TEN GREAT NON MUSLIM QUOTES

“I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind… I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self- effacement of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for 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. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet’s biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of that great life.” – Mahatma Gandhi “The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings of the highest order and at the same time practicable. These teachings brought into existence a society in which hard- heartedness and collective oppression and injustice were the least as compared with all other societies preceding it….Islam is replete with gentleness, courtesy, and fraternity.” – H.G. Wells “Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death… Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.” – Karen Armstrong “… since September 11th event, in many occasion I always come forth, with a defense of Islam. Islam like any other major tradition. I think the very praising Allah means love, infinite love, compassion, like that. I understand Islam, they usually carry rosary, all 99 beads, different name of Allah, all refer compassion, or these positive things.” – Dalai Lama “Islam brings hope and comfort to millions of people in my country, and to more than a billion people worldwide. Ramadan is also an occasion to remember that Islam gave birth to a rich civilization of learning that has benefited mankind.” – George W. Bush Like us on Facebook for exclusive content: “Love Sufism …’the divinity of the human soul… Within Our spiritual heart there is a direct connection to God… I have respect for all faiths. All faiths. But what I’m talking about is not faith or religion. I’m talking about spirituality.” – Oprah Winfrey “… the religiosity of Muslims deserves respect. It is impossible not to admire, for example, their fidelity to prayer. The image of believers in Allah who, without caring about time or place, fall to their knees and immerse themselves in prayer remains a model for all those who invoke the true God, in particular for those Christians who, having deserted their magnificent cathedrals, pray only a little or not at all.” – Pope John Paul II “It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: ‘God Alone is Great’… “ – Sarojini Naidu “I have been struck […] by the human and moral values which Americans as a people share with Islam. We share, first and foremost, a deep faith in the one Supreme Being. We are all commanded by Him to faith, compassion, and justice. We have a common respect and reverence for law. Despite the strains of the modern age, we continue to place special importance on the family and the home. And we share a belief that hospitality is a virtue and that the host, whether a nation or an individual, should behave with generosity and honor toward guests. On the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship. I affirm that friendship, both as a reality and as a goal […] [and] am determined to strengthen, not weaken, the longstanding and valued bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and many Muslim nations.” – Jimmy Carter “The legislation of Quran will spread all over the world, because it agrees with the mind, logic and wisdom.” – Leo Tolstoy

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Q. Are there any common errors you can mention relationship to culture and country? All the errors i mentioned earlier were general for Muslims throughout the world. There are certain errors by people living in certain country, belonging to certain culture. For example – in the Indian Subcontinent, these are people living in India, in Pakistan, in SriLanka. During Ramadan many Muslims play night cricket and they spend most of the time in night cricket rather than doing ibaadah of Allah subhanwatala. So playing night cricket is more common in Indian sub-continent. If you go to the Arab countries, especially the gulf countries there many of the working places and offices they change their timings, they hardly work for couple of hours in the day time and they open most of the times during night. So what happens it encourages the people to do shopping in the night rather than the day and they get more business and they are inviting people rather than spending time in remembering Allah subhanwatala, Muslims spend their time in shopping, in eating during night time. Further more those people who are employed in these shops are forced to come.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK QUOTES

Al-Qur'an is not a book of Science, ‘S-C-I-E-N-C-E’ but a book of Signs ‘S-I-G-N-S

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 11 ABOUT RAMADAN

Q. (Yusuf Chambers): What is your particular advice for Ramadan approaching us? A. (Dr Zakir): My advice would be that every Muslim he or she should make it a point that they should make a resolution that they should fast each and every day of this blessed month of Ramadan. And we should try and acquire all the benefits of this month and we should not waste a single benefit of this month on things that are trivial and try to concentrate as much as possible in remembering Allah subhanwatala. We should try and look for his mercy, we should try to ask for his forgiveness, we have to try to seek for his love and we have to try to increase out piety and our righteousness and our patience and our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “Anyone who does not leave the false actions and false speech Allah subhanwatala does not care if he leaves his eating and drinking”. That means if a person does not abstain from false actions and false speech Allah swt does not care if he abstains from food and drink, that means fasting will not be accepted unless you stay away from false actions and false speech and our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “O people the blessed month of Ramadan is approaching and Allah has ordained for you that you fast on this month and the gates of heaven will be opened in this month and gates of hell will be closed and the devils will be chained, and in this month is a night that is better than a thousand months and if a person is deprived of the blessing in this month, he is truly a deprived person” . So we have to make it a point we gain the benefits of this blessed month, our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that “Anyone who fasts in this month with faith seeking the reward of Allah subhanwatala, all his past sins will be forgiven” that means if we truly with sincerity fast in this month all out past sins will be forgiven. Imagine it is such an easy way to have our sins forgiven of the past. Also our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said… it is a long hadith, basically consisting of four points…he said, “All children of Adam, all the deeds they do are for themselves except for fasting, fasting is for me and I will reward him”. And he further said that “Fasting is a shield, it prevents you from sin and the person who observe the fast must abstain from obscenity and yelling and from ignorance and if someone yells at him or abuses him he should say – I am fasting, I am fasting”. Third point our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “that I swear by Allah who’s hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace be upon him) that the breath of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than the smell of the musk”. And he finally said in the hadith that “There are two things when a fasting person is happy and looks forward to it, first when he breaks the fast and second is when he meets Allah subhanwatala ”. It is written in Quran in Surah Noor Ch-24 V-31, it says “O you who believe, truly have faith in Allah and seek the bliss” i.e. try to enter jannah. It is mentioned in Surah Ahqaaf Ch-46 V-13,14 that “Those are the people who worship none but Allah and they are steadfast in faith” . The word is ‘istaqaam’ …”and there is only one Allah and no one else and they shall not have any fear nor shall they grieve, these are the people who are the people of paradise and they shall be rewarded for all the good they have done”. So this is the advice for the people that they should take the best of this month and they should not spend their time in trivial things and spend their time in worshipping Allah and remembering Allah subhanwatala and ask for forgiveness.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 10 ABOUT RAMADAN

Q. Are there any particular activities for a Muslim should concentrate upon during this blessed month of Ramadan? A. (Dr Zakir): Few important points are to be noted is that no 1. Is the niyaah, niyaah is very important. The niyaah (intention) for fasting must be only for Allah subhanwatala and for a fasting to be accepted niyaah is very important. No 2 is observing the sunnah of fast. One of the important sunnah is that we should have sahoor as late as possible that is just before break of dawn i.e. just before fajar salaah and we should break our fast, have iftaar as early as possible immediately after sunset. Furthermore in this blessed month we should be careful and we should avoid all things which are prohibited, which are haraam and things which are a makru (undesirable). And this is the best opportunity for a person that if he has certain activities which are against the sahriyah (Islamic law), that they are doing haraam activites or makru activities, this is the best time they can abstain from it. And which be a good habit which he may abstain throughout his life. For example if a person is habitually to drink alcohol, if he can abstain from having alcohol from the break of dawn to sunset, he can abstain from it from the cradle to the grave. Similarly we should take care we should abstain from things which are makruh. For example it is makru to stand and drink water and if we are habitual to that then see to that in the month of Ramadan while having water we should sit down, this is the sunnah of the prophet (peace be upon him). So it is a good month in which you can abstain from the haraam activities which you are doing or the makruh activities. Furthermore it is a good time where you can implement many of the sunnah of the prophet (peace be upon him) in your day today life. For example sporting a beard, many muslims don’t have a beard, so it is a good month in which you can follow the sunnah of the prophet (peace be upon him). so this is a good month in which you can adopt as much as sunnah as possible so we can be on the staright path. This is a very good month where we should see to it that we should offer the salaah, not only the five times salaah which are the fardh but even try to offer as many nawafil and sunnah and if you are not habitual in reading in congregation see to it you are in a congregation and as far as possible go to the mosque for the salaah. In this month you should be particular that you do not miss the Taraweeh, many people think that which is a fact that it is sunnah, we can miss taraweeh, taraweeh is a very important sunnah, though it is not a fardh but every Muslim should make it a point that as far as possible they should attend taraweeh because of the blessings it has. So the taraweeh is very important which the Muslim should never miss. And when we offer taraweeh many of us rush through the taraweeh because we want to complete the Quran and many of them read the taraweeh 100 miles per hour, we should read the taraweeh with patience with moderate pace so that people can understand what is the commandment of Allah subhanwatala. And that if time permits if possible we should try to do itakaaf in the last ten days and while doing itakaaf we make it a point that we dont socialise, many people make a mistake of socialising during itakaaf, the whole purpose of itakaaf gets defeated. Furthermore we should do more supplications, this is the month of dua, and we should do more dhikr, spend time in remember Allah subhanwatala and also worshipping him, this is the month in which we must try and read as much as Quran as possible, besides reading the Quran in Arabic, if you know Arabic as a language then there is no problem but if you don’t know then also read the translation of the a Quran in the language you understand the best, if you understand in English, read in English, if you understand urdu then read in Urdu. Read it in the language you understand the best. So along with reading in Arabic for which you get the sawaab (rewards) also read the translation of the Quran so that you can implement on guidance of Allah subhanwatala. If possible read the complete Quran once in every 7 seven days, or atleast read 1 Juz everyday so that you complete the Quran atleast once in the full month of Ramadan. In this month try to read as much as Hadith as possible but see to it that you read the authentic hadith. And the best book on hadith is the book of Sahih Al-Bukhari then Sahih Al- Muslim, you can read qutub-suta also but read authentic books on hadith. Read books on lifestyle and seerah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also. See to it that if you have not given the zakat then give the zakat which is an obligatory charity and every rich person who has the saving more than the nisaab level, i.e. more than 85 grams of gold he/she should give 2.5 % of his/her saving every lunar year in charity i.e. Zakat. And many people do not calculate the zakat properly. You make it a point that you calculate the zakat honestly and it is better to given little bit more rather than give less. And this month of Ramadan is the month of generosity, it is the month of sadaqa. And you get 10 times more reward of your good deeds. Thus this is the month we should do maximum charity and we should give more time to our family. Many a time we neglect our family, we see to it that we give more time to our family and do all these activities collectively. We should also have Husne- Salooq with the people around you i.e. we should deal with other human beings with mercy, with love, with care, if they have done some mistake, forgive them, this is the month of forgiveness. If you have done something wrong, ask for forgiveness. We should do tuffaqul i.e. ponder on the things, see to it you plan the month of Ramadan properly and see to it that you do not waste not even a minute not even a second. This is the month of cleaning. And this month is month of self- improvement also and besides that we should make it a point to do islaah to other Muslim brothers and sisters. It is also the best month to do dawah i.e. convey the message of islam to the non-muslims. So my request to brothers and sisters is to plan your month efficiently and see to it that you utilize every second of this blessed month.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 9 ABOUT RAMADAN

Q. What was the preparation of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to welcome Ramadan? A. There is hadith in sahih al bukhari (vol. 3 book of fasting, hadith 1969) “aisha (r. a) related that the prophet (saw) never fasted a complete month except in Ramadan and he didn’t fast in any month as many days as he fasted in the month of shabaan” thus from this hadith we come to know that prophet (saw ) used to welcome or prepare for the month of Ramadan by fasting many days in the previous month, i.e. the month of shabaan. And further if you read in Tirmidhi (Book of supplications, Hadith 5431) which says that Talha (r.a) says on the authority of his father that whenever the prophet (saw) saw the new moon he always used to pray to Allah (swt) and say “O Allah bless us in this month (and he used to mention the name of the month) keep us stead fast in faith in this month. This is how prophet (saw) used to pray to Allah (swt) whenever he used to see the new moon. It wasn’t specifically only for the new moon of the Ramadan but it was for all the new moons he used to see. He used to mention about coming of this blessed month to the people. Prophet (saw) addressed the people in hadith (Musanad Ahmad, vol 2, page 230, hadith 7148) “O people this blessed month is approaching you and Allah (swt) has ordained on you to fast in this month. Gates of the heaven will be opened in this month and gates of hell will be closed and the devil will be chained, and in this month there is a night which is better than a thousand months and whosoever is deprived of Allah’s (swt) blessing in this month, he is truly the deprived person.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 8 ABOUT RAMADAN

Q. What should we do when Ramadan approaches? A. First thing we should do is to thank Allah (swt) for making us witness this blessed month once again. Thank him for his mercy and ask for his forgiveness so that all our previous sins are forgiven. And we have to thank him for all the “niyamat” he has given us and blessings and all the love. Allah says in Quran (Surah Al-Baqara, Ch. 2, V. 185): “Ramadan is the month in which Quran was revealed as a guidance for mankind and signs for guidance and judgment between right and wrong.” And Allah firther says in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqara, Ch. 2, V. 183): “O you who believe, fasting was prescribed to you as it was prescribed to people who came before you so that you may learn self restrain.” Word used is “tatakoon”. So that you learn God Consciousness, piety, righteousness, “taqwa” is increased. This is the month in which a person can become more righteous. This is the time when our “taqwa” can be at the height. This month is a sort of annual training. Like a machine requires servicing. If you allow me to call a human being the most complex machine in the world, doesn’t it need servicing? It is spiritual and moral training for human being. Purification of body, mind and soul. Increase our taqwa, increase our patience. And we can derive the benefits and guidance from the Quran.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 7 ABOUT RAMADAN

Q. What is the ruling on saying “Ramadan Mubarak” as some say it is “sunnah” and some say it is a “bidah” (innovation)? A. To welcome the month is good ‘alhumdulliah’ and prophet (saw) used to inform the people about this blessed month. Hadith (Musanand Ahmad, vol. 2, page 230, hadith 7148, repeated in Sunan Al Nasai) “The prophet (saw) always used to tell the people when the month was approaching. “O people the blessed month of Ramadan is approaching you and Allah (swt) has prescribed you to fast in this month. “Ramadan Mubarak” is mostly said in Indian sub-continent, by the Indians and Pakistanis. Mubarak means “barakat” (blessing) as it is actually an Arabic word. But when used by Indians or Pakistanis, it is a type of congratulation. Like someone passes an examination people congratulate by saying “Mubarak” in Urdu. So when Ramadan comes, they say “Ramadan Mubarak”. According to me it not a “bidah” (innovation). It is good they are calling this month a blessed month. What word you choose is “mubah” (optional) like in Indian subcontinent people say “Ramadan Mubarak”, in gulf countries people call it “Ramadan Karim”. So all these words are good, holy month, blessed month. So people should wish each other and remind each other of this blessed month.

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Q. Are there any mathematical contradictions in the Bible or Islam? A. Regarding Islam – the Qur’an says in Surah Nisa, Chapter 4, Verse No.82 – ‘Do they not consider the Qur’an with care? – Had it been from anyone besides Allah, there would have been many contradictions.’ There is not a single. Regarding more contradictions in the Bible – five minutes will be insufficient – Even if they give me 5 days, its difficult. Any way I will just mention a few. It is mentioned in the 2nd Kings, Chapter No.8, Verse No.26, it says that ‘Ahezia, he was 22 years old, when he began to reign.’ ­­­­­­ 2nd Chronicles, Chapter No. 22, Verse No. 2, says that… ‘He was 42 years old, when he began to reign.’ Was he 22 years old, or was he 42 years old? – Mathematical contradiction. ­­­­­­ Further more, in 2nd Chronicles, Chapter No. 21, Verse No. 20, it says that… ‘Joaram, the father of Ahezia, he reigned at the age of 32 – and he reigned for 8 years, and he died at the age of 40. Immediately… Ahezia became the next ruler at the age of 42. Father died at the age of 40 – Immediately son takes over, who is at the age of 42. How can a son, be two years older than the father?’ Believe me even… even in Hollywood film, you will not be able to produce it. In Hollywood film, you can produce a ‘unicorn ’ which I mentioned in my talk. ­­­­­­ Unicorn… you can have Coccrodyasis, which the Bible speaks about, Concrodyasis and dragons and serpents. But in Hollywood you cannot even show a son, being two years older than the father. It cannot even be a miracle – Even in miracles; it is not possible – Impossible. In miracle, you can have a person being born of a virgin birth – but in miracle you cannot have a son being older than the father, by 2 years. Further if you read – it is mentioned in the Bible, in 2nd Samuel Chapter No 24, Verse No 9, that… ‘The people that were involved in the battlefield. ­­­­­ It gives a list of these people, in 2nd Samuel, Chapter 24, Verse No. 9, and it says that… ‘People that took part 800 thousand of the men of Israel, took part – and 500 thousand of the men of Judah same.’ If you see other places, 1st Chronicle, Chapter 21, Verse No. 5, it says that… ‘1 million – Hundred thousand people took part in the battle field, from the men of Israel – and ten thousand four hundred and sixty men took part of Judah.’ Was it 800 thousand people who took part from the men of Israel, or was it 1 million – 100 thousand? Was it 5 lakh people of Judah that took part or 10,460? A clear-cut contradiction. Further more, it is mentioned in the Bible in 2nd Samuel, Chapter No. 6, Verse No 23, that… ‘Michael the daughter of Saul – she had no sons’ – 2nd Samuel’, Chapter 21, Verse No. 8… ‘Michael the daughter of Saul had 5 sons.’ One place it says… ‘No children, no son, no daughter’ – Other place… ‘5 sons.’ Further more if you read, it is mentioned in Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No. 1, Verse No. 16 – it says about the genealogy of Jesus Christ peace be upon him – as well as Luke Chapter No. 3, Verse No. 23, and it says that… Jesus’ father, that is Joseph – his father was Jacob’ – Mathew, Chapter 1, Verse 16. And Luke, Chapter No 3, Verse No 23… Jesus’ father… Joseph – his father was Hailey . Did Jesus’ father… Joseph, had two fathers ? What do you call a person who has got two fathers ? Or was it Hailey – or was it Jacob ? Clear-cut contradiction.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 5

Q. In an effort to prove, the Qur’an is so heavily agreeable to modern science – what happens if modern science is wrong? Does the Qur’an always change, to reflect the changes in science? A. That is a very good question – It is a very important question.­­­­­­And we Muslims should be very careful while being compatible with the Qur’an and modern science.­­­­­­Therefore I saidin the beginning of my talk – I will onlybe speaking about those scientific facts, which have been established. And a scientific fact, which has been established – for example, the earth is spherical – It can never go wrong.­­­­­­Established science can never take U-turns.­­­­­­But unestablished science like hypothesis and theories can take U-turns.­­­­­­I know Muslim scholars, who have tried to prove Darwin’s theory, from the Qur’an. Nonsense! So therefore, we should not go overboard, and try and prove everything of modern science.­­­­­­We have to be careful to check up whether it is established, or unestablished. If it is established,Alhamdulillah, with scientific proof, the Qur’an will never go against it.­­­­­­If it is hypothesis, it may be right, it may be wrong.­­­­­­Like ‘Big Bang’ theory – It was a hypothesis earlier – Earlier it was a hypothesis.­­­­­­Today after solid proof about the celestial matter… according to Stephen Hawking, etc., it is a fact. So Big Bang theory, today is a fact – Yesterday if was a hypothesis – Once it becomes a fact, I use it.­­­­­­You know there are hypothesis saying that… ‘Human beings have been created from a single pair of genes’ – Adam and Eve.­­­­­­I do not use it, because science has not established.­­­­­­It goes along with the Qur’an.­­­­­­It goes along with the Qur’an, that we have been evolved from one pair Adam and Eve, peace be upon them – But I do not use it, because that is not an established fact. So therefore, while bringing a co-relation between Qur’an and science, etc., see to it that you use only those scientific facts which have been established… and not hypothesis – because Qur’an is far superior to modern science. I am not trying to prove the Qur’an to be the word of God, with the help of science –No, not at all.­­­­­­What I am trying to do – For us Muslims, Qur’an is the ultimate criteria – For the Atheist and for the Non Muslims maybe, science may be the ultimate criteria. I am using the criteria… the yard stick of the Atheist, and comparing with the yard stick of the Muslims – The Qur’an.­­­­­I am not trying to prove the Qur’an to be the word of God, with the help of science. What I am trying to do,when I bring a compatibility, and I show the superiority of Qur’an ? – That what your science has told us yesterday… Qur’an has told us 14 hundred years ago.­­­­­­I am trying to prove that our yard stick… the Muslim yardstick… the Qur’an, is far superior to your yard stick – The science.­­­­­­Therefore, you should believe in Qur’an, which is far superior – Hope that answers the question.

ISLAMIC FACTS

One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion such Muslims today. [Editor's Note: 1.6 billion as of 2010 ] Not only individuals but entire countries take pride in declaring their allegiance to him. There are 54 such Muslim states today, ranging from those as large as Indonesia and Bangladesh, with populations of 200 and 125 million respectively, to those as tiny as the Maldives or Brunei with populations of 230,000 and 260,000. Even in non-Muslim countries, large Muslim populations constitute significant minorities; as much as 120 million in India and 20 million in China. Indeed, within the last half century, Islam, the religion brought by the Prophet Muhammad, has become the second largest religion in most European countries, as also in America and Canada. Black and white, red and yellow, followers of the Prophet Muhammad come from all human races. Whether in Asia or Europe, Africa or America, in every nook and cranny of this globe, you are sure to find Muslims. They live in the most advanced, sprawling megalopolis as well as in the most primitive nomadic tent, village, hamlet, and even in the bush.

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Q. Dr. Zakir, you said there is not any mistake in Qur’an. I see more than 20 mistakes in Arabic grammar, and I will tell you some of them. …(Arabic)… Which is right, Assabeun or Assabreen! A. (Dr. Zakir ): The brother has asked a very good question. I would like to be more concordance – and agreeing, he has mentioned all 20 grammatical points. And the book he is referring to, “Is the Qur’an infallible by Abdul Faadi”. I will answer all 20 together, because I have read the book – I will answer all 20, Insha Allah… Insha Allah. Point No. 1 to be noted – that all Arabic grammar is taken from the Qur’an. Qur’an was the highest Arabic book – A book which has the maximum level of highest literature. All the Arabic grammar has been derived from the Qur’an. Qur’an is the textbook of grammar. Since Qur’an is the textbook of grammar, and all the grammar is derived from the Qur’an, the Qur’an can never have a mistake. Point No. 2 – It is like, you know… taking a ruler, and the ruler is there… has a measurement, and your saying the measurement is wrong – It sounds illogical. In different Arabic tribes, the grammar keeps on changing. In some Arabic tribe, the word is feminine; the same word is even masculine in the other tribe. Same word in different tribes – the grammar keeps on changing – Even the gender keeps on changing. So will you check Qur’an, with that faulty grammar? – No! And further more, the eloquence of Qur’an is so high – It is so high, it is far superior. And you know there are various books – On the Internet you go, 12 grammatical mistakes, 21 grammatical mistakes – Abdul Faadi – 20 grammatical mistakes. Do you think the Christian people took out these mistakes? Who took out these mistakes? – Do you know who took out? The Muslims! The Muslim scholars like Zamak Sharif – what they did – that the Qur’an grammar is so high, that it goes against the conventional use of the Arabic. The Qur’an grammar is so high – To prove the Qur’anic grammar was high, they gave examples. And I will give you a couple of examples, which will answer all his 20 questions. They gave the example – like we read in the Qur’an, it says that… ‘The people of Lut Alaihis salaam, they rejected all the messengers.’ ‘They rejected the messengers’… it is mentioned. Dr. William Campbell said… ‘The people of Noah – they rejected the messengers.’ We know from history that there was only one messenger sent to them – So it has a grammatical mistake. Qur’an should have said – The people rejected the ‘messenger’ not ‘messengers.’ I agree with you – with layman grammar like how you and I know, it may be a mistake. But if you read the books written by Arabs – What is the beauty of the Qur’an? The beauty of the Qur’an is – Why does the Qur’an refer ‘messengers’, instead of ‘messenger’? You know why? Because we know that the basic message of all the messengers, was same – That there is one God – About Tawheed – About Allah Subhanawataala . By mentioning, the people of Lut alaihis salaam… the people of Noah, rejected the messenger – It says, by rejecting Lut alahis salaam, they are indirectly rejecting all the messengers.’ See the beauty, see the eloquence… Alhamdulillah! (Praise be to Allah) You may think it is a mistake – It is not a mistake. ­­­­­­ Similarly, people like Anis Shorrosh says, that Qur’an says … ‘Qun fa ya Qun …Be and it is’ – It should be ‘Qun fa qaana ’ – ‘Be’ and it was. ­­­­­­ Agreed – Past tense is Qun fa Qaana in Arabic – it is not Qun fa ya Qun. But the Qun fa ya Qun is more superior – It says… Allah – it was, it is, and can do – Past, present and future.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 3

Q. Dr. Naik, I am Advocate Madhav Phadhke – you said in your speech that God is alive, imageless and formless, as stated in Hinduism. Then why you Muslims doing Haj Pilgrim – they worship Holy shrine, as the Hindus they worship? A. (Dr. Zakir): That is a very good question the brother has posed – that if Almighty God has got no image in Islam – Allah (swt) no form…then why do the Muslims – they worship the Holy Shrine…referring to the Kabah – in Haj Pilgrimage ? Brother, it is a misconception – No Muslim ever worships the Kaba – It is a misconception among the Non-Muslims, that we Muslims, we worship the Kabah. No Muslim worships the Kabah – we only worship Allah (swt), Who we cannot see in this world. What we do is, the Kabah is the Qibla – Qibla in Arabic means ‘The direction.’ Kabah is the Qibla, because we Muslims – We believe in unity, always unity. For example, if we want to pray to Almighty God… Allah (swt) – If we have to offer Salaah, some may say… ‘Let us face the North ; some may say…‘Let us face South’ ; some may say…‘East’ ; some say…‘West’. Where do we face? We believe in unity – So for unity, all the Muslims throughout the world, they are asked to face in the direction of the Qibla, that…is the Kabah – it is our direction – We do not worship it. And the first people who drew the world map, were the Muslims – and when the Muslims drew the world map, they drew with the South pole on top, and North pole down – and Kabah was in the center. The Westerners came and they turned the map upside down – North pole on top, South pole down. Alhamdulillah, yet the Kabah is in the center – Mecca is in the center. And since Mecca is in the center, any Muslim in any part of the world – if he is staying in North of Kabah, he faces towards the South; If he is staying in the South of Kabah, he faces towards the North. All the Muslims throughout the world, they face in one direction. Kabah is the Qibla… it is the direction – No Muslim ever worships it – No Muslim ever worships it. And when we go for Haj… to the pilgrimage, we circumambulate round the Kabah . We circumambulate around the Kabah, because everyone knows, that all circles have only one center – So we circumambulate round the Kabah , to testify that there is only one God – not because we worship it. And the statement of the second Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, he said – it is mentioned in Sahih Muslim , in the book of Haj, Volume No. 2 – he said, Hazrat Umar may Allah be pleased with him, that… ‘I am kissing the black stone, that is the Kabah… Sange Aswad, only because my Prophet kissed it – otherwise this black stone can neither harm me, neither can it benefit me’ . The second Khalifa of Islam… Caliph of Islam, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him – he made it clear for eternity, that no Muslim ever worships the black stone – it can neither benefits us, neither can it harm us. And the best example is that, during the time of the Prophet – the Sahabas… the companions of the Prophet, they even stood on the Kabah, and gave the Adhan – Adhan is the call for prayers. People stood on the Kabah, and gave the Adhan . I am asking you…‘Which idol worshipper, will ever stand on the idol he worships.’So these are sufficient proofs, that no Muslim ever worships the Kabah . Kabah is the Qibla – and we worship only Allah (swt), Who we cannot see with the eyes. Hope that answers the question.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A 2

Q. The Bible says… ‘When Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the belly of the fish, so shall the son of man, be for 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth.’ Did Jesus peace be upon him, scientifically fulfill the sign of Jonah? A. (Dr. Zakir): What the sister is referring to, is the verse of the Bible, Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No 12, Verse No. 38 and 40, ‘when people asked Jesus Christ (peace be upon him)… ‘Show me a sign, show me a miracle’. ­­­­­ Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), says… ‘You evil and adulteration’s generation, seeketh after a sign, no sign shall be given to you, but the sign of Jonah. ­­­­­­ For as Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the belly of the whale, so shall the son of man be 3 days and 3 nights, in the heart of the earth’– Sign of Jonah.­­­­­­Jesus Christ peace be upon him,puts all his eggs in one basket.­­­­­­And if you go to the sign of Jonah… the book of Jonah is less than 2 pages, and most of us know.­­­­­­And if you analyze, that Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights – but Jesus Christ peace be upon him, we know from the Gospels, that he was put on the cross – the alleged crucification.­­­­­­By late evening, he was brought down from the cross and put in a sepulchre – And on Sunday morning if you see, the stone is moved away, and the sepulchre is completely empty.­­­­­­So Jesus Christ peace be upon him, is in the tomb, on Friday night.’­­­­­­He was there in Saturday morning, one day, one night.­­­­­­And he was there Saturday night – so two nights and one day.­­­­­­And Sunday morning the tomb was empty.­­­­­­So Jesus Christ peace be upon him, was there for two nights, and one day – It is not 3days and 3 nights.­­­­­­Dr. William Campbell gives the reply in his book, that… ‘You know, part of the day can be counted as one day – And if a patient comes to me, who is sick on Saturday night – on Monday morning, and if I ask him… ‘How long are you sick for ? ’­­­­­­He will say… ‘ 3 days.’­­­­­­I agree with you – Concordance approach, I agree – I am very generous.­­­­­­You say part of the day, is full day – I agree with you.­­­­­­So Saturday night, part of the day – one day.­­­­­­Sunday, part of the day, full day – one – good.­­­­­­Monday part of the day full day – no problem.­­­­­­If patient says… ‘3 days’ – No objection.­­­­­­But no patient will ever say… ‘3 days and 3 nights.’­­­­­­I challenge.­­­­­­I have Alhamdulillah, met various patients – I have not come across a single patient, including Christian missionaries, who have ever told to me – who were sick in the night, day before yesterday, saying… ‘I am sick for 3 days, 3 nights.’­­­­­­So Jesus Christ peace be upon him, did not say… ‘3 days’ – Jesus Christ peace be upon him said… ‘3 days and 3 nights.’­­­­­­So it is a mathematical error – Scientifically, Jesus Christ peace be upon him, did not prove.­­­­­­And further more, the prophecy says… ‘As Jonah was, so shall the son of man be.’­­­­­­Jonah was – How?­­­­­­How was Jonah in the belly of the Whale?… Belly of the fish… Dead or alive?­­­­­­Alive – When he was thrown over board, he was alive.­­­­­­In the belly of the whale, he goes around the ocean, dead or alive? – Alive.­­­­­­He prays to Almighty God… dead or alive ? – Alive!­­­­­­He is vomited out on the seashore – Dead of alive?­­­­­­Alive, alive, alive, alive.­­­­­­When I ask the Christians… ‘How was Jesus Christ peace be upon him, in the sepulchre… in the tomb – Dead of alive?’­­­­­­They tell me… ‘Dead.’ If he is dead, he has not fulfilled the sign.­­­­­­You can refer to my video cassette ‘Was Jesus Christ peace be upon him really crucified ?’ – I have proved that Jesus Christ peace be upon him was not crucified.­­­­­­As the Qur’an says in Surah Nisa, Chapter 4, Verse No. 157… (Arabic) …­­­­­­‘They did not kill him,neither did they crucify him – It was only made to appear so.’­­­­­­

DR. ZAKIR NAIK Q&A

Q. You have differentiated Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. In all three Religions, there is good things for brotherhood – You have not explained brotherhood in Hinduism, brotherhood in Christianity? A.(Dr. Zakir):The brother said that I have spoken good things about Islam…Universal Brotherhood– I have not spoken good things about Hinduism and Christianity. I did speak certain good things – I did not speak everything about brotherhood in Hinduism and Christianity, because people may not be able to digest it here. These things what I am saying, people cannot digest – I have to be patient. I know Christianity, I have studied the Bible; I have studied the Hindu Scripture ; if I speak on that – I am not here to create a rift. What I am here, to talk about the communalities – so what is common I spoke. Hinduism says…‘Do not rob’ – Christianity says…‘Do not rob’ – do not molest… do not rape’ – fine. Other things on brotherhood– do you know, just a sample I am giving you – Jesus Christ (pbuh) said – it is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, Ch. No. 10, V. No. 5 to 6 – It says…I am quoting Chapter No., Verse No., quoting – there is no two doubts about it. He told the Apostles that…‘Go ye not in the way of the Gentiles – But rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’.Who are the Gentiles? The Non Jews, the Hindus, the Christians… they are the Gentiles. ‘Do not throw pearls before pigs’… he calls us a pig – And you want me to speak about that? Jesus Christ (pbuh) says in the Gospel of Matthew, Ch. No. 15, V. No. 24 – he says that...‘I have not been sent but, to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’. I am quoting – Chapter No., Verse Number. So this means that, Religion is meant for the Jews – not for the whole Universe. In other Religions, the believe in monasticism… in monasticism. If you have to come closer to God, you have to renounce the world… you have to renounce the world – Most of the Major Religions… Hinduism says that…Christianity says that…‘To come closer to God, you have to renounce the world’. Qur’an says in Surah Hadith, Ch. 57, V. No. 27, that…‘It is against Monasticism’.Monasticism is not allowed in Islam – Our beloved Prophet said…‘There is no Monasticism’. It is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, Vol. No. 7, in the Book of Nikah, Ch. No. 3, H. No. 4…‘O young people, whoever has the means to get married, should get married’–Hadith says that. If I agree, that if you renounce the world, you came closer to Almighty God – and if every human being renounces the world today, then within a span of 100 to 150 years, there will not be a single human being alive in this world. If every one practices this law throughout the world, where is the Universal Brotherhood? Therefore brother, I am only come to talk about the good points – Unless you want to have knowledge about other Religions – it is my job – I have to speak the truth. Qur’an says in Surah Isra, Ch. No. 17, V. No. 81 …(Arabic)…‘When truth is hurled against falsehood, falsehood perishes, for falsehood is by its nature, bound to perish’.Hope that answers the question.

ZAKIR NAIK SPEECH

"... the feminine attitude can also have an effect on the witness in a murder case. In such circumstances awoman is more terrified as compared to a man. Due to her emotional condition she can get confused. Therefore, two female witnesses are equivalent to one male witness."

THE MIRACLE OF 19

Verse 74:30 Some Muslims and Submitters[1] believe that Qur'an 74:30 is proof that the occurrence of observed "19" related facts in Islam is a confirmation of the truth of the religion: Over it is nineteen Qur'an 74:30 These are actually the number of angels in Hell , as the next Qur'anic ayat demonstrates: And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers Qur'an 74:31 Analysis Bismillah Miracle Some Muslims like to claim that the "Bismillah", a very important phrase in Islam with the translation of "In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful" , has magical meanings due to its many 19-related facts. We will demonstrate below that any other "bismillah" can also produce the proof of a 'miracle'. ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺨَﺒِﻴﺚ ﺍﻟﻮَﺣْﺸِﻲّ Translation: In the name of Allah, the Evil, the Savage Total ANV (Arabic Numerical Value): 1666 1. 19 letters: 19 = 19 x 1 2. Sum of Individual ANV digits: 1666 = 1 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 19 3. One verse, ANV: 1 1666 = 19 x 614 4. Sequence number, Word Size: 1 3 2 4 3 6 4 6 = 19 x 19 x 36686 5. Sequence number, Local letter number, Individual ANV Value: 1 1 2 2 60 3 40 2 1 1 2 30 3 30 4 5 3 1 1 2 30 3 600 4 2 5 10 6 500 4 1 1 2 30 3 6 4 8 5 300 6 10 = 19 x 59084389584858068659 53279136864479289495 327913939631900 6. Sequence number, Cumulative number of letters: 1 3 2 7 3 13 4 19 = 19 x 69858601 7. Conjoined letter numbers, added: 150426287722 = 19 x 7917173038 8. Letter number, Sequence number: 1231 45672 89101112133 1415161718194 = 19 x 64813512047900590174 42903248326 9. Num Words, Num letters, Total ANV: 4191666 = 19 x 220614 10. 1 sentence, 19 letters, lengths of words: 1193466 = 19 x 19 x 19 x 174 11. Sequence number, Word Size, Word ANV: 1 3 102 2 4 66 3 6 1143 4 6 355 = 19 x 689591928216544545 12. Sequence number, Word Size, Word ANV Series: 1 3 26040 2 4 130305 3 6 130600210500 4 6 1306830010 = 19 x 69791591647529137529 47479210769108857900 13. Sequence number, Word Size, Individual ANV Value: 1 3 2 60 40 2 4 1 30 30 5 3 6 1 30 600 2 10 500 4 6 1 30 6 8 300 10 = 19 x 69791591647529137529 47479210769108857900 14. Sequence number, Word ANV Series, Letter number: 1 26040 123 2 130305 4567 3 130600210500 8910111213 4 1306830010 141516171819 = 19 x 66336906954226602985 85821063710573211111 64954246473737586927 2201 15. Sequence number, Cumulative number letters, Word ANV: 1 3 102 2 7 66 3 13 1143 4 19 355 = 19 x 68959350691112811545 16. Sequence number, First&Last ANV Values, Local letter number: 1 42 1 2 3 2 6 1 2 3 4 3 501 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 = 19 x 74801716439131638076 653217024 17. Sequence number, Local letter number, Word ANV Series: 1 1 2 3 26040 2 1 2 3 4 130305 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 130600210500 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1306830010 = 19 x 59118968532811212133 22287164768432131600 649769108857900 18. Sequence number, Local letter number, Individual ANV Value: 1 1 2 2 60 3 40 2 1 1 2 30 3 30 4 5 3 1 1 2 30 3 600 4 2 5 10 6 500 4 1 1 2 30 3 6 4 8 5 300 6 10 = 19 x 59084389584858068659 53279136864479289495 327913939631900 19. One verse, ANV, 19 characters: 1 1666 19 = 19 x 61401 One problem with the phenomena of the 19 miracle is that there are no defined rules as to what constitutes a miracle and what does not. With this distinct lack of rules, the "miracle" of nineteen can exist in any phrase, even anti- Islamic ones. According to the Muslim standards applied to miracles, this new bismillah, "In the name of Allah, the Evil, the Savage" , is miraculous. This is only the beginning. 19 miracles have been found about this new bismillah, but more experimenting will undoubtedly lead to more miracles. More Examples Here is another 'miraculous' Arabic phrase: ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺰﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻞ Translation: The Pig, the Great, the Handsome 8 facts were found in the preliminary analysis about this phrase: 1. 19 letters: 19 = 19 x 1 2. Individual ANV, letter number: 11 302 6003 504 75 106 2007 18 309 7010 90011 1012 4013 114 3015 316 4017 1018 3019 = 19 x 59487370265658453687 99110368994742684863 22691737648231668957 001 3. Individual ANV, letter number, Sequence number: 1 1 30 2 600 3 50 4 7 5 10 6 200 7 1 1 8 30 9 70 10 900 11 10 12 40 13 2 1 14 30 15 3 16 40 17 10 18 30 19 3 = 19 x 59487370265658453687 95700510583684794802 11221654218587579847 464747 4. Sequence number, Word Size, Cumulative number letters: 1 7 7 2 6 13 3 6 19 = 19 x 932954401 5. Sequence number, Word ANV Series, Cumulative ANV: 1 13060050710200 898 2 130709001040 1949 3 1303401030 2063 = 19 x 59505289847474156954 24784216001025954228 42647477 6. Sequence number, Cumulative number letters, Local letter number: 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 = 19 x 90123456427959713852 17024 7. Sequence number, First&Last ANV Values, Cumulative ANV: 1 201 898 2 41 1949 3 31 2063 = 19 x 6325780216815437477 8. Sequence number, Individual ANV Value, Cumulative ANV: 1 1 30 600 50 7 10 200 8982 1 30 70 900 10 40 19493 1 30 3 40 10 30 2063 = 19 x 59505289847474156954 24784216001025954228 42647477 The phrase, "The Pig, the Great, the Handsome" (compare to, "In the name of Allah, the beneficient, the merciful" ) is also miraculous and we have not even tried other combinations of words and calculations, or we would find more similar bismillah related miracles. Anti-Islamic Phrases and Other Holy Numbers Here are some English phrases which also show miracles and are thus truthful by Muslim standards: "Islam is not from God": IANV add: 209 = 19 x 11 "Allah is an imagination of the mind of Muhammad" IANV = 378 PNV = 180 378 180 = 99 x 3820 378 - 180 = 198 = 99 x 2 3+7+8= 18 = 9 + 9 1+8+0 = 9 99 is 9 written twice Muslim phrase: "Ninety-Nine beautiful Names of Allah" IANV = 333 PNV = 135 333135 = 99 x 3365 333 - 135 = 198 = 99 x 2 3+3+3 = 9 1+5+3 = 9 99. Anti-Islamic phrase: "Ninety-Nine Nasty Names of Allah" IANV = 315 PNV = 117 315117 = 99 x 3183 315 - 117 = 198 = 99 x 2 3+1+5 = 9 1+1+7 = 9 99. Arabic: Allah Al-Moqoof (Lie) ANV's: 66 + 257 = 323 = 19 x 17.0000 257-66=191 Arabic: Al Quran Al-Mukr (Deception) Al- Moqoof (lie) ANV's combined: 383 + 291 + 257 = 931 = 19 x 49.0000 257 383 291 = 19 x 13546489.0000 931-257 = 674 931-383 = 548 931-291 = 640 674 548 640 = 19 x 35502560.0000 "Allah is not a God" PNV add: 57 = 19 x 3 "Nineteen is not a miracle" PNV add: 99 = 99 x 1 "Muhammad was a very evil person" IANV add: 323 = 17 x 19 "There is no Allah" PNV add: 66 Same as ANV for 'Allah' "One hundred and fourteen phony nasty chapters of Quran" PNV add: 228 = 19 x 12 IANV add: 570 = 19 x 30 PNV add: 228 = 114 x 2 "Allah is a false God, a figment of Mohammed's imagination. God may exist, but He is not any god mentioned in any religion" PNV add: 456 = 19 x 24 PNV add: 456 = 114 x 4 Questions to Believers of the 19 Miracle 1. Can the Qur'an be corrupted, and has it been corrupted before? 2. How do you explain the fact that Rashad's translation is the only one to include his own name within the Qur'an itself, at least 8 times, whereas no other translation in the entire history of Islam, makes even a hint let alone a mention of anyone (even a messenger) to come after Muhammad? 3. Why are there so many Qur'ans, including the Arabic ones, that do not include Rashad in them? 4. Why are there extra verses in the other translations whereas Rashad cut them out (e.g. 9:128 & 129)?

WORD COUNT MIRACLE IN QURAN

Selective Choice of Words Used The first one is the selective choice of words to interpret as miracles. If for a certain word there exists a nice number of repetitions, then it is mentioned and included as a miracle. If no nice number of repetitions exist, it is not mentioned and discarded. By only mentioning the instances where there are "nice repetitions" one gets the impression that there is something special about it, while statistically the same probability of finding similar "miracles" exists in all texts. Selective Choice of Grammatical Forms Counted The second way of manipulating data is the selective choice of which Arabic grammatical forms are to be counted. Are just singular forms counted? Or also plural forms? Duals? Forms with or without prefix? And so on. By choosing different ways of counting, you get a lot of different results. Of course, those who claim there are "word repetition miracles in the Qur'an" will not tell you that they have chosen a specific way of counting words to get the desired result. The 365 days Maths Miracle [ edit] One of the most popular claims is that the word "yawm" (singular of day) is repeated 365 times in the Qur'an, its plural and dual forms "days" (ayyam and yawmayn) together are repeated 30 times, while the number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12. Analysis Islamic Miracle Using Christian Calendar The first flaw with this claim is the fact that the Islamic calendar consists of 354 or 355 days a year,[1] so these apologists are effectively favoring Christianity by their use of the Gregorian calendar, which consists of 365 or 366 days. Manipulated Data These counts are manipulated, generally in unstated ways, to produce the desired totals. Most individuals will not take the time needed to count and verify the claim themselves, so they may assume on good faith that it is true. When you check with word count software, the total "yawm" concordance finds 475 mentions, not 365. However, this includes the dual and plural forms. Of all the different forms of "yawm," 3 are in the dual and 27 are in the plural. [2] If you have a database program with easy formats you can easily counter this lie too and find out that all forms with suffixes are discarded on Islamic websites. Furthermore, the word yawm in most of its occurrences in the Qur'an does not mean a 24 hour day. For example, the Day of Judgment is mentioned a very large number of times in different ways. Burden of Proof We could claim that the word " Allah" has been mentioned 666 times on WikiIslam and therefore Islam is false (since in some cultures, 666 represents the number of the devil). If we cannot list all the occurrences of the word by showing where it occurs for each of those 666 times, then our claim is unproven. There is not a single website that lists all the occurrences of the word "day" in the Qur'an showing it to be 365 times. Conclusion There is no miracle to be found here. Apologists have manipulated data and used an un-Islamic method of counting days within a year to make the (unverified) numbers "fit". But let's say for a moment the 365 occurrences of the word "yawm" is a mathematically sound citation. If this was discovered at a time when people did not know how many days there were in a year then it may be considered a miracle, but calenders have existed since 3000 BC, and the Julian calendar (which consisted of 365 or 366 days) began in 45 BC. [3] This is one of the most oft-quoted but there are more such dubious mathematical claims but they are equally deceitful. But putting that aside, even if day or yawm was mentioned 365 times in the Qur'an, would that mean it is from Allah?

GOD IN ISLAM

Islam's fundamental theological concept is tawhīd—the belief that there is only one god. The Arabic term for Godis Allāh; most scholars believe it was derived from a contraction of the words al- (the) and ʾilāh (deity, masculine form), meaning "the god" (al-ilāh), but others trace its origin to the Aramaic Alāhā. The first of the Five Pillars of Islam, tawhīd is expressed in the shahadah (testification), which declares that there is no god but ALLAH, and that Muhammad is God's messenger. In traditional Islamic theology, God is beyond all comprehension; Muslims are not expected to visualize God but to worship and adore him as a protector. Although Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, they reject the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, making it to polytheism. In Islamic theology, Jesus was just a man and not the son of God; God is described in a chapter (sura) of the Qur'an as "…God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begettethnot, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

CONCEPT OF ISLAMIC PEACE

Islam is monotheistic religion and according to Quran all the people are children of Adam. Satan is considered as enemy of the whole humanity to cause enmity among all people. The series of prophets and messengers coming from God through out the ages is to call the people again towards their real identity of love and friendship.The good life according to Islam is in submitting to God and in worshiping Him as The Creator and The Master andto recognize the true nature of man.The individual who will recognize his true nature on which every person is createdwill be able to live together in society with peace and affection to each other. In his Last Sermon, the Prophet Muhammad admonished believers: * "Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you."Jeffrey Wattles holds that the compassion appears in the following statements attributed to Muhammad: * “Woe to those . . . who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due” * The Qur'an commends "those who show their affection to such as came to them for refuge and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves" * “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” * "Seek for mankind that of which you are desirous for yourself, that you may be a believer; treat well as a neighbor the one who lives near you, that you may be a Muslim [one who submits to God]." * “That which you want for yourself, seek for mankind.”[8] * "The most righteous of men is the one who is glad that men should have what is pleasing to himself, and who dislikes for them what is for him disagreeable."

RULES FOR PEACE

Islamic tradition dictates that prophets were sent by God to every nation. In Islam, only Muhammad was sent finally to convey God's message to the whole world, whereas other prophets were sent to convey their messages to aspecific group of people or nation. So the ideal nationhood in Islam is beyond all boundaries and differences. Prophet Muhammad is the final messenger according to Islam and his nation or ummah is called Ummat e Muhammad (nation of Muhammad).The establishment of ummah (the Islamic community) on earth based on the rules of shariah is the ultimate goal of Islam according to the jurisprudential approach.[9] The ummah is not confined to any particular geography, or limited to any specific race; rather it consists of all believers throughout the world from whatever background, language, creed, history or geography. Unlike race, language, history and other such involuntary criteria in nationhood, where the individual has no choice and nationalism and patriotism ask for allegiance to a particular nation and state not chosen by him/her, ummah arms the individual by allowing a choice to be made by him/her in joiningor rejecting it. It is therefore a consciousand informed choice that establishes ummah and allegiance to it rather than non-voluntary factors as in nationhood.

MEDIA AND ISLAM

Islam, today, is the most misunderstood religion. It bears the brunt of misconceptions and hate propaganda.The powerful mass media, aligned to deceitful political and corporate interests, spreads these misconceptions virulently... worldwide.While portraying Islam, integrity and reliability are bypassed by the media with professional charm and finesse.Wise and apt Islamic viewpoints are seldom covered in the mainstream media, whereas aberrations by a few misled Muslims are highlighted.Muslims hardly have any hold or influence on major media, especially TV. They instead, exhibit an apologetic attitude and an inferiority complex.

DR. ZAKIR NAIK

A medical doctor by professional training, Dr. Zakir Naik is renowed as a dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. Dr. Zakir Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an, authentic Hadith and other religious Scriptures as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts. He is 49 years old.Dr. Zakir is popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed by audiences after his public talks. In the last 6 years (by the year 2002), Dr. ZakirNaik has delivered more than 600 public talks in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Singapore,Hongkong, Thailand, Guyana (South America) and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in India.Qatar, Bahrain, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in India.He has successfully participated in several symposia and dialogues with prominent personalities of other faiths. His public dialogue with Dr. William Campbell (of USA), on the topic, “The Qur’an and the Bible in the light of Science” held in city of Chicago, U.S.A., on April 1, 2000 was a resounding success.Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, the world famous orator on Islam and Comparative Religion, who had called Dr. Zakir, "Deedat plus" in 1994, presented a plaque in May 2000 awarded to Dr. Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik for his achievement in the field of Da’wah and the study of Comparative Religion with the engraving "Son what you have done in 4 years had taken me 40 years to accomplish, Alhamdullilah.”Dr. Zakir Naik appears regularly on many international T.V. Channels in more than 100 countries of the world. He is regularly invited for T.V. and Radio interviews. More than a hundred of his talks, dialogues, debates and symposia are available on video cassettes, video CDs and audio cassettes. He has authored books on Islam and Comparative Religion.

PARADISE

Paradise is our ultimate goal. In this world we are slaves of ALLAH but when a person enters paradise from dat day he/she will become a guest of ALLAH. They will b able 2 c their creator as we can c da sky. A person who enters paradise will b greeted with glad tidings by our beloved prophet Muhammed s.a.w and will enjoy a life of peace and happiness.The black sheep will be slaughtered which will symbolize the end of death. The people of paradise will enjoy an everlasting life where there will b no death, no illnesses and no night fall.The rivers of paradise will flow with fresh water, milk, honey and wine. The wine of paradise will not intoxicate u rather it will refresh ur mind and body.The fruits of paradise will have a different taste with each bite. The first dish 2 b served in paradise will b fish. A person will b able 2 consume as much as he/she pleases without da need 2 go 2 lavatory.The last person 2 enter paradise will have a paradise thats 10 times da size of the earth. The palaces of paradise will b very large with approx 70,000 rooms. These palaces will b made of rubies and diamonds the cement will b made from musk.A person will b able to meet his/her family and friends on fridays. Family and friend will be able to go down the levels of paradise but not up. Fridays will also be the day where you will be able to go to the market and change ur appearance.The women of paradise will be so beautiful that when u meet them a thousand years will pass. They will have the sweetert voice uve ever heard. If one of them were to show them selvesto the world the whole world would light up. You will be able to see the love they have for u by looking at their heartswhere you will also find your name. ALLAH will give ur wife such beauty that she will be the queen of them.Paradise is a place waitin for us it is upto us which path we take in life. I hope we all find the path to heaven and enter paradise AMEEN.