, they do not perform Hajj to the house that Ibrahim built by Allah's command, and to which he invited the people to perform Hajj. Allah said next, i
[مُبَارَكاً]
(full of blessing), sanctified,
[وَهُدًى لِّلْعَـلَمِينَ]
(and a guidance for Al-`Alamin.)
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Dharr said; "I said, `O Allah's Messenger! Which Masjid was the first to be built on the surface of the earth' He said, `Al-Masjid Al-Haram (in Makkah).' I said, `Which was built next' He replied `Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).' I said, `What was the period of time between building the two' He said, `Forty years.' He added,
«ثُمَّ حَيْثُ أَدْرَكْتَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلِّ، فَكُلُّهَا مَسْجِد»
(Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer becomes due, perform the prayer there, for the whole earth was made a Masjid.)'' Al-Bukhari and Muslim also collected this Hadith.

Muslims, idol worshippers?

2007-12-17T00:28:00.000-08:00

Kaaba is the Qibla i.e. the direction Muslims face during their prayers. It is important to note that though Muslims face the Kaaba during prayers, they do not worship the Kaaba. Muslims worship and bow to none but Allah.
It is mentioned in Surah Baqarah:
"We see the turning of thy face (for guidance) to the heavens: now shall We turn thee to a Qiblah that shall please thee. Turn then thy face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction."
[Al-Qur’an 2:144]

1. Islam believes in fostering unity
For instance, if Muslims want to offer Salaah (Prayer), it is possible that some may wish to face north, while some may wish to face south. In order to unite Muslims in their worship of the One True God, Muslims, wherever they may be, are asked to face in only one direction i.e. towards the Kaaba. If some Muslims live towards the west of the Kaaba they face the east. Similarly if they live towards the east of the Kaaba they face the west.

2. Kaaba is at the Centre of the World Map
The Muslims were the first people to draw the map of the world. They drew the map with the south facing upwards and north downwards. The Kaaba was at the centre. Later, western cartographers drew the map upside down with the north facing upwards and south downwards. Yet, Alhamdullilah the Kaaba is at the centre of the world map.

3. Tawaaf around Kaaba for indicating one God
When the Muslims go to Masjid-e-Haram in Makkah, they perform tawaaf or circumambulation round the Kaaba. This act symbolizes the belief and worship of One God, since, just as every circle has one centre, so also there is only one Allah (swt) worthy of worship.

4. Hadith of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)
Regarding the black stone, hajr-e-aswad, there is a hadith (tradition), attributed to the illustrious companion of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh), Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).
According to Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, book of Hajj, chapter 56, H.No. 675. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet (pbuh) touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed) you".

5. People stood on Kaaba and gave the adhaan
At the time of the Prophet, people even stood on the Kaaba and gave the ‘adhaan’ or the call to prayer. One may ask those who allege that Muslims worship the Kaaba; which idol worshipper stands on the idol he worships?

Slaying non-muslims and innocent animals to be on Allah’s path

2007-12-17T00:27:00.000-08:00

The writer goes on to criticize the Muslims for killing animals. He obviously appears to be a vegetarian. If he himself is a non-vegetarian, then it is pure hypocrisy. This is a very long debate and will be answered with a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dvziFT5ME&feature=related

Please see it with an open mind and decide for yourself.
He says that the Quran is intolerant towards non-Muslims and animals. The part on animals has been answered above in the video link and the part on intolerance towards non-Muslims will be answered below.
“We have honored the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favors, above a great part of Our creation.” (Quran 17:70)

“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (and not hate one another). Surely, the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who) is the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).” (Quran 49:13)

The Messenger of God declared in his farewell sermon, addressing the largest gathering in Arab history till that point:
“People, hear that your Lord is One, and that your father is one. You must know that no Arab has superiority over a non-Arab, no non-Arab has superiority over an Arab, or a red man over a black man, or a black man over a red, except in terms of what each person has of piety. Have I delivered the message?”

Is that not very beautiful? There are hundreds of other verses in the Quran that speak of this beautiful right of equality and much more.
Muslims are even prohibited to say anything wrong against the gods of others;
“Do not revile those whom they call upon besides God, lest they revile God out of spite in their ignorance. Thus, We have made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord and He shall then tell them the truth of what they did.” (Quran 6:108)

In this very point, the writer has made several unnecessary points. Each will be answered Insha’Allah.
The writer criticizes the martyrs and says that God does not want people to kill and get killed. This is a very low level of thinking. God has made this words a test for the hereafter and fighting fear of death is a great test. Fighting is only against evil and is a test by God.
God will punish both non-Muslims and those who claim to be Muslims. There is no such thing as free salvation in Islam. The accuser has asked this question in this topic. This clearly shows some problems with the writer. If he has read the Quran, he must already know the answer, yet he criticizes for the sake of writing a book! The writer also says that if both can be punished, then there is no need for Quran and Prophet Muhammad (saw). The same can be said about his own book but as a Muslim, I will give the Islamic response for this claim. Quran is a light, guidance and message directly from God. If a person is separated from his mother for a long time and she writes a letter to the offspring, the child would hurry to read it. If she wants him/her to do something, he/she would do it with happiness. For the Quran it is much bigger than that. It is not just the message from God but also a way that God wants us to follow.
This way is the only way!
Why was Satan created?
It is a fundamental belief of Islam that everything is a test from Allah. Here the writer alleges that Allah did not know about past, present or future and creating Satan turned out to be a mistake which He did not know about in advance. Such a claim shows only ignorance of Islamic beliefs. The life is a test for the hereafter and everything is by the will of Allah. Anything we might not like is a test from Allah and each person is given a test according to his or her own power.
[002:286] Allah does not burden any soul beyond its endurance. For it is what it earns, and against it is what it commits. “Our Lord, do not condemn us for what we forget, or err. Our Lord, do not levy upon us the (kind of) burden You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, do not impose upon us a burden that is greater than our strength to withstand. Pardon us, grant us forgiveness, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector! Grant us victory over the nation of unbelievers!

Who tempted Satan?
Everything that tempts is not by Satan. Every year in Ramadan, Allah locks Satan but still we see evil. What we see is the person’s own desires and deeds for which there is no outside influence. It is one’s own practiced nature that was not created this way by God but has turned into like this by excessive sinning of the people. Human beings and Jinns have free will and it was this free will that Satan exercised. On the day of judgment, we will be accountable for the decisions we make.

The writer in his book said,

Now one should pause to think and realize that an animal whether it dies a
natural death or is put to death, is a dead body all the same;

This is not true as far as Islamic way is concerned. The way of sacrifice in Islam is called Zabeeha and required the cutting of the neck without the spinal cord being cut off. This method allows the blood to clear from the body which is a source of many illnesses through germs. The writer makes silly points such as asking whether eating human flesh is allowed. He must read the entire Quran for the answer. A list is given and a criteria is set for the kind of animals that can be eaten.

Fasting copied from Hinduism

2007-12-17T00:26:00.000-08:00

This is one of the most absurd claims in this article. The question in return is that who did the Hindus copy it from? More questions arise, why don’t Hindus fast today? Why is their very limited fasting so much different from Muslims such as having fruit and vegetables fasting, water fasting etc?

[002:183] Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you just as it was prescribed for those before you. Perhaps you would attain piety!

[002:184] (Fasting is obligatory for) a certain number of specified days. But if any of you is sick or on a journey, then the same number of other days (may be substituted). The one who suffers hardship (because of fasting) may (redeem himself and) feed a needy person. If he, of his own accord, does better (and feeds more than one person), then he would do so for his own good. However, it is much better for you to fast, if you only knew!

[002:185] Ramadhan is the month during which the Qur’an was revealed. It is (not only) the guidance for mankind, (but is also) the self-evident proof of (the truth of) that guidance, and (it is) the criterion (of the right and the wrong conduct). Whoever among you lives to see that month, must observe fasts (during that month). Whoever among you is sick or on a journey, (must fast) the same number of other days. Allah wants to make matters easy for you; He does not want to impose hardships on you. So complete the period (of fasting). Glorify Allah (and thank Him) for the guidance He has granted. Perhaps, you would be grateful!

[002:187] It is permissible for you to approach your wives (sexually) during the night of the fasting (day). They are (like) your garments _ (close to you: they clothe your nakedness, and your passions) _ and you are (like) their garments. Of course, Allah knows that you (had succumbed to desire and) were cheating yourself (by engaging in sexual activity during the nights of fasting). He has accepted your repentance and has pardoned you. Now, you may have (social and sexual) relations with your wives (during the night of fasting). Seek from their company that _ (peace and progeny) _ which Allah has ordained for you. (You may) eat and drink until the white streak (of dawn) becomes visible (on the horizon) against the darkness. Thereafter, complete the fast till nightfall. Do not have (sexual) contact with your wives when you confine yourself in a mosque (to worship). These are the bounds of Allah. Do not approach them (much less exceed them). Thus, Allah makes His revelations manifestly clear for mankind. Perhaps, you would fear (Allah) and attain piety!

[002:196] Carry out and conclude (the rites of) Hajj _ (the pilgrimage), or the ‘umrah’ _ (the visit); do so for the sake of Allah. If you are held back (by circumstances), then make an offering you can afford with ease. Do not shave off your head (the last of the rituals of Hajj or Umrah) till the offering has reached its destination. The one who is sick, or suffers from an affliction of the scalp, may redeem himself by fasting, giving alms, or making an offering. When you are safe (and in Makkah), and anyone wishes to perform the ‘umrah’ before (it is time for) Hajj, he should make an offering he can afford with ease. But if he cannot afford to make an offering, he should fast three days during Hajj, and seven days when he returns (home). That makes ten days of fasting in all. This applies to the one whose family is not present at the Holy house of worship. Fear Allah, and know (for sure) that Allah is indeed very severe in (inflicting) punishment.

[005:095] Oh you who believe! Do not kill (or hunt) a game animal while you are in a state of ‘Ihram’ _ (the attire of pilgrimage). The penance for anyone of you who hunts (during ‘Ihram’) is an offering at the Kaaba similar to what was killed _ as judged by two just men among you. The atonement (for that act) is the feeding of the poor, or fasting for an equivalent number of days, so he may taste the consequence of his evil act. Allah forgives whatever has happened in the past, but He will exact retribution if anyone repeats (the offense). Allah is the most Powerful; He is the Lord of Revenge!

[066:005] In case the prophet divorces you all, his Lord would perhaps grant him other wives _ widows or maidens, in your place. They would be better than you, more obedient, believing, pious, penitent and fond of fasting!

From the above verses, a question arises; how is it similar to the very limited or almost non-existent Hindu fasting system?

Losing political supremacy in their fight for cause for Allah

2007-12-17T00:25:00.001-08:00

"And fight for the cause of God against those who fight against you. And kill them wherever ye shall find them; and eject them from whatever place they ejected you! For civil discord is worse than courage. Fight therefore against them until there be no more civil discord." (2: 186, 187, 189.)
The writer has criticized these verses without much knowledge. Insha’Allah, I will give some information below:
Fighting in the Sacred Area is prohibited, except in Self-Defense
Allah said:
[وَلاَ تُقَـتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ]
(And fight not with them at Al-Masjid Al-Haram (the sanctuary at Makkah))
It is reported in the Two Sahihs that the Prophet said:
«إنَّ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّموَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللهِ إِلى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَلَمْ يَحِلَّ لِي إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هذِهِ حَرامٌ بحُرْمَةِ اللهِ إِلى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، لا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهُ، وَلَا يُخْتَلىَ خَلَاهُ، فَإِنْ أَحَدٌ تَرَخَّصَ بِقِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللهِصلى الله عليه وسلّم، فَقُولُوا: إنَّ اللهَ أَذِنَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَكُم»
(Allah has made this city a sanctuary since the day He created the heavens and the earth. So, it is a sanctuary by Allah's decree till the Day of Resurrection. Fighting in it was made legal for me only for an hour in the daytime. So, it (i.e., Makkah) is a sanctuary, by Allah's decree, from now on until the Day of Resurrection. Its trees should not be cut, and its grass should not be uprooted. If anyone mentions the fighting in it that occurred by Allah's Messenger, then say that Allah allowed His Messenger, but did not allow you.)
In this Hadith, Allah's Messenger mentions fighting the people of Makkah when he conquered it by force, leading to some deaths among the polytheists in the area of the Khandamah. This occurred after the Prophet proclaimed:
«مَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فهُوَ آمِنٌ،وَمَنْ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَهُو آمِنٌ، ومَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِن»
(Whoever closed his door is safe. Whoever entered the (Sacred) Mosque is safe. Whoever entered the house of Abu Sufyan is also safe.)
Allah said:
[حَتَّى يُقَـتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِن قَـتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَآءُ الْكَـفِرِينَ]
(...unless they (first) fight you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.)
Allah states: `Do not fight them in the area of the Sacred Mosque unless they start fighting you in it. In this case, you are allowed to fight them and kill them to stop their aggression.' Hence, Allah's Messenger took the pledge from his Companions under the tree (in the area of Al-Hudaybiyyah) to fight (the polytheists), after the tribes of Quraysh and their allies, Thaqif and other groups, collaborated against the Muslims (to stop them from entering Makkah to visit the Sacred House). Then, Allah stopped the fighting before it started between them and said:
[وَهُوَ الَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِن بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ]
(And He it is Who has withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makkah, after He had made you victors over them.) (48:24) and:
[وَلَوْلاَ رِجَالٌ مُّؤْمِنُونَ وَنِسَآءٌ مُّؤْمِنَـتٌ لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوهُمْ أَن تَطَئُوهُمْ فَتُصِيبَكمْ مِّنْهُمْ مَّعَرَّةٌ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لِّيُدْخِلَ اللَّهُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَآءُ لَوْ تَزَيَّلُواْ لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً]
(Had there not been believing men and believing women whom you did not know, that you may kill them and on whose account a sin would have been committed by you without (your) knowledge, that Allah might bring into His mercy whom He wills ـ if they (the believers and the disbelievers) had been apart, We verily, would have punished those of them who disbelieved with painful torment.) (48:25)
Allah's statement:
[فَإِنِ انتَهَوْاْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ]
(But if they cease, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) which means, `If they (polytheists) cease fighting you in the Sacred Area, and come to Islam and repent, then Allah will forgive them their sins, even if they had before killed Muslims in Allah's Sacred Area.' Indeed, Allah's forgiveness encompasses every sin, whatever its enormity, when the sinner repents it.

The Order to fight until there is no more Fitnah
Allah then commanded fighting the disbelievers when He said:
[حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ]
(...until there is no more Fitnah) meaning, Shirk. This is the opinion of Ibn `Abbas, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ar-Rabi`, Muqatil bin Hayyan, As-Suddi and Zayd bin Aslam.
Allah's statement:
[وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ للَّهِ]
(...and the religion (all and every kind of worship) is for Allah (Alone).) means, `So that the religion of Allah becomes dominant above all other religions.' It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said: "The Prophet was asked, `O Allah's Messenger! A man fights out of bravery, and another fights to show off, which of them fights in the cause of Allah' The Prophet said:
«مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ الله»
(He who fights so that Allah's Word is superior, then he fights in Allah's cause.) In addition, it is reported in the Two Sahihs:
«أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلهَ إلَّا اللهُ، فَإِذَا قَالُوهَا عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُم وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى الله»
(I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight the people until they proclaim, `None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'. Whoever said it, then he will save his life and property from me, except for cases of the law, and their account will be with Allah.)
Allah's statement:
[فَإِنِ انتَهَواْ فَلاَ عُدْوَنَ إِلاَّ عَلَى الظَّـلِمِينَ]
(But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against the wrongdoers.) indicates that, `If they stop their Shirk and fighting the believers, then cease warfare against them. Whoever fights them afterwards will be committing an injustice. Verily aggression can only be started against the unjust.' This is the meaning of Mujahid's statement that only combatants should be fought. Or, the meaning of the Ayah indicates that, `If they abandon their injustice, which is Shirk in this case, then do not start aggression against them afterwards.' The aggression here means retaliating and fighting them, just as Allah said:
[فَمَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُواْ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ]
(Then whoever transgresses against you, you transgress likewise against him.) (2:194)
Similarly, Allah said:
[وَجَزَآءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا]
(The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof.) (42:40), and:
[وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ]
(And if you punish them, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. ) (16:126)
`Ikrimah and Qatadah stated, "The unjust person is he who refuses to proclaim, `There is no God worthy of worship except Allah'.''
Under Allah's statement:
[وَقَـتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ]
(And fight them until there is no more Fitnah) Al-Bukhari recorded that Nafi` said that two men came to Ibn `Umar during the conflict of Ibn Az-Zubayr and said to him, "The people have fallen into shortcomings and you are the son of `Umar and the Prophet's Companion. Hence, what prevents you from going out'' He said, "What prevents me is that Allah has for bidden shedding the blood of my (Muslim) brother.'' They said, "Did not Allah say:
[وَقَـتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ]
(And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah))'' He said, "We did fight until there was no more Fitnah and the religion became for Allah Alone. You want to fight until there is Fitnah and the religion becomes for other than Allah!''
`Uthman bin Salih added that a man came to Ibn `Umar and asked him, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! What made you perform Hajj one year and `Umrah another year and abandon Jihad in the cause of Allah, although you know how much He has encouraged performing it'' He said, "O my nephew! Islam is built on five (pillars): believing in Allah and His Messenger, the five daily prayers, fasting Ramadan, paying the Zakah and performing Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House.'' They said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Did you not hear what Allah said in His Book:
[وَإِن طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُواْ فَأَصْلِحُواْ بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِن بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى فَقَـتِلُواْ الَّتِى تَبْغِى حَتَّى تَفِىءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ]
(And if two parties (or groups) among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both. But if one of them outrages against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that which outrages till it complies with the command of Allah.) (49:9) and:
[وَقَـتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ]
(And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief))
He said, "That we did during the time of Allah's Messenger when Islam was still weak and (the Muslim) man used to face trials in his religion, such as killing or torture. When Islam became stronger (and apparent), there was no more Fitnah.'' He asked, "What do you say about `Ali and `Uthman'' He said, "As for `Uthman, Allah has forgiven him. However, you hated the fact that Allah had forgiven him! As for `Ali, he is the cousin of Allah's Messenger and his son-in-law.'' He then pointed with his hand, saying, "This is where his house is located (meaning, `so close to the Prophet's house just as `Ali was so close to the Prophet himself').''
[الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمَـتُ قِصَاصٌ فَمَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُواْ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ]
(194. The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the Law of equality (Qisas). Then whoever transgresses against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is with Al-Muttaqin.)

The Command to fight Those Who fight Muslims and killing Them wherever They are found
Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that Abu Al-`Aliyah commented on what Allah said:
[وَقَـتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَـتِلُونَكُمْ]
(And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you,)
Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "This was the first Ayah about fighting that was revealed in Al-Madinah. Ever since it was revealed, Allah's Messenger used to fight only those who fought him and avoid non-combatants. Later, Surat Bara'ah (chapter 9 in the Qur'an) was revealed.'' `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said similarly, then he said that this was later abrogated by the Ayah:
[فَاقْتُلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ]
(then kill them wherever you find them) (9:5).
However, this statement is not plausible, because Allah's statement:
[الَّذِينَ يُقَـتِلُونَكُمْ]
(...those who fight you) applies only to fighting the enemies who are engaged in fighting Islam and its people. So the Ayah means, `Fight those who fight you', just as Allah said (in another Ayah):
[وَقَاتِلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةً كَمَا يُقَـتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةً]
(...and fight against the Mushrikin collectively as they fight against you collectively.) (9:36)
This is why Allah said later in the Ayah:
[وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ]
(And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out.) meaning, `Your energy should be spent on fighting them, just as their energy is spent on fighting you, and on expelling them from the areas from which they have expelled you, as a law of equality in punishment.'
Anything other than the accepted interpretation is just the opinion of the writer and his inference in most cases has turned out to be wrong.

The writer says,
God is Bounteous without measure to whom He will." (2:208.)
C. ~ Does He show His bounty without paying any regard to our good or evil deeds?
This statement requires no explanation. It is a pity that he does not understand simple commands and interprets them in such an absurd way that one feels pity at him.

Women are pollution?

2007-12-17T00:23:00.000-08:00

"They will also question thee as to the courses of women, say: they are a pollution, separate yourself, therefore, from women, and approach them not, until they be cleansed. But when they are cleansed, go in unto them as God hath ordained for you. Your wives are your field, go in, therefore, to your field as ye will. God will not punish you for taking your oaths falsely." (2:246.)
The verse does not call women as pollution but refers to the periods as unclean.
The Reason behind revealing Allah's Statement: "Your Wives are a Tilth for You.
Allah said:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you,)
Ibn `Abbas commented, "Meaning the place of pregnancy.'' [Allah then said:]
[فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(...so go to your tilth, when or how you will,) meaning, wherever you wish from the front or from behind, as long as sex takes place in one valve (the female sexual organ), as the authentic Hadiths have indicated.
For instance, Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn Al-Munkadir said that he heard Jabir say that the Jews used to claim that if one has sex with his wife from behind (in the vagina) the offspring would become cross-eyed. Then, this Ayah was revealed:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will,)
Muslim and Abu Dawud also reported this Hadith.
Ibn Abu Hatim said that Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir narrated that Jabir bin `Abdullah told him that the Jews claimed to the Muslims that if one has sex with their wife from behind (in the vagina) their offspring will become cross-eyed. Allah revealed afterwards:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will,)
Ibn Jurayj (one of the reporters of the Hadith) said that Allah's Messenger said:
«مُقْبِلَةً ومُدْبِرَةً إِذَا كَان ذلِكَ فِي الْفَرْج»
(From the front or from behind, as long as that occurs in the Farj (vagina).)
Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Ayah,
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you) was revealed about some people from the Ansar who came to the Prophet and asked him (about having sex with the wife from behind). He said to them:
«ائْتِهَا عَلى كُلِّ حَالٍ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الْفَرْج»
(Have sex with her as you like as long as that occurs in the vagina.)
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Sabit said: I went to Hafsah bint `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr and said, "I wish to ask you about something, but I am shy.'' She said, "Do not be shy, O my nephew.'' He said, "About having sex from behind with women.'' She said, "Umm Salamah told me that the Ansar used to refrain from having sex from behind (in the vagina). The Jews claimed that those who have sex with their women from behind would have offspring with crossed-eyes. When the Muhajirun came to Al-Madinah, they married Ansar women and had sex with them from behind. One of these women would not obey her husband and said, `You will not do that until I go to Allah's Messenger (and ask him about this matter). ' She went to Umm Salamah and told her the story. Umm Salamah said, `Wait until Allah's Messenger comes.' When Allah's Messenger came, the Ansari woman was shy to ask him about this matter, so she left. Umm Salamah told Allah's Messenger the story and he said:
«ادْعِي الْأَنْصَارِيَّـة»
(Summon the Ansari woman.)''
She was summoned and he recited this Ayah to her:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will.) He added:
«صِمَامًا وَاحِدًا»
(Only in one valve (the vagina).)''
This Hadith was also collected by At-Tirmidhi who said, "Hasan.''
An-Nasa'i reported that Ka`b bin `Alqamah said that Abu An-Nadr said that he asked Nafi`, "The people are repeating the statement that you relate from Ibn `Umar that he allowed sex with women in their rear (anus).'' He said, "They have said a lie about me. But let me tell you what really happened. Ibn `Umar was once reciting the Qur'an while I was with him and he reached the Ayah:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will,) He then said, `O Nafi`! Do you know the story behind this Ayah' I said, `No.' He said, `We, the people of Quraysh, used to have sexual intercourse with our wives from the back (in the vagina). When we migrated to Al-Madinah and married some Ansari women, we wanted to do the same with them. They disliked it and made a big issue out of it. The Ansari women had followed the practice of the Jews who have sex with their women while they lay on their sides. Then, Allah revealed:
[نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُواْ حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ]
(Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will,)''
This has an authentic chain of narrators.
Imam Ahmad reported that Khuzaymah bin Thabit Al-Khatami narrated that Allah's Messenger said:
«لَا يَسْتَحْيِي اللهُ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ثَلَاثًا لَا تَأْتُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي أَعْجَازِهِن»
(Allah does not shy from the truth - he said it thrice-, do not have anal sex with women.)
This Hadith was collected by An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.
Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i reported that Ibn `Abbas narrated that Allah's Messenger said:
«لَا يَنْظُرُ اللهُ إِلى رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَجُلًا أَوِ امْرَأَةً فِي الدُّبُر»
(Allah does not look at a man who had anal sex with another man or a woman.)
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Gharib.'' This is also the narration that Ibn Hibban collected in his Sahih, while Ibn Hazm stated that this is an authentic Hadith.
In addition, Imam Ahmad reported that `Ali bin Talaq said, "Allah's Messenger forbade anal sex with women, for Allah does not shy away from truth.'' Abu `Isa At-Tirmidhi also reported this Hadith and said, "Hasan''.
Abu Muhammad `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman Darimi reported in his Musnad that Sa`id bin Yasar Abu Hubab said: I said to Ibn `Umar, "What do you say about having sex with women in the rear'' He said, "What does it mean'' I said, "Anal sex.'' He said, "Does a Muslim do that'' This Hadith has an authentic chain of narrators and is an explicit rejection of anal sex from Ibn `Umar.
Abu Bakr bin Ziyad Naysaburi reported that Isma`il bin Ruh said that he asked Malik bin Anas, "What do you say about having sex with women in the anus'' He said, "You are not an Arab Does sex occur but in the place of pregnancy Do it only in the Farj (vagina).'' I said, "O Abu `Abdullah! They say that you allow that practice.'' He said, "They utter a lie about me, they lie about me.'' This is Malik's firm stance on this subject. It is also the view of Sa`id bin Musayyib, Abu Salamah, `Ikrimah, Tawus, `Ata , Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Urwah bin Az-Zubayr, Mujahid bin Jabr, Al-Hasan and other scholars of the Salaf (the Companions and the following two generations after them). They all, along with the majority of the scholars, harshly rebuked the practice of anal sex and many of them called this practice a Kufr.
Allah said:
[وَقَدِّمُواْ لاًّنفُسِكُمْ]
(. ..and send for your own selves beforehand.) meaning, by performing the acts of worship while refraining from whatever Allah has prohibited for you. This is why Allah said afterwards:
[وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّكُم مُّلَـقُوهُ]
(And fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him (in the Hereafter),)
meaning, He will hold you accountable for all of your deeds,
[وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ]
(...and give good tidings to the believers (O Muhammad ).) meaning, those who obey what Allah has commanded and refrain from what He has prohibited. Ibn Jarir reported that `Ata' said, or related it to Ibn `Abbas,
[وَقَدِّمُواْ لاًّنفُسِكُمْ]
(...and send for your own selves beforehand.) means, mention Allah's Name, by saying, `Bismillah', before having sexual intercourse.'' Al-Bukhari also reported that Ibn `Abbas narrated that Allah's Messenger said:
«لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ قَالَ: بِاسْمِ اللهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا، فَإنَّهُ إِنْ يُقَدَّرْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ فِي ذلِكَ، لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَبَدًا»
(If anyone of you on having sexual relations with his wife said: `In the Name of Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan and also protect what you bestow upon us (i.e., the coming offspring) from Satan,' and if it is destined that they should have a child then, Satan will never be able to harm him.)
[وَلاَ تَجْعَلُواْ اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لاًّيْمَـنِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ وَتُصْلِحُواْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ - لاَّ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِالَّلغْوِ فِى أَيْمَـنِكُمْ وَلَـكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ]
(224. And make not Allah's (Name) an excuse in your oaths against doing good and acting piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e., do not swear much and if you have sworn against doing something good then give an expiation for the oath and do good).) (225. Allah will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing.)

"Who is he that will lend to God a goodly loan? He will double it to him again and again." (2: 246.)
Lending to Allah is not referring to lending in strict terms but is referring to giving charity, donations and helping the needy financially. This is a beautiful verse by Allah which encourages the believers to give and not fear that the wealth would decrease because giving in charity is like spending in one’s own future. Allah will repay it back with reward in the hereafter, the kind of reward that is not imagined.
The writer also wrote,
Do all quarrels that arise in the world proceed from Divine will? Could God commit a sin if He willed?
Everything that happens is by the will of Allah and everything is a test for the real life. If God willed this or willed that is a useless question and one that is deliberate posed to make confusion. God does what He wills and He wills what is good. We might not see good in something but ultimately there is good in everything.

The author of the Q’uran knew neither Astronomy nor Geography

2007-12-17T00:22:00.000-08:00

Astronomy:
The cracking of the moon mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
· Images of the moon's fault line and ancient moonquakes (earthquakes) that cracked it.
The moon's S-shaped orbit around earth is shaped like a branch of a date tree, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The appearance of the splitting of the moon in half was witnessed by many Muslims.
Precise Prophecy about humans traveling up to space in the Noble Quran (VIDEO).
Possible prediction of the SUN sinking into a black hole in Noble Verses 36:38 and 81:1!
The Noble Quran states that the light of the moon is reflected light.
The Miracle of the Rain, Thunder and Electrical "fertilization" caused by winds in the Noble Quran!
Water Cycle, and Rain from the Fertilizing winds (AUDIO).

Clouds are kept in the air by the winds, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Ozone layer is a protective ceiling to earth, PRECISELY mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
· The Ozone layer is able to heal itself from damage - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
· The Ozone layer is raised to balance air pressure and temperature - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!

The amazing creation of earth (its 7 properties from atmospheric and inner layers) and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
Iron was sent down to earth from space (AUDIO).
The fine tuning of the Universe.
Seven Atmospheric Layers in the Noble Quran confirmed by Science!
Living Creatures were sent down from space. Science confirms the Noble Quran's Claim.
The Speed of Light in the Noble Quran - A superb article by a Muslim Mathematician!
Lack of Oxygen and painful low pressure in space. Science confirmed the Noble Quran's Divine Claim.
The Noble Quran and Astronomers both claim that the Universe is 18 billion years old.
The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him predicted around the time when the Cosmic Crunch occurs, the Sun would rise from the West.
The origins of the Universe, Big Bang theory, Cosmic Crunch, and the creation of the SECOND EARTH after the second Big Bang in the Noble Quran and Science.
The Noble Quran on the Origin of the Universe. This article has pictures and quotes from Western scientific books that accurately confirm the astronomical claims of the Noble Quran. The Noble Quran was the only book that claimed that the universe originated from Hot Gas or Smoke. Science proved that this claim is true.
The explosion of Stars (FORMING ROSES), Galaxies and the Universe in the Noble Quran had been confirmed by NASA.
Comparison between Allah Almighty's claims about His Creation, and the scientific discoveries that 100% agree with Him. Claims such as: The universe is expanding, the existence of the sun's orbit, the protective atmosphere to the earth, Embryology and many more.
The sun's rising and setting POINTS on earth, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.

The Universe is "expanding" according to the Noble Quran. Scientists already proved this claim to be true.
The "Clot" and the Creation of the Universe in the Noble Quran.
Is there mention of U.F.Os or other Human Planets in the Noble Quran?
What does the sun orbit?
Einstein's time relativity in the Noble Quran.
Time Relativity in the Noble Quran.
UFOs and Space Shuttles were explicitly mentioned in the Noble Quran! Even the communication with UFOs was prophesied in the Noble Quran.
Aliens and UFOs in the Noble Quran.
Black Holes and Piercing Stars in the Noble Quran were confirmed by Science.
The sun rays that we see during the day are different from the ones seen in space - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The skinning of the day from the night Miracle.
Earth's gravity and the various gravities of the planets mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.

The writer has written the following statement without much thinking,
If God guides whom He pleases, He might be misleading other with whom He is not pleased. He alone can be called God and apta (true teacher) who impartially guides all.
Why are there so many people unguided? Why is there crime? Definitely the philosophy of the writer is false and the only correct one is that of the Quran.
In this section, the writer again makes fun of miracles.
Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.

Allah is nothing else but a tyrant

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The writer has made the following points,

"Whom He pleaseth will He forgive; and whom He pleaseth will he punish; for God is All-powerful." (2:266.)

After quoting the verse, the writer makes a statement: C. ~

Does not God act like a tyrant when He does not forgive those who deserve
forgiveness and forgives those who are not worthy of being forgiven?

This is a very foolish question. To everyone else it is very clear that what God pleases is the best that can be and God has said it in this way so that the people refrain from pride of all sorts. One might even become proud of his good deeds but it must be remembered that

Paradise a brothel?

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The most striking _expression of what believers feel when they win Allah's good pleasure is that He will manifest Himself to them in a way that they can see Him.

This is impossible in the world because, as the Qur'an says: "Eyesight cannot perceive Him" (Sura 6, 10) But according to the Qur'an, in the next life and in a certain way Allah will manifest Himself to His believing servants. Only Allah knows how this will happen. But we are informed in the Qur'an that the believers' "faces that Day will be radiant, gazing at their Lord" (Sura 75, 22-23) and "'Peace!' A word from a Merciful Lord" (Sura 36, 58) will be heard. Believers will be "on seats of honor in the presence of an All-Powerful King" (Sura 54, 55).

In other words, the greatest possible blessing that believers can have is the deep sense of Allah's mercy and will. By winning His good pleasure, they experience a joy and a happiness that cannot be compared with any material blessing.
Actually, it is Allah's will that gives value to Paradise's other blessings. The same blessings may exist on Earth to a certain extent, but they have no meaning for believers as long as they surpass the limits Allah established.

CONVERSATIONS IN PARADISE
They will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed all sadness from us. Truly our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful: He Who has lodged us, out of His favor, in the Abode of Permanence, where no weariness or fatigue affects us." (Sura 35, 34-35)
The Qur'an contains detailed accounts of conversations among believers, to whom Allah has given an exalted position in Paradise. These conversations are important, because they provide a good example for believers in this life. The verses: "They will hear no idle talk in it, nor any call to sin. All that is said is: 'Peace! Peace!''' (Sura 56, 25-26) show the importance of avoiding empty talk. Elsewhere, the same point is expressed as:
They will hear no idle talk nor any lying there, as a recompensation from your Lord, a commensurate gift. (Sura 78, 35-36)
Saheeh Muslim
Book 040, Hadith Number 6787.
Chapter : There is in paradise a tree under the shadow of which a rider can travel for a hundred years and even then he would not be able to cover it.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said that Allah would say to the inmates of Paradise: O, Dwellers of Paradise, and they would say in response: At thy service and pleasure, our Lord, the good is in Thy Hand. He (the Lord) would say: Are you well pleased now? They would say: Why should we not be pleased, O Lord, when Thou hast given us what Thou hast not given to any of Thy creatures? He would, however, say: May I not give you (something) even more excellent 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.

Book 040, Hadith Number 6797.
Chapter : The description of Paradise and the remembrance of Allah by the inmates morning and evening.
Hammam b. Munabbih reported: These are some of the ahidith which Abu Huraira reported from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and one is this that he is reported to have said: The (members of the) first group that would be admitted to Paradise would have their faces as bright as full moon during the night. They would neither spit nor suffer catarrh, nor void excrement. They would have their utensils and their combs made of gold and silver and the fuel of their braziers would be aloes and their sweat would be musk and every one of them would have two spouses (so beautiful) that the marrow of their shanks would be visible through the flesh. There would be no dissension amongst them and no enmity in their hearts. Their hearts would be like one heart, glorifying Allah morning and evening.
Isn’t all this spiritual pleasures?

Is there fornication and adultery in the Islamic Paradise?
And those who believe and do good works. WE shall make them enter Gardens through which streams flow, to abide therein for ever; therein shall they have pure spouses, and WE shall admit them to a place of plenteous shade. (4:157)
The word here is AZWAAJ. In Arabic, it means spouse.
Notice, the key word, SPOUSES. The houris will be our spouses. If a man has sex with his wife, is that fornication?? No, of course not, she is his spouse.
So I ask you, if a man can legitimately have sex with his spouse here on earth, they why can’t a man legitimately have sex with his spouse in paradise?

Allah described paradise in a Qudsi hadith…
Saheeh Bukhari
Volumn 009, Book 093, Hadith Number 589.
Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.'"

So as we can see paradise is something that is not of this world. So when the Quran talks about rivers of honey that does not mean that it is the same kind of honey that we have in this world. Similarly, when the Quran talks about rivers of wine in paradise that does not mean that it is the same kind of wine that we have here on earth that makes you get drunk and do stupid things and gives you a hangover the next morning. No, not at all. God is just using these terms in order for us to try to imagine what this paradise is kind of like. So the wine of paradise is nothing like the wine of this world.
Women in paradise:
Focusing more on this issue, Sheikh `Atiyyah Saqr, former Head of Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, adds:

“Here Allah mentions the Hoor Al`Een because in most cases men pursue women and not vice versa. As for women, Allah Almighty may marry them to any of the believers in Paradise, if they did not get married during worldly life, or He may compensate them by making them feel content with their position. It is also said that Allah may grant women some kind of beauty with which they will feel that they are better than the Hoor Al-`Een and that they are their mistress, so they will not love anyone other than their own husbands nor will they feel jealous of the Hoor Al-`Een.” (Source)
The main reason why the Quran and hadith are stressing the fact that men will get virgin girls is because it more appealing to men than promising virgin men to women. Men are more sexually active and therefore are facing a lot of difficulty (especially in the teenage years) to remain chaste. There are a lot of temptations in this world. That is why that Allah keeps promising these virgin girls who are more superior to the women of this world to those that remain patient and steadfast. That way, this motivates the unmarried men to remain chaste and be patient because they know they have something better waiting for them in the next life. Because if they do not get it legally in the next life then they would get it illegally in this life.
These are some verses that show the equality that men and women receive when it comes to attaining the rewards of paradise.

Surah 3:195
So their Lord accepted their prayer: That I will not waste the work of a worker among you, whether male or female...
Surah 4:194
And whoever does good deeds whether male or female and he (or she) is a believer -- these shall enter the garden, and they shall not be dealt with a jot unjustly.
Surah 16:97
Whoever does good whether male or female and he is a believer, We will most certainly make him live a happy life, and We will most certainly give them their reward for the best of what they did.
Surah 33:35
Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and the obeying men and the obeying women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women and the humble men and the humble women, and the almsgiving men and the almsgiving women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their private parts and the women who guard, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember -- Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a mighty reward.
Surah 36:56
They and their wives shall be in shades, reclining on raised couches
Surah 39:34
They will have with their Lord whatever they desire; that is the reward of those who good.
Surah 43:70
Enter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy.

Islam, true religion?

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The writer here makes the most absurd statement so far,
."The true religion with God is Islam." (3: 17)

Is God the Lord of the Mohammedans alone? Did not Divine religion exist at all thirteen hundred years back? It shows that the Qoran is not the word of God, but of some bigot.

Here he has shown his true colors! Islam means to submit, obey, surrender one’s will to God and this was the first religion on earth. It is the same religion as that of all the Prophets. Different languages might have different names but the main uncorrupted message is the same. God is not the Lord of the Muslims alone but of all and He has sent this book for mankind to follow. He has given a choice to choose your Lord’s way or the Satan’s way. Your existing way is not the way to go but you must also turn to your Lord.

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Muslims are embodiments of bigotry and ignorance

2007-12-17T00:16:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer expresses his hate towards Muslims after quoting and criticizing this verse:

Let not believers take infidels for their friends, rather believers. Whoso shall do this, hath nothing to hope from God. Say; If ye love God, then follow me, God will love you, and forgive your sins, for God is Forgiving. Merciful
If the correct translation is posted, then there is no need to refute his hate filled commentary.

[003:028] Let not the faithful take the infidels for their protectors, rather than the faithful: He who doth this, shall not be protected of God at all; unless ye fear any danger from them: But God warneth you to beware of himself; for unto God must ye return.

[003:028] Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return.
[003:028] The believers never ally themselves with the disbelievers, instead of the believers. Whoever does this is exiled from GOD. Exempted are those who are forced to do this to avoid persecution. GOD alerts you that you shall reverence Him alone. To GOD is the ultimate destiny.

I hope it is clear now.

The accuser has also made the same point about miracles again,
Now how can we believe that God and His angels came down to talk to men in ancient times when they do not do so now-a-days?

Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.

Allah, the great deceiver

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What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.
Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God, even Sam Shamoun said so in his debate with Shabir Ally when he was asked about the very topic we are discussing now.
Sam Shamoun says in his debate with Shabir Ally, part 3, which can be downloaded here in the 16th minute, 35th second.
About deception that's a difficulty in Islamic scholarship and I cannot comment because I do believe that God is sovereign and can choose to use methods that to us seem to be unacceptable but it does not affect on his holiness so I have no problem with that Quranic statement
The difference is that Allah deceives for the purpose of good and not evil. Deception is usually associated with negative aspects, however Allah did not do so.
Allah did not deceive the whole world, the devil and the disbelievers of the past are deceiving you.
We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.

Taken from http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=10138&dgn=4&ln=eng...

Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197

If God really aided the Mohammedans with three thousand angels in the past, why does He not help them now that their rule (in India and other countries) has greatly declined and is still declining?
The answer is simple and in the Quran. Allah has given a criteria for this help. A person must be a believer, must have done or be doing good deeds, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is evil, giving Zakaat and having no fear of the opposition. If this criteria is met, then no matter how strong the enemy may be, they will be defeated.
"And help us against the unbelieving people. But God is your real Lord, and He is the best of helpers. And if ye shall be slain or die on the path of God." (3: 111, 141, 142, 151.)
The context needs to be seen for this verse. Help from God is required against the unbelievers who were oppressing the innocent Muslims. Is there anything wrong with asking from God against those who disbelieve in God, who abuse Him and oppress the believers of God?
"Nor is God minded to lay open the secret thing to you but God chooseth what he will of his apostles to know them. Believe therefore, in God and his apostles." (3:174)
Why does this verse inculcate faith in Mohammad along with that in God, when the Mohammedans process to believe in none but God, and hold that none is worthy of sharing homage with Him?
This verse is a clear refutation to false beliefs like those of Hindus such as in stars or horoscopes and devil worship etc. Whatever is the hidden truth is with god and God gives some of it to the Prophets as He wills. Knowledge of the unseen is hidden and Prophets are appointed people by god and they forward this message to their people. It is as simple as that!

Muhammad and Allah were both pugnacious

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The writer has posted a verse and given a horrible explanation for it.
"O ye believers! Be patient, keep everything in its proper place and keep on fighting. Fear God that you may attain salvation." (3:178.)

However, if we see this verse from the Quran, it reads as follows:

Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is good for themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment. (3:178)

Is this deliberate misquote or some horrible mistake?

Now (the Mohammedan) God Himself has made Mohammad His partner (in Divine
honors, etc.) and has Himself declared this fact in the Qoran.

This is not mentioned in the Quran as the writer thinks. The Quran tells the Muslims to obey the Prophet if they want to obey Allah. By obeying the Prophet, Muslims do not associate him with God but believe that he is appointed by God and is bringing the message of God to mankind. Whatever the Prophet says is not from his own but by God and therefore, obeying what he speaks is actually obeying God. This is the simple interpretation and does not require much of a brain to understand!

The writer has even criticized the following verse:

"God truly will not do any one injustice even of the weight of a mote, and if there be any good deed, he will repay it doubly." (4:45.)

Criticizing such beautiful verses casts doubt on the integrity of the writer. It clearly shows that he is partial and clearly very anti-Islamic. He argues that doubling the deeds is actually injustice whereas it is the mercy of God. His opinion is obviously different and no impartial, sane person would hold such a pathetic view.

Allah’s omniscience in doubt, keeps a memorandum

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Whatever has happened, is happening and will happen has been recorded by Allah. It was recorded in a book even before human beings were created. This is predestination as understood by the Muslims. This does not mean that the people will do what is written but rather means that “the people do, that is why it is written”. On the day of judgment, each person will be given his/her record and no injustice will be done. Each person will clearly see what he/she did and will not complain about his/her reward or punishment. Allah does not need this book but rather it is His favor upon the people.

The height of prejudice

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The writer has put forward the following verses and made allegations to them.
"If they do not withhold their hands, seize them, and slay them, wherever you
find them. A believer killeth not a believer but by mischance, and whoso killeth
a believer by mischance shall be bound to free a believer from slavery; and the
blood money shall be made o the family of the slain believer unless they convert
it into alms. But if the slain believer be of a hostile people, let him confer
freedom on a slave who is a believer. But whoever shall kill a believer of a set
purpose, his recompense shall be hell, for ever shall he abide in it, God shall
be wrathful with him." (4: 94-96.)

[004:094] O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of God, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life: with God are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves before, till God conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefully investigate. For God is well aware of all that ye do.

[004:095] Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of God with their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath God promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,-
[004:096] Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

One wonders as to where the writer has taken his translations from! There are dozens of translations and many by hypocrites and anti-Islamic non-Muslims but none of them have this much falsehood in it as posted by the writer. Many a times the verses do not exist and on other occasions, they are distorted by the writer to suit his selfish needs.

In this section, the writer criticizes the belief that the rejecters of Allah will go to hell. This is his personal view and is an incorrect one too. A child who misbehaves with his/her parents is punished by the parents and similarly, Allah will punish those who lie and mock Allah. They say things that are blasphemy such as associating a child to Allah. Allah is pure! The writer has also criticized the Islamic belief that believing in Angels, Prophets etc is a must and those who do not do so are unbelievers. The writer says that this is associating partners with God whereas this is his own opinion. This can be explained by a simple example: A man sends his son to deliver a letter to Mr. A. If the son is made fun of or rejected by Mr. A but he accepts the message, it would be an insult to the boy’s father. A man approved of God brings the message of God and rejecting the messenger is actually rejecting the message of god and thereby rejecting God.

Birds of a feather flock together

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The writer has repeated many points several times. Maybe to increase the length of his book! Wherever he has repeated himself, the reply has been copy/pasted from where it was originally answered first.

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.

And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.
Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God, even Sam Shamoun said so in his debate with Shabir Ally when he was asked about the very topic we are discussing now.

The difference is that Allah deceives for the purpose of good and not evil. Deception is usually associated with negative aspects, however Allah did not do so.
Allah did not deceive the whole world, the devil and the disbelievers of the past are deceiving you.

We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.

Taken from http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=10138&dgn=4&ln=eng...

Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197

The writer has also criticized the Islamic belief that believing in Angels, Prophets etc is a must and those who do not do so are unbelievers. The writer says that this is associating partners with God whereas this is his own opinion. This can be explained by a simple example: A man sends his son to deliver a letter to Mr. A. If the son is made fun of or rejected by Mr. A but he accepts the message, it would be an insult to the boy’s father. A man approved of God brings the message of God and rejecting the messenger is actually rejecting the message of god and thereby rejecting God.
The point on lending a loan to God has been repeated here by the writer. Lending here is not literal but refers to paying Zakaat, Sadaqah etc, the return of which will be gien in the after life. For more details on this, please see the topic where this point was first made.
Later in this point, the writer repeats the point of Allah being forgiving to whom He pleases. The writer has some serious problems. He criticizes the most beautiful verses and makes arguments out of “no issues”.
"Obey God and obey the apostle." (5:93.)
Once again, a clear repetition. Perhaps it is just some memory problem or maybe a well crafter plan to increase the length of his book.
This is not mentioned in the Quran as the writer thinks. The Quran tells the Muslims to obey the Prophet if they want to obey Allah. By obeying the Prophet, Muslims do not associate him with God but believe that he is appointed by God and is bringing the message of God to mankind. Whatever the Prophet says is not from his own but by God and therefore, obeying what he speaks is actually obeying God. This is the simple interpretation and does not require much of a brain to understand!

The Q’uran promotes sinful conduct

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For this pathetic claim, the writer presents a verse which is completely out of context.

God forgiveth what is past; but whoever doth it again, God will take vengeance on him." (5: 96.)

[005:095] O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the Ka'ba, of a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. God forgives what is past: for repetition God will exact from him the penalty. For God is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution.

The verse presented by the writer was not just out of context, it was not complete as well. This verse is referring to the past particular misdeeds of the Arabs. It is some deed in particular in the days of ignorance and not any deed in general. The time is most important here. Unfortunately, the writer has broken his own plea and has shown closed-mindedness in the name of positive criticism.

Muhammad an imposter

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This section is another funny one for the Muslims. Here, the writer shows his ignorance even further and think in terms of his own religious book.

68. "And is there anyone more wicked than he who deviseth a life of God, or
saith "I have had a revelation" when nothing
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revealed to him?
And who saith I can bring down a book like that which God hath sent down."
(5:93.)

This shows that when Mohammad pretended to have had a revelation
from God, some other imposter also declared that he too had received heavenly
messages, and claimed to be a Prophet. Mohammad must have resorted to his device
(i.e., the publication of the above verse) in order to defeat his opponent and
increase his reputation.

He argues that this verse was made by the Prophet to defeat some other imposter at the time. This only shows the lack of knowledge of the writer. A few people had claimed partnership with the Prophet after his passing away but he had no competition. The writer needs to read history which he obviously hasn’t read at all.
The Quran is for all mankind for all times and the writer of it knew about the future. This is a universal verse applivable for all times and not like the writer’s own book which became useless when it became badly corrupt.

Later in this same topic, the writer repeats his points about the devil.

This section is the most useless and not worth replying at all. It is a fundamental belief of Islam that everything is a test from Allah. Here the writer alleges that Allah did not know about past, present or future and creating Satan turned out to be a mistake which He did not know about in advance. Such a claim shows only ignorance of Islamic beliefs. The life is a test for the hereafter and everything is by the will of Allah. Anything we might not like is a test from Allah and each person is given a test according to his or her own power.

[002:286] Allah does not burden any soul beyond its endurance. For it is what it earns, and against it is what it commits. “Our Lord, do not condemn us for what we forget, or err. Our Lord, do not levy upon us the (kind of) burden You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, do not impose upon us a burden that is greater than our strength to withstand. Pardon us, grant us forgiveness, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector! Grant us victory over the nation of unbelievers!

Allah is also not omnipresent

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The writer believes that God is everywhere and concludes that Allah is not the true God as he is above the heavens. This is the false opinion of the writer. Allah is above the heavens but His knowledge is everywhere. If he says that his god is everywhere, then is it also in his ass and in what comes out of it?
This is blasphemy according to Islam and according to the writer, this blasphemy is the criteria to judge the true God. This is indeed a sick thought!

For the first time in this book, the writer appreciates something in the Quran but only to make allegations against the Quran. The writer appreciates the verse that the earth should not be wasted with license but says that it is a contradiction to other places where the Quran is in favor of killing non-Muslims. The writer has not produced any verse to support his claim and is a very poor and a biased one as well. It has been answered where he first touched this issue.

In this topic, the writer again makes fun of miracles.

The question arises as to who will decide what the laws of nature are? Is science the criteria or our human senses? Has science gone that far to explain everything? Are our senses that developed to know everything through observation?
In this section, the writer makes the same claim of miracles not existing today:
Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.

Allah should be spoken to aloud or not?

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This is a very silly allegation made by the writer. He says that there is a contradiction in the Quran because in one place it says to pray aloud and in one place, it says to pray in silence. There is no contradiction but the contradiction is in the thought of the writer. Muslims pray five times a day and among them, some are prayed loudly and some not loudly. For more information, just observe a Muslim at prayer and you will understand what it means. The Muslims have no problem in understanding this simple message but the accuser has severe problems. Having a problem with simple messages is in fact the real problem here. If this problem is addressed, this book wouldn’t have been written at all.

The writer makes allegations against the spoils of war. This is a lengthy topic and can be found in the link below:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/adeel_khan/Rebuttal_to_Sam_Shamoun9_and_Jochen_Katz.htm

If someone has some problem with anything in Islam, he/she must ask knowledgeable Muslims about it with a pure intention instead of writing a book and making a cheap name of himself!

Allah’s destitute of compassion

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[008:007] Behold! God promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but God willed to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;-

[008:008] That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.

[008:009] Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks."

[008:010] God made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from God: and God is Exalted in Power, Wise.
[008:011] Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
[008:012] Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
The accuser has quoted these verses but out of context and with false translations. Context has been put up above. The context clearly says that the fear shall be put into the hearts of the infidels in that situation. The writer puts himself in the position of those infidels whereas he should put himself in a position that has nothing to do with that particular fight. He neither lives in Arabia, nor is an enemy combatant!

Open your mind and appreciate the beauty!

In this very topic, the accuser has pointed out a verse in which Allah addresses the faithful and the accuser calls it as being biased. The accuser says that God is impartial and should refer to everyone and not do favoritism towards the Muslims. This is a false understanding of the writer because the Quran refers to each group of people separately. It also refers to humans as one group calling them sons of Adam. Having a problem in everything is the real problem here.

The writer has presented a verse in which the Muslims are ordered to fight against the disbelievers until the pagan Arabs are destroyed. Somehow, the accuser has changed the message and interpretation of this verse to mean that the Muslims should kill innocent people and be thugs. The fight here mentioned in the verses is a fight in particular and one cannot decide as to who is evil and who is not without knowing about the background of the fight between the Muslims and the pagan Arabs. Commenting without knowledge is just hypocrisy.

The main problem of the writer with the Quran is on the treatment of non-Muslims and to justify his hate for the Muslims, he attribute verses that were for the pagan Arabs to himself and his own religion. He again criticized the belief that Allah helps the Muslims in wars which has been answered where he first made this allegation. The writer has no problem with the people being disobedient to God and being punished for that. His understanding of God is very flawed.

There is a saying of Prophet Muhammad (saw) that a Muslim must help another Muslim whether he is right or wrong. The companions asked as to why or how they should help the Muslim if he is wrong. The Prophet replied that by correcting him. Isn’t that beautiful? The writer must change his mental position and then see the true picture presented by the Quran.

Is Allah all-pervading?

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This is a repeated point made by the writer. The thing that needs to cleared is that Muslims believe that Allah is above the heavens and His knowledge is everywhere.
In this section, the writer makes the same claim of miracles not existing today:
Each Prophet brought miracles with him. Just claiming Prophethood was simply not enough. People back then were not as advanced as us in terms of man-made technology and their knowledge was also not as vast as that of today. Miracles were a common thing those days. Today is the era of science and technology and one doesn’t need miracles like those to realize the truth. According to University of Chicago, 300-400 people are becoming Muslim every single day in the USA alone. They do not need to see dead being raised to convince themselves. These people are just reading the Quran and getting amazed at its beauty. Back then, people would have questioned some amazing scientific miracles in the Quran and therefore miracles were a common thing back then.

Again (!) the writer dislikes the fact that disbelievers in God will be punished. His not believing in Islam is a different thing but to say that those who reject God, abuse Him and mock Him are not worthy of punishment is totally absurd!

Muhammad holding out baits for the ignorant

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In this section, the writer criticizes the concept of heaven and hell altogether. This criticism will not be addressed at all as he is not in the favor of punishment for people like Hitler!

Later in this section, the writer again criticizes the necessity in the belief in Prophets. This has been answered where he first raised this point. Belief in the one who brought the message is very important because without that belief, the belief in God is incomplete as the Prophets are chosen by God and rejecting them is rejecting the decision of God.

A terrible blot on Godhead?

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In this topic, the writer argues that according to the Quran, The Prophet took money for himself. This has been answered before but will be answered here again.
Prophet Muhammad (s) was the leader of the Muslims. He managed the affairs of the State (in whatever state it was) and for that money is required. The above explanations say that a Prophet does not ask for his personal desires and this is exactly what Prophet Muhammad (s) did. The above mentioned verses lay down a basis for a flourishing state. A President of a country collects money through taxes. During the time of the Prophet, a system of taxes had not yet been established. Whatever was collected was through this method mentioned above.

A Hadith is mentioned above with bold letters by the accusers. It is posted below again with my emphasis.

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Whenever a dead man in debt was brought to Allah's Apostle he would ask, "Has he left anything to repay his debt?" If he was informed that he had left something to repay his debts, he would offer his funeral prayer, otherwise he would tell the Muslims to offer their friend's funeral prayer. When Allah made the Prophet wealthy through conquests, he said, "I am more rightful than other believers to be the guardian of the believers, so if a Muslim dies while in debt, I am responsible for the repayment of his debt, and whoever leaves wealth (after his death) it will belong to his heirs." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 37, Number 495)

If we see the context, we see that there is no problem at all.

In this same topic, the writer again posts verses that speak of fighting against a particular enemy and associates these enemies as himself and as non-Muslims in general. The verse itself has the answer. The accuser should at least read it before writing.

Allah ignorant of physics?

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The writer criticizes the theory of creation. He lacks knowledge of science!
http://www.harunyahya.com/

http://www.harunyahya.com/miracles_of_the_quran_01.php (Comprehensive)

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_index.html
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_refutation_darwinism.php
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_refutation_atheism.php
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_design_nature.php
Miracles of the Noble Quran. Video files.
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_miracles_quran.php
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_quran_archaeology.php
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_myth_called_matter.php

Further in this point, the writer makes the same old point of God being only for the Muslims. An example can be used to illustrate this fact: A man has two sons and one is obedient to him while the other abuses and curses him several times each day without any valid reason. Who do you think the father would love more?

God will raise people from the dead and omniscient is not an issue for the Muslims as explained earlier. The writer again makes fun of miracles. He again makes fun of heaven and hell and asks about the future of the earth and the heavens. If Allah Himself has not mentioned it, then there is no need to make guesses. Let us just wait and see what happens!

The writer has presented a verse by which he has made fun of himself.

When Joseph said to his father, "O my father! Verily I beheld eleven stars and the sun and the moon." (12: 4.)
C. ~ This verse contains a dialogue between a father and his son, which shows that the Qoran is not from God but is the production of some man who has embodied in it the biographies of human beings.
If we read the first six words, we see that Allah is transmitting the words of the father and son. It is the word of the Prophets spoken directly by God.
The writer goes on to show the level of knowledge he has about science. He criticizes the pillars of the heavens and earth that we cannot see (gravity!)
http://www.answering-christianity.com/gravity_in_noble_quran.htm
In this same topic, the writer once again criticizes the statement of Allah that He is merciful to whom He pleases. This has been answered where he first raised this point.

Allah beguiles people?

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This has been answered twice before!

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.

Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God, even Sam Shamoun said so in his debate with Shabir Ally when he was asked about the very topic we are discussing now.

The difference is that Allah deceives for the purpose of good and not evil. Deception is usually associated with negative aspects, however Allah did not do so.
Allah did not deceive the whole world, the devil and the disbelievers of the past are deceiving you.

We have to look at the purpose at why God did what He did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.

Taken from http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=10138&dgn=4&ln=eng...

Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197
Again, the accuser has argued that god is everywhere. The Islamic belief is that He is above the heavens and this is where He sent the Quran from.
The sun and the moon keep on wandering as also mentioned in the verses presented by the writer but the writer has a problem that the movement of earth is not mentioned. If one sees the links presented earlier, one will see that this fact exists. The writer also problems with the fact that man is an oppressor. Does he not see what is around him? He seems to be a person who lives in a dream world in his own thoughts and illusions.
God breathed His spirit into Adam. The accuser argues that due to this, He also becomes God. This is a foolish understanding of a non-complicated matter. Due to the spirit, man got his powers. This doesn’t make one God. Man lives and dies and cannot even control his own life. God is the One who is no need for anything but humans need God.

Why are there infidels when He sent apostles to all people?

2007-12-17T00:01:00.000-08:00

If God had willed, everyone would have been a believer but then where is the test of the knowledge, sense of understanding, feeling, knowledge and free will? This life is a test for the hereafter and therefore this has not happened among other reasons known only to God. There are infidels because they rejected the apostles sent to them. The pagan Arabs appointed daughters to God whereas others appointed sons to God.

What an injustice of Allah!

2007-12-17T00:00:00.002-08:00

A very old and repeated point by the writer. I think he has repeated it three times before this.
Suppose if Allah is deceiver then what's problem?

by Bassam Zawadi

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.

And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty,but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.

Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God.
What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.
Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare.
We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.
Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197.

Further in this topic the writer again criticizes hell. Again, no reply will be made to his own view. It appears that he is the kind of person who love people like Hitler.

There can be no delay in the administration of Justice

2007-12-17T00:00:00.001-08:00

In this section, the writer again criticizes the day of judgment and argues that if there is a separate day for all this, then justice is delayed. The writer hasn’t read the Quran well. The Quran has the concept of justice that is greater than any form of justice in the world.

[003:145] No soul can die except by Allah’s leave, and at a preordained time. We will bestow (the benefits) here (in this world) upon anyone who wants (the results and) rewards (of his effort) in this world. We will bestow (the benefits and the rewards) there (in the hereafter) upon anyone who desires the reward in the life after death. Soon, We will reward the grateful ones!

[003:185] Every soul shall have to taste death! The day of Resurrection is when you (can and) shall receive your dues to the fullest extent _ (the consequence of your deeds). (That day), whoever is pulled away from hell, and is ushered into the paradise, will really have triumphed. The life of this world is (nothing but) an illusive enjoyment _ a (mere) deception.

In this very topic, the writer has again criticized miracles and in this case, the miracle of the giant she camel. He calls it deception but I call it giving chance and favors even to the sinners.

Rebirth of souls constitutes true doctrine

2007-12-16T23:59:00.001-08:00

In this section, the writer again criticizes the concept of heaven and hell and concludes that reincarnation is the only truth. The Quran has something to say about that as well.

It is He Who takes you back to Himself at night, while knowing the things you perpetrate by day, and then wakes you up again, so that a specified term may be fulfilled. (Surat al-An'am, 6:60)

From this verse we see that every night when we sleep, God takes us back. This is an indication that we dreams as shown to us. Many times we forget the dreams we have seen. Sometimes we remember them later and many times we do not remember them at all. It has happened to many people that when they see something, they feel that it has already happened somewhere, sometime before. The reason for this believed by Hindus is reincarnation but for the Muslims, it is the future seen in the dream that came back when it really happened. Even after seeing such an amazing thing, one doesn’t necessarily remember the forgotten dream but it totally feels as if it has happened before. This supposed reincarnation is in fact forgotten dreams.
Further in this topic, the writer argues that destruction of cities by God due to the people becoming impious is a flaw because no city can be 100% filled with impious people. The writer seems to be picky in verses. He either hasn’t read the whole Quran or is just deliberately trying to deceive the readers. The Quran says that when a city or town is destroyed, the Prophet takes the believers with him and only the evil people are destroyed. The problem here is just picking verses out of context and putting them up with mischievous interpretation.

Believers of the Q’uran must be illiterate

2007-12-16T23:58:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer criticizes the killing of a boy by Prophet Khider and the place of the setting of the sun. First, the setting of the sun has been answered and after it the story of the boy will be explained.

Zakir Naik said in his debate with Dr William Campbell “The Quran and Bible in the Light of Science”

The other points, Dr. William Campbell raised was regarding Surah Kahf Chapter No.18, Verse No.86, that… ‘Zulqarnain sees the sun setting in murky water… in turbid water - Imagine sun setting in murky water… unscientific.’ The Arabic word used here is… it is 'wajada' meaning, ‘it appeared to Zulqarnain.’ And Dr. William Campbell knows Arabic. So 'wajada' means - if you look up in the dictionary also, it means it appeared.’ So Allah Subhanawataala is describing what appeared to Zulqarnain. If I make a statement that… ‘The student in the class said, 2 plus 2 is equal to 5.’ And you say… ‘Oh Zakir said, 2 plus 2 is equal to 5. I did not say. I am telling…‘The student in the class said, 2 plus 2 is equal to 5.’ I am not wrong - The student is wrong. There are various ways to try and analyze this verse. One is this way - according to Muhammad Asad, that 'wajada' means… ‘It appeared to’… ‘It appeared to Zulqarnain.’ Point no.2 - The Arabic word used is 'Magrib' - It can be used for time, as well as place. When we say ‘sunset’ – ‘sunset’ can be taken for time. If I say… ‘The sun sets at 7 p.m.’; I am using it for time. If I say… ‘The ‘Sun sets in the West’, it means I am taking it for place. So here if we use the word 'Magrib' for time. So Zulqarnain did not reach that place of sunset - used - as time - He reached at the time of sun set. The problem is solved. Further more, you can solve them in various ways. Even if Dr. William Campbell says… ‘No No, the basic assumption is too much - It is not… ‘Appeared to’… it is actually this.’ Let us analyze it further. The Qur'anic verse says… the Sun set in murky water.’ Now we know, when we use these words, like ‘sunrise’ and ‘sunset’ - does the sunrise? Scientifically, sun does not rise - neither does the sunset. We know scientifically, that the sun does not set at all. It is the rotation of the earth, which gives rise to sunrise and sunset. But yet you read in the everyday papers mentioning, sunrise at 6 a.m. sun sets at 7.00 p.m. Oh! The newspapers are wrong – Unscientific!’ If I use the word ‘Disaster’, Oh! There is a disaster’ – ‘Disaster’ means there is some calamity which has taken place. Literally, ‘disaster’ means ‘an evil star.’ So when I say… ‘This disaster’ every one knows what I mean is ‘a calamity’, not about the evil star.’ Dr. William Campbell and I know, when a person who is mad, we call him a lunatic - Yes or no? At least I do, and I believe Dr. William Campbell also will be doing that. We call a person ‘a lunatic’ – He is ‘mad.’ What is the meaning of ‘lunatic’? It means… ‘struck by the moon’ - But that is how the language has evolved. Similarly sun rise, is actually, it is just a usage of words. And Allah has given the guidance for the human beings also - He uses so, that we understand. So it is just ‘sunset’ - Not that it is actually setting - Not that sun is actually rising. So this explanation clearly gives us a clear picture, that the Verse of the Qur’an of Surah Kahf, Chapter.18, Verse No 86, is not in contradiction with established science - That is the way how people speak.

I recommend visiting the following links
http://bismikaallahuma.org/Quran/Commentary/q18-86.htm
http://www.geocities.com/noorullahwebsite/zul-qarnain.html
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1123996016622&pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE

Now lets come to the killing of the boy. The story is quite simple but the writer did not understand it at all. Prophet Moses (as) thought that he is the most knowledgeable person in the world at his time but he was corrected by God that there is one more person named Khider. Khider showed his knowledge to Prophet Moses (as) by that incident. If we look at the bigger picture, we see that it was good all around; for the boy, for his parents and for the society. A smaller loss is much better than a larger loss.

Further in this point, the writer has criticized the miraculous birth of Jesus. The writer is a rejecter of miracles but still he believes in God which is very strange. It appears that he actually worships kinetic energy rather than God.

Did Allah, himself send the devil to incite the innocent?

2007-12-16T23:55:00.003-08:00

The word innocent is very funny here. The ones who sin, who abuse God are referred to as innocent people by the writer.
Suppose if Allah is deceiver then what's problem?

by Bassam Zawadi

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.

And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty,but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.

Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God.
What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.
Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare.
We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.
Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197.

The writer later in this point criticizes forgiveness through repentance. It would have been great if he had expressed his own views. He seems to have a problem with every thing. God knows the true intentions of the people and He knows whether the repentance is genuine or not. Actions are judged by intentions.
The writer later in this topic shows his ignorance yet again. He has made fun of the fact that mountains prevent the earth from shaking.
The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220)
Allah Almighty said: "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)"
He the Almighty also said: "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so it would not shake with you....(The Noble Quran, 16:15)"

http://answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm

The writer again criticized the character of Mary (as). There is some problem with his thoughts!

2007-12-16T23:55:00.002-08:00

The word innocent is very funny here. The ones who sin, who abuse God are referred to as innocent people by the writer.

Suppose if Allah is deceiver then what's problem?by Bassam Zawadi

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.

And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.
Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare.

We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.

Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197.

The writer later in this point criticizes forgiveness through repentance. It would have been great if he had expressed his own views. He seems to have a problem with every thing. God knows the true intentions of the people and He knows whether the repentance is genuine or not. Actions are judged by intentions.
The writer later in this topic shows his ignorance yet again. He has made fun of the fact that mountains prevent the earth from shaking.
The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220)Allah Almighty said: "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)"He the Almighty also said: "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so it would not shake with you....(The Noble Quran, 16:15)"

http://answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm

The writer again criticized the character of Mary (as). There is some problem with his thoughts!

Can the inanimate adore God?

2007-12-16T23:55:00.001-08:00

"Seest thou not that all creatures both in the heavens and on the earth adore God? The sun, and the moon, and the stars, the mountains and the trees, and the beasts, and many men? They shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and pearls, and their vestures therein shall be silk. And cleanse my House for those who compass it and who stand up." Afterwards let them put an end to the neglect of other persons; and let them pay their vows, and compass the ancient House. And may commemorate the name of God." (22: 18, 23,28,30, 32.)

Based on these verses, the writer calls the Muslims as idol worshippers. You decide whether this man is worth trusting! Everything created is a living thing and they do what God has planned and ordered them. The sun, the stars and the earth move the way God has ordered and this is their way of obedience to God. The writer has serious problems with the concept of God and rejects God as having great powers as he denies miracles.

This mode of meting out justice is as bad as doing injustice

2007-12-16T23:54:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer has again showed his mental level! He believes that waking up on the day of judgment is a foolish concept. He asks the questions as to where the soul would be till then and later concludes that this is a punishment to the soul through acts like rotting of the body, smell etc. These are very childish and ignorant arguments. Suppose if a person died and went to hell and another person who came 300 years after him also died and went to hell immediately. If both their deeds were exactly alike, then the one who went to hell before would feel injustice comparatively because heaven and hell are eternal. No matter what happens, the one who died first will always be suffering 300 years more than the other. The Islamic belief is that the dead are sleeping and all will awake on the day of judgment. This is justice to all.

Human body parts will give testimony on the day of Judgment. The writer also makes fun of this belief and calls it an impossible thing. If his god cannot do such a thing, then he should keep his views to himself and not waste the time of the readers who believe in an All Powerful God!

The writer has made the most stupid point here. He makes fun of the scientific fact that all living things are made of water! What can I say about that?
“Obey Allah and obey the Prophet” has been understood to be partnership with God by the writer. This has been explained before that Prophets are messengers of God and to obey God, one has to follow the message God has given which is conveyed to mankind through the Prophets. Belief in the one sent by God is therefore a must.

The Qoran disturbs the peace of the world and fosters discord

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In this section, the writer goes against common sense to say that the sky is vast and infinite. This is not an established scientific fact. The Quran says that it has an end. Both of the views have not yet been affirmed by science and to make statements on an unestablished matter is foolishness.

Other books sent by Allah before the Quran

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In this section, the writer argues about the need for Quran if books had been sent before the Quran. This is a foolish claim! God had sent books to each people and they were for their own people for their own time. People were not that advanced to receive the message of the Quran. This can be seen from the scientific mistakes made by the writer. The main message of every book was the same but minor differences existed in practical laws etc. The people had corrupted their own books due to many reasons such as translation errors, deliberate hypocrisy, culture creeping into religion, magic, devil worship etc. This is a favor of God that Prophets kept coming to bring mankind back to the true path. It is compulsory for us to thank Allah for sending the Quran which brings mankind back to the true religion of God which was corrupted by the people before. In this same section, the writer makes fun of Muslims getting sick. He says that if they follow the law of God, then they should not get sick. The problem is not just that, the problem is that others do not follow the law of God. If everyone follwed the law of God, there wouldn’t be any dirt, uncleanliness and therefore illness. Besides, the world is a test for the hereafter and health is a part of that test. In this section, the writer again criticizes the concept of forgiveness through repentance. Perhaps his god is a brutal tyrant who only loves those who abuse him, never forgives anyone, punishes the faithful and lets the sinful escape from any punishment. Allah is not like that.

The writer has again criticized miracles and in this case, he criticizes the miracle of the giant she-camel for the second time. If his god is not All-Powerful, then he shouldn’t criticize the ones whose God is Allah Powerful and can do as He wills.

The writer has also criticized other miracles and makes fun of God calling Himself mighty. In reality, the writer makes fun of himself. If God hadn’t explained Himself to us, then we sure would have believed in a god like that of the writer who is kinetic energy, is not capable of doing much etc.

The writer has again made fun of the scientific fact that mountains prevent the earth from shaking!

The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220)

Allah Almighty said: "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)

"He the Almighty also said: "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so it would not shake with you....(The Noble Quran, 16:15)"

http://answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm

The joke is on the writer!

Does God create by the caprice of His Will?

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The writer makes fun of God forgiving Prophet Moses (as). What can be said about that? Prophet Moses (as) made a mistake and God forgave him, what is the problem with that?

The writer has asked for the reason to disobey parents if they disobey God. The reason is that a person's first duty is towards the parents and then anyone else.

Muslims believe in all the Prophets.

The writer has asked for the reason for men not having ages as they had in the olden times. The answer is "evolution". Not the evolution believed by atheists but logical evolution.

The writer has again made the coment that God must have been sitting idle before creation. On matters not explained by God, it is better to remain silent.

The writer has again criticized heaven and has said that if heaven has gardens, then there must be gardeners for God to do the work. This is a belief of the one who does not believe in the idea of an All-Powerful God.

The writer has made fun of the creation and the invisible pillars (gravity). The writer had no knowldge of gravity!

The writer says that the words in the Quran saying that day and night follow each other is common sense and therefore, not by God. God has said that they are signs for those who think. This required deep thinking. Atheist must do so and they will realise that the world is created in such a way that it is perfect and cannot be by anyone or anything other than God.

The writer has also made fun of the fact that ships sail by the will of God. He again shows that he believes in a powerless god and such matters are just sellf happening. the Muslim belief is that everything happens by the wil of God.

Is Allah limited by space like man?

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The importance of this topic is directly related to the importance of Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) and the perfection of Tawheed in one's life and actions. As a scholar of old said that whoever does not know where His Creator is does not worship Him.

Another importance reason for this topic is to refute the groups of innovation who have distorted the teachings of Islam and distorted the words and attributes of Allah. Among them, the Sufis for instance, claim that Allah is everywhere. They keep harping on this same tone until they make people believe that what they claim is truth and undisputed truth. However, despite their unfounded contention, the books of hadith and scholars, nay the book of Quran-the actual speech of Allah is itself filled with verse upon verse refuting the heretic concept of Allah, the Omniscient, the Omnipotent being everywhere in His Glorified Essence. Rather this heresy is nothing but disbelief as will be explicitly proven in this short treatise, and this belief amounts to no less than pantheism-the belief that God is everywhere, in everything.

The main sources of Islam will be touched upon, gathering proof after proof to the answer to the question of where Allah is. The last topic of discussion-logical reasoning is the weakest proof in Islam but for those out there, who find it hard to accept the word of Allah, the words of Rasul, the Sahaba, the Imams, then they can not even rely upon their minds to proof their claims of Allah being everywhere. In order, this article will intend to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Allah is above the Heavens, separate from the creation but among his creation by His Hearing (as-Samiy), His Seeing (al-Baseer) and His Knowledge (al-Aleem).

Evidences from the Qur'an

As mentioned earlier, the Qur'an is full of both explicit and implicit proofs. Among the implicit proofs are the several verses that mention of deeds and Jesus being raised to Allah. Obviously, only what is below is raised or ascends. As Allah says, the meaning of which is:

"And when Allah said: 'O Jesus! I will take you and raise you to Myself'."[3:55]

"To Him ascend (all) the goodly words, and the righteous deeds lift them."[35:10]

"From Allah, the Lord of the Places of Ascent, the angels and the Ruh (Gabriel) ascend to Him in a day the measure whereof is of fifty thousand years."[70:3-4]

And there are many other verses of similar nature but the above should suffice in making the point. Among the explicit verses, there are several other verses that mention clearly that their Lord is above them

"And He is the Subduer, above His slaves, and He is the All-Wise, Well Acquainted with all things."[6:18]

And even more clearer:

"Do you feel secure that He, Who is fis-sama (above the heavens), will not cause the earth to sink…Or do you feel secure that He, Who is fis-sama (above the heavens) will not send against you a violent whirlwind?" [67:16-17]

It is important to point out here that the literal translation of 'fis-sama' is 'in' the heavens. The scholars of tafseer have explained it according to the Arabic language for 'fi' in this context to have the meaning of above as it is not possible for Allah to be surrounded by His creation i.e. the heavens. Also, sometimes the word 'fi' is used in the meaning of 'ala' (on) as mentioned in another verse:

"I will surely crucify you 'fi' (on) the trunks of palm-trees."[20:71]

Now, obviously the 'fi' in this verse refers not to 'in' but to 'on' as one cannot be crucified within a trunk!

The other interpretation is based on the variant meanings of the word 'Sama' which in Arabic can refers to that which is elevated-the higher, or uppermost of anything (the Muhkam). It can also refer to the ceiling of a house, to the sky, to the heavens and to elevation and transcendence. The meaning should not be, hence, confused with its predominant acceptation, a word of well-known meaning: the sky-the canopy of the earth (taj al-aroos). Hence, the verse could be translated as the one Who is in transcendence to all creation which in essence, has the same meaning of being above the heavens.

Evidences from the Sunnah (the Way) of the Prophet

The sunnah of the Prophet is the explanation of the Quran. One cannot take the Quran alone without letting the sunnah tag along. Like the Quran, the Prophet made it extremely clear the truth on this matter of where Allah is. Some of the ahadith on this matter are quoted next:

Abu Hurairah narrates that the Messenger said, "Whoever donates the equal of a date from whatever was collected righteously, and only good is ascended to Allah, then, He will accept it (the charity) with His Right and raise it for its giver till it becomes like a mountain." [Bukhari]

More clear:

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-As related that the Messenger said, "Allah grants mercy to the merciful. Be merciful to those who are on the earth, (then) He Who is fis-Sama (above the heavens) will be merciful to you." [Abu Dawood & At-Tirmidhi]

Even more clearer:

Jabir ibn Abdillah said: "The Messenger of Allah said in his speech on the day of Arafah: 'Did I convey (the Message).' They said: 'Yes.' While raising his finger to the sky and then pointing at them, he said: 'O my Lord, be a witness." [Muslim]

And the Muslims of today have the audacity to say that Allah is everywhere when their own Messenger pointed nowhere except to the sky above him in this clear hadith. I ask you, O Muslims, if you were to sit in front of me and I were to refer to you, would not I point directly to you and NOT the ground or to the sky to do so? So, why is it then when the Prophet points to the sky above him to refer to Allah we do not understand from this that Allah was above him, is above you and all his creations? Why do we wonder any more?

Finally, justice cannot be done to this topic without mentioning the hadith about the slave-girl, whose faith was affirmed by just two questions, one being 'Where is Allah?':

Muawiyah bin Al-Hakam As-Salmi said:

"I had a slave-girl who used to herd sheep for me. One day I discovered that a wolf had killed one of her sheep, and I'm a man from the children of Adam, I get upset like they get upset, and I slapped her in the face. Then I went to the Prophet who impressed upon me the seriousness of my act. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I not set her free?' He said, 'Bring her to me.' He asked her, 'Where is Allah', She said, 'He is above the heavens.' He said, 'Who am I?' She said, 'You are the Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Free her, for she is a believer.' (Muslim and Abu Dawud)

Among the benefits inherent to this hadith (as mentioned by Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno in 'The Pillars of Islam and Iman'- pub. Maktaba Dar-as-Salaam) are:

The Companions of the Prophet used to refer to him all of their problems, whether minor or major. Hence, all issues for judgment should be referred to Allah and His Messenger, acting upon the Statement of Allah :
"But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Mohammed) a judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission." (V.4: 65)

The Prophet reproached the Companion for slapping the slave-girl and considered it a serious matter.
Belief is a condition for freeing a slave and since the Prophet allowed her to be free, she had to be judged a believer by the Prophet otherwise she would continue to be a slave.
The necessity of asking about Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism); and part of it is the belief that Allah is above His Throne, knowledge of this being mandatory.
The legitimacy of asking "Where is Allah?"; the fact that asking such is actually Sunnah, since the Prophet himself did not hesitate asking about it.
The obligation of replying that Allah is above the heavens, since the Prophet affirmed the reply of the slave girl and it also goes along with the Statement of Allah in the Quran:
"Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you?" (V. 67: 16)

The correctness of Belief includes the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
The belief that Allah is above the heaven indicates soundness of one's Belief, and it is mandatory on every believer to accept this position.
The refutation of the erroneous belief that Allah is in every place by His Essence. The truth is that Allah is with us by His Knowledge not by His Supreme Self.
The fact that the Prophet ordered for the slave-girl to be brought to her to allow him to test her shows that he did not possess the knowledge of the unseen [except of what Allah informed him. This refutes the claim of many Sufis and other Muslims that the Prophet had complete knowledge of the unseen].
The Ijma of the Sahaba and Their Sayings

As Muslims, we have three main sources of our deen. Two have already been mentioned. The third is Ijma' of the Sahaba because the Sahaba would never agree on falsehood. Let us examine some statements from this generation:

From the first Khalifa:

Abu Bakr As-Sideeq said: "Whoever worshipped Mohammed, Mohammed has died. Whoever worshipped Allah, Allah is Alive fis-Sama (above the heavens), and death does not touch Him." [Ad-Darimi in Ar-Radd 'Alal-Jahmiyyah].

Other than stating that Allah is indeed above the Heavens, Abu Bakr made another important refutation here. And that is to refute all those who say that Mohammed is actually alive and we can direct our dua' to him or that he can become a source of shifa' (intercession) or wasila (nearness to Allah) in this life. Indeed, the Prophet will be a shifa' for the Muslims on the Day of Judgment and indeed following the sunnah of Allah and His Rasul will be a source of wasila in this life but asking the Prophet for intercession in this life or seeking his help in nearness to Allah by saying 'O Mohammed, bring us nearer to Allah' or 'O Mohammed, we ask Allah to grant so and so for your sake' is nothing but falsehood and goes against Tawheed.

From the second Khalifa:

Umar ibn al-Khattab visited Syria riding on his camel. The companions said to him: "O leader of the believers, will you not ride a Birthoun (a jade, horse of mean, non Arab breed) so you may be intercepted by the great and noted people." Umar replied: "Do I not see you from here? Verily the matter comes from here" (and he pointed with his hand to the sky). [Ibn Qayyim in Ijtima al-Joyush al-Islamiyyah]

The Sayings of the Tabiyeen and the Tabe-Tabiyeen

The second generation after the companions (tabiyeen) continued the firmness in matters of Aqeedah. There are too many to enumerate. A few examples include Marwan, Qatadah, Sulayman, Al-Taymi, Muqatil and so on. [Al-Uluw by At-Thahabee]

And we continue to see the same thinking in the next generation (the tabe-tabiyeen). As narrated by Al-Bayhaqi:

"We used to say, while at-Tabiyeen were still many, that Allah, all praise to Him, is upon His Throne. We believe in what the Sunnah has told us of His Attributes." [Al-Uluw by At-Thahabee].

And as Muslims we know that the throne of Allah is above the heavens and the earth.

The Sayings of the Imam (including Abul Hasan al-Ashari)

The Imams of the four famous madhabs were not fearful of making the truth known. Nay, they would never be afraid of spreading the true knowledge. We start by the saying of Imam Abu-Haneefa which in itself sums up the importance of this whole treatise:

"Whoever says that he does not know whether His Lord is above the heavens or on earth is a disbeliever (kafir!), because Allah has said (meaning): 'The Ever-Merciful Istawa (rose) upon His Throne' [20-5]. And His Throne is above the seven heavens." Abu Muti al-Balkhi asked him: "What if says that yes Allah is upon His Throne but he does not know whether the throne is above the earth or on earth itself?" To which Abu Haneefa replied, "He is (still) a disbeliever (kafir), because he rejected that Allah is above the heavens , and that the creation make supplications above to their Lord and not downward." [At-Thahabee in Al-Uluw]

Is there need to say more? But let us continue with Imam Shafi (who mentions about what Imam Malik too believed) who said:

"The sunnah that we follow along with our companions, followers of hadith whom I met and took knowledge from, like Sufiyan, Imam Malik, and others, is that we believe that there is no god except Allah and that Mohammed is His Messenger. And that Allah , the Praised One, is upon His Throne fis-sama (above the heavens). He comes closer to His slaves as He wills. Allah descends to the lower heaven as He wills." [At-Thahabee in Al-Uluw]

No other Imam has sayings about Istawa than Imam of As-Sunnah Ahmad ibn Hanbal. He wrote his famous book, Ar-Radd ala al-Jahmiyyah. Please refer to this book for countless arguments on this issue.

It is benefit to mention the sayings of Imam Abul Hasan al-Ashari quite prominently as he was unjustly accused of sayings which he later refuted and disowned, while adhering to the belief of the righteous group of ahl-Sunnah wal Jamah. In his book 'Ibanah' (the Clarification), al-Ashari clearly refutes many of the sayings of the 'followers' of the Imam. What strangeness then, that the leader of the Asha'ris denies himself most of this group's sayings and beliefs? How even more strange that Imam al-Ashari recanted all his false beliefs while his 'followers' wish to still hold fast onto these? Imam Abul Hasan al-Ashari says in 'Ibanah':

"If one asks me what I say about al-Istawa (Allah's rising upon the throne)? We say to him: 'Allah Istawa ala (rose upon) His Throne. Allah said so meaning of which is: The Ever-Merciful Istawa (rose) upon His Throne' [20-5]. Some of the Mu'tazilah, al-jahmiyyah and Khawarij said about this verse that it means He captured, overpowered and owned (the Throne), and that Allah is everywhere; they denied the possibility that Allah is upon His Throne as the righteous people affirm Him to be; and they took the 'Istawa' (the settling) to symbolize power. If it were as they asserted, then what difference would there be between the Throne and the earth?"

How true are these statements. Yet we continue to find in many of today's translations of the Quran the same disease of mistranslation and denying the attributes of Allah. How many of us would continue to say confidently that Allah is everywhere making nothing but a statement of pantheism and shirk (polytheism).

And At-Tirmidhi, the great muhaditheen said: "He is above the Throne as He described in His Book. His Knowledge, Power, and Lordship are everywhere." [Al-fatawa by Ibn Taymeeah]

And behold, think about the following statement from the great scholar Ibn Khuzaymah:

"Whoever does not affirm that Allah is above His heavens, upon His Throne and that He is distinct from His creation; must be forced to repent. If he does not repent, then he must be beheaded and then thrown into a garbage dump, so that the Muslims and the Ahl-Dhimma (the Christians and the Jew) will not suffer from his stinking smell." [Al-Hakim in Al-Marifah].

Logical Reasoning

Some people who are devoid of the light of faith in their hearts, those who still yearn to follow their aql (intellect) in matters of deen will perhaps understand this concept through their own medicine, i.e., logical reasoning through aql. The following should be enough to close all questions about this topic if one can be so proud to reject the previous proofs. After having exposed this group's refutation of what the best generations of Islam believed in, we will now expose even the logic of the deniers of truth:

The evidence mentioned in the previous chapter either indicates, or does not indicate that Allah is everywhere .

(a) If it does not indicate that Allah is everywhere, then they can no longer use it for argument.

(b) If it does indicate (that Allah is everywhere), then logical evidence, or discerned evidence (from ayat or ahadeeth) will either emerge to indicate, or not to indicate the conspicuous falseness (of claiming that Allah is everywhere).

(c) If (a) is true, then this is our proof that their claim, that Allah is everywhere, is false.

(d) If(b) is true, then [we tell them]: you are, therefore, obliged to say that Allah is everywhere; and you are further obliged to say that Allah is in garbage dumps, people's stomachs, and in rest rooms. May Allah be highly exalted above that, and may Allah curse him who has drawn us to have to write this.

(e) If you say that Allah is not in these dirty places because He is praised from such, then we say: "Where is your proof?" If via the discerned evidence it becomes apparent to you that He is every place, and these dirty places are places, then He must be there. And you cannot exclude places without textual proof (discerned evidence), and that is not to be found; therefore, these texts must imply one meaning which is that it is with His knowledge that Allah is with us, wherever we are.

Conclusion

Many a ayat in the Quran are used by the liars and heretics to prove their claim that Allah is everywhere. Among them are the verses pointing to Allah's closeness to His Creation to the point of being closer than the jugular vein. But how then, if one accepts that this is proof that Allah is everywhere, will one refute all the countless arguments/verses/ahadith that were presented here. Is it then that there is contradiction in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah and that all the Imams and the scholars have preached falsehood? No rather the claim that Allah is everywhere is misinterpretation to the point of being disbelief. These verses merely point to the fact that Allah is everywhere but only by His Knowledge, His Seeing, His Hearing and His Power. Only this explanation will allow one to be in compliance with all the other proofs from the Quran, the Sunnah and the Ijma of the companions.

There are numerous evidences to prove our belief, (that Allah is upon the Throne). We end this discussion with what Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said to a Jahmi: "On the Day of Resurrection, Won't there be Paradise, Hell-fire, the Throne, and the Air?" The Jahmi replied: "Yes." Ahmad said: "Then where will our Lord be?" The Jahmi replied: "He will be everywhere and in everything as He was in this life ..." Ahmad said: "Then, according to you: that of Allah which was upon the Throne, will be upon the Throne, and that of Allah which was in Paradise, will be in Paradise, and that of Allah which was in Hell-fire, will be in Hell-fire, and that of Allah which was in the Air, will be in the Air? It was at that point that their lying about Allah, whose praise is exalted became clear." [Ar-Radd 'Ala Az-Zanadiqah].

http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/whereallah.htm

This clearly shows the Islamic belief. Anything that is against it is false!

The writer has asked a funny question as to why the wives of the Prophet should observe Hijaab and not he himself. The joke is on the questioner!

A father-in-law lusting after his daughter-in-law

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Adopted sons are never the same as the biological sons from the loin!

The moral of the story above is that Allah Almighty wanted to tell us that "adopted sons" are no sons! Even in Sam Shamoun's bible, they do not inherit. So them being called "sons" is really pointless. A biological son or daughter who biologically belongs to both the father and the mother of the family (made from their own sperm and egg) is an actual son or daughter! Anything else is nothing but man made. That is why Allah Almighty Said:

"Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of God and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear God." But thou didst hide in thy heart that which God was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear God. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And God's command must be fulfilled. (The Noble Quran, 33:37)"

"God has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But God tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. (The Noble Quran, 33:4)"

It was part of the Arabs' culture back then to adopt sons and to give them their last names. Zaid himself was adopted by Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and people used to address as Zaid bin Muhammad. Allah Almighty saw with His Divine Wisdom that this pagan practice must end. To eliminate any confusions over the Laws of inheritance and genealogy, Allah Almighty once and for all eliminated the man-made corruption of having the "adopted sons" carry other peoples' family names and genealogies.

And as we clearly saw in the section above, Allah Almighty Commands Chastity and Honors it. Covetless societies is what Islam strives on building! Having men compete over the same woman, or having one man compete with another man over his wife is something that Islam, through practicality and realistic solutions, put an end to. Chaste-looking women who are covered very conservative cloths do not arouse evil in the society.

Like I mentioned above, women by nature can very dangerous, just as men by nature can be extremely brainless and stupid when they're sexually too high. Allah Almighty prevented the woman from abusing her natural and magical beauty and attraction to men by making it compulsory upon her to cover up, so that she can never become satan's tool to destroy the Chastity of the Muslim society.

So with all of this in mind, it is quite apparent that the marriage of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, with Zaynab was not something that Allah Almighty wanted to be an excuse for sin and lust. It was rather a complete elimination of the so-called "adopted sons" absurdity, and a clear cut evidence that an ex-wife of a former "adopted son" is not a former "daughter in law"!

The Christian missionaires haven taken great delight out of the stories they find in Tabari's work, about Zaynab Bint Jahsh. Here is an example:

"The Messenger of God came to the house of Zayd b. Harithah. (Zayd was always called Zayd b. Muhammad.) Perhaps the Messenger of God missed him at that moment, so as to ask, "Where is Zayd?" He came to his residence to look for him but did not find him. Zaynab bt. Jash, Zayd's wife, rose to meet him. Because she was dressed only in a shift, the Messenger of God turned away from her. She said: "He is not here, Messenger of God. Come in, you who are as dear to me as my father and mother!" The Messenger of God refused to enter. Zaynab had dressed in haste when she was told "the Messenger of God is at the door." She jumped up in haste and excited the admiration of the Messenger of God, so that he turned away murmuring something that could scarcely be understood. However, he did say overtly: "Glory be to God the Almighty! Glory be to God, who causes the hearts to turn!"

When Zayd came home, his wife told him that the Messenger of God had come to his house. Zayd said, "Why didn't you ask him to come in?" He replied, "I asked him, but he refused." "Did you hear him say anything?" he asked. She replied, "As he turned away, I heard him say: ‘Glory be to God the Almighty! Glory be to God, who causes hearts to turn!’"

So Zayd left, and having come to the Messenger of God, he said: "Messenger of God, I have heard that you came to my house. Why didn't you go in, you who are as dear to me as my father and mother? Messenger of God, perhaps Zaynab has excited your admiration, and so I will separate myself from her." Zayd could find no possible way to [approach] her after that day. He would come to the Messenger of God and tell him so, but the Messenger of God would say to him, "Keep your wife." Zayd separated from her and left her, and she became free.

While the Messenger of God was talking with 'A'isha, a fainting overcame him. When he was released from it, he smiled and said, "Who will go to Zaynab to tell her the good news, saying that God has married her to me?" Then the Messenger of God recited: "And when you said unto him on whom God has conferred favor and you have conferred favor, ‘Keep your wife to yourself .’"- and the entire passage.

According to 'A'isha, who said: "I became very uneasy because of what we heard about her beauty and another thing, the greatest and loftiest of matters - what God had done for her by giving her in marriage. I said she would boast of it over us." (The History of Al-Tabari: The Victory of Islam, translated by Michael Fishbein [State University of New York Press, Albany, 1997], Volume VIII, pp. 2-3; bold emphasis ours)

(Taken from : http://www.answering-christianity.com/lesbian_rebuttal.htm#zaynab)

In reply to that story, Abdul Hameed Siddique states in his book The Life of Muhammad PBUH:

" So far as the fanciful stories and calumnies of the Orientalists are concerned, we can only say that these are so absurd that any one having even a grain of sense in him would unhesitatingly reject them as mere fabrications. William Muir and so may others like him state that the Prophet, having seen Zaynab by change through a half-open door, was fascinated by her beauty, and that Zayd having come to know of the leanings of his master, divorced her and then she was marred ti Muhammad. There is absolutely no truth in these stories which have been fabricated in this connection."

(Source: The Life of Muhammad, by Abdul Hameed Siddique, Islamic Publications LTD, p. 214, bold and underlined emphasis ours)

The answer given by Abdul Hameed Siddiqui, doesnt really tell us much, so now I will quote from Sirat-Un-Nabi by Allama Shibli Nu'Mani:

" Tabari has it that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) visited the house of Zaid. Zaid was not at home, and Zainab was dressing herself. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw her doing that, and turned back saying : " Glory to Allah, Most High and glory to him who turns the hearts". Zaid came to know of it. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, " I may divorce Zainab if you have come to like her."

I have quoted that dirty narration with a pricking of conscience. But to report a blasphemy is not to commit a blasphemy. This is the single report that forms the mainstay of authority for the Christain historians. But the poor fellows do not know what value this narration holds when critically viewed in the light of the principles set by the traditionalists. Tabari, the historian has taken this story from Waqidi, the well-known liar and fabricator. He coined such fictions to provide some sort of sanction for the licentiousness of the 'Abbasid caliphs."

(Source: Sirat-Un-Nabi, by Allama Shibli Nu'Mani, rendered into English by M. Tayyib Bahksh Budayuni, Kazi Publications Lahore, Vol. II, p. 128-129, bold and underlined emphasis ours)

Shabir Ally also once stated:

Q. Is it true that the prophet (pbuh) had fallen in love with Zainab due to her beauty?

A. If that were true it would not detract from the veracity of the prophet. Muslims admit that he was a human being. It is not unnatural for a man to fall in love. The fact that he is a prophet does not rob him of his natural human emotions. In fact it is true that he loved his wives.

However, it is not true that he fell in love with Zainab in the way that is claimed by some critics. They say that once the prophet visited Zaid, the husband of Zainab. Zaid was out at the time, and Zainab was combing her hair. The prophet was struck by her beauty and immediately left saying something to the effect that God changes the hearts of people. When Zaid learnt about this incident he offered the prophet that he would divorce Zainab in order that the prophet may marry her. Accordingly, he divorced her and the prophet married her.

Several things point to the lack of truth in this story. First, it is unlikely that the prophet (pbuh) was suddenly struck by Zainab's beauty. Zainab was his cousin. He had known her since childhood. Why would she suddenly appear striking after she was already married to another?

Second, the prophet had arranged for her to get married to Zaid. If there was to be an attraction why did the prophet (pbuh) not encourage her to marry none but himself?

Third, the fact of the matter was that Zaid's marriage proved to be an unhappy one. Zaid was a former slave and as such was held in low esteem in the eyes of Zainab. He mentioned to the prophet that he intended to divorce his wife. But the prophet advised him to keep his wife and avoid divorce.

In the meantime, Zaid intended to divorce his wife, Allah intended to marry her to the prophet. Eventually Zaid could maintain his marriage no longer. He divorced Zainab and Allah declared in his Glorious Book that he has wedded her to the prophet after the proper waiting period was over.

This marriage served more than one purpose. First, the prophet was responsible for arranging Zainab's marriage to Zaid. In a sense, then, he was also indirectly responsible for the unhappiness she felt in her marriage. Her marriage to the prophet now provided her the honour she felt she deserved, and exonerated the prophet.

Second, Zaid had been adopted as the prophet's son. Eventually, however, the Qur'an prohibited the practice of changing the parental identity of adopted persons. Zaid, then, was to no longer be called "son of Muhammad" but rather "a close friend." The prophet's marriage to the divorced wife of Zaid was a practical demonstration that the adopted relationship was not equal to a real blood-relationship. A man cannot marry the divorced wife of his real son but he can marry the divorced wife of his adopted son.

The abolishment of the age-old practice was a positive improvement for the adopted persons. People outside of Islam still continue this practice for their own benefit. They adopt children and rob them of their real identify, making them believe they are real children of the household in which they grow up. When such children realize the truth they suffer much disappointment and grief. The adoptive process continues for the selfish gain of the adoptive parents.

But is it not true that children sometimes need adoptive parents? Yes. But they also need to preserve their real identify. This is what Islam ensures. It is the responsibility of the entire community to help children in need. They should be taken in and nurtured but not confused with one's own children.

The prophet's marriage to Zainab was a bold measure to forever engrave in the minds of his followers that as much as people would resist change, some changes are worth the effort. Adoptive children should no longer be robbed of their real identities.

(Source: http://www.islaminfo.com/new/detail.asp?ID=28)

And lastly, Sheikh Hammudah Abdallati stated:

6. Some of the Prophet's marriages were for legislative reasons and to abolish certain corrupt traditions. Such was his marriage to Zaynab, divorcee of the freed slave Zayd. Before Islam, the Arabs did not allow divorcees to remarry. Zayd was adopted by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and called his son as was the custom among the Arabs before Islam. But Islam abrogated this custom and disapproved of its practice. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was the first man to express this disapproval in a practical way. So he married the divorcee of his "adopted" son to show that adoption does not really make the adopted child a real son of the adopting father and also to show that marriage is lawful for divorcees. Incidentally, this very Zaynab was Muhammad's cousin, and had been offered to him in marriage before she married Zayd. He refused her then, but after she was divorced he accepted her for the two legislative purposes: the lawful marriage of divorcees and the real status of adopted children. The story of this Zaynab has been associated in some minds with ridiculous fabrications regarding the moral integrity of Muhammad. These vicious fabrications are not even worth considering here (see Qur'an, 33: 36, 37, 40).

(Source: Islam in Focus, p.177-179 by Hammudah Abdallati, bold and underlined emphasis ours)

So we can safely conclude, that the narration given by the missionaries, is wrong, and can NOT stand up to the light of the principles set by the traditionalists.

And Allah SWT Knows Best!

Is Allah subject to pain?

2007-12-16T23:18:00.000-08:00

The writer makes some wild statements without references. He asked that if it is wrong to harm the Prophet of God, then why did he harm others? This is a baseless assumption that shows prejudice against Islam. It is a challenge to anyone to prove that the Prophet harmed anyone. Wars were fought but were in self defense!

Details here, especially in point 3:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac4.htm#links

This section just shows the lack of basic understanding of the principles of Islam. He is completely unaware of the equitable treatment of people, animals etc, the rights of non-Muslims and the great sense and right of justice in Islam. His understanding of Islam shows that he is completely biased towards Islam and it's Prophet.

This section again sees the ill-knowledge of the writer in matters of science and in this particular case he has made fun of himself by showing that he lacks any knowledge of the water cycle.

The Miracle of the Rain, Thunder and Electrical "fertilization" caused by winds in the Noble Quran!
Water Cycle, and Rain from the Fertilizing winds (AUDIO).
Clouds are kept in the air by the winds, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Ozone layer is a protective ceiling to earth, PRECISELY mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Ozone layer is able to heal itself from damage - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
The Ozone layer is raised to balance air pressure and temperature - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!

The Geological Miracle in Noble Verses 30:2-5 (the place where the Romans were defeated).
Rebuttal to Shamoun's and Katz' "Sinking to Dead Sea Levels" article.
The location of the lowest land on earth (AUDIO).
The Motion of Earth in the Noble Quran.
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around its axle.
If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic? (Detailed proofs demonstrating the miracle of the Word/Notion "dahaha").
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped".
The reduction of earth's size in both the Noble Quran and Science!
The constant reduction of earth's size: The earth used to be 200 times bigger!
The Earth is round according to Islam.
Faults on earth in the Noble Quran and Science!
Lack of Oxygen and painful low pressure in space. Science confirmed the Noble Quran's Divine Claim.
The breathing cycle during the day on planet earth by the plants, humans and animals - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Black Sea and Dark Waters in the Noble Quran!
Did the Noble Quran really say that the sun sets and rises on the earth?
The sun's rising and setting POINTS on earth, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.
Does the Hadith really contain scientific errors regarding the sun's rising and setting?
An article by brother Kasem Suleiman. An Arabic article in PDF format.

Formation of Earth:
Iron, Space, and the Properties of Earth
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
Iron was sent down to earth from space (AUDIO).
The origins of the Universe, Big Bang theory, Cosmic Crunch, and the creation of the SECOND EARTH after the second Big Bang in the Noble Quran and Science. Also, Dr. Zaghlool's scientific explanation of the earth and heaven coming to Allah Almighty "willingly or unwillingly" and how each celestial object behaves differently depending on its mass.
The 7 properties of earth in the Noble Quran and Science. Read the first section of the article.
Rebuttal to the "Heaven" and "Stars in the lower Heaven" in Noble Verses 37:6 and 65:12. Read the "Rebuttals" section in the article. This was an attempt to refute the fact that Allah Almighty Claimed that He Created 7 Ozone Layers as well as 7 different Heavens.
The dead turning into Fossils and Iron. The Noble Quran Claimed it, and Science today Confirmed it!
Outside Supporting articles:
http://www.universalunity.net/iron.htm This article shows the Mathematical Codes of Iron in the Noble Quran and Science, and shows how Science confirmed Allah Almighty's Divine Claim in Noble Verses 17:49-50 about the dead converting into rocks and iron. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
http://www.universalunity.net/iron2.htm More elaborations on Noble Verses 17:49-51. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
Living Creatures were sent down from space. Science confirms the Noble Quran's Claim.
The amazing creation of earth and mountains in the Noble Quran. Science confirms that mountains prevent the earth from shaking while it is revolving around itself, and that they are like pegs rooted in it. The Noble Quran made a similar claim.
Mountains prevent the earth from shaking - The Noble Quran claimed it and Science confirmed it!
Geology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation.
Oceanology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation. The barriers between waters in both science and the Noble Quran.
The darkness of oceans and disappearance of light was mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
Darkness in the seas and internal waves in the Noble Quran, confirmed by science.
Earthquakes occur before volcanoes, and the rising of earth's core's heavy metals during earthquakes, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
Earth's gravity and the various gravities of the planets mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.
The Source of Energy.

If the Qoran were the work of God, how could He swear by it?

2007-12-16T23:10:00.000-08:00

The title has been chosen as something but the comments below it are totally unrelated. This is a strange way adopted by the writer!

The writer just makes a one line statement or rather a question on this matter. He asks why God swore on the Quran. The reason is that everything is Created by God and it is human nature to swear by things greater than himself. There is nothing greater than God and therefore, things on which God swears are different from what we swear by. The Quran is the word of God and He swears by His own word. What is the problem with that?

The writer has made the same point about marrying the ex-wife of the freed salve of the Prophet. He seems to have a problem with that. It has been answered where he first raised this concern.

The writer has again made the same statement about body parts giving testimony. His god is not All-Powerful and it is difficult for him to imagine an All-Powerful God who can do as He wills.

Drinking of alcohol forbidden on earth, but not in Paradise

2007-12-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

Allah described paradise in a Qudsi hadith…

Saheeh Bukhari

Volumn 009, Book 093, Hadith Number 589.

Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.'"

So as we can see paradise is something that is not of this world. So when the Quran talks about rivers of honey that does not mean that it is the same kind of honey that we have in this world. Similarly, when the Quran talks about rivers of wine in paradise that does not mean that it is the same kind of wine that we have here on earth that makes you get drunk and do stupid things and gives you a hangover the next morning. No, not at all. God is just using these terms in order for us to try to imagine what this paradise is kind of like. So the wine of paradise is nothing like the wine of this world.

The word alcohol is one that is used by the writer. The better and more accurate word is wine.

Muslims believe that Lot was a Prophet but also believe that what

the Bible says is false. The Bible has turned into a man-made lie (Jeremiah 8:8).

What is not eternal, must perish

2007-12-16T22:48:00.000-08:00

This section sees some arguments that assume God to be not powerful. This is a false assumption and any other assumption that does not keep this assumption in mind is totally false.

The above is a small rule and sufficient to throw away all the arguments in this section. However, some light will be shed on them for the sake of Hindu readers.

The writer argues that if the heaven and hell are created, then they must perish. I wonder where this rule has been brought by the writer. Has he spoken to God or does he have some rule-book which no one else has ever seen? The writer lived in a time when it was believed by the scientists that the earth would stay forever. This theory has been recently challenged by American scientists. The writer obviously does not know about these matters and during his time, he would also have believed in what everyone else believed unless he had some additional secret book from God other than Vedas. This is unlikely! His statement for his time and for today is completely baseless without supported by any scientific fact.

The writer has asked the question about the women in paradise as to where they came from. They are not worldly women and have been created by God for heaven.

The writer makes a silly statement that where there are women, there cannot be perpetual happiness. This is a very sexist statement!

The women of this world are not to be compared to the women of paradise!

The writer then makes fun of the idea that God created Adam with His own two hands. the writer hasn't provided the reference for that but it will be explained. 112th chapter of the Quran has laid down the criteria and every description of God should be judged by that criteria. There is none like God means that if He has hands, they cannot be pictured or imagined by any human being. Any such statement must be judged by the 112th chapter of the Quran. It is the touchstone of theology.

The writer says that Satan was correct to say that he was better than Adam. This is a wierd comment but it explains the purpose behind this book of his. It is perhaps, an attempt to please his god, Satan whom he considers greater than himself.

The writer blames God for tempting Satan. This further shows his love for Satan that he goes and abuses God for the sake of Satan. Satan had a free will which he followed and acted upon his own will. He was not forced to do anything by anyone. Infact, God even listened to his prayers and granted him time till the day of judgment.

It is unjust to forgive sins

2007-12-16T22:43:00.000-08:00

This has been argued several times before by the writer. The writer seems to be a worshipper of a tyrant, cruel and a merciless god. He srgues that forgiveness through repentance is a false concept as it would encourage more sinning. This is a flawed argument and only the one who believes in a powerless god would ask such a question. God is All-Powerful and He knows the secrets of our hearts when we ourselves do not know our own heart. God knows whether the repentance is genuine or just an exercise of the tongue!

Quran is the ultimate criteria and a book with the greatest justice. God is Merciful and human sacrifice like the Hindus do is not required by the Merciful God.

Is this your almight Allah?

2007-12-16T22:35:00.000-08:00

The writer in this section shows his ignorance once again. He criticizes the fact that human body parts will testify on the day of judgment. This has been raised before and answered there. The god of the writer is unable to do as he pleases and criticizes the Almighty God of the Muslims! This is just plain foolishness!

The writer asks why God created in whatever time it took. This is a silly question. If God had created everything before the blink of an eye, he would have asked why God didn't create everything even quicker than that. These silly questions never end. If there is a genuine question, then please do ask.

The writer uses the same ancient Greek atheist trick here. This has been answered where he first made this point. he has repeated this several times. Such a repetition shows desperation to find faults.

The writer has also asked why the human being will ask it's body parts when they testify against him/her. For that, he has to wait till that day when he himself will ask this question to his organs.

Condemning some women to life of sterility

2007-12-16T22:26:00.000-08:00

The writer criticizes the point that Allah gives plenty to whom He wills and withholds from whom He wills. Perhaps he doesn't look around. Perhaps he doesn't see and observe that the distribution of wealth is not the same for all. The writer criticizes what exists not for why it is but rejects such a pattern around him.
Clearly a problem with observation skills.

The writer has asked some silly questions in this section. Please read them and you will laugh at them!

He has made some criticism against the treatment of women in Islam. I suggest the following site:

http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac9.htm#links

The writer's criticism is of the Quran and this site deals with it very well:

www.womaninthequran.com

Other comments are just some cheap statements without references. They are opinions rather than anything else. Let him have it!

He sent Jesus whose teachings oppose the Q’uran

2007-12-16T22:20:00.000-08:00

This section again sees the ignorance of the writer for the Quran. He does not understand the simple fact that the Bible is corrupt, infact every old religious book is corrupt (including his own!) except the Quran. Jesus never claimed what today's Bibles claim.

The writer is also unaware of simple historical facts. He is also ignorant of the Nicene Council! Please Google it up and learn about it.

Also see this website for answers:
www.answering-christianity.com

The writer in this section calls extreme sinners as innocent people and argues that punishing them is injustice! This is his opinion and he is allowed to have it, no comments will be made.

The writer has presented more verses out of context! A battle at the time of the Prophet has been described by Allah in which He has ordered the believers to kill the extreme sinners when they fight the pious believers! What is wrong with that?

Is the earth stationary?

2007-12-16T22:09:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer states that according to the Quran, the earth is stationary. An amazing self-made interpretation. He also makes the same point on mountains.

The Miracle of the Rain, Thunder and Electrical "fertilization" caused by winds in the Noble Quran!
Water Cycle, and Rain from the Fertilizing winds (AUDIO).
Clouds are kept in the air by the winds, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Ozone layer is a protective ceiling to earth, PRECISELY mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Ozone layer is able to heal itself from damage - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
The Ozone layer is raised to balance air pressure and temperature - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!

The Geological Miracle in Noble Verses 30:2-5 (the place where the Romans were defeated).
Rebuttal to Shamoun's and Katz' "Sinking to Dead Sea Levels" article.
The location of the lowest land on earth (AUDIO).
The Motion of Earth in the Noble Quran.
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around its axle.
If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic? (Detailed proofs demonstrating the miracle of the Word/Notion "dahaha").
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped".
The reduction of earth's size in both the Noble Quran and Science!
The constant reduction of earth's size: The earth used to be 200 times bigger!
The Earth is round according to Islam.
Faults on earth in the Noble Quran and Science!
Lack of Oxygen and painful low pressure in space. Science confirmed the Noble Quran's Divine Claim.
The breathing cycle during the day on planet earth by the plants, humans and animals - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The Black Sea and Dark Waters in the Noble Quran!
Did the Noble Quran really say that the sun sets and rises on the earth?
The sun's rising and setting POINTS on earth, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.
Does the Hadith really contain scientific errors regarding the sun's rising and setting?
An article by brother Kasem Suleiman. An Arabic article in PDF format.

Formation of Earth:
Iron, Space, and the Properties of Earth
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
Iron was sent down to earth from space (AUDIO).
The origins of the Universe, Big Bang theory, Cosmic Crunch, and the creation of the SECOND EARTH after the second Big Bang in the Noble Quran and Science. Also, Dr. Zaghlool's scientific explanation of the earth and heaven coming to Allah Almighty "willingly or unwillingly" and how each celestial object behaves differently depending on its mass.
The 7 properties of earth in the Noble Quran and Science. Read the first section of the article.
Rebuttal to the "Heaven" and "Stars in the lower Heaven" in Noble Verses 37:6 and 65:12. Read the "Rebuttals" section in the article. This was an attempt to refute the fact that Allah Almighty Claimed that He Created 7 Ozone Layers as well as 7 different Heavens.
The dead turning into Fossils and Iron. The Noble Quran Claimed it, and Science today Confirmed it!
Outside Supporting articles:
http://www.universalunity.net/iron.htm This article shows the Mathematical Codes of Iron in the Noble Quran and Science, and shows how Science confirmed Allah Almighty's Divine Claim in Noble Verses 17:49-50 about the dead converting into rocks and iron. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
http://www.universalunity.net/iron2.htm More elaborations on Noble Verses 17:49-51. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
Living Creatures were sent down from space. Science confirms the Noble Quran's Claim.
The amazing creation of earth and mountains in the Noble Quran. Science confirms that mountains prevent the earth from shaking while it is revolving around itself, and that they are like pegs rooted in it. The Noble Quran made a similar claim.
Mountains prevent the earth from shaking - The Noble Quran claimed it and Science confirmed it!
Geology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation.
Oceanology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation. The barriers between waters in both science and the Noble Quran.
The darkness of oceans and disappearance of light was mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
Darkness in the seas and internal waves in the Noble Quran, confirmed by science.
Earthquakes occur before volcanoes, and the rising of earth's core's heavy metals during earthquakes, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
Earth's gravity and the various gravities of the planets mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.
The Source of Energy.

This answers his lack of knowledge!

The writer again makes fun of the fact that God is above the heavens. His belief is that God is everywhere but Islamic belief is that God is above the heavens and His knowledge is everywhere and infinite. He seems to be a worshipper of kinetic energy!

[024:035] Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. An example of its brilliance: there is a lamp in a luminous niche. The lamp is in a glass which itself gleams like a radiant star. It is lit by the oil of the blessed tree _ neither from the West nor the East. The oil of the lamp is ready to glow by itself even without being kindled. The bright luminous light is atop another brilliant light. Allah guides towards this light whomever He wants and Allah quotes this parable for the people. Allah is knowledgeable of all things!

The writer again criticises the Islamic heaven:
http://www.harunyahya.com/paradise01.php
http://www.answering-christianity.com/heaven_hell.htm

Allah a servant of Muhammad?

2007-12-16T21:58:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer makes some very funny comments without providing any reference for them. The fact is that they don't exist in reality and to make such funny statements, one has to rely on deep imagination.

The writer has twisted the verse to such an extreme that he has made the wildest of interpretations from it. If he really is truthful, then why didn't he provide a single reference for that?

Allah corrected the Prophet on a matter and the writer has problems with that! Human beings can make mistakes and Prophets are humsn too. If any mistake was made, God corrected them. To make forbidden what is allowed or to allow what is forbidden was corrected by Allah and this is an important law in Islam. No one can change the law of God.

The main problem of the writer with these verses is that God is much higher than this and does not interfere in the day-to-day matters of the people. This was an argument that has been explained above and is not a small matter but a part of the law of God.

If a religion does not have solutions to the problems of the people, then it is not for the people!

The writer concludes this section with a verse out of context that says to fight the infidels. If he had quoted it in context, he would have seen who those infidels were. He seems to apply everything, that has the word infidel, to himself. Deep inside. maybe he thinks of himself as one of them rather than the pious.

What a ‘remarkable’ sense of justice!

2007-12-16T21:50:00.000-08:00

Can the sun be folded up?
Can the sun be folded up?

This section again is filled with the writer's criticism of miracles. If the writer feels that God cannot do as he pleases, then he should keep his views and his god to himsel and not criticize the ones who believe in an All-Powerful God.

This section sees a much repeated point by the writer of sky having a limit. Again this is a view of the writer and science is silent on this issue. Science has not advanced this far to say anything and so the best thing for an unbaised person is to do is to remain silent on this subject!

The writer has also criticized the position and place of heaven. This criticism is a useless one unless one is completely sure as to where the heaven is. If one hasn't seen it's physical place, then there is no need to comment on it.

The writer then says that the day of judgment would be injustice to the ones in their graves. This is again a silly statement. The writer concludes as if he knows how it feels to be in the grave. A sleeping person has different feelings than a person who is awake and a dead person might have different senses than a sleeping person.

The writer is the kind of person who love people like Hitler not because of anything like ability or talent but for being a ruthless killer!

The writer again asks the question of where God is? His belief is that God is everywhere but the Islamic belief is that God is above the heavens with infinite knowledge.

A day whose length is fifty thousand years?

2007-12-16T03:07:00.000-08:00

In this section, the writer asks some silly questions such as whether God and Angels will be sitting or standing during that time? This is a silly question and needs no reply. Let the writer imagine what he wants!

The writer then says that waiting for the day of judgment would be injustice to the ones in their graves. This is again a silly statement. The writer concludes as if he knows how it feels to be in the grave. A sleeping person has different feelings than a person who is awake and a dead person might have different senses than a sleepign person.

God is just and this is not an issue.

In this section, the writer makes some unscientific statements again. He argues against established scientific facts and concludes on matters which science is silent upon. These points would have been good 100 years ago but time has proven these arguments to be false and Quran to be fully accurate.

The human DNA being 99% the same, and the DNA of the pigs and monkeys being very close ours are directly supported in the Noble Quran.
Man is created from only a single drop from the entire SEMEN - precisely mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!
The Noble Quran on Human Embryonic Development.
Embryology in the Noble Quran. The three stages of the fetus formation in the Noble Quran and Science.
A Muslim response to criticism of Embryology in the Noble Quran. By Nadeem Arif Najmi.
The formation of milk from blood and FARTH (digested food's material), mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
The blood circulation and the production of milk in the Breast: In the Noble Quran and Science.
Breastfeeding for 2 years in the Noble Quran. Science had confirmed Islam's Divine Claims.
Thinking with the heart besides the brain in the Noble Quran was proven by Science.
Abortion in Islam is a crime! The fetus is a human child in Islam.
Sleeping on the stomach is detested in Islam. See how Science proved that sleeping on your stomach hurts your back, and is also life-threatening for infants.
The Noble Quran on the Cerebrum: Lying is generated from the person's forehead.
The region in the brain that controls our movements - In Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
Sex determination and human creation in Islam. Allah Almighty and Prophet Muhammad both claimed that the human gender is determined by the male's ejaculated semen.
Rebuttal to Sam Shamoun on Semen Production in the Noble Quran.
Were human cloning and gender alteration prophesied in Islam?
Why does the Noble Quran, while speaking about determination of the identity of the individual, speak specifically about fingertips? The Noble Quran recognized that finger tips (finger prints) are unique!
Finger prints are unique - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science.

The sun and moon together?

2007-12-16T03:04:00.000-08:00

The book by the writer shows that he lives in an age when science was not that established or if it was, then the writer is an ill-knowledged person. The writer denies miracles and he denies it here too. Everything is so perfectly placed that it cannot be a result of chance. There is no problem in believing that there can be a collision between this perfect pattern of the universe especially for a person relying on science.

God has the power to do as He wills!

Sexual intercourse in Paradise?

2007-12-16T02:57:00.000-08:00

Allaah has prepared for His believing slaves in Paradise that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard and has never even crossed the minds of men, such that even the person who has the least blessings in Paradise will think that he is the most blessed among them. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The lowest of people in status in Paradise will be a man whose face Allaah turns away from the Fire towards Paradise, and shows him a tree giving shade. He will say, ‘O Lord, bring me closer to that tree so that I may be in its shade… Then he will enter his house [in Paradise] and his two wives from among al-hoor al-‘iyn will come in and will say to him, ‘Praise be to Allaah who brought you to life for us and brought us to life for you.’ Then he will say, ‘No one has been given what I have been given.’” (Narrated by Muslim, no. 275)

Among the blessings that Allaah has prepared for His slaves are al-hoor al-‘iyn. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes”

[al-Dhukhaan 44:54]

“They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes

[al-Toor 52:20]

Al-hoor al-‘iyn are extremely beautiful, such that the marrow of their shins will be visible from beneath their garments. Every man who enters Paradise will have two wives from among al-hoor al-‘iyn. Allaah says, describing them (interpretation of the meaning):

“Therein (Gardens) will be Khayraatun‑Hisaan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];

Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

Hoor (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;

Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

With whom no man or jinni has had Tamth [opening their hymens with sexual intercourse] before them.

Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.”

[al-Rahmaan 55:70-76]

“And (there will be) Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes (as wives for Al-Muttaqoon – the pious).

Like unto preserved pearls”

[al-Waaqi’ah 56:22-23]

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The first group will enter Paradise looking like the moon on the night when it is full, and those who follow them will be like the brightest shining star in the sky. Their hearts will be as one, and there will be no hatred or jealousy among them. Each man will have two wives from among al-hoor al-‘iyn, the marrow of whose calves can be seen from beneath the bone and flesh.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 3014)

It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: ‘Going out and coming back for the sake of Allaah is better than this world and all that is in it. And a spot the size of the bow of one of you in Paradise – or a spot the size of his whip – is better than this world and all that is in it. If a woman from among the people of Paradise were to look at the people of this earth, she would light up all that is in between them and fill it with fragrance. The veil on her head is better than this world and all that is in it.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 2587)

A man will have intercourse in Paradise with his wives from among al-hoor al-‘iyn and his wives from among the people of this world, if they enter Paradise with him. A man will be given the strength of a hundred men to eat, drink, feel desire and have sexual intercourse. It was narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The believer in Paradise will be given such and such strength for sexual intercourse.” He was asked, “O Messenger of Allaah, will he really be able to do that?” He said, “He will be given the strength of one hundred (men).” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2459. He said, (it is) saheeh ghareeb).

It was narrated from Zayd ibn Arqam that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A man among the people of Paradise will be given the strength of a hundred men for eating, drinking, desire and sexual intercourse. A man among the Jews said, ‘The one who eats or drinks needs to excrete!’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him: ‘The excretion of any one of them will be in the form of sweat which comes out through his skin, then his stomach will reduce in size again.’” (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 18509; al-Daarimi, no. 2704)

The mufassireen said concerning the phrase “busy in joyful things” (Yaa-Seen 36:55 – interpretation of the meaning):

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood and Ibn ‘Abbaas (mayAllaah be pleased with them both), and Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib, ‘Ikrimah, al-Hasan, Qutaadah, al-A’mash, Sulaymaan al-Taymi and al-Oozaa’i said concerning the aayaah (interpretation of the meaning),

“Verily, the dwellers of Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful things” [Yaa-Seen 36:55]

they said, (it means) they will be busy deflowering virgins. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said, according to a report narrated from him, that “busy in joyful things” means listening to stringed instruments. Abu Haatim said: he misheard the phrase iftidaad al-abkaar (deflowering virgins) and thought it was samaa’ al-awtaar (listening to stringed instruments). In fact the correct phrase is iftidaad al-abkaar (deflowering virgins). (Ibn Katheer, 3/564)

With regard to children, the scholars differed as to whether children would be born as a result of this intercourse or not. Some said that there would be children if the man wants them, but the pregnancy and birth would take just one hour. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If the believer wants a child in Paradise, the pregnancy and delivery will take only an hour, then the child will be the age that the man wants.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2487; al-Daarimi, no. 2712; Ahmad, no. 11339; Ibn Maajah, no. 4329). And Allaah knows best.

We ask Allaah to admit us to Paradise and to keep us far away from the Fire. May He bless us with the highest Firdaws, for He is the One Who is Able to do that. Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds.

Taken from: http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10053&ln=eng

The writer has asked the question that if people will be judged according to their deeds, then what have the young boys and the women in paradise done to get heaven? The answer is that they are not worldly women and children and have been created for heaven to be our partners. Angels, similarly, do not have to go through the test of this world. Each one's role and responsibility is different.

Can the sun be folded up?

2007-12-16T02:04:00.000-08:00

This section again is filled with the writer's criticism of miracles. If the writer feels that God cannot do as he pleases, then he should keep his views and his god to himsel and not criticize the ones who believe in an All-Powerful God.

This section sees a much repeated point by the writer of sky having a limit. Again this is a view of the writer and science is silent on this issue. Science has not advanced this far to say anything and so the best thing for an unbaised person is to do is to remain silent on this subject!

The writer has also criticized the position and place of heaven. This criticism is a useless one unless one is completely sure as to where the heaven is. If one hasn't seen it's physical place, then there is no need to comment on it.

The writer concludes this topic with the same point of deceit.

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.
And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty,but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare. You cannot question God.

What is wrong with God deceiving evildoers? Deceiving those deceivers? Read the verse and see whom God deceived.

And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones!

You cannot compare God to those evildoers. Because those evildoers are deceiving innocent people, while God is deceiving those evil doers in order to stop their evil plots.

Its like me saying that there are people who murder and kill people. These are bad people. However, can we also call God a blood thirsty murderer for taking the souls of people by sending natural disasters or by allowing people to get brutally murdered? Of course not. You can't compare.

We have to look at the purpose at why God did what he did. Deception is always used in a negative way. So psychologically when we say the word 'deception' it comes to mind that it is negative. For example, if I say that someone lied then obviously we say that this is a bad thing. Lying is wrong. However, if someone lied in order to save his life for example, then it would be justifiable for that purpose and context. Especially, if he is lying to an enemy in war or someone who is trying to kill him. So certain acts, which could seem to be sinful could actually be justifiable at certain times.

Does Islam permit deception in war? Is this considered to be betrayal and treachery?

Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden treachery and has condemned those who do it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allaah"
[al-Anfaal 8:56]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every betrayer will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection, by which he will be known." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6966; Muslim, 1736)
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Ibn ?Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: ?The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust; and when he argues, he speaks in an obscene manner. Whoever has one of these traits has a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3878; Muslim, 58)
And it was narrated that Maalik said: "I heard that ?Abd-Allaah ibn ?Abbaas said: ?There is no people who betrays their covenant but Allaah gives their enemies power over them." (al-Muwatta', Baab ma jaa'a fi'l-wafa' bi'l-?ahd)
Yet despite this condemnation of betrayal, Islam allows deception in war in order to attain victory. Al-Nawawi said: "The scholars are agreed that it is permissible to deceive the kuffaar in war in any way possible, except if that would mean breaking the terms of a treaty or trust, in which case it is not permitted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "War is deceit." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3029; Muslim, 58). One of the most dangerous elements of deceit is taking the enemy by surprise and catching them unawares before they can get ready to fight. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to head for Makkah in order to conquer it, he ordered the Muslims to get ready without telling anyone of his intention until after they had set out for Makkah, and after taking all precautions to prevent news of that reaching the mushrikeen.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to send out many raiding parties, and he would tell them to travel by night and conceal themselves by day so that they could catch the enemy unawares.
Although it is permissible to use deception in war, we say that Islam has attained a high standard of ethics with regard to the use of these tricks in war. Among the most prominent examples of that are the following:
?Umar ibn al-Khattaab wrote to the commander of an army that he had sent out: "I have heard that some men among you look for kaafirs, then when they run to hide in difficult mountainous terrain they say, ?Do not be afraid,' then when they catch up with them they kill them. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if I hear that anyone has done that I will chop off his head."
It was narrated that Abu Muslimah said: " ?Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: ?By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you were to point to the sky [i.e., a gesture to imply that he will not harm him] to make a mushrik come down to him and then kill him, I would kill him for that.'"
Islam has forbidden treachery, and treachery is not one of the kinds of tricks and deception that are permitted in war.
This Islamic sharee'ah makes a distinction between the kinds of deceit that are permitted and that which involves treachery and breaks treaties.
See al-?Allaaqaat al-Khaarijiyyah fi Dawlat al-Khilaafah, 197.

Does Allah ride a camel?

2007-12-16T01:55:00.000-08:00

The writer has quoted the following verse;

And thy Lord shall come and the angels rank on rank. And hell on that day
shall be brought there." 89: 23, 24.)

After quoting this verse he makes fun of it asking whether God is like a policeman parading His force. This is just a silly statement. This is the way God would do and if he finds it funny, then let him laugh for the time being.

In this same topic, the writer makes fun of the giant she-camel again. He says that if it is the samel of God, then does God ride it? This is a silly question. The camel was from Allah and this is what the verse meant. The people were not to think of it as just one camle but one from God. The writer seems to mock everything about Islam. This extreme hate is a serious problem.

The writer says that since a camel is used in a story, it shows that the story is written by an Arabian. This is his personal view. The story is about an Arab city and anyone narrating it does not become an Arab. The Hindu books have much mention of Arabia, horses and camels, does it mean that they were written by Arabs?

Was the Q’uran revealed in one night?

2007-12-16T01:48:00.000-08:00

"Verily, we have caused it to descend on the night of power. And who shall teach thee what the night of power is? Therein descend the angels and the spirit by permission of their Lord for every matter." (127: 1, 2, 4.)

The writer has posted the above verses and has commented that the Quran was revealed in one night. This is just his view based on his limited data! The whole Quran has not been mentioned here. Every person knows that the Quran was revealed over a period of 23 years and the revealing here refers to the descent on one night. One particular revelation is being talked about in this verse and the whole Quran has not been mentioned which somehow the writer understood.

The writer has once agian made the same point of God being limited to one place because coming down would mean that He is above. This is the Islamic belief, that God is above the heavens and His knowledge is everywhere unlike his kinetic energy god. Kinetic or cosmic energy is due to God and is not god.

Holy spirit is a Christian terminology and the Quran calls it "Rooh ul Qudus". It is another name of angel Gabriel. the writer did not know this and if he had knon this, he wouldn't have written this point.

The Q’uran is neither the worked of God nor an intelligent person

2007-12-16T01:32:00.000-08:00

The Quran is the work of God and not of any person. It not only contains immense knowledge, it contains unimaginable miracles. It is a university on its own and is the ultimate source of knowledge.

The Quran teaches man the way to God. It not only deals with spiritual aspects but deals with all sorts of issues including social, political, economic, legal, scientific (all forms of science), educational, historical etc. It is not just a religion but a complete way of life.

Many wonderful and unbelievable facts have been discovered by science which were mentioned in the Quran 1,400 years ago.

http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links

The Bible, the Quran and Science. Written by Dr Maurice Bucaille. In his work, Dr. Baucille proves that the Quran correctly stated scientific facts unknown at the time of the Prophet - showing its divine origin!

A web site for the number 19 miracle in the Noble Quran.

Evaluating Islam as a Religion based on Divine Revelation.

Quran Prior to Science and Civilization, Astro, Islam, Mlivo.

Black Holes and Piercing Stars in the Noble Quran were confirmed by Science.

http://www.geocities.com/thetruebook/index.htm A great web site by a Muslim sister. Her name is Sundus.

Dr. Yusuf Estes' site. He is an American convert to Islam.

http://www.it-is-truth.net/ This is an awesome web site that has Western scientific information that accurately confirms the Noble Quran's claims about astronomy, biology, geology and other sciences.

http://www.universalunity.net/universe.htm A great site with excellent articles that are backed quotes and proofs about science in the Noble Quran

www.miraclesofthequran.com

It goes way beyond the traditional ways of justice or any man-made way of justice that can ever be imagined! It contains the important message of peace and shows the way to rid the society of oppression and injustice. It teaches conduct in wars which are only to be fought in self-defense and as a last resort and the laws are far superior to any secular or religious law. It is a book of univeral rights, not just of Muslism but of all humanity. To many it may appear to be strict towards the evil people but it is fair. A rapist is punished with death whereas secular laws give a punishment of under seven years. Quran is the most just book on earth.

The most intelligent people are accepting it as a book written by none other than God Almighty:

http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Science/scientists.html

www.turntoislam.com

Although Quran is a book that needs no outside proof but outside proof still exists and supports only Islam. Neutral evidence suggests that Islam is the only true religion:

www.truthisproven.blogspot.com

www.invitationtotruth.wordpress.com

The writer ends this section with the following statement:
They are requested to correct any mistakes that might have crept into the
book through error of judgment.
This is the reason why this rebuttal has been written. the readers should open their mind and accept the truth and come out of the old fashioned thinking of some ignorant person.

Is Muhammad prophesied in the Vedas?

2007-12-16T01:17:00.000-08:00

Prophet Muhammad (saw) has been prophesied in many books but the writer only discusses the Vedas and so the mentioning of The Prophet in Vedas will be discussed below:

Atharvaveda Book XX Hymn 21 verse 6,

"Lord of the truthful! These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renders vanquished without fight the ten thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one."

This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was victorious without an actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:

The enemies’ defeat in the conquest of Makkah is mentioned in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 21 verse no 9:
This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was victorious without an actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:

The enemies’ defeat in the conquest of Makkah is mentioned in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 21 verse no 9:
"You have O Indra, overthrown 20 kings and 60,099 men with an outstripping Chariot wheel who came to fight the praised one or far famed (Muhammad) orphan."

The population of Makkah at the time of Prophet’s advent was nearly 60,000
There were several clans in Makkah each having its own chief. Totally there were about 20 chiefs to rule the population of Makkah.

An Abandhu meaning a helpless man who was far-famed and ‘praised one’. Muhammad (pbuh) overcame his enemies with the help of God. "You have O Indra, overthrown 20 kings and 60,099 men with an outstripping Chariot wheel who came to fight the praised one or far famed (Muhammad) orphan."

Rigveda Book I, Hymn 53 verse 9:

The Sanskrit word used is Sushrama, which means praiseworthy or well praised which in Arabic means Muhammad (pbuh).

Samveda Book II Hymn 6 verse 8:

"Ahmed acquired from his Lord the knowledge of eternal law. I received light from him just as from the sun."

The Prophecy confirms:

The name of the Prophet as Ahmed since Ahmed is an Arabic name. Many translators misunderstood it to be Ahm at hi and translated the mantra as "I alone have acquired the real wisdom of my father".

Prophet was given eternal law, i.e. the Shariah.

Translation by Pandit Raja Ram is given below

"He gave the Mamah Rishi a hundred gold coins, ten chaplets, three hundred steeds and ten thousand cows."

The root of the word Mamah is Mah which means to esteem highly, honor, revere, to magnify and to exalt. The word "Mohammad" means "the praised one" in Arabic. In Sanskrit, many Muslim names are used with a slight change. For Example, 'Mahmud' Ghaznavi, who briefly ruled parts of India, is referred to as 'Mamud' Gajnavi. Therefore, Mamah is synonymous with Mohammad when the full meaning of the verse is considered.

Explanation of the above verse:

The hundred gold coins refer to the early companions of Prophet Muhammad, eighty of whom migrated to Abyssinia to escape unbearable persecution. In Shatpath Brahmana, a revealed commentary of the Yajur Veda, the gold is metaphorically used for denoting the high spiritual power of a man.

The ten chaplets refer to ten excellent companions of Prophet Muhammad, who were given the good news of Paradise by the Prophet. They are known to Muslims as 'Ashra-i-Mubbashshara.' Their names are - Abu Bakr (ra), 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali, Talha, Zubair, 'Abdur Rahman ibn 'Auf, S'ad bin Abi Waqqas, S'ad bin 'Zaid and Abu 'Ubeidah (may Allah be well-pleased with them). They are the distinguished personalities about whom the Vedas speak of as Dash ashrijah - 'ten bouquets from the Paradise.'

Three Hundred Good Steeds (horses of Arab Breed) refers to those companions of Prophet Muhammad who fought at 'Badr.' (Their actual number was 313; however, in many prophecies the numbers are usually rounded up). The Sanskrit word Arvah means a swift Arab horse particularly used by Asuras (non-Aryans).

Ten Thousand Cows refer to ten thousand companions who accompanied the Prophet when he conquered Mecca. The Sanskrit word 'go' is derived from gaw meaning to go to war, and it is used for both an ox and a cow. A cow or an ox as described in the Vedas represents both as a symbol of war and peace and amity. We find both these qualities in the companions of Prophet Muhammad. They were saintly men, pious and compassionate like a cow, and they were fierce and strong in establishing peace and justice.

A Hadith of Prophet Muhammad will make this prophecy even more clear. It is narrated in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, number 159 and an additional deatil in Saheeh Muslim: Sharh an-Nawawee, Vol. 8. This Hadith refers to a dream of the Prophet while he was in Makkah, i.e., before his migration to Medina:

"Abu Musa related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Makkah to a land where there were date palm trees. I thought that it might be the al-Yamamah or Hajar, but it turned out to be Yathrib (Medina). And I saw cows (being slaughtered, as quoted in Sahih Muslim) there - and what is with Allah is better. Eventually, the cows proved to symbolize the believers (who were killed) on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and the good (which I saw in the dream) was the good and reward of truth which Allah bestowed upon us after the battle of Badr."'

This Hadith shows that cows in the dream represented the Prophet's companions. The ten thousand cows in the Vedic mantra thus refer to ten thousand saintly companions of Prophet Muhammad.

Translation is by Pandit Raja Ram.

Mantras (verses) 1 through 13 of the Kuntap Sukt (Atharva Veda)

1. Listen to this O people! a praiseworthy shall be praised. O Kaurama we have received among the Rushamas sixty thousand and ninety. [population of Makkah at the time of Prophet's triumphant entry in Makkah].

2. Twenty camels draw his carriage, with him being also his wives. The top of that carriage or chariot bows down escaping from touching the heaven.

3. He gave the Mamah Rishi a hundred gold coins, ten chaplets, three hundred steeds and ten thousand cows. [100 early companions, 80 of them migrated to Abyssinia; ten elect companions who were given the good news of paradise by the Prophet; 313 companions of the battle of Badr; and 10,000 companions who accompanied the Prophet in the triumphant entry of Makkah and cleansing of Ka'bah of Idols].

4. Disseminate the truth, O ye who glorifies [Ahmad], disseminate the truth, just as a bird sings on a ripe fruited tree. Thy lips and tongue move swiftly like the sharp blade of a pair of shears. [The Prophet's state when he received revelation through Archangel Jibril (Gabriel)].

5. The praying ones with their prayers hurry on like powerful bulls. Only their children are at home, and at home do they wait for the cows. [Cows refers to companions of the Prophet. Prophet's companions strict adherence to five daily prayers at appointed times. Refers to Battles of Badr, Uhud, and Ahzab (Ditch or Allies)].

6. O you who praises (the Lord), hold fast the wisdom, which earns cows and good things. Disseminate this among the divines, just as an archer places his shaft on the right point. [wisdom of the Qur'an].

7. Sing the high praise of the king of the world or the Light of the Universe, who is a god and the best among men. He is a guide to all people and gives shelter to everyone. [Prophet Muhammad's qualities].

8. He who affords shelter to everybody, gave peace to the world, as soon as he mounted the throne. Men in Kuru-land are talking of his peace-making at the time of the building of the house. [Kuru means one who protects a house in Hebrew and Kore means a house. It refers to the first house of worship, the Ka'bah. In this sense, Kuru-land means the land of Koreish. This Mantra refers to the rebuilding of the Ka'bah five years before Muhammad's prophethood and his role in peace-making when each tribe of the Koreish (Quraish) wanted the sole honor to put the Black Stone at its right place and disputed to the point of threats to fight each other. The Black Stone is a celestial material and is the only remaining part of the original building material of the Ka'bah].

9. In the realm of the King, who gives peace and protection to all, a wife asks her husband whether she should set before him curd or some other liquor. [Due to Prophet's protection and commandments, women could travel freely long distances without any escort or fear].

10. The ripe barley springs up from the cleft and rises towards heavens. The people prosper in the reign of the king who gives protection to all. [people rise from the depth of degradation to the height of glory].

11. Indra awoke the singer of his praises and asked him to go to the people in every direction. He was asked to glorify Indra, the mighty and all pious men would appreciate his effort and God would bestow on him His rewards. [The Prophet sent letters to several kings and rulers in every direction inviting them to Islam].

12. Cows, horses and men multiply and increase here, because here rules the one who is bountiful and splendidly generous who gives thousands in charity and sacrifice. [qualities of the Last Prophet].

13. O Indra, let these cows be safe, and let not their master be harmed. And let not an enemy, O Indra, or a robber overpower them. [Indra refers to God and cows to saintly followers of the Prophet].

Attempted rebuttals were made and they have been replied here:
www.truthisproven.blogspot.com