THE COMMON QUESTIONS ASKED BY HINDUS ABOUT ISLAM

1.	IDOL USED FOR CONCENTRATION Question: The Hindu Pundits and Scholars agree that the Vedas and other Hindu religious scriptures prohibit idol worship, but initially because the mind may not be matured, an idol is required for concentration while worshipping. After the mind reaches higher consciousness, the idol is not required for concentration. Answer :
	Muslims have reached the higher level of consciousness Muslims have reached the higher level of consciousness. If an idol is required for concentration only in the initial stages and not later on when the mind reaches higher consciousness then I would like to say the Muslims have already reached the state of higher consciousness because when we worship Allah (swt) we do not require any idol or statue. Child asks why does it thunder? When I was discussing with a Swami in IRF. He said that when our child asks us, "Why does the sky thunder?", we reply that "aaee ma chakki pees rahi hai", the grandmother is grinding flour in the heaven; because he is too young to understand. Similarly in the initial stages people require an idol for concentration. In Islam we don’t believe in telling a lie, even if it’s a white lie. I will never give such a wrong answer to my child because later on when he goes to school and learns that the thundering sound after lightning is due to the expansion of rapidly heated air, he will either think that the teacher is lying or later on when he understands the fact he will conclude that the father is a liar. If you feel that the child may not understand certain difficult things you should simplify the answer rather than give a wrong fictitious reply. If you, yourself do not know the answer, you should have the guts to be truthful and say ‘I don’t know’. But many children nowadays will not be satisfied with this answer. If this answer was given to my son, he would say "Abba (father), why don’t you know?’ This will compel you to do your homework and thus educate yourself as well as your child. Those in standard one require idol for concentration – (2 + 2 = 4 will remain same in standard one and ten) Some pundits while trying to convince me regarding idol worship said that in standard one the student is initially taught to worship God by concentrating with the help of an idol but later on when he graduates he no longer requires the idol to concentrate while worshipping the God. A very important fact to be noted is that only if the fundamentals of any particular subject is strong, then only will he be able to excel in future for e.g. A teacher of mathematics in standard one teaches the students that 2 + 2 = 4 irrespective whether the student passes school or does graduation or does a Ph. D. in mathematics, the basics of 2 + 2 = 4 will yet remain the same, it will not change to 5 or 6. In higher standards the student, besides addition may learn about Algebra, Trigonometry, Logarithm, etc. but the fundamental of addition will yet remain the same. If the teacher in standard one itself teaches the fundamentals wrong, how can you expect the student to excel in future? It is the fundamental principal of the Vedas regarding the concept of God that He has got no image, so how can the Scholars even after knowing this fact keep silent at the wrong practice being done by people. Will you tell your son who is in standard one that 2 plus 2 is not equal to 4 but 5 or 6 and only confirm the truth after he passes school? Never. In fact if he makes a mistake you will correct him and say it is 4 and not wait till he graduates; and if you don’t correct him initially you will ruin his future.
2.	WATER IS CALLED BY DIFFERENT NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES – GOD IS CALLED BY DIFFERENT NAMES AS ALLAH, RAM OR JESUS Question: Water is called by different names in different languages: in English as water, in Hindi as paani, in Tamil as tanni. Similarly if God is called either Allah, Ram or Jesus, is it not one and the same? Answer:
	To Allah belongs the Most Beautiful Names The Glorious Qur’an says in Surah Isra chapter 17 verse 110 "Say: ‘Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.‘"                                   [Al-Qur’an 17:110] You can call Allah by any name, but it should be a beautiful name,should not conjure up a mental picture, and should have qualities that only Allah possesses. Water can be called by differnt names in different languages but something else besides water cannot be called water in another language. You can call water by various names in different languages, like water in English, paani in Hindi, tanni in Tamil, mai in Arabic, apah in Sanskrit, jal in Shudh Hindi, jal or paani in Gujrati, pandi in Marathi, neer in Kannad, neeru in Telugu, vellam in Malayalam, etc. If a person tells me that his friend has advised that everyday early in the morning he should have one glass of paani, but he is unable to drink it because when he drinks it, he feels like vomiting. On enquiry he says that the paani stinks and it is yellowish in colour. Later I realise that what he is referring to as paani is not water but urine. Thus you can call water by different names having the same meaning but you cannot call other things as water or paani. People may think that the example is not realistic and I agree with them because even an ignorant person knows the difference between water and urine. He will have to be a fool to call urine ‘water’. Similarly when any person who knows the correct concept of God, sees people worshipping false gods, he naturally wonders how a person cannot differentiate between a true God and false gods. Purity of Gold is not verified by calling it by different names in different languages but rubbing it against a Touchstone. In the same way, gold can be called sona in Hindi, gold in English, dhahaba in Arabic. Inspite of knowing all these different names for gold, if a person wants to sell you his gold jewellery and says this is 24 carat pure sona, you will not blindly believe, without verifying it with a goldsmith. The goldsmith confirms whether it is gold or not with the help of a touchstone. The yellow glittering jewellery may not be gold, because all that glitters is not gold. Surah Ikhlas is the Touchstone of Theology. Similarly, any person or candidate who is called God cannot be accepted as the true God without verifying him with the touchstone. The touchstone of theology, that is study of God, is Surah Ikhlas chapter 112 of the Holy Qur’an which says: "Say, ‘He is Allah, The One and Only; Allah, The Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not Nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him.’’’                                   [Al-Qur’an 112:1-4] Any candidate who passes the Acid test can be called God. Any candidate who claims to be God and fits in this four line definition, passes the Acid test, is entitled to be called God and worshipped as God. Suppose a lunatic says that Muhammad (pbuh) is God, (God forbid). Let’s put him to the test of Surah Ikhlas. "Kul hu allah hu ahad" – Say He is Allah, The One and Only; Is Muhammad (pbuh) one and only? No! he was not the only messenger. There were many other messengers. "Allah hus Samad" – Allah, The Eternal, Absolute; We know that Muhammad (pbuh) had to undergo many hardships. Though he was the mightiest messenger of God, he died at the age of 63 and was buried in Madeenah. "Lam ya lid wa lam yulad" – He begetteth not Nor is He begotten; We know that he was born in Makkah and his parents were Abdullah and Aaminah. He even had several children e.g. Fatimah, Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with them), etc. "Wa lam ya kullahu kufuwan ahad" – And there is none like unto Him. Though all the Muslims love and revere the Prophet (pbuh) and are supposed to follow each and every of his commandments, yet you will not find a single Muslim in the whole world, who in his senses will ever say that Muhammad (pbuh) is God. The Islamic Creed is, "La illaha illallah Muhammadur Rasoolullah", which means that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (pbuh) is the messenger of Allah. This is repeated five times a day during the call for prayer, so that the Muslims are reminded daily that although they respect and obey him, he is only a Messenger and servant of God, and not God Himself. Verify the Gods you worship. Now that we have explained to you how to use the touchstone of theology it is the duty of everyone to verify with this touchstone, whether the gods that they worship are true or false.
3.	HINDUISM IS NOT THE OLDEST AND BEST RELIGION Question Hinduism is the oldest of all the religions and thus the, most pure, authentic and best of all the religions of the world. Answer:
	Islam is the oldest religion Hinduism is not the oldest of all the religions. It is Islam which is the first and the oldest of all religions. People have a misconception that Islam is 1400 years old and that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the founder of this religion. Islam existed since time immemorial, ever since man first set foot on this earth. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was not the founder of Islam. He was the last and final Messenger of Almighty God. The oldest religion need not be the purest and the most authentic religion A religion cannot be claimed to be most pure and authentic, only on the criterion that it is the oldest. It is similar to a person saying that the water he has kept in an open glass, in his house, outside the refrigerator, for three months is purer than the water which has just been collected in a clean glass, immediately after it has been purified. The latest religion need not be the purest and the most authentic religion On the other hand a religion cannot be claimed to be the purest or authentic, only on the criterion that the religion is new or the latest. A bottle of distilled water which is sealed, packed and kept in the refrigerator for three months is much purer than a bottle of water freshly collected from the sea. For religion to be pure and authentic, it should not have interpolations, changes and revisions in its scriptures revealed from God For any religion to be pure and authentic, its scriptures should not contain any interpolation, addition, deletion or revision. Moreover the religion’s source of inspiration and direction should be Almighty God. The Qur’an is the only religious scripture on the face of the earth which has been maintained it its original form. All the other religious scriptures, of all the other religions have interpolations, additions, deletions or revisions. The Qur’an has been in the memory of a multitude of people, intact in its original form ever since its revelation, and now there are hundreds of thousands of people who have preserved it in their memory. Moreover, if you compare the copies made by Caliph Uthman from the original Qur’an which is yet present in the museum in Tashkent and in Koptaki museum in Turkey, they are the same as the ones we possess today. Allah (swt) promises in the Qur’an, in Surah Al Hijr, chapter 15 verse 9 "We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." The oldest religion need not be best religion A religion cannot be claimed to be the best religion only on the criterion that it is the oldest. It is similar to a person saying, that my 19th century car is better than a Toyota car manufactured in 1998, because it is older. He would be considered to be a fool to say that his 19th century car which required a rod to be turned in circles to start it, is better than a key-start 1998 Toyota car, just because it is older. The latest religion need not be the best religion On the other hand a religion cannot be called as the best religion only on the criterion that the religion is new or that it came later. It is similar to a person who says that my 800 cc Suzuki car manufactured in 1999 is better than a 5000 cc Mercedes 500 SEL manufactured in 1997. To judge which car is better, a person should compare the specifications of the car e.g. the power of the car, safety measures, the capacity of the cylinders, the pickup, the speed, the comfort, etc. 5000 cc Mercedes, 500 SEL car manufactured in 1997, is far superior and better than a 800 cc Suzuki (Maruti Suzuki 800) manufactured in 1999. A religion is best, if it has the solutions to the problems of mankind For a religion to be considered the best, it should have the solution to all the problems of mankind. It should be the religion of truth, and should be applicable to all ages. Islam is the only religion which has the solution to all the problems of mankind. e.g. the problem of alcoholism, surplus women, rape and molestation, robbery, racism, casteism, etc. Islam is the religion of truth, and its laws and solutions are applicable to all the ages. The Qur’an is the only religious book on the face of the earth, which has maintained its purity and authenticity proving itself to be the word of God in all the ages. i.e. previously, when it was the age of miracles, literature and poetry and in present times when it is the age of science and technology. Moreover, Islam is not a man-made religion, but a religion revealed and inspired by Almighty God. It is the only religion acceptable in His Sight.
5.	BURYING BETTER THAN CREMATING DEAD BODies Question: Why do Muslims bury dead bodies instead of cremating them, i.e. burning them? Answer:
	Components of human body present in the soil Elements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil. No Pollution Cremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body. Surrounding land becomes fertile To cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment. Economical It is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is very cheap. It hardly costs any money. Same land can be utilised for burying another body The wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.
6.	BINDI AND MANGALSUTRA Why do the Muslim married women not put bindi or tika on the forehead and wear Mangalsutra, like Hindu married women? Answer
	Bindi or tika Bindi is derived from the sanskrit word bindu, which means a ‘dot’. It is usually a red dot made with vermilion powder and is worn by the Hindu women between their eyebrows on their forehead. Bindi is considered a symbol of ‘Parvati’ and signifies female energy which is believed by Hindus to protect women and their husbands. It is traditionally a symbol of marriage and is worn by the Hindu married women. It is also called as tika. Bindi has become a fashion Nowadays, wearing bindi has become a fashion and is even worn by unmarried girls and women. The shape of the bindi is no longer restricted to a dot and is available in various shapes, including oval, star, heart shaped, etc. It is even available in different bright colours like blue, green, yellow, orange, etc. The material of the bindi is no longer restricted to vermilion powder, but is made of coloured felt and other material. It is also available in a variety of designs in combination with coloured glass, glitter, etc. Mangalsutra Mangalsutra means a thread of good-will. It is a necklace worn specially by Hindu married women as a symbol of their marriage. It consists of two strings of black beads with a pendant usually of gold. The black beads are believed to act as a protection against evil. It is believed to protect the women’s marriage and the life of her husband. In southern India, mangalsutra is called tali, which is a small gold ornament string on a cotton cord or a gold chain. Hindu Married women are never supposed to remove their mangalsutra. It is only cut off when a Hindu lady becomes a widow. Allah Is the Protector Allah (swt), our Creator, is the best to protect human beings. We do not require any red dot or black thread to protect us from evil. It is mentioned in the Glorius Qur’an in Surah Anam Chapter 6 verse 14 "Say: Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth?"                                   [Al-Qur’an 6:14] It is mentioned in several places in the Glorius Qur’an including Surah Ali Imran Chapter 3 Verse 150 and Surah Alhajj Chapter 22 Verse 78 "Allah is your Protector, and He is the best of helpers." Wearing a bindi or mangalsutra signifies a lack of faith in Almighty God, our Creator, who is the best to protect. Against the Islamic Dress Code Wearing a bindi or mangalsutra is a sign of Hindu women. The Islamic dress code does not permit a Muslim to wear any sign, symbol or mark which is specially significant of a non-Muslim. In Islam, Both Married and Unmarried women should not be Teased Once, a Hindu friend of mine, while mentioning the benefits of mangalsutra said that it easily identifies a married women, and thus prevents them from being teased and molested. According to Islam, each and every woman, whether married or unmarried, Muslim or Non-Muslim, should neither be teased nor molested.
7.	TAKING NAME OF EMPEROR AKBAR IN ADHAAN Question: Why do Muslims take the name of Emperor Akbar while calling people to pray? Answer:
	Non Muslim misunderstand that Emperor Akbar’s name is taken in Adhaan Once, when I attended a conference in Kerala, a non-Muslim minister spoke just before my speech. He was highlighting the achievements of the Indian Muslims and their role in the progress of India. He said that amongst the Indian kings, the greatest was Emperor Akbar. No wonder the Muslims take his name five times a day, while calling people to pray. During my speech however, I clarified this misconception. The ‘Akbar’ word of the Adhaan has nothing to do with Emperor Akbar The word ‘Akbar’ mentioned in the Adhaan which is given to call people to pray has nothing to do with Emperor Akbar of India.The words in the Adhaan were used centuries before the birth of Emperor Akbar. ‘Akbar’ means ‘Great’ The Arabic word ‘Akbar’ means ‘great’. When we say ‘Allahu Akbar’ in the Adhaan we proclaim that ‘Allah is Great’ or ‘Allah is the Greatest’ and we call people to worship the one and only Allah who is the Greatest.
8.	WHY DON’T MUSLIMS IN INDIA FOLLOW THE ISLAMIC CRIMINAL LAW? Question When Muslims in India insist on having a separate Muslim Personal Law for themselves, why don’t they also insist on implementing the Islamic Criminal Law for the Muslims; for example implementing the rule that the robber’s hands should be chopped off if a Muslim robs? Answer:
	Muslim Personal Law Personal Law is a law concerning an individual person and the persons closely related to him, e.g. laws relating to marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc. It includes laws which are mutually agreed upon by a group of people. This law does not include any crime or an act that will harm the society directly. India is Secular And Democratic In any country, the Personal Law may differ for different groups of people and for different communities. Since India is a secular and democratic country it allows different groups of people to follow their own personal law if they wish. Islamic Personal Law is the Best Muslims believe that compared to all the different types of personal laws available in the world, the best and the most result oriented is the Islamic Personal Law. Muslims of India prefer following the Muslim personal law also because of their own belief in Islam. Criminal Law Criminal law is that law which is associated with a crime or an act which directly affects the society e.g. robbing, raping, murdering, etc. The Criminal Law should be the same for all people In any country, the criminal law unlike the Personal Law cannot be different for different groups of people. It has to be same for all people of different groups and different religions e.g. In Islam if a person robs, his hands are chopped off. This punishment is not prescribed in Hinduism. If a Hindu robs a Muslim, what would be the robber’s punishment? The Muslim would want the hands of the robber to be chopped, while the Hindu Law would not agree. The Muslims in India alone cannot separately follow the Islamic Criminal Law without involving the Non-Muslims Even if a Muslim agrees, that as far as he commits a crime he should be given the punishment according to Islamic Criminal Law, it would not be practical. In case an allegation is made against a Muslim for robbery and if the witnesses are Non-Muslims, and if each one follows his own Criminal Law, the punishment in Islam for bearing false witness is 80 lashes, whereas in the Indian Crimial Law, a person giving false witness can easily escape. Thus, for a non-Muslim to falsely accuse a Muslim of any crime is very easy, if both follow their own criminal law. However, if both follow the Indian Law where the punishment is lenient for false witnesses and robbers, it will encourage both the robber to rob as well as encourage the witnesses to give false witness for their own benefit. The Muslims in India would prefer the Islamic Criminal Law to be implemented on all Indians We Muslims would prefer that in India the Islamic Criminal Law be implemented on all the Indians, since, chopping the hands of a thief will surely reduce the rate of robbery in India. Similarly, 80 lashes for giving false testimony will prevent a person from giving false witness. Islamic Criminal Law is Most Practical Islam besides pointing out a crime, it also gives you a solution showing how to prevent the crime e.g. chopping the hands of a robber, death penalty for the rapist. The punishment is so severe that it is a deterrent for the criminal to commit the crime. He will think a hundred times before committing a crime. Thus if crime has to be reduced or stopped in India the best solution is to implement ‘The Common Islamic Criminal Law’.
9.	ARE RAM AND KRISHNA PROPHETS OF GOD? Question: If according to Islam, messengers or prophets were sent to each and every nation of the world, then which prophet was sent to India? Can we consider Ram and Krishna to be messengers of God? Answer:
	Prophets sent to every nation The Glorious Qur’an mentions in Surah Fatir, chapter 35 verse 24 ". . . And there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past)."                         [Al-Qur’an 35:24] A similar message is repeated in Surah Rad, chapter 13 verse 7 ". . . and to every people a guide."                          [Al-Qur’an 13:7] Stories only of some prophets narrated in the Qur’an Allah (swt) says in Surah Nisa, chapter 4 verse 164 "Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; of others we have not."                        [Al-Qur’an 4:164] A similar message is repeated in Surah Ghafir chapter 40 verse 78 "We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. . ."                        [Al’Qur’an 40:78] 25 Prophets of God are mentioned by name in the Qur’an By name, only 25 Prophets of God are mentioned in the Qur’an e.g. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammed (pbut) More than 1,24,000 prophets of God According to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), there were more than 1,24,000 prophets sent to this world. All previous prophets sent only for their people All the prophets that came before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) were only sent for their own people and were to be followed only for a particular period of time. Surah Ali Imran, chapter 3 verse 49 "And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, . . ."                                 [Al-Qur’an 3:49] Muhammad (pbuh), the last messenger of God Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last and final messenger of Almighty God. It is mentioned in Surah Ahzab, chapter 33 verse 40 "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things."                               [Al-Qur’an 33:40] Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), sent for whole Humankind Since Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last and final messenger, he was not sent only for the Muslims or the Arabs, but he was sent for the whole of humankind. It is mentioned in Surah Anbiya, chapter 21 verse 107 "We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures."                              [Al’Qur’an 21:107] A similar message is repeated in Surah Saba, chapter 34 verse 28 "We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not."                              [Al Qur’an 34:28] It is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, volume 1, Book of Salaah, chapter 56 hadith no. 429 Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: Allah’s Messenger said, "Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind." Which prophet was sent to India? Regarding the question of which prophet of God was sent to India, and can we consider Ram or Krishna to be prophets of God, there is no text in the Qur’an or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name of the prophet that was sent to India. Since the names of Ram and Krishna are nowhere to be found in the Qur’an and Sahih Hadith, one cannot say for sure whether they were prophets of God or not. Some Muslims, especially certain Muslim politicians who try to appease the Hindus, say Ram Alai-his-salaam, i.e. Ram, may peace be on him. This is totally wrong, since there is no authentic proof from the Qur’an and Sahih Hadith that he was a prophet of God. However, a person may say that perhaps they may have been the prophets of God. Even if Ram and Krishna were prophets, today we have to follow the last Prophet of God i.e. Muhammad (pbuh) Even if Ram and Krishna were prophets of God, they were only meant for people of that time and were to be followed only for that particular period of time. Today, all the human beings throughout the world, including India should only follow the last and final prophet and Messenger of God – prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
10.	ARE THE VEDAS A REVELATION OF GOD? Question: If Allah has sent His books and revelations in every period, then which revelation was sent to India? Can we consider the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures to be the word of God? Answer:
	Revelation sent in every period The Glorious Qur’an mentions in Surah Rad, chapter 13 verse 38 "For each period is a book (revealed)."                           [Al-Qur’an 13:38] Four revelations of God mentioned by name in Qur’an By name, only four revelations of God are mentioned in the Qur’an i.e. Torah, Zaboor, Injeel and the Qur’an Torah is the revelation which was given to Moses (pbuh) Zaboor is the revelation which was given to David (pbuh) Injeel is the revelation which was given to Jesus (pbuh) and Qur’an is the last and final revelation which was given to the last and final Messenger Muhammad (pbuh). All the previous revelations sent only for their people All the revelations that came before Qur’an were only sent for their own people and were to be followed only for a particular time period. The Qur’an sent for whole humankind Since the Qur’an is the last and final revelation, it was not sent only for the Muslims or the Arabs but it was sent for the whole of humankind. It is mentioned in: Surah Ibrahim, chapter 14 verse 1 "Alif Lam Ra. A book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light . . ."                                [Al-Qur’an 14:1] A similar message is repeated in Surah Ibrahim chapter 14 verse 52 "Here is a Message for mankind: let them take warning therefrom, and let them know that He is (no other than) One God: let men of understanding take heed."                               [Al-Qur’an 14:52] Qur’an mentions in Surah Baqarah chapter 2 verse 185 "Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur’an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgement (between right and wrong)."                                [Al-Qur’an 2:185] A similar message is repeated in Surah Zumur chapter 39 verse 41 "Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) mankind."                                 [Al-Qur’an 39:41] Which revelation sent to India? The question that arises is "which revelation of God was sent to India and whether we can consider the Vedas and the other Hindu Scriptures to be the revelations of God?" There is no text in the Qur’an or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name of the revelation that was sent to India. Since the names of the Vedas or other Hindu scriptures are no where to be found in Qur’an and Sahih Hadith, one cannot say for sure that they were the revelations of God. They may be the revelation of God or may not be the revelation of God. Even if the Veda was the word of God today you have to follow the Qur’an Even if the Vedas and the other scriptures were the revelations from God, they were only meant for people of that time and were to be followed only for that particular period of time. Today all human beings through out the world including India should only follow the last and final Revelation of God, i.e. the Qur’an. Moreover since all the previous revelations were not meant to be followed for eternity, Almighty God did not preserve them in their original form. There is not a single religious scripture of any of the major religions which claims to be the word of God and has maintained its pure original text and is free from alteration, adulteration and interpolation. Since the Glorious Qur’an is to be followed for eternity, Allah (swt) has taken upon Himself to maintain its original purity and guard it from corruption. Allah says in Glorious Qur’an. Surah Hijr chapter 15 verse 9 "We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)."                                            [Al-Qur’an 15:9]
3.	IS ALLAH MENTIONED IN OTHER SCRIPTURES Question: "Allah" is the most appropriate name for God in the Qur’an. Is this name "Allah" mentioned in other religious scriptures besides the Qur’an? Answer:
	Almost all the major religious scriptures of the world contain the word "Allah" as one of the names of God. Elohim El, Elah, Alah In the Bible, God is very often referred to as ‘Elohim’ in the Hebrew language. The ‘im’ in the ending is a plural of honour and God is referred to as ‘El’ or ‘Elah’ in the English Bible with commentary, edited by reverend C. I. Scofield. ‘Elah’ is alternatively spelled as ‘Alah’. The difference in spelling is only of a single ‘L’. Muslims spell Allah as ‘Allah’ while the Reverend has spelled it as Alah and they pronounce it as ‘Elah’. Muslims pronounce it as Allah. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages therefore we say it should be pronounced as ‘Allah’ and not as ‘Elah’. When I was in school, I was taught ‘D, O’ is do, ‘T, O’ is to. What is ‘G, O’ It is ‘go’ and not ‘gu’. ‘N, U, T’ is nut, ‘C, U, T’ cut; ‘B, U, T’ is but, what is ‘P, U, T’? Not ‘pat’ but it is ‘put’. If you ask "Why?" The answer is "It is their language". If I have to pass I have to say ‘P, U, T’ is ‘put’ and not ‘pat’. Similarly the right pronunciation for A, L, L, A, H, is Allah. Jesus (pbuh) cried out Allah Allah when he was put on the cross It is mentioned in the New Testament in the Gospel of Mathew, chapter 27 verse 46 as well as Gospel of Mark, chapter 15 verse 34 when Jesus (pbuh) was put on the cross. Jesus cried with a loud voice saying "E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni?" that is to say, ‘My God, My God why hast Thou Forsaken Me?’ Does this sound like Jehovah! Jehovah! why has thou forsaken me? Does it sound like Abba Abba? The answer is ‘No’. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages and if you translate "E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni" into Arabic it is ‘Allah Allah lama tarak tani’ does it sound similar? This statement of Jesus (pbuh), "E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni" is preserved in its original Hebrew in each and every of its translation which is available in more than 2000 different languages of the world and in each and every of them, "Allah" is present. "Allah" in Sikhism One of the names by which Gurunanak Sahib referred to God is "Allah".   "Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the attributes given to God Almighty in Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is ‘Ila’ which if pronounced properly is the same as Allah. Allo Upanishad: Amongst the various Upanishads one of the Upanishad is named as ‘Allo’ Upanishad in which God is referred to as "Allah" several times.

The Hindu Scriptures also preached "ONE GOD"

Hinduism, as most Hindus would say, is not a religion but a "Dharma" and a Culture. The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, the Brahmanas Granth are considered to be the holy scriptures, most sacred being the Vedas. Also there is the Bhagavada Gita, the Mahabharata and the Ramanayan. 

The degeneration of any society starts with becoming heedless to the guidance of God and falling prey to our own whims and desires. This eventually may lead to the degeneration of the concept of God itself. The worship of innumerable Gods in Hindu society is a degeneration of the message of God and in stark contrast to the oneness of God preached in the Hindu Holy Scriptures Vedas and Upanishads. A few examples from these scriptures reveal that they also preach Oneness of God, which is exactly the same truth which was conveyed by God through His final messenger Muhammad (There is no god, but God).

• "There is only one God, worship Him" (Rig Veda, Vol. 6, Hymn 45 vs 16 )
• "Do not worship any one beside Him" (Rig Veda Bk. 8, Hymn 1, Vs 1)
• "God is only one, - not a second"- (Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 6, Section 2, verse 1).
• "na tasya pratima asti
  "There is no image of Him." [Yajurveda 32:3]

Quran....! A teacher to Scientist !

Ours is an era of space probes, computer chips, laser surgeries and cloning. If we were to label any book as a revelation from God, we couldn't help but to scrutinize this Scripture using modern scientific knowledge. It could not be that a revelation, proclaiming itself from God, could constitute aspects contradicting established scientific facts. How could we assume otherwise, when God is the one who created the universe and the laws operating within it.
Quran, was revealed 1400 years ago to the last Prophet of God, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a guidance for all humanity. The entire Quran has been committed to memory by millions of Muslims around the world and has been preserved by God from any interpolations, for continuing guidance. Although Quran is a religious book with a total of about 6600 plus verses dealing with many aspects of a person's life, about 1000 of those verses are of scientific nature, none contradicting established scientific facts.
Dr. T.V.N. Persaud,[1] professor of Anatomy, says: "You have an illiterate person (Prophet Muhammad) making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature...I personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many accuracies and like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which lead him to these statements".
Besides providing guidelines in personal, social, moral and spiritual spheres of humanity, Quran touches upon diverse scientific topics like astronomy, geology, embryology, genetics, biology, archeology etc. Some of these are mentioned below to prove Quran's Divine origin.

The Big Bang!

Currently, the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe is the cosmological paradigm most widely accepted by astronomers. It holds that about 15 billion years ago the universe began with the explosive expansion of a single, extremely dense matter, the primordial mass. Only after the development of radio telescopes in 1937 that, the necessary observational precision was achieved in order for astronomers to arrive at the above conclusion. What does Quran say about our universe's origin?

"Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart." (21:30)

Expanding Universe

In 1925, Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space telescope is named) provided the observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. Stephen Hawking (author of 'A Brief History of Time') states: "The universe is not static, as had previously been thought, it is expanding". So what did God reveal in the Quran, 1400 years ago?

"And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are expanding it" (51:47)
("We" is the Arabic plural of respect, not the Christian plural of 'trinity")

The Existence of Sun's Orbit

Ancient people use to believe that the Sun revolves around the earth. Later, Nicholas Copernicus in 1512, laid his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary motion, which placed the sun motionless in the center of the solar system with all the planets revolving around it. Modern science tells us now that the sun too is not still, but is in motion.
The sun traveling at roughly 150 miles per second takes about 200 million years to complete one revolution around the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and 25 days to make one complete rotation around its own axis. See how beautifully and accurately God revealed this phenomenon in the Quran:

"It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit with its own motion." (21:33)

Conquest of Space by Human

Human exploration and the conquest of space began with the launching of the Russian Satellite, Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957. Then followed the launching of humans into space, which eventually led to a manned space flight to the Moon on July 20th, 1967. Thus the dream of humanity since the dawn of civilization to go beyond the earth to the heavens was realized.
The Quran, 1400 years ago, clearly predicted human's advancement and the possibility of space flight.

"O assembly of Jinns and humans, if you can penetrate the regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate them! You will not penetrate them save with a power (of God)." (55:33)

The Protective Atmosphere

Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids that disintegrate upon the atmosphere and by lethal rays emitted by the sun. This UV radiation is absorbed by the Ozone layer forming the outer fringe of our atmosphere. Thus our atmosphere along with its Ozone layer is a protective covering for us. Life possibly could not have existed without it. How meticulously, does our Lord sustain and protect us against this atmospheric destruction.

"And We have made the atmosphere a protective roof, yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things point to." (21:32)

Embryology

The Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) produced lenses powerful enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously generated but are produced from eggs. The science of Embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the detailed aspects of human embryonic development until the 1970s, using powerful microscopes, ultra sound and fiber optics technology. See how the Quran described the stages of embryonic development.

"God fashioned man from a small quantity (of sperm)" (16:4)

Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among several tens of million produced by man.

"Then We placed him as a drop in a place of rest" (23:13) 

Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus.

"Then We made the drop into a leech like structure..." (23:14) 

This resemblance of the human embryo to a leech is an appropriate description of the human embryo from days 7-24, when it clings to the endometrium of the uterus.

"And He (God) gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding." (32:9)

The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last.
Dr. E. Marshall Johnson [2] Professor of Anatomy, concluded after studying verses from Quran: "The Quran describes not only the development of external form but emphasizes also the internal stages - the stages inside the embryo of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science... so I see nothing in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved..."

Gender Determination

The concept of "Gender Determination" as being described by geneticists, is one of the outstanding informations revealed to us in the Quran. This information is now a known fact, that sperms are the deciding factors in determining the type of gender (male or female) in the new embryo. This determination through the male sperm is due to the fact that sperms have an X and Y chromosomes, while the female ovum has only X Chromosomes (X, X). Through the Quran, The Almighty informs us that it is the male sperms that determine the type of gender for the new offspring:

"Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in humble form)? Then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female..." (75:36-40)

Existence of Pairs in All Creation

Before the dawn of the modern era, humans conceived that only animal life was divided into two genders, male and female. Then the discovery was made that this phenomenon was present in plants and vegetation too. We have found this reality existing in every creation, animate as well as inanimate, though in different forms. In electricity, these two genders can be classified as positive and negative. North and south pole describe it in magnetism, electron and proton in atoms, matter and antimatter etc. Even bacteria could be positive or negative, while the truth is, this creation is made of pairs. At the time Holy Quran was being revealed in the 7th century C.E., we knew of pairing in animals and plants only, but Quran describes the phenomenon in the most lucid manner:

"Hallowed is He, Who created pairs in all things, those that grow from the earth and of themselves, and what they know not." (36:36)

The Quranic statement:
"...And what they know not" is as true today, as it was when Holy Quran was revealed. Though we have discovered that every created thing exists in pair, we have yet to discover many things that exist.
We have expounded scientific marvels from the Holy Quran to convince sincere seekers of truth that it is the infallible Word of God. No mortal being can ever speak with such authority, finality, knowledge, perfection, and precision coupled with exotic beauties of expression, as does God in the Quran.
By realizing these Truths about the Quran and the religion of Islam revealed by our Creator and Sustainer, many modern scientists are turning towards it.
Dr. Keith Moore,[3] Professor of Embryology, after analyzing the verses of the Quran for three years comments: "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later"
Dr. Maurice Bucaille,[4] French Physician, after studying Quran and comparing it with modern science, addressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 proclaimed: "Our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Quran could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times".
Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson,[5] Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, proclaims: "...These Hadiths (sayings of Muhammad) could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the writer (7th century)...It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (Islam) but in fact religion (Islam) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches... There exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the Quran having been derived from God".
Dr. Tejatet Tejasen,[6] Professor of Anatomy, attending the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference, stood up and likewise announced: "From my studies and what I have learnt at this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be true. That can be proved the scientific way".
These men of knowledge, in their unbiased studies of Quran, all proclaimed its truthfulness as a Revelation of Almighty God.

"Soon we will show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own soul, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth..." (41:53)

Guidance to humanity proclaimed in the Quran is complete and applicable to all societies and all times. Whether we are living in the Stone Age or the Space Age, riding in horse pulled carriages or flying in Space Shuttles, we haven't changed a bit. We still possess physical and emotional desires, we live in societies, interact with one another, establish social, political and economic systems; thus the relevant need for guidance by our Creator in all these spheres of our life. Islam is the only religion which is totally compatible with scientific facts and provides complete, explicit and clear guidance in all spheres of life.
The Quran was revealed in Arabic, but translation of its meaning are available in English and other languages for non-Arabs. Likewise Islam is not restricted to people of the east or Arabs, it is a universal religion revealed for all of mankind.
We invite all sincere humans to study Islam with an open mind. Don't blindly follow the whims and paganistic influences of the environment around us. God bestowed upon us this superb mind to seek and live the truth; for we all will be accountable on the Day of Judgment for our beliefs and deeds. Don't delay your salvation.

A Wake Up Call To Every Christian....!

Remember...!

A Muslim is more christian than the christian themselves...!
Do u Want proof...!

Here it is...!
First lets analyze the religion i.e. Christianity...!

I	Position of Jesus (pbuh) in Islam:
	(i)	Islam is the only non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (pbuh). No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh).
	(ii)	We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of Allah (swt).
	(iii)	We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe.
	(iv)	We believe he was the Messiah translated Christ (pbuh).
	(v)	We believe that he gave life to the dead with God’s permission.
	(iv)	We believe that he healed those born blind, and the lepers with God’s permission.
II	CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY:
	1.	Jesus Christ (pbuh) never claimed Divinity
	One may ask, if both Muslims and Christians love and respect Jesus (pbuh), where exactly is the parting of ways? The major difference between Islam and Christianity is the Christians’ insistence on the supposed divinity of Christ (pbuh). A study of the Christian scriptures reveals that Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity. In fact there is not a single unequivocal statement in the entire Bible where Jesus (pbuh) himself says, "I am God" or where he says, "worship me". In fact the Bible contains statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in which he preached quite the contrary. The following statements in the Bible are attributed to Jesus Christ (pbuh): (i) "My Father is greater than I." [The Bible, John 14:28] (ii) "My Father is greater than all." [The Bible, John 10:29] (iii) "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…." [The Bible, Mathew 12:28] (iv) "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…." [The Bible, Luke 11:20] (v) "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." [The Bible, John 5:30]
	2.	The Mission of Jesus Christ (pbuh) – to Fulfill the Law
	Jesus (pbuh) never claimed divinity for himself. He clearly announced the nature of his mission. Jesus (pbuh) was sent by God to confirm the previous Judaic law. This is clearly evident in the following statements attributed to Jesus (pbuh) in the Gospel of Mathew: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." [The Bible, Mathew 5:17-20]
	3.	God Sent Jesus' (pbuh)
	The Bible mentions the prophetic nature of Jesus (pbuh) mission in the following verses:
	(i)	"… and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me." [The Bible, John 14:24]
	(ii)	"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent." [The Bible, John 17:3]
	4.	Jesus Refuted even the Remotest Suggestion of his Divinity
	Consider the following incident mentioned in the Bible: "And behold, one came and said unto him, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’ And he said unto him, ‘Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.’ " [The Bible, Mathew 19:16-17] Jesus (pbuh) did not say that to have the eternal life of paradise, man should believe in him as Almighty God or worship him as God, or believe that Jesus (pbuh) would die for his sins. On the contrary he said that the path to salvation was through keeping the commandments. It is indeed striking to note the difference between the words of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and the Christian dogma of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus (pbuh).
	5.	Jesus (pbuh) of Nazareth – a Man Approved of God
	The following statement from the Bible supports the Islamic belief that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet of God. "Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know." [The Bible, Acts 2:22]
	6.	The First Commandment is that God is One
	The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier: "Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad." This is a Hebrew quotation, which means: "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord." [The Bible, Mark 12:29] It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God. Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.
NOTE: All quotations of the Bible are taken from the King James Version.

III	CONCEPT OF GOD IN OLD TESTAMENT:
	1.	God is One
	The following verse from the book of Deuteronomy contains an exhortation from Moses (pbuh): "Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad". It is a Hebrew quotation which means: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" [The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4]
	2.	Unity of God in the Book of Isaiah
	The following verses are from the Book of Isaiah:
		(i)	"I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour." [The Bible, Isaiah 43:11]
		(ii)	"I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me." [The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
		(iii)	"I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me." [The Bible, Isaiah 46:9]
	3.	Old Testament condemns idol worship
		(i)	Old Testament condemns idol worship in the following verses: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:" "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God." [The Bible, Exodus 20:3-5]
		(ii)	A similar message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy: "Thou shalt have none other gods before me." "Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water beneath the earth." "Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God." [The Bible, Deuteronomy 5:7-9]

 My Sincere question to my beloved christian brothers.....!

Accordig to basic concept of christianity...God bore a son who was Himself, He Allowed
Himself to be sacrificed to Himself to free Humankind of their sins.

let,
     A=B, B=C,THEREFORE A=C
     My friends, pls answer me,"Could u ever become God??"
     Being Christian u will certainly answer as NO, I M A HUMAN BEING
     Right,
     Tell me,""Was Jesus a Human Being??""
    Obviously he was.
    So He could never be a god....!

You Ask &
The Qur’an
Answers

1) Who is the Creator?
(40 : 64)
Allah, it is he Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and
the sky as a canopy . and has given you shape and made your shapes
good (looking) and has provided you with good things. That is Allah,
your Lord : so Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Alamin (mankind,
jinn and all that exists).
(39 : 6)
He created you (all) from a single person (Adam) ; then made from
him his wife {Hawwa , (Eve)} . and He has sent down for you of cattle
eight pairs (of the sheep , two , male and female ; of the goats , two ,
male and female of the oxen , two , male and female and of the camels,
two, male and female) . He creates you in the wombs of your mothers :
creation after creation in there veils of darkness. Such is Allah your
Lord His is the Kingdom . La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He). How then are you turned away ?
(7 : 54)
Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in
six days, and then He rose over (Istawa) the Throne (really in manner
that suits His Majesty) . He brings the night as a cover over the day,
seeking it rapidly , and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars
subjected to His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and
Commandment. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Alamin (mankind,
jinn and all that exists)!
(10 : 32)
Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can
there be, save error ? How then are you turned away ?
2) Who is Allah?
(59 : 23-24)
23 : He is Allah beside Whom La Ilaha Illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He), the King, the Holy, the one Free from all
defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-
Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory, be to Allah! (High is He)
above all that they associate as partners with Him .
24 : He is Allah, the creator, the Inventor of of all things, the Bestower
of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and
the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise .
(20 : 14)
“Verily! I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be
worshipped but I), So worship Me, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-
Salat) for My Remembrance.
(2 : 255)
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but
He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyuum (the Ever Living the One Who sustains and
protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To
Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth
.Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission ?
He Knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and
what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never
compass any thing of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His
Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth and He feels no fatigue
in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most
Great. (This Verse 2:225 is called Ayat-ul-Kursi) .
(35 : 13)
He merges the night into the day (i.e.the decrease in the hours of the
night is added to the hours of the day), and He merges the day into the
night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the day is added the hours of the
night). And has subjected the sun and the moon: each runs its course
for a term appointed. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the Kingdom ,
And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him, own not
even a Qitmir (the thin membrane over the date-stone).
(3 : 18)
Allah bears winess that La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He), and the angels, and those having knowledge (also
give this witness); (He always) maintains His creation in justice La
ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the All-
Mighty, the All-Wise.
(3 : 51)
Truly! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (Alone). This
is the straight Path.
3) Did you think that Allah created you only
for play and without any purpose ?
(3 : 115)
“Did you think that We had created you in play (without any
purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?”
4) For what did Allah create mankind ?
(51 : 56)
And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they
should worship Me (Alone).
5) What did Allah command us to do ?
(4 : 58)
Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to
those to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men,
you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching with He
(Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.
(6 : 151)
Say (O Muhammad PBUH) : “Come, I will recite what your Lord has
prohibited you from: be Join not anything in worship with Him; be
good and dutiful to your parents; Kill not your children because of
poverty – We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near
to Al-Fawahish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether
committed openly or secretly; and kill not anyone whom Allah has
forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islamic law). This He
has commanded you that you may understand.
6) From where shall we seek guidance?
(1 : 1 – 6)
1: In the Name of Allah, the Most. Gracious, the Most Merciful.
2: All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the Alamin
(mankind, jinn and all that exists).
3: The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful .
4: The Only Owner (and the only Ruling judge) of the Day of
Recompense (i.e the Day of Resurrection)
5: You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each
and everything).
6: Guide us to the Straight Way.
7) Who shall we invoke in time of disaster?
(29 : 65)
And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allah, making their
Faith pure for Him Only: but when He brings them safely to land,
behold they give a share of their worship to others .
(10 : 12)
And when harm touches man, he invokes Us, lying on his side, or
sitting or standing. But when We have removed his harm from him, he
passes on as if he had never invoked Us for a harm that touched him!
Thus it is made fair-seeming to the Musrifun that which they used to
do.
8) What happened to the previous nations
when they disobeyed Allah ?
(29 : 40)
So We punished each (of them) for his sins; of them were some on
whom We sent Hasib (a violent wind with shower of stones) (as on the
people of Lut (Lot) , and of them were some who were overtaken by
As-saihah (torment – awful cry. (as Thamud or Shuabs people), and of
them were some whem We caused the earth to swallow (as Qarun
(Korah), and of them were some whom We drowned (as the people of
Nuh (Noah), or Firaun (Pharaoh) and his people). It was not Allah
Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves .
9) Does Allah guard and save the Quran
from corruption ?
(15 : 9)
Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran)
and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).
10) Who should we worship ?
(20 : 14)
“Verily! I am Allah La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be
worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-assalat)
for My Remembrance.
11) What is the religion of Allah ?
(3 : 19)
Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except, out of mutual
jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And whoever disbelieves
in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah,
then surely, Allah is Swift in calling to account.
12) What is the religion accepted by Allah ?
(3 : 85)
And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be
accepted of him and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
13) Where does the Quran come from ?
(42 : 3)
Likewise Allah, the All-Mighty the All-Wise sends Revelation to you
(O Muhammad PBUH) as (He sent Revelation to) those before you.
(6 : 114)
(Say (O Muhammad PBUH) “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it
is He Who has sent down unto you the book (the Quran), explained in
detail.” Those unto whom We gave the Scripture (the Taurat (Torah)
and the Injeel (Gospel) know that it is revealed from your Lord in
truth. So be not you of those who doubt.
14) Why did Allah send messengers ?
(4 : 64)
We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allah’s Leave.
15) Do we have to believe in all the
messengers ?
(2 : 285)
The Messenger (Muhammad PBUH) believes in what has been sent down to
him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in
Allah, His angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say), “We
make no distinction between one another of His Messengers” – and
they say, “We hear and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our
Lord, and to You is the return (of all).”
16) What happened to the previous
scriptures ?
(4 : 46)
Among those who are jews, there are some who displace words from
(their) right places and say: “We hear your word (O Muhammad PBUH)
and disobey,” and “Hear and let you (O Muhammad PBUH) “hear
nothing.” And Raina with a twist of there tongues and as a mockery of
the religion (Islam) And if only they had said: “We hear and obey”,
And “Do make us understand,” it would have been better for them,
and more proper; but Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so
they believe not except a few.
(5 : 13)
So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them and
made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their
(right) places and have abandoned a good part of the Message that
was sent to them. And you will not cease to discover deceit in them,
except a few of them. But forgive them and overlook (their misdeeds).
Verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (good-doers).
17) Who is the last messenger ?
(3 : 144)
Muhammad (PBUH) is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many)
Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will
you then turn back on your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns
back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; and Allah will
give reward to those who are grateful.
18) To whom did Allah send the last
messenger Prophet Muhammad PBUH ?
(34 : 28)
And We have not sent you (O Muhammad PBUH) except as a giver of glad
tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not.
19) What did Allah prepare for those among
the Jews and Christians who believe ?
(57 : 28)
O you who believe (in Musa (moses) (i.e. Jews) and Isa (Jesus) (i.e.
Christians)! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad PBUH),
He will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and He will give you a
light by which you shall walk (straight). And He will forgive you. And
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
20) What is the likeness of lsa ( Jesus )
before Allah ?
(3 : 59)
Verily, the likeness of Isa (Jesus) bofore Allah is the likeness of
Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: “Be” – and
he was.
21) What did Allah say about Mary ?
(3 : 42 – 47)
42 : And (remember) when the angels said: “(O Maryam (Mary)!
Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and
disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the Alamin (mankind
and jinn) (of her lifetime).”
43 : O Mary! “Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allah),
by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and
Irkai (bow down) along with ArRakiun (those who bow down).”
44 : This is apart of the news of the Ghaib (unseen, i.e. the news of the
past national of which you have no knowledge) which We reveal to
you (O Muhammad PBUH) You were not with them, when they cast lots
with their pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of
Maryam (Mary); nor were you with them when they disputed.
45 : (Remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)! Verily,
Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word (“Be”- and he was! I.e. Isa
(Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary), from Him, his name will be the
Messiah Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this
world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who are near to
Allah.”
46 : “He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood and he
one of the righteous .”
47 : She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has
touched me.” He said: “So (it will be) for Allah creates what He wills.
When He has decreed something, He says to it only: “Be!” – and it is.
22) Was Jesus crucified and died on the
cross ?
(4 : 157 – 158)
157 : And because of their saying (in boast), “We killed Messiah Isa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah,” – But they
killed him not, nor crucified him, but they resemblance of Isa (Jesus)
was put over another man (and they Killed that man), and those who
differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge,
they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not (i.e.
Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) .(عليهما السلام
158 : But Allah raised him (Isa (Jesus) up (with his body and soul)
unto Himself (and عليه السلام is in the heavens). And Allah is Ever All-
Powerful All-Wise.
23) Was Jesus the son of God ( Allah ) ?
(112 : 1 – 4)
1 : Say (O Muhammad PBUH): “He is Allah, (the) One.
2 : (Allah the self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, (He
neither eats nor drinks).
3 : He begets not, nor was He begotten.
4 : And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him.
24) How could you be secure ?
(6 : 82)
It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but
Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by
worshipping others beside Allah), for them (only) there is security and
they are the guided.
25) What is the life of this world ?
(57 : 20)
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp
and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and
children. (It is) as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the
growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it
turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a
severe torment (for the disbelievers – evil-doers), and (there is)
Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers –
good-doers). And the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment.
26) Whatever of blessings and good things
you have , is it from Allah ?
(16 : 53)
And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah.
Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help.
27) How could you guarantee the blessings
of Allah ?
(14 : 7 )
And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: “If give thanks (by
accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allah), I will give you more
(of My Blessings); but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily My
punishment is indeed sever.”
28) How could you save yourself from a
painful torment ?
(61 : 10 – 11)
10 : O you who believe! Shall I guide you to a trade that will save you
from a painful torment?
11 : That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad PBUH).
29) Whosoever puts his trust in Allah , what
will happen to him ?
(65 : 3)
And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And
whosoever puts his trust in Allah then He will suffice him. Verily,
Allah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allah has set a measure for
all things.
30) What is the destination of the
disbelievers ?
(57 : 15)
So this Day no ransom shall be taken from you (hypocrites), nor of
those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism).
Your abode is the Fire. That is your maula (friend – proper place),
and worst indeed is that destination.
31) What is the destination of the believers ?
(4 : 57)
But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism)
and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to Gardens under
which rivers flow (Paradise), abiding therein forever. Therein they
shall have Azwajun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives), and We
shall admit them to shades wide and ever deepening (Paradise).
32) How could you be happy ?
(16 : 97)
Whoever works righteousness- whether male or female – While he (or
she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will
give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful
provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to
the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter).