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With the name of Allah; the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. And Peace be upon His Prophets
and Messengers.
Prophets & the Pure Nature
Abdullah Ibn Adam
And May Peace be upon those who are being killed unjustly and on those
who are being tortured wrongly, in this 'Modern' 'Caring' 'Unified'
World.
Assalamu 'alalikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
We see children around us and sometimes we can recall our own childhood.
Many of us see/feel our own childhood as the 'precious' times of our
lives. That certainly was the wonderful time of mine. It was the time
without worries; time of love, care and gleeful feelings; time when we
did not hurt anyone and thus no one wanted to hurt us; a time when there
were no differences between BLACK & WHITE or American & African; a time
when we did not have any GREED or any DOLLAR yet we had all that we
needed (we were certainly content); a time when we could not even walk
but we did see, heard and felt that which we cannot do now; a time when
WE WERE IN OUR PUREST NATURE (Saleem Fitrah) of HUMAN BEING. I am sure
almost everyone wants to go back to that time of our cradle.
But what has turned us to be like we are now? Selfish, arrogant, greedy,
ungrateful etc... Why do we hurt others -- physically & orally? Why are
we now following our low-desired? Why are we trying to be like the
animals -- wild? Why are we DESTROYING our PURE NATURE, like we used to
be in our childhood? There should be no wonder to why we are under so
much stress and worries now!!!
Will we always be like this? Well, Allah, the Creator of everything, has
created us in our PUREST NATURE. He knows all about us and He does care
about us. He has sent down His Prophets and Messengers to guide us, take
us away from the darkness and wilderness, to purify us from the
low-worldly desires and bad habits so that we could get closer to our
LORD, ArRahmaan (The Beneficent).
All the Prophets & Messengers were kept in the PURE NATURE and they were
great model for their people. Those people who believe(d) in that what
was sent to them from their LORD and do/did the GOOD DEEDS were and will
always be safe from worries, Allah's anger & punishment.
The following Surah (chapter) is so small but yet it covers all that is
mentioned above, and that which is not mentioned.
Al-Qur'an [at-Teen - 95:1-8] :-
والتين والزيتون
وطور سينين
وهذا البلد الامين
لقد خلقنا الانسان في احسن تقويم
ثم رددناه اسفل سافلين
الا الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات فلهم اجر غير ممنون
فما يكذبك بعد بالدين
اليس الله باحكم الحاكمين
By the fig and by the olive,
by the mount of Sinai
and by this city of peace (Makkah).
We have indeed created human in
the best stature;
then We
abase him to the lowest of the low
except those who believe and do good deeds - for they shall have a never
ending reward.
So, what causes them to disbelieve you concerning the Day of Judgment?
Is not Allah the best of all judges?
(Notes: We were certainly in the best of our nature at birth. Our
material thoughts, worldly desires, narrow-mindedness etc moved us AWAY
from our PURE NATURE (until a human becomes among the worst creatures).
Allah sent Prophets and Messengers to guide mankind and whoever BELIEVES
and DOES GOOD DEEDS is going closer towards PURITY (where a human is
considered among the best of the creatures - above Angels). And Allah
knows best.)
A new born child naturally wants to suckle milk to remove his/her hunger
- no human teaches a child to suckle milk; we call it the 'Nature' of
the child. Similarly, every human being NATURALLY wants to search for
the One Almighty God, who is better than all, who has all the good words
(good names), who is the Supreme.
Every human being (perhaps every creature) knows that the God is perfect
(the most Perfect), powerful (the Most Powerful), have treasures (the
Richest of all) etc. On this search, a human sees another human being
who is powerful, strong, rich etc he then considers him the God. Some
people would see a person (Prophet or Saint) who has/had good/moral
qualities and then they consider him/her their God. Some would see a
person who performs Miracles and then they consider him their God. For
example, Sayyidina 'Eisa (Jesus) (peace be upon him) was born without a
father, he also performed miracles and he had the great qualities
(qualities of the Prophets). Later on, people considered him their God,
not thinking about the fact that Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) was
also created without a father.
Al-Qur'an [al-e-Imran - 3:59]
ان مثل عيسى عند الله كمثل ادم خلقه من تراب ثم قال له كن فيكون
In fact, the example of the birth of Eisa (Jesus) in the sight of Allah
is like the example of Adam, whom He created out of dust, then said to
him: "Be" and he was.
The God (Allah), who has created everything (including human), sent
Prophets for the mankind to guide them towards Him, to tell mankind
about Him (to recognise Him), to teach people the way to get closer to
Him.
Al-Qur'an [al-A'raf - 7:157-158] :-
الذين يتبعون الرسول النبي الامي الذي يجدونه مكتوبا عندهم في التوراة
والانجيل يامرهم بالمعروف وينهاهم عن المنكر ويحل لهم الطيبات ويحرم عليهم
الخبائث ويضع عنهم اصرهم والاغلال التي كانت عليهم فالذين امنوا به وعزروه
ونصروه واتبعوا النور الذي انزل معه اولئك هم المفلحون
قل ياايها الناس اني رسول الله اليكم جميعا الذي له ملك السماوات والارض
لااله الا هو يحيي ويميت فامنوا بالله ورسوله النبي الامي الذي يؤمن بالله
وكلماته واتبعوه لعلكم تهتدون
Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet (Muhammad) - whom
they shall find described in the Torah and the Gospel.
Who enjoins them what is good and forbids what is evil; makes pure
things Halal (lawful) for them and impure things Haram (unlawful);
relieves them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that were
around their necks . Therefore, those who believe in him, honor him,
help him, and follow the Light which is sent down with him, will be the
ones who will be successful in this life and the hereafter .
O Muhammad, say: "
O mankind! I am the Messenger of Allah towards all of you from He to
whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity
but Him. He brings to life and causes to die. Therefore, believe in
Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet (Muhammad) who believes
in Allah and His Word. Follow him so that you may be rightly guided. "
In the above ayah (7:157), it is stated that those who BELIEVE in the
Prophet Muhammad (alaihi salato wassalam), HONOR him, HELP him and
FOLLOW the Light which is sent down with him WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS
LIFE and the HEREAFTER. And the next ayah states that the Message of the
Prophet (alaihi salato wassalam) is "There is no deity but HIM (Allahu
ta'ala)". Basically, every Messenger's call was "There is no God but the
One God" & "Follow me".
Now we are getting close to the declaration which makes a person "Muslim
- Obedient to the One God (Allah)". That is:
" There is no deity/God but the only One God (Allah)
And
Muhammad (may Allah's blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.
"
Muslims are DECLARING this (above) truth but unfortunately many are not
PRACTICING on it. This statement does ask us that we FOLLOW the
Messenger so that we could get CLOSER to the One God (Allah). The
summary of the Message of the Prophet Muhammad ('alaihi salato wassalam)
is already mentioned in above ayah (7:157-158). So why not follow the
one who { Who enjoins them what is good and forbids what is evil; makes
pure things Halal (lawful) for them and impure things Haram (unlawful);
relieves them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that were
around their necks } (7:157) -- so that we could become successful in
this life and the hereafter.
By the way, it should also be crystal-clear that Prophet Muhammad (alaihi
salato wassalam) is the MESSENGER of ALLAH & the LAST PROPHET (Seal of
the Prophets).
Al-Qur'an [al-Ahzab - 33:40] :-
ماكان محمد ابا احد من رجالكم ولكن رسول الله وخاتم النبيين وكان الله بكل
شئ عليما
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men (he is not going to leave
any male heirs). He is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the
Prophets. Allah has the knowledge of all things.
We also know that the Messengers of Allah were sent with Clear
Signs/Miracles (bayyinaat) and Scriptures (that had guidance). No one,
after Prophet Muhammad (alaihi salaam), has come up with SCRIPTURES and
CLEAR SIGNS to claim that he/she is the Messenger of Allah; (of course
except for the liars). There is no room/chance for anyone to claim that
he or she is a Prophet or Messenger of Allah.
Al-Qur'an [an-Nahl - 16:43-44] :-
وماارسلنا من قبلك الا رجالا نوحي اليهم فسألوا اهل الذكر ان كنتم لاتعلمون
بالبينات والزبر وانزلنا اليك الذكر لتبين للناس مانزل اليهم ولعلهم
يتفكرون
The Messengers We sent before you
, O Muhammad, and to whom We revealed Our Message, were also human
beings. You (O people of Mecca), may ask those who have the Reminder
(The people of the Book), if you don't know this fact yourself.
We sent those
Messengers with clear signs and scriptures; and now We have sent down
the reminder to you (O Muhammad), so that you may explain clearly to
mankind as to what was sent to them so that they may think about it.
Unfortunately many of us think that RELIGION is separate/different from
our daily lifestyle. But we also say that ISLAM is the WAY of LIFE, then
why have we left it to the Mosques/Masaajid for rare prayers or
whatever.... Why don't we implement Islam in our Government systems,
Houses, Schools, Offices (businesses) etc... Muhammadur Rasool Allah (alaihi
salato wassalam) has showed us how to live our lives as a Governor,
Husband, Businessman, Teacher, ..... and as a normal human being ! Those
who followed his Sunnah were successful in the worlds, and time is
witness.
Interfering and playing around with the Nature calls towards disasters.
From cloning, genetically-modified-food, brainwashing the people to
imitate wrong Nature in humans, distracting the natural flow (like what
the people of Lot, Sodom & Gomorrah, did) etc is really calling the
wrath of the Creator. Don't we know that humans became apes and pigs
because of their wickedness! They lost their PURE HUMAN NATURE!
Al-Qur'an [Ar-Rum - 5:60] :-
قل هل انبئكم بشر من ذلك مثوبة عند الله من لعنه الله وغضب عليه وجعل منهم
القردة والخنازير وعبدالطاغوت اولئك شر مكانا واضل عن سواء السبيل
Ask them: "Should I tell you of those who will have even worse than this
in retribution from Allah? They are those whom Allah has cursed; who
have incurred His wrath; some of whom were turned into apes and pigs ;
who worshipped Taghut (forces of Satan); these are worse in rank and far
more astray from the Right Way."
If our hearts are already filled with junks (worldly low desires), can
there be guidance in that heart? We do what our heart says even if that
is going against the pure nature of the human being. Many times it were
the poor people who got guidance, and many of the poor people have
humble and quite clean heart than the majority of rich people. Obvious?
It is not the matter of rich and poor; it is the matter of PURITY and
FILTHY DESIRES.
Let me conclude the subject with a beautiful ayaah:
Al-Qur'an [Ar-Rum - 30:30] :-
فاقم وجهك للدين حنيفا فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها لاتبديل لخلق الله
ذلك الدين القيم ولكن اكثر الناس لايعلمون
Therefore, stand firm in your devotion to the upright faith - the nature
made by Allah, the one on which mankind is created - and the laws of
Nature ordained by Allah cannot be changed. That is the standard of true
faith, but most among mankind do not know.
Al-Qur'an [as-Saffat - 37:180-182]
سبحانربك ربالعزة عمايصفون
وسلام علىالمرسلين
والحمد للهربالعالمين
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, He is free from what they
ascribe to Him!
Peace be on the Messengers,
and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
May Allah help us follow His Prophet+Messenger, Sayyidina Muhammad ('alaihi
salato wassalam), so we could become successful in this life and in the
hereafter like Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet. Certainly the
Prophet Muhammad ('alaihi salato wassalam) and all the other Prophets
(peace be upon them) followed the upright-faith (Haneef Deen). We should
also follow that same religion: the religion of the Prophets: Al Islaam.
This is the last Ummah and so we (Muslims) have to spread the Message
that was given to us through Prophet Muhammad (alaihi salaato wassalam).
Everyone should be aware of his/her Creator, ArRahmaan (The Beneficent).
And every human should know how to preserve his/her nature in the pure
form, like a new born baby's nature - the form which gives human
superiority over Angels.
Al-Qur'an [Ar-Rum - 3:110] :-
كنتم خير امة اخرجت للناس تامرون بالمعروف وتنهون عن المنكر وتؤمنون بالله
ولو امن اهل الكتاب لكان خيرا لهم منهم المؤمنون واكثرهم الفاسقون
Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is
right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah . If only the
People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some
who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.
Wa Astagfirullah.
Allah knows best
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