Monday, October 25, 2010

The Almighty.......

Qur'an, The Criterion, Surah 25:61-62
Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; and it is He Who made the Night and the Day to follow each other: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show their gratitude.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Seeking refuge in ALLAH.....

I seek refuge in Allah from knowledge that brings no wisdom, from a heart that lacks kindness, from desires that bring discontent, and from supplications that go unanswered.
- Hadith The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah

Monday, October 18, 2010

ALI, the Lion of God.....

Salam to all readers,

I am sorry to remaining away from the blog, the worldly needs do have impacts... and I am a sinful human being after all.  However, on the 'order' of someone very close to my heart, I sat on the key board to share few lines with you all..... this is in regards to present days'  hoola hai   of portraying Islam as a barbaric religion and Muslims as savages.... let me furnish a historical event which took place about fifteen hundred years ago in a battle field.

   Ali, the son in law of holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the first Muslim child, the husband of Fatima the most beloved daughter of holy Prophet (PBUH) was taking part in a war against Jews, he encountered with a giant Chief warrior who had the title of  'invincible giant', Ali after a hard battle threw the Jew chief on ground and mounted upon him, as per his habit after saying  LA ILAHA ILLAL ALLAH, MUHAMMAD AR RASOOL ALLAH  was about to kill him when, the Jew seeing his ultimate death spat on the pure face of Ali Sher e Khuda  (the lion of God)........ Now guess what did Ali do?  He sliced Jew's throat immediately ?  No...... Killed him mercilessly by cutting away his limbs, then ears, then nose to ensure a painful death, as per the War-customary of Arab Christian and Mushriks in those days,  No.......   Arrested him to be tried in Islamic court to award an exemplary punishment so that world to know how it meant to spit on such a meritorious general and closest relative of Holy Prophet (PBUH). NO.........
Ali dismounted from his opponent instantaneously by saying, ' Go away, live your life.... I hereby spare you'......  Wow!  are you shocked? same was the opponent ...... with his mouth gapping, breath souring and body shivering ran after Ali and blocking his way asked, ' O ye, strange warrior!  what has happened ? I spat on you ..... an act of sheer disrespect, how could you spare my life instead of chopping off my head immediately?

Ali, the Lion uttered the historical words, which were about to become the rules of War, the Islamic art of war...... Ali said, " O warrior!  I came to this battle field in the name of Allah (God), I fought and was killing you only in the way of God .......  when you spat on me, the 'case' changed ..... the issue became personal,  an enmity between you and me.... if now I kill you,  it would become a murder out of personal grudge... I am a soldier of God  NOT  a murderer "  .............

"Who on earth could fight with such professionals?"  the Jew could speak, followed by ' LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH MUHAMMAD AR RASOOL ALLAH' .........

The Jew chief after embracing Islam rose to the top Generals of Islam and lead many wars as a Muslim hero... he became famous as Hazrat Ubaid  (RA).....

Wouldn't this historical event, is a response of those who portray Muslims as Barbarians.... I would like to repeat again here that strategy / tactics of terrorists like Taliban or Al Qaeda should not be mistaken with Islamic teachings.... We will discuss it in detail, some other time Insha Allah....

This is also to be kept in mind that brutalities of  Crusaders, Hindus in Gujrat / Ayodhia, or Nazis in WW II and other similar atrocities of non Muslims are never titled as 'Christian terrorism',  'Hindu terrorism'  or 'Jew terrorism'...... Why, every terrorist act today (though involving Muslim names)  is labelled as Islamic terrorism?......