Why Islam?: in Remembering God Do Hearts Find Rest." (Quran 13:28)
Why Islam?: in Remembering God Do Hearts Find Rest." (Quran 13:28)
Why Islam?: in Remembering God Do Hearts Find Rest." (Quran 13:28)
Seeking lasting happiness through other means, such as following one’s desires
or the accumulation of material possessions, will never fill the void we have.
The primary reason for this close relationship is that Muslims have a direct
connection with their Creator.
Islam gives a person a clear perspective on the events that happen in their life,
both good and bad, as they are, in fact, tests from God.
He created humans with intellect and free will to test them as to who will
willfully choose to follow His guidance.
Islam encourages the believer to remain free from the extremes of worldly
happiness that may cause one to forget God, and the extremes of sadness that
may cause one to lose hope and blame God.
By not being overly attached to the material world, a Muslim is empowered not
only to better handle any calamities, but to be beneficial and generous to
society.
Unlike other religions, Islam is not named after its founder or the community of
its birth.
Islam is an attributive title that signifies obedience to God, the Creator of the
Universe.
God does not have any human limitations, such as resting on the seventh
day after He created the universe.
God always maintains attributes of perfection and does not do anything to
compromise this perfection such as “becoming a man” as claimed by
other religions.
God does not do ungodly acts, so if God became man and took on human
attributes, he would, necessarily, no longer be God.
Emphasizes Both Evidence and Faith
It encourages people to use their God given intelligence to think and ponder
over their life and the universe.
Although this life is a test, God has provided sufficient signs and guidance to
people who are open-minded and sincere to be able to acknowledge the truth.
"We (God) have certainly sent down Signs that make things clear: and God
guides whom He wills to the straight path."
- Quran 24:46
Unlike other religions, there are many clear proofs, signs and miracles that the
book of Islam, The Quran, is from God.
The Quran:
Is free from any errors or contradictions, despite it being revealed over a period of 23 years.
Is preserved, word-for-word, since it was revealed in its original Arabic
language, unlike other scriptures which have been distorted, changed or
lost.
Contains a simple, pure and universal message that has a profound effect
on all those who are sincerely searching for the truth.
Contains a unique and inimitable style of language that is universally
known as the pinnacle of Arabic eloquence and linguistic beauty – yet the
Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was
known to be illiterate.
Contains many amazing scientific facts which have only been discovered
recently, despite being revealed over 1400 years ago.
The most rational explanation for the many unique and miraculous aspects of
the Quran is that it cannot be from other than God.
Forgiveness of Sins
Islam encourages a balance between hope in God’s mercy and fear of His
punishment – both of which are required to lead a positive and humble life.
We are born sinless but have the free will to commit sins.
God created us and knows we are imperfect and commit sins, but the key is how
we react to committing those mistakes.
"Do not despair of God’s mercy; He will forgive you of all your sins."
Quran 39:53
Islam teaches that God is the Most Merciful and will forgive and pardon those
who sincerely want to repent.
The beautiful steps for repentance include being sincere, remorseful, refraining
from committing the sin as well as having the intention not to repeat it.
This process happens directly between the individual and God – there is no need
for sins to be shared or “confessed” to a righteous person/priest.
Furthermore, God does not need to sacrifice himself to forgive sins, nor is
anyone “born into sin”.
Accountability and Ultimate Justice
Islam teaches that God is the Most Just and that each person will be held
responsible for their own actions on the Day of Judgement.
Islam teaches that ultimately we will be judged for how well we fulfilled our
responsibilities and exercised our free will.
We will be judged by God, the All Knowing and All Wise, who knows and sees
everything we do.
Islam provides the right balance between faith and action, as both are required
for a stable life.
It is a practical religion with practical acts of worship that are designed to fulfil
the spiritual, physical, psychological and social needs of people.
Examples of practical acts of worship that have numerous benefits include:
The five daily prayers – Enriches the soul by satisfying the spiritual need
of being in regular contact with God (especially in today’s busy lifestyle);
makes one humble by bowing and prostrating to God; removes any
barriers/pride/racism between believers praying in congregation; helps
one refrain from committing sins given the person stands regularly before
God.
The obligatory charity – Purifies a person from selfishness; encourages
empathy to the poor; reminds one of the blessings of God; helps reduce
poverty; bridges the gap between rich and poor.
The fasting in Ramadan – Promotes spiritual self-purification, self-
restraint and growth; scientifically proven health benefits; empathy and
awareness of those less fortunate; trains people to acquire the habit of
obeying God.
The pilgrimage – Unites people of every colour, race, status and
nationality, as pilgrims wear simple and similar clothing, while
performing a range of good deeds in congregation.
Given that Islam is from God, every command found in the religion is
ultimately good and beneficial to the individual and society when practiced
correctly. Quranic examples include being honest, forgiving, truthful, kind to
one’s wife, patient, fair, moderate, modest, sincere, and respecting parents,
family and the elderly.
There are also many principles in the teachings of Islam that prevent or reduce
many of the individual and social ills facing the world today.
Universal and Timeless Message
Islam has a message that applies to all people at all times, from the creation of
Adam up until the Day of Judgement.
People may distinguish themselves and earn God’s favor through belief and
righteous actions only – not through race, wealth, gender, nationality or social
class.
Conclusion
Islam’s timeless and beautiful message is the same message of all Prophets,
including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them
all).
They all called their people to “Submit to the One True God” which, in Arabic,
means to become a “Muslim”.
In doing so, one will acquire the countless benefits of Islam mentioned above.
Who Is Muhammad (?)ﷺ
“Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example to
follow for whoever hopes in Allah and the Last Day and remembers
Allah much.”
- Quran 33:21
Muslims believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final Prophet in a
long chain of Prophets sent to call the people to the obedience and worship of
God alone ('Allah' in Arabic). Some of these Prophets include Adam, Noah,
Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus
(peace be upon them all).
Just as Moses (peace be upon him) was sent with the Torah (the original
uncorrupted revelation sent to Moses) and Jesus (peace be upon him) with the
Gospel (the original, uncorrupted revelation – not the present-day versions),
Muslims believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent with the Qur’an
to demonstrate how its teachings should be applied.
The Prophet’s (peace be upon him) wife, ‘A’isha, was once asked to describe
the Prophet (peace be upon him), and she replied that “his character was a
reflection of the Quran” (Muslim, 40), meaning he meticulously implemented
the noble teachings of the Qur’an into his daily life. We will demonstrate how
he translated these noble teachings into noble actions.
Mission of Mercy
“And We (God) have not sent you (Muhammad) except as a mercy for
mankind.”
Qur’an 21:107
As well as calling people to pray, fast and give charity, the Prophet (peace be
upon him) taught that one’s faith in God should also affect one’s treatment of
others. He said: "The best of you are they who have the best character."
Many sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him) emphasize the relationship
between belief and action, for example: "Whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day, should not hurt his neighbor, and whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day, should serve his guest generously, and whoever believes in
Allah and the Last Day, should speak what is good or keep quiet."
The final Messenger (Peace be upon him) taught humans to show mercy and to
respect each other: "He who does not show mercy to others, will not be
shown mercy."
In another narration, some people requested the Prophet (peace be upon him) to
invoke God to punish the disbelievers but he replied: "I have not been sent as
one to curse but as a mercy."
Forgiveness
Let them forgive and overlook: do you not wish that Allah should forgive you?
For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Qur’an 24:22
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most forgiving of all people and the
kindest. If someone abused him, he would forgive him, and the harsher a person
was, the more patient he would become. He was extremely lenient and
forgiving, especially when he had the upper hand and the power to retaliate.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was all for forgiveness and no amount of
crime or aggression against him was too great to be forgiven by him. He was the
best example of forgiveness and kindness, as mentioned in the following verse
of the Qur’an: “Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness,
and turn away from the ignorant." (Al-Qur’an 7:199)
Equality
Indeed the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of
you.
Qur’an 49:13
In the following sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him), he taught that all
humans are equal in the sight of God:
"All humanity is from Adam and Adam is from clay. There is no superiority for
an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a black over a white; except through piety."
"God does not judge you according to your appearance and your wealth, but
He looks at your hearts and looks into your deeds."
It is related that once a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) called
another companion in an offensive way, “Son of a black woman!” The Prophet
(peace be upon him), became angry and replied, “Do you condemn him
because of the blackness of his mother? You still have within you traces of
ignorance from the pre-Islamic period.”
Tolerance
Good deeds and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is best, then he
with whom you had enmity shall become as a loyal friend.
Qur’an 41:343
“You should not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you should deal
with them with forgiveness and kindness.” This is how the final Messenger of
God (peace be upon him) reacted to personal attacks and abuse.
Islamic sources include a number of instances where the Prophet (peace be upon
him) had the opportunity to take revenge upon those who wronged him, but
refrained from doing so.
Practising patience and tolerance does not mean that a Muslim should be a
passivist and not defend himself in case of attack. Prophet Mohammad (peace
be upon him) stated that, “Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you
meet (face) the enemy, be patient (i.e. stand firm when facing the enemy).”
Gentleness
By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had been harsh
and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you.
Qur’an 3:159
A companion who served Muhammad (peace be upon him) for ten years said
that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was always gentle in his dealings with
him.“When I did something, he never questioned my manner of doing it;
and when I did not do something, he never questioned my failure to do it.
He was the friendliest of all men.”
On one occasion, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) reacted angrily
after being insulted by a person.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) advised her “Be gentle and calm, O ‘Aisha,
as Allah likes gentleness in all affairs.”
He also said: “Show gentleness! For if gentleness is found in something, it
beautifies it, and when it is taken out from anything, it makes it deficient.”
Humbleness
And the servants of The Most Gracious (God) are those who walk on the earth
in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them, they say: ‘Peace.’
Qur’an 25:63
The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to prevent people from standing up for
him out of respect. He used to sit wherever there was a place available in an
assembly and never sought a prominent or elevated place. He never wore
anything to distinguish himself from his companions or appear in higher rank
than them. He used to mix with the poor and the needy; he used to sit with the
elderly and support the widows. People who did not know him could not tell
him apart from the rest of the crowd.
Such was his humbleness that he was fearful of being worshipped, a privilege
only befitting God:
Qur’an 68:4
What has preceded is only a glimpse of how Muhammad (peace be upon him)
lived his life. The examples of kindness and mercy mentioned may come as a
surprise to some people given the portrayal of Islam in the media and its
constant misrepresentation.
Qur’an 68:4
What has preceded is only a glimpse of how Muhammad (peace be upon him)
lived his life. The examples of kindness and mercy mentioned may come as a
surprise to some people given the portrayal of Islam in the media and its
constant misrepresentation.
It is important when trying to understand Islam that one goes directly to its
sources: The Qur’an, and the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), and that anyone does not judge Islam based on the errant actions
of a few Muslims.
Comments from Non-Muslims
“It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the
scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and
followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his
own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and
surmounted every obstacle.”
Jesus is a figure who is loved and revered by billions of people the world over,
yet there is much confusion surrounding the status of this colossal personality.
Muslims and Christians both hold Jesus in high regard but view him in very
different ways.
This pamphlet aims to clarify the issues surrounding Jesus: Was Jesus God, or
was he sent by God? Who was the real historical Jesus?
"Jesus as God"
Some Christians claim that “Jesus is God” or part of a trinity – that he is the
incarnation of God on earth, and that God took on a human form. However,
according to the Bible, Jesus was born, ate, slept, prayed and had limited
knowledge – all attributes not befitting God. God has attributes of perfection
whereas Man is the opposite. How can anything be two complete opposites
simultaneously?
Islam teaches that God is always perfect. To believe that God became a man is
to claim that God is or was (at some point in time), imperfect. A Christian must
ask him/herself, does the idea of a god who was once a weak helpless child, one
who could not survive without food, drink or sleep, be the same Almighty God
described in the Old Testament? Surely not.
One may ask, "If God can do anything, why can’t he become a man?" By
definition, God does not do ungodly acts. God does not do anything that would
make Him, something other than God. If God became man and took on human
attributes, he would, necessarily, no longer be God.
Some ambiguous verses of the Bible can be applied erroneously to show that
Jesus is in some way divine. But if we look at the clear direct verses of the
Bible, we see again and again that Jesus is being referred to as an extraordinary
human being and nothing more. The Bible contains many verses in which Jesus
speaks and behaves as if God is a separate being to himself. For example:
Jesus “fell on his face and prayed.” (Matthew 26:39) If Jesus was God,
then would a God fall on his face and pray? And who would he be
praying to?
The Bible calls Jesus a Prophet (Matthew 21:10-11), so how could Jesus
be God and be God’s Prophet at the same time?
Jesus said, “I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater
than me.” (John 14:28)
Jesus said "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my
God, and your God." (John 20:17) If Jesus was God, then why would he
say, “to my God, and your God,” and who was he ascending to?
If Jesus was God, he would have clearly told people to worship him, and there
would be clear verses in the Bible stating this; yet he did the opposite and
disapproved anyone worshipping him: “And in vain they worship me.”
(Matthew 15:9)
"Son of God"
Some Christians claim that Jesus is the Son of God. What does this actually
mean? Surely God is far removed from having a physical and literal son.
Humans have human children. Cats have kittens. What does it mean for God to
have a child?
"It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. He is
Perfect and Flawless! When He determines a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be’
and it is."
Quran 19:35
"Father and Lord"
In the same way, when the word ‘Father’ is used to refer to God it shouldn’t be
taken literally. Instead, it’s a way of saying God is the creator, sustainer and
supreme master of all. There are many verses for us to understand this symbolic
meaning of the word ‘Father’, for example: “One God and Father of
all.” (Ephesians 4:6)
Also, Jesus was sometimes called ‘Lord’ by the disciples. This term is used in
the original languages of the Bible, for God as well as for people who are held
in high esteem. For example, in the Greek New Testament, the term kyrios is
used for both ‘Lord’ as well as to name the owner of the vineyard (Matthew
20:8), and the master who beat the disobedient servant (Luke 20.42-47).
In other parts of the Bible, Jesus is even called a ‘servant’ of God by the
disciples: “The God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus.” (Acts
3:13) This clearly shows that when ‘Lord’ is used to refer to Jesus, it is a title of
respect, not of divinity.
Attempts are made to explain the complexity of the above issues of the
nature of God and the nature of Jesus, which can be quite confusing or
unsatisfying. However, the key point to ponder is: Why would God make it
so hard to understand? How do these complicated teachings compare with
the simple, clear and pure teachings of the concept of God in Islam?
Jesus: The Prophet
In Judaism, Jesus (peace be upon him) is denied as the Messiah. This is in stark
contrast to Christianity where he is worshipped as a deity, or the son of God.
Islam takes the middle ground and acknowledges Jesus as an honourable
Prophet and Messenger of God, as well as the Messiah, but Muslims do not
worship him – as worship is for God alone who created Jesus and everything
that exists.
"(Jesus) said, ‘Indeed, I am the slave of Allah (God). He has given me the
Scripture and made me a Prophet.’"
Quran 19:30
Miraculous Birth
According to the Quran, the Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, the noble virgin,
in the form of a man, informing her of a child who was to be born miraculously
without a father.
Quran 19:19-21
Some claim that his miraculous birth is evidence of Jesus’ divinity. However,
Jesus was not the first to come into existence without a father, as Prophet Adam
(peace be upon him) before him had neither a father nor mother. God says:
“The likeness of Jesus before God is as that of Adam; He created him (Adam)
from dust, then said to him: ‘Be’, and he was. This is the truth from your Lord,
so be not of the disputers.”
Quran 3:59-60
Jesus was miraculously conceived with no father and also performed great
miracles by the will and permission of God. He spoke as a baby in the cradle to
defend his mother against the people who accused her of fornication. The Quran
also states that Jesus gave life to the dead, cured the leper and the blind – all by
the will of God.
The fact that Jesus (peace be upon him) performed miracles does not mean that
he was anything more than a humble servant of God. In fact, many Messengers
performed miracles, including Noah, Moses and Muhammad (may peace be
upon them all) and these miracles only took place by the permission of God, so
as to demonstrate the authenticity of the Messenger.
Message of Jesus
The Prophets of the Old Testament such as Abraham, Noah and Jonah never
preached that God is part of a Trinity, and did not believe in Jesus as their
savior. Their message was simple: there is one God and He alone deserves your
worship. It is not logical for God to send Prophets for thousands of years with
the same essential message, only to suddenly change it, claim that He is now a
part of a trinity, and to stipulate the belief in the divinity of Jesus to be saved.
The truth is, Jesus preached the same message as all the Prophets in the Old
Testament. There is a passage in the Bible that really emphasizes this core
message. A man came to Jesus and asked, “Which is the first commandment
of all?” Jesus answered, “The first of all the commandments is, ‘Hear, O
Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.’ “(Mark 12:28-29) So, the greatest
commandment, the most important belief according to Jesus, is that God is one.
If Jesus was God he would have said, ‘I am God, worship me.’ Instead, he
merely repeated a verse from the Old Testament confirming that God is One.
This aligns with the mission of Jesus, as taught in Islam, where Jesus was sent
to the Children of Israel to confirm the message of the past Prophets – to believe
in the One True God.
Quran 43:63-64
Jesus was as an honorable Prophet sent by God to call to the worship of God
alone. This is evident in the Bible and confirmed by the Quran. The Islamic
belief about Jesus explains who the real Jesus was, whilst maintaining the pure
belief about God and His complete Greatness, Uniqueness and Perfection.
We invite you to look further and investigate Islam. It is not just another
religion. It is the same message preached by Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and
Muhammad – may peace be upon all of them. Islam means ‘submission to God’
and is a natural and complete way of life that encourages one to give due
attention to their relationship with God and His creation. Islam teaches that God
is the All-Just and All-Merciful and does not need to sacrifice himself to forgive
sins nor is anyone “born into sin”. God judges everyone based on their own
deeds and everyone is accountable for their own actions.
Islam teaches us to love and respect all the Prophets of God, but loving and
respecting them does not mean worshipping them because worship is due only
to God. Acknowledging Jesus as a Prophet of God and becoming a Muslim does
not mean changing or losing your Christian identity. It is about going back to
the original and pure teachings of Jesus.
source: https://www.islam-guide.com/
God supported His last Prophet Muhammad with many miracles and much
evidence which proved that he is a true Prophet sent by God. Also, God
supported His last revealed book, the Holy Quran, with many miracles that
prove that this Quran is the literal word of God, revealed by Him, and that it
was not authored by any human being. This chapter discusses some of this
evidence.
(1) The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran
The Quran is the literal word of God, which He revealed to His Prophet
Muhammad ( )ﷺthrough the Angel Gabriel. It was memorized by Muhammad ,
who then dictated it to his Companions. They, in turn, memorized it, wrote it
down, and reviewed it with the Prophet Muhammad . Moreover, the Prophet
Muhammad reviewed the Quran with the Angel Gabriel once each year and
twice in the last year of his life. From the time the Quran was revealed, until this
day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all
of the Quran, letter by letter. Some of them have even been able to memorize all
of the Quran by the age of ten. Not one letter of the Quran has been changed
over the centuries.
The Quran, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago, mentioned facts only
recently discovered or proven by scientists. This proves without doubt that the
Quran must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him to the Prophet
Muhammad , and that the Quran was not authored by Muhammad or by any
other human being. This also proves that Muhammad is truly a prophet sent by
God. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have
known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment
and sophisticated scientific methods. Some examples follow.
A) The Quran on Human Embryonic Development:
In the Holy Quran, God speaks about the stages of man’s embryonic
development:
We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place
of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech,
suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah
(chewed substance)... 1 (Quran, 23:12-14)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended
thing, and (3) blood clot.
In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity
between the two2 as we can see in figure 1. Also, the embryo at this stage
obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar to the leech, which
feeds on the blood of others.3
The second meaning of the word alaqah is “suspended thing.” This is what we
can see in figures 2 and 3, the suspension of the embryo, during the alaqah
stage, in the womb of the mother.
Figure 2: We can see in this diagram the suspension of an embryo during the
alaqah stage in the womb (uterus) of the mother. (The Developing Human,
Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 66.) (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
How could Muhammad ()ﷺ have possibly known all this 1400 years ago, when
scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment and
powerful microscopes which did not exist at that time? Hamm and
Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm cells
(spermatozoa) using an improved microscope in 1677 (more than 1000 years
after Muhammad ). They mistakenly thought that the sperm cell contained a
miniature preformed human being that grew when it was deposited in the
female genital tract.7
Consequently, Professor Moore was asked the following question: “Does this
mean that you believe that the Quran is the word of God?” He replied: “I find
no difficulty in accepting this.”10
Footnotes:
(1) Please note that what is between these special brackets ... in this web site is
only a translation of the meaning of the Quran. It is not the Quran itself, which
is in Arabic.
(8) Note: The occupations of all the scientists mentioned in this web site were
last updated in 1997.
(9) The reference for this saying is This is the Truth (videotape). For a copy of
this videotape, please visit this page.
Figure 8: Schematic section. The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots
embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220.) (Click on the
image to enlarge it.)
Figure 9: Another illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape,
due to their deep roots. (Earth Science, Tarbuck and Lutgens, p. 158.) (Click on
the image to enlarge it.)
This is how the Quran has described mountains. God has said in the Quran:
Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (Quran, 78:6-
7)
Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under the
surface of the ground (see figure 9) and that these roots can reach several times
their elevations above the surface of the ground.2 So the most suitable word to
describe mountains on the basis of this information is the word ‘peg,’ since
most of a properly set peg is hidden under the surface of the ground. The history
of science tells us that the theory of mountains having deep roots was
introduced only in the latter half of the nineteenth century.3
Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth.4 They
hinder the shaking of the earth. God has said in the Quran:
And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with
you... (Quran, 16:15)
Likewise, the modern theory of plate tectonics holds that mountains work as
stabilizers for the earth. This knowledge about the role of mountains as
stabilizers for the earth has just begun to be understood in the framework of
plate tectonics since the late 1960’s.5
Could anyone during the time of the Prophet Muhammad have known of the
true shape of mountains? Could anyone imagine that the solid massive
mountain which he sees before him actually extends deep into the earth and has
a root, as scientists assert? A large number of books of geology, when
discussing mountains, only describe that part which is above the surface of the
earth. This is because these books were not written by specialists in geology.
However, modern geology has confirmed the truth of the Quranic verses.
ईश्वर ने अपने अंतिम पैगंबर मुहम्मद को कई चमत्कारों और कई सबूतों के साथ समर्थन दिया जो साबित
करते हैं कि वह ईश्वर द्वारा भेजे गए एक सच्चे पैगंबर हैं। साथ ही, ईश्वर ने अपनी अंतिम प्रकट पुस्तक, पवित्र
कुरान का समर्थन किया, कई चमत्कारों के साथ जो यह साबित करते हैं कि यह कुरान ईश्वर का शाब्दिक शब्द
है , जो उसके द्वारा प्रकट किया गया है , और यह किसी इंसान द्वारा नहीं लिखा गया है । यह अध्याय ऐसे ही
कुछ प्रमाणों की चर्चा करता है ।
कुरान ईश्वर का शाब्दिक शब्द है , जिसे उन्होंने अपने पैगंबर मुहम्मद ( )ﷺको एंजेल गेब्रियल के माध्यम से
प्रकट किया। इसे मह
ु म्मद ने कंठस्थ कर लिया था, जिसने बाद में इसे अपने साथियों को सन
ु ाया। बदले में ,
उन्होंने इसे याद किया, इसे लिखा, और पैगंबर मुहम्मद के साथ इसकी समीक्षा की। इसके अलावा, पैगंबर
मुहम्मद ने हर साल एक बार और अपने जीवन के अंतिम वर्ष में दो बार एंजेल गेब्रियल के साथ कुरान की
समीक्षा की। कुरान के प्रकट होने के समय से लेकर आज तक, हमेशा मस
ु लमानों की एक बड़ी संख्या रही है
जिन्होंने सभी कुरान को अक्षरशः कंठस्थ कर लिया है । उनमें से कुछ तो दस साल की उम्र तक पूरे कुरान को
याद करने में भी सक्षम हो गए हैं। सदियों से कुरान का एक भी अक्षर नहीं बदला गया है ।
क़ुरआन, जो चौदह शताब्दियों पहले अवतरित हुआ था, ने हाल ही में वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा खोजे या सिद्ध किए गए
तथ्यों का उल्लेख किया है । यह निस्संदेह साबित करता है कि कुरान ईश्वर का शाब्दिक शब्द होना चाहिए, जो
उसके द्वारा पैगंबर मुहम्मद को प्रकट किया गया था, और यह कि कुरान मुहम्मद या किसी अन्य इंसान द्वारा
नहीं लिखा गया था। इससे यह भी सिद्ध होता है कि मुहम्मद वास्तव में ईश्वर द्वारा भेजे गए पैगंबर हैं। यह
अकारण है कि चौदह सौ साल पहले कोई भी इन तथ्यों को जानता होगा या हाल ही में उन्नत उपकरणों और
परिष्कृत वैज्ञानिक तरीकों से खोजा या सिद्ध किया गया होगा। कुछ उदाहरण अनुसरण करते हैं।
पवित्र कुरान में , भगवान मनुष्य के भ्रूण के विकास के चरणों के बारे में बात करते हैं:
हमने इंसान को मिट्टी के रस से पैदा किया। फिर हमने उसे बस्ती की जगह में एक बँद
ू की तरह मज़बूती से
जमा दिया। फिर हमने एक बूंद को अलक़ाह (जोंक, निलंबित चीज़, और खन
ू का थक्का) बना दिया, फिर हमने
अलक़ह को मुद्ग़ह (चबाया हुआ पदार्थ) बना दिया ... 1 (कुरान, 23:12-14)
अरबी शब्द अलक़ाह के तीन अर्थ हैं: (1) जोंक, (2) लटकी हुई चीज़, और (3) खून का थक्का।
अलक़ाह चरण में एक जोंक की तुलना एक भ्रूण से करने पर, हम दोनों के बीच समानता पाते हैं जैसा कि हम
चित्र 1 में दे ख सकते हैं। साथ ही, इस चरण में भ्रण
ू जोंक के समान माँ के रक्त से पोषण प्राप्त करता है , जो जोंक
के समान होता है , जो भोजन करता है । दस
ू रों का खन
ू ।3
चित्र 1: अलक़ाह अवस्था में एक जोंक और एक मानव भ्रूण के बीच दिखने में समानता को दर्शाने वाले चित्र।
(कुरान और सुन्नत में वर्णित मानव विकास से लीच ड्राइंग, मूर और अन्य, पष्ृ ठ 37, जूलॉजी, हिकमैन और
अन्य के एकीकृत सिद्धांतों से संशोधित। विकासशील मानव, मूर और पर्सौड से भ्रूण चित्रण, 5 वां संस्करण, पी।
73.)
अलक़ाह शब्द का दस
ू रा अर्थ "निलंबित चीज़" है । यह वही है जो हम आंकड़े 2 और 3 में दे ख सकते हैं, मां के गर्भ
में अलक़ाह चरण के दौरान भ्रूण का निलंबन।
चित्र 2: हम इस चित्र में मां के गर्भ (गर्भाशय) में अलक़ाह चरण के दौरान एक भ्रूण के निलंबन को दे ख सकते हैं।
(द डेवलपिंग ह्यूमन, मूर एंड पर्सौड, 5 वां संस्करण, पष्ृ ठ 66.) (चित्र को बड़ा करने के लिए उस पर क्लिक करें ।)
चित्र 3: इस फोटोमाइक्रोग्राफ में , हम मां के गर्भ में अलक़ाह चरण (लगभग 15 दिन पुराना) के दौरान एक भ्रूण
(चिह्नित बी) के निलंबन को दे ख सकते हैं। भ्रण
ू का वास्तविक आकार लगभग 0.6 मिमी है । (द डेवलपिंग
ह्यूमन, मूर, तीसरा संस्करण, पष्ृ ठ 66, हिस्टोलॉजी, लीसन और लेसन से।)
अलक़ाह शब्द का तीसरा अर्थ "रक्त का थक्का" है । हम पाते हैं कि अलक़ाह अवस्था के दौरान भ्रूण और उसकी
थैलियों की बाहरी उपस्थिति रक्त के थक्के के समान होती है । यह इस चरण 4 के दौरान भ्रूण में मौजूद
अपेक्षाकृत बड़ी मात्रा में रक्त की उपस्थिति के कारण होता है (चित्र 4 दे खें)। साथ ही इस अवस्था के दौरान,
तीसरे सप्ताह के अंत तक भ्रूण में रक्त का संचार नहीं होता है । इस प्रकार, इस अवस्था में भ्रूण रक्त के थक्के
की तरह होता है ।
चित्र 4: अलक़ाह अवस्था के दौरान एक भ्रूण में आदिम हृदय प्रणाली का आरे ख। भ्रूण में मौजूद अपेक्षाकृत बड़ी
मात्रा में रक्त की उपस्थिति के कारण भ्रूण और उसके थैलों की बाहरी उपस्थिति रक्त के थक्के के समान होती
है । (द डेवलपिंग ह्यम
ू न, मरू , 5 वां संस्करण, पष्ृ ठ 65.) (चित्र को बड़ा करने के लिए उस पर क्लिक करें ।)
इसलिए अलक़ाह शब्द के तीन अर्थ सटीक रूप से अलक़ाह अवस्था में भ्रण
ू के विवरण के अनरू
ु प हैं।
छं द में उल्लिखित अगला चरण मुद्घा चरण है । अरबी शब्द मुद्घा का अर्थ है "चबाया हुआ पदार्थ।" यदि कोई
गोंद का एक टुकड़ा लेकर उसे अपने मँह
ु में चबाता है और फिर उसकी तुलना मुद्घा अवस्था के भ्रूण से करता है ,
तो हम इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचेंगे कि मुद्घा अवस्था में भ्रूण चबाया हुआ पदार्थ जैसा प्रतीत होता है । यह भ्रूण के
पीछे स्थित सोमाइट्स के कारण होता है जो "कुछ हद तक चबाने वाले पदार्थ में दांतों के निशान जैसा दिखता
है ।" 6 (चित्र 5 और 6 दे खें)।
चित्रा 5
eeshvar ne apane antim paigambar muhammad ko kaee chamatkaaron aur kaee sabooton ke saath
samarthan diya jo saabit karate hain ki vah eeshvar dvaara bheje gae ek sachche paigambar hain.
saath hee, eeshvar ne apanee antim prakat pustak, pavitr kuraan ka samarthan kiya, kaee
chamatkaaron ke saath jo yah saabit karate hain ki yah kuraan eeshvar ka shaabdik shabd hai, jo
usake dvaara prakat kiya gaya hai, aur yah kisee insaan dvaara nahin likha gaya hai. yah adhyaay aise
hee kuchh pramaanon kee charcha karata hai.
kuraan eeshvar ka shaabdik shabd hai, jise unhonne apane paigambar muhammad (shly allh ʿlyh
wslm) ko enjel gebriyal ke maadhyam se prakat kiya. ise muhammad ne kanthasth kar liya tha, jisane
baad mein ise apane saathiyon ko sunaaya. badale mein, unhonne ise yaad kiya, ise likha, aur
paigambar muhammad ke saath isakee sameeksha kee. isake alaava, paigambar muhammad ne har
saal ek baar aur apane jeevan ke antim varsh mein do baar enjel gebriyal ke saath kuraan kee
sameeksha kee. kuraan ke prakat hone ke samay se lekar aaj tak, hamesha musalamaanon kee ek
badee sankhya rahee hai jinhonne sabhee kuraan ko aksharashah kanthasth kar liya hai. unamen se
kuchh to das saal kee umr tak poore kuraan ko yaad karane mein bhee saksham ho gae hain. sadiyon
se kuraan ka ek bhee akshar nahin badala gaya hai.
quraan, jo chaudah shataabdiyon pahale avatarit hua tha, ne haal hee mein vaigyaanikon dvaara
khoje ya siddh kie gae tathyon ka ullekh kiya hai. yah nissandeh saabit karata hai ki kuraan eeshvar
ka shaabdik shabd hona chaahie, jo usake dvaara paigambar muhammad ko prakat kiya gaya tha, aur
yah ki kuraan muhammad ya kisee any insaan dvaara nahin likha gaya tha. isase yah bhee siddh hota
hai ki muhammad vaastav mein eeshvar dvaara bheje gae paigambar hain. yah akaaran hai ki
chaudah sau saal pahale koee bhee in tathyon ko jaanata hoga ya haal hee mein unnat upakaranon
aur parishkrt vaigyaanik tareekon se khoja ya siddh kiya gaya hoga. kuchh udaaharan anusaran
karate hain.
pavitr kuraan mein, bhagavaan manushy ke bhroon ke vikaas ke charanon ke baare mein baat karate
hain:
hamane insaan ko mittee ke ras se paida kiya. phir hamane use bastee kee jagah mein ek boond kee
tarah mazabootee se jama diya. phir hamane ek boond ko alaqaah (jonk, nilambit cheez, aur khoon
ka thakka) bana diya, phir hamane alaqah ko mudgah (chabaaya hua padaarth) bana diya ... 1
(kuraan, 23:12-14)
arabee shabd alaqaah ke teen arth hain: (1) jonk, (2) latakee huee cheez, aur (3) khoon ka thakka.
alaqaah charan mein ek jonk kee tulana ek bhroon se karane par, ham donon ke beech samaanata
paate hain jaisa ki ham chitr 1 mein dekh sakate hain. saath hee, is charan mein bhroon jonk ke
samaan maan ke rakt se poshan praapt karata hai, jo jonk ke samaan hota hai, jo bhojan karata hai.
doosaron ka khoon.3
chitr 1: alaqaah avastha mein ek jonk aur ek maanav bhroon ke beech dikhane mein samaanata ko
darshaane vaale chitr. (kuraan aur sunnat mein varnit maanav vikaas se leech draing, moor aur any,
prshth 37, joolojee, hikamain aur any ke ekeekrt siddhaanton se sanshodhit. vikaasasheel maanav,
moor aur parsaud se bhroon chitran, 5vaan sanskaran, pee. 73.)
alaqaah shabd ka doosara arth "nilambit cheez" hai. yah vahee hai jo ham aankade 2 aur 3 mein
dekh sakate hain, maan ke garbh mein alaqaah charan ke dauraan bhroon ka nilamban.
chitr 2: ham is chitr mein maan ke garbh (garbhaashay) mein alaqaah charan ke dauraan ek bhroon
ke nilamban ko dekh sakate hain. (da devalaping hyooman, moor end parsaud, 5vaan sanskaran,
prshth 66.) (chitr ko bada karane ke lie us par klik karen.)
chitr 3: is photomaikrograaph mein, ham maan ke garbh mein alaqaah charan (lagabhag 15 din
puraana) ke dauraan ek bhroon (chihnit bee) ke nilamban ko dekh sakate hain. bhroon ka vaastavik
aakaar lagabhag 0.6 mimee hai. (da devalaping hyooman, moor, teesara sanskaran, prshth 66,
histolojee, leesan aur lesan se.)
alaqaah shabd ka teesara arth "rakt ka thakka" hai. ham paate hain ki alaqaah avastha ke dauraan
bhroon aur usakee thailiyon kee baaharee upasthiti rakt ke thakke ke samaan hotee hai. yah is
charana4 ke dauraan bhroon mein maujood apekshaakrt badee maatra mein rakt kee upasthiti ke
kaaran hota hai (chitr 4 dekhen). saath hee is avastha ke dauraan, teesare saptaah ke ant tak bhroon
mein rakt ka sanchaar nahin hota hai. is prakaar, is avastha mein bhroon rakt ke thakke kee tarah
hota hai.
chitr 4: alaqaah avastha ke dauraan ek bhroon mein aadim hrday pranaalee ka aarekh. bhroon mein
maujood apekshaakrt badee maatra mein rakt kee upasthiti ke kaaran bhroon aur usake thailon kee
baaharee upasthiti rakt ke thakke ke samaan hotee hai. (da devalaping hyooman, moor, 5vaan
sanskaran, prshth 65.) (chitr ko bada karane ke lie us par klik karen.)
isalie alaqaah shabd ke teen arth sateek roop se alaqaah avastha mein bhroon ke vivaran ke anuroop
hain.
chhand mein ullikhit agala charan mudgha charan hai. arabee shabd mudgha ka arth hai "chabaaya
hua padaarth." yadi koee gond ka ek tukada lekar use apane munh mein chabaata hai aur phir
usakee tulana mudgha avastha ke bhroon se karata hai, to ham is nishkarsh par pahunchenge ki
mudgha avastha mein bhroon chabaaya hua padaarth jaisa prateet hota hai. yah bhroon ke peechhe
sthit somaits ke kaaran hota hai jo "kuchh had tak chabaane vaale padaarth mein daanton ke
nishaan jaisa dikhata hai." 6 (chitr 5 aur 6 dekhen).
chitra 5
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