Signs of the Existence and Tawheed of Allah Ta'aala

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Signs of the Existence and Tawheed of Allah


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


In this thread insha-Allah you will read about the signs and proofs of the Existence and Tawheed of Allah All-Mighty from:


1. The Holy Quraan and the Sunnah,

2. Our body,

3. The surrounding universe / nature,

4. Scientific discoveries.


But first of all:


Let us take the Command of Allah Subhaanahoo wa Ta’aala from the Holy Quraan and the Sunnah;


In the very beginning of the Holy Quraan we find the following verses;


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


(2:1) Alif, Laam, Meem.[SUP]1[/SUP]

(2:2) This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it;[SUP]2[/SUP] it is a guidance for the pious,[SUP]3[/SUP]

(2:3)for those who believe in the existence of that which is beyond the reach of perception,[SUP]4[/SUP] who establish Prayer[SUP]5[/SUP] and spend out of what We have provided them,[SUP]6[/SUP]


Exp. note 4:


4. This is the second prerequisite for deriving benefit from the Qur'an. Ghayb signifies the verities which are hidden from man's senses and which are beyond the scope of man's ordinary observation and experience, for example the existence and attributes of God, the angels. the process of revelation, Paradise, Hell and so on. 'Belief in the ghaib' means having faith in such matters, based on an absolute confidence in the Messengers of God and despite the fact that it is impossible to experience them.



According to this verse, Qur'anic guidance can prove helpful only to those prepared to affirm the truths of the suprasensory realm. People who make their belief in these questions conditional upon sensory perception of the object of belief, and who are not prepared even to consider the possibility of the existence of things that cannot be weighed or measured, cannot profit from this Book.
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So we, to become muttaqeen (God fearing pious Muslims), must believe in Allah’s Existence and Tawheed (Absolute Oneness of God Allah) in the unseen. We must also believe in the existence of angels, life after death, Accounting and passing Judgment, Hell and Paradise. In this life we human beings cannot see any of them. We cannot see Allah in this life but we must believe in the Existence and Absolute Oneness of God Allah for the safety of our Faith. We shouldn’t forget that Allah Ta’aala has created us for a test, and the test is that we must believe in Allah and must worship HIM without seeing HIM!!! Also we must know that Satan is our open enemy who has challenged Allah Ta’aala that Satan will prove mankind to be ungrateful and undeserving of the high status.


In the Sunnah:


The Prophet (Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon him) informed us that Satan will ask you questions until he will say, “then who created Allah? You say, “aamantu billaahi wa bir-rusulih”. Thus Satan will run away”.


“Aamantu billaahi wa bir- rusulih” means; “ I believe in Allah and HIS Messengers”.


So we must follow the Order of Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam and should not go into doubtful thoughts otherwise Satan will get chance to attack more. We must always say in our mind and with our tongues that we believe in Allah as God unseen to us. Similarly, we must believe in the articles of Faith that we cannot perceive, in the unseen!!!


Insha-Allah I will be posting the signs in the successive posts.

 
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in all honesty.. if a man has an answer like striking a hard stick on the back of the devil..

he is more than successful.

although the difference between just rulers and tyrants is debatable.

...its like reading an open book..

i find myself not being able to read in return.

strange days.


...people that brought there own plates.


although in hindsight i would not have read against them anyway.
 
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The story of As-haabil-kahf (Sleepers of the cave)



This story is present in the beginning of the surah Al-Kahf. The sleepers of the cave were a few people with the Faith of Tawheed. That means that they believed in the Existence and Absolute Oneness of God Allah and they worshipped none but Allah. The oppressor king of that time forced people to worship false deity. Those few Muslims went to the mountains and took refuge in a cave to protect their Faith of Islam! They slept there and remained sleeping for 309 years. Then they woke up and thought that they had slept for a day or less. They sent one of them with a coin to the city to go carefully and buy halaal (lawful) food. As he reached the city and gave the coin in a shop to pay for food, the shopkeeper was astonished as the coin belonged to the time/era which passed hundreds of years ago. The shopkeeper asked him about the ancient coin and he told him their story of running away from the cruel oppressor king and taking refuge in a cave in which they slept. So the people and government were informed and they all followed him to the cave to prove the truth of his story! In the mountains they saw the sleepers of the cave and the story was confirmed.


This story happened in Asia far away from Arabia and the people in Arabia didn't know anything about it. So the jews gave questions about the As-haabi Kahf, Musa and Khidar alaihim salaam and Dhul-Qarnain to the idolaters to ask from Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam. These questions were asked to prove the truth of the prophet-hood of Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam. Allah revealed all the answers to the questions in the surah Al-Kahf.


Now the story of the sleepers of the cave is a true story found in the history of the Jews and Christians! So it is a true story!!!


My question is:


Who kept those people alive in the cave for 309 years?


Why they didn't die due to dehydration and malnutrition?


Who made them wake up in normal state of health and clothes?

Does it not astonish that during 309 years no change had happened in their health /body or their clothes???



So This is Allah, the All-Mighty God who kept them sleeping and alive in good health and the same normal clothes for 309 years and then made them wake up for proving the truth of the Resurrection Day.


O mankind Allah is the Only One God, Creator and Lord, and we and you all are returning unto HIM!!! You and we shall all be accounted and recompensed on the Day of Resurrection!!!

 
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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Allah All-Mighty said in surah Al-Qasas verses 71—73 (their translation is):


(28:71) (O Prophet), tell them: "Did you consider: if Allah were to make the night perpetual over you till the Day of Judgement, is there a god other than Allah who can bring forth light for you? Do you not hear?"


(28:72) Say: "Did you consider: if Allah were to make the day become perpetual over you till the Day of Judgement, is there a god other than Allah who can bring in night for you that you may repose in it? Will you not see?"


(28:73) It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you night and day that you may repose (during the night) and seek His Bounty (during the day) that you might be grateful.


So there are numerous signs of the Existence and Greatness of All-Mighty God Allah in the universe and you and we all pass and go among and around them but there are a few people who use their wisdom and ponder over them!!! Human beings should not behave like animals, rather they should use their mind and wisdom and they must think about the great signs of the Existence and Greatness of Allah Ta’aala!!!


Can any person in this world use any type of Power to stop the regular cycle of the day and night???


Have you ever thought how Kind and Merciful is Allah, The Creator and Controller of everything? See Allah made the cycle of day and night for the comfort of all creatures in general and for the rest and comfort of mankind in special!!!


Think about sleep! No scientist including medical doctors could explain the phenomenon of sleep!!! You keep on lying in a comfortable bed for the whole night but without sleep you will become tired and extremely bored! You will not feel comfort although you are lying in bed! But if you sleep only for 2 hours with the Mercy of Allah, insha-Allah you will enjoy it a lot and will feel refresh to work again!!!Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you deny?
 
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


Allah Ta’aala said in surah Az-Zumar verse 6 (the translation is):


(39:6) He it is Who created you from a single being, and He it is Who made from it its mate.[SUP]12[/SUP] He it is Who created for you eight heads of cattle in pairs.[SUP]13[/SUP]He creates you in your mothers' wombs, giving you one form after another in threefold depths of darkness.[SUP]14[/SUP] That, then, is Allah, your Lord.[SUP]15[/SUP] His is the kingdom.[SUP]16[/SUP] There is no god but He.[SUP]17[/SUP] So, whence are you being turned astray?[SUP]18[/SUP]



Exp. note 14----18:


14. The three dark veils are: the belly, the womb and the caul or membrane enclosing the fetus.

15. “Your Lord”: your Master, Ruler and Providence.

16. That is, all powers and authority rest with Him and it is He Who is ruling over the whole Universe.

17. In other words, the reasoning is this: When Allah alone is your Lord and His is the sovereignty, then inevitably your Deity also is He. How can another be your deity when he has neither any share in providence nor any role in sovereignty? After all, how can it be reasonable for you to take others as your deities when Allah alone is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, when Allah alone has subjected the sun and the moon for you, when He alone brings the day after the night and the night after the day, and when He alone is your own Creator and Lord as well as of all animals and cattle?


18. These words need deep consideration. It has not been said: “How are you turning away?” but “How are you turned away?” That is, there is someone else who is misleading you, and being thus deceived you do not understand such a simple and reasonable thing. The other thing which by itself becomes evident from the style is: The word “you” is not addressed to the agents but to those who were turning away under their influence. There is a subtle point in this which can be understood easily after a little thought. Those who were working to turn away others (from the right way) were present in the same society and were doing whatever they could openly and publicly. Therefore, there was no need to mention them by name. It was also useless to address them, for they were trying to turn away the people from the service of Allah, the One, and entrapping them for the service of others, and keeping them entrapped for selfish motives. Obviously, such people could not be made to see reason by argument, for it lay in their own interest not to understand and see reason, and even after understanding they could hardly be inclined to sacrifice their interests. However, the condition of the common people who were being deceived and cheated was certainly pitiable. They had no interest involved in the business; therefore, they could be convinced by reasoning and argument, and after a little understanding they could also see what advantages were being gained by those who were showing them the way to other deities, after turning them away from Allah. That is why the address has been directed to the common people, who were being misguided rather than those few who were misguiding them.
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I hope that you read the verses and their exp. notes 14—18. Here I want you to focus particularly on the following point:

The Holy Quraan says that Allah creates all human beings in three darknesses in the womb of mothers and gives to a fetus different forms one after the other!!!


As you know the Holy Quraan was revealed more than 1400 years ago. At that time there were no surgical and obstetrical developments. People knew nothing about the stages of the fetal development. They didn’t know exactly the position of fetus in the mother’s abdomen!!! Now due to scientific development and especially by the discoveries of medical science, we see that the words of the Holy Quraan are very true!!! We understand that Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam couldn’t give such wonderful knowledge by himself. Also at that time none of the mankind could inform him about such wonderful things!!! Then my question is;


Who, other than the Creator Allah, gave Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam this excellent, wonderful knowledge???

Surely, Allah gave Him the verses of the Holy Quraan. Thus Allah, the Great Sovereign, does exist and is One, Single and Unique God.

 
Allah said in the verse 164 of the Surah Al-Baqarah (Its English translation is);

(2:164) (To guide) those who use their reason (to this Truth) there are many Signs in the structure of the heavens and the earth, in the constant alternation of night and day, in the vessels which speed across the sea carrying goods that are of profit to people, in the water which Allah sends down from the sky and there by quickens the earth after it was dead, and disperse over it all manner of animals, and in the changing courses of the winds and the clouds pressed into service between heaven and earth.[SUP]162[/SUP]
Exp. note162:

162. If a man were to observe the constant operation of this universe, reflect on it in a manner befitting a rational being, and think about it without either stubbornness or bias, he would find sufficient signs to convince him that this gigantic system is absolutely subservient to the will of the Omnipotent and Wise Being, Who alone wields all power and authority. Moreover, this system seems to be such as to rule out all possibility of any interference from others whether independent of the Creator of the universe or in partnership with Him. Since this One True God is the Lord of all creation and none else is in possession of any power or authority, none is entitled to any share in His godhead or over lordship. *************************************************************************************

The verse is well explained in the exp. note 162.
There are numerous signs of the Existence as well as of the Greatness of Allah Ta’aala in our body and surrounding. The condition to benefit from these Signs is that we must use our mind and shouldn’t pass on them as animals.

A few months ago I was watching the Orient news in Arabic. America had struck fire bombs in a city in Syria! - Flames were rising high in a large area! Two old men were standing there, one of them had his hands raised in supplication, was praying to Allah to destroy America! A tall big man was lying in the flames. His eyes were closed and he was fully covered with the fire. It seemed like he was sleeping. The astonishing thing was that the fire was not burning him! His face, body, shirt, and pants were all safe and nothing had caught fire although the flames were covering him and a large area around him!!

I thought, “What was protecting his body and clothes from catching fire and burning? Why were his eyes, face, hands, full body and clothes fully safe???”

I thought he might be a haafiz of the Holy Quraan because I heard that the body of a haafizul-Quraan doesn’t decay after death!!! This is only my thought but I don’t know exactly. However it is certainly the work of none except Allah to keep his clothes and body fully safe and secure in the midst of fire!!! Indeed, in this miraculous scene, there is a great sign of the Existence and Greatness of a Supreme Being Who has Power and Control over all things!!! That Supreme Being is Allah All-Mighty!!!


 
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Ibraheem alaihi salaam was thrown by the idolaters in a huge fire but Allah made the fire cool on him. This is a true story i.e. something that truly happened. I believe that this story of Ibraheem alaihi salaam will be present in Tawrah and Bible. In the Holy Quraan, Allah Ta’aala said in surah al-anbiyaa verses 51…70, here is the English translation:


51. And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
[h=2]52. When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"[/h][h=2]53. They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."[/h][h=2]54. He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."[/h][h=2]55. They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"[/h][h=2]56. He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.[/h][h=2]57. And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."[/h][h=2]58. So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].[/h][h=2]59. They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."[/h][h=2]60. They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."[/h][h=2]61. They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."[/h][h=2]62. They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"[/h][h=2]63. He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."[/h][h=2]64. So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."[/h][h=2]65. Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"[/h][h=2]66. He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?[/h][h=2]67. Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah . Then will you not use reason?"[/h][h=2]68. They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."[/h][h=2]69. We (Allah) said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."[/h][h=2]70. And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.[/h]***********************************************************************************


The idolaters had thrown him in the fire because ibraheem alaihi salaam had preached to them to worship only One God Allah. Then, to give them a lesson, Ibraheem alaihi salaam broke their false deities which consisted of statues. So to punish him (alaihi salaam) they prepared such a huge fire that they couldn’t go near it due to burning heat in the surrounding of the fire! Thus they had to do special arrangement to throw ibraheem alaihi salaam into it. It is said that they had prepared a swing and made ibraheem alaihi salaam sit on it. Then they pushed the swing forcefully so that He alaihi salaam reached the center of the fire.


Then who saved the prophet Ibraheem alaihi salaam from the burning fire? None but Allah who ordered the fire to become cool and safe for Ibraheem alaihi salaam. Surely, in this story there is a sign of the existence and greatness of Allah Azza wa Jall.

 
In the surah Al-Nabaa (An-Nabaa) Allah All-Mighty made us attentive to many signs in this universe, the great signs that prove the Existence and Greatness of Allah Azzah wa Jall.


Here is the translation of the verse 13 of the surah Al-Nabaa with the explanatory note 10. After that is given a part of the exp.note 11. Please read and think, then take admonition:


(78:13) and placed therein a hot, shining lamp,[SUP]10[/SUP]


Exp.note 10


10. A bright, blazing lamp: the sun. The word wahhaj used for the sun means both intensely hot and intensely bright. Hence our rendering. In this brief sentence, allusion has been made to a most wonderful and glorious sign of Allah Almighty’s power and wisdom which the sun is. Its diameter is 109 times that of the earth’s and its size more than 333,000 times that of the earth’s. Its temperature is 14,000,000°C. In spite of shining 93,000,000 miles away from the earth, its light and brightness is dazzling, and man can look at it with the naked eye only at the risk of losing his eye-sight. As for its heat, temperature in some parts of the earth reaches 140°F because of its radiation. It is only Allah Who by His wisdom has placed the earth at the right distance from it, neither it is too hot for being close to it, nor too cold for being very far away from it. For this very reason life of man, animal and vegetable became possible on it. Measureless treasures of energy from it are reaching the earth and sustaining life. It helps ripen our crops to provide sustenance to every creature; its heat causes vapors to rise from the seas, which spread to different parts of the earth by means of the winds and fall as rain. In the sun Allah has kindled such a mighty furnace that has been constantly radiating light, heat and different kinds of rays throughout the entire solar system since millions and millions of years.

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Part of exp. note 11:



After presenting a number of the signs and testimonies, one after the other, in these verses, the deniers of the Resurrection and Hereafter have been exhorted, so as to say: If you consider the earth and the mountains and your own creation, your sleep and wakefulness, and the system of the day and night intelligently, and consider the well-fortified system of the universe and the shining sun in the heavens, the rain falling from the clouds and the vegetables growing thereby, you will see two things very clearly: first, that all this could neither come into existence without a mighty power, nor continue to exist and function so regularly; second, that in each of these, great wisdom is working and nothing that happens here is purposeless. Now, only a foolish person could say that the Being Who by His power has brought these things into existence, does not have the power to destroy them and create them once again in some other form, and this also could be said only by an unreasonable person that the Wise Being Who has not done anything without purpose in this universe, has given to man in His world understanding and intelligence, discrimination between good and evil, freedom to obey or disobey, and powers of appropriation over countless of His creatures, without any purpose and design: whether man uses and employs the things granted by Him in the right way or the wrong way, it does not make any difference; whether man continues to do good throughout life till death, he will end up in the dust, or continues to do evil till death, he will likewise end up in the dust. Neither the virtuous man will receive any reward for the good deeds nor the bad man will be held accountable for his evil deeds. These very arguments for life after death and Resurrection and Hereafter have been given here and there in the Quran, e.g. see E.N. 7 of Surah Ar-Raad; E.N. 9 of Surah Al-Hajj; E.N. 6 of Surah Ar-Room; E.Ns 10, 12 of Surah Saba; E.Ns 8, 9 of Surah As-Saaffat.

 
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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Surah Yoonus verses 22 and 23:


(Surah 10, Verse 22) He it is Who enables you to journey through the land and the sea. And so it happens that when you have boarded the ships and they set sail with a favourable wind, and the passengers rejoice at the pleasant voyage, then suddenly a fierce gale appears, and wave upon wave surges upon them from every side, and people believe that they are surrounded from all directions, and all of them cry out to Allah in full sincerity of faith: 'If You deliver us from this we shall surely be thankful.[SUP]31[/SUP]

Explanation of verse 22 (Exp.note 31):
31. The fact that even the most obdurate mushriks and the most hardened atheists who forget Allah when things go well with them, begin to invoke Allah’s help when they are pressed hard from all sides and despair of help from any other quarter, is a clear evidence that there is the All Powerful Allah Who is controlling each and every thing in the universe. Refer to (E.N. 29, Surah Al-Anaam).
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(Surah 10, Verse 23) But no sooner than He delivers them than they go about committing excesses on the earth, acting unjustly. Men ! The excesses you commit will be of harm only to yourselves, (Enjoy, if you will) the fleeting pleasure of this world; in the end you shall all return to Us, and then We shall tell you what you did.
 
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Surah Yoonus verses 31 and 32 with the exp.notes



(10:31) Ask them: 'Who provides you with sustenance out of the heavens and the earth? Who holds mastery over your hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living? Who governs all affairs of the universe?' They will surely say: 'Allah.' Tell them: 'Will you, then, not shun (going against reality)?"



(10:32) Such, then, is Allah, your true Lord.[SUP]38[/SUP] And what is there after truth but error? How, then, are you being turned away?[SUP]39[/SUP]



Exp. note 38 and 39:



38. That is, as you yourselves admit that Allah alone is your real Provider, Owner and Master, He alone is your true Lord, and, therefore, entitled to your servitude and worship. How have you, then, made others as partners with Him?



39. It should be kept in mind that these questions have been posed to the common people: therefore they are not being asked, “How are you turning away?” but “How are you turned away” The passive voice clearly shows that there must be some person (or persons) who was turning away the people from the right direction to the wrong one. That is why this appeal is being made to the people: Why are you blindly following those who are misguiding you? Why don’t you use your own common sense? When you yourselves admit the truth about Allah, why don’t you consider the fact that you are being turned away from Him?


This question has been posed at many places in the Quran to bring home the truth to the common people, but at every place the passive voice has been employed in order to keep back the names of the misguiding ones so that their followers should consider the matter coolly and objectively. This also contains a valuable piece of advice for those engaged in propagation work. By avoiding the names of the misguiding ones, the Quran has taken away a very strong weapon from the hands of those, who could otherwise incite the followers that their revered leaders were being made the target of ridicule and criticism.

 

[h=2]Surah Yoonus verse 88 to verse 92:

88. And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."[/h]

[h=2]89. [ Allah ] said, "Your supplication has been answered." So remain on a right course and follow not the way of those who do not know."[/h]


[h=2]90. And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."[/h]


[h=2]91. Now? And you had disobeyed [Him] before and were of the corrupters?[/h]



[h=2]92. So today We will save you in body that you may be to those who succeed you a sign. And indeed, many among the people, of Our signs, are heedless[/h] ********************************************************************************************************


The cursed bodies of Pharaoh and his soldiers are preserved in the pyramids of Egypt. This is astonishing to see that who made those strong pyramids and who took all those bodies from the bottom of the sea to those pyramids? But Allah's Promise became true and Pharaoh's and his soldiers' bodies are preserved for all rulers, kings and chiefs to take lesson. The story of Pharaoh is repeated many times in short and long surahs of the Holy Quraan so that the chiefs of all nations, particularly, those of the Muslim countries may take lesson and improve their ways. But alas! The present circumstances show that almost none cares about such signs!!!
 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


Surah Al-Nahal verses 66 to 69 give great signs of Allah’s Existence and Tawheed. Here is their translation with the explanatory notes.


Surah Al-Nahl verse 66:


(16:66) Surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle: We provide you to drink out of that which is in their bellies between the faeces and the blood - pure milk[SUP]54[/SUP] - which is a palatable drink for those who take it.


Exp. note 54
54. “Between excretions and the blood”. This refers to the most wonderful process of the formation of pure milk in the bellies of the cattle. For, the fodder they eat turns into blood, filth and pure milk, which is altogether different from the first two in its nature, color and usefulness. Some cattle produce milk in such abundance that after suckling their young ones a large quantity of it is left to make excellent human food.
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Surah Al-Nahl verse 67:


(16:67) And out of the fruits of date-palms and grapes you derive intoxicants as well as wholesome sustenance.[SUP]55[/SUP] Surely there is a sign for those who use reason.


Exp. note 55


55. Incidentally it implies that the juice of the fruits of date palms and vines contains two things. One is that which is pure and wholesome food for man and the other is that which turns into alcohol after it becomes rotten. But it has been left to the choice of man to obtain pure healthy food from this providence or to drink it as intoxicant wine to excite him and make him lose his self control. This also contains a hint as to the prohibition of wine.
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Surah Al-Nahl verse 68:


(16:68) Your Lord inspired the bee,[SUP]56[/SUP] saying: "Set up hives in the mountains and in the trees and in the trellises that people put up,


Exp. note 56:


56. The lexical meaning of the Arabic word wahi is secret inspiration which is felt only by the one who inspires and the other who is inspired with. The Quran has used this word both for the instinctive inspiration by Allah to His creation in general and for the revelation towards His Prophets in particular. Allah sends His wahi to the heavens with His command and they begin functioning in accordance with it (Surah Al-Momin, Ayat 12). He will send this to the earth with His command and it will relate the story of all that had happened on and in it. He sends wahi to the bee and inspires it with faculties to perform the all of its wonderful work instinctively (Ayat 68). The same is true of the bird that learns to fly, the fish that learns to swim, the newly born child that learns to suck milk, etc. Then, it is also wahi with which Allah inspires a human being with a spontaneous idea (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 7). The same is the case with all the great discoveries, inventions, works of literature and art, etc. which would not have been possible without the benefit of wahi. As a matter of fact, every human being at one time or the other feels its mental or spiritual influence in the form of an idea or thought or plan or dream, which is confirmed by a subsequent experience to be the right guidance from the unseen wahi.


Then there is the wahi (revelation) which is the privilege of the Prophets. This form of wahi has its own special features and is quite distinct from all other forms. The Prophet, who is inspired with it, is fully conscious and has his firm conviction that it is being sent down from Allah. Such a revelation contains doctrines of creed, commandments, laws, regulations and instructions for the guidance of mankind.
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Surah Al-Nahl verse 69:


(16:69) then suck the juice of every kind of fruit and keep treading the ways of your Lord[SUP]57[/SUP] which have been made easy." There comes forth from their bellies a drink varied in colours, wherein there is healing for men.[SUP]58[/SUP] Verily there is a sign in this for those who reflect.[SUP]59[/SUP]


Exp. note 57:


57. “Follow the ways of your Lord” means work in accordance with the methods which have been taught to the bees by Allah’s wahi for the smooth running of hive life. It is Allah’s wahi (instinctive inspiration) that has taught the bees how to build their wonderful factory with separate combs to rear breed, combs to turn nectar into honey, combs to store food, in short, separate combs to fulfill every aspect of hive life. It is wahi that has taught the bees how to organize themselves into a cooperative society for collective effort to run the factory with the queen and thousands of workers to perform a variety of specific tasks. All these things have been made so smooth for them by wahi that the bees never feel the necessity of ever thinking about it. They have been running smoothly their factory with their collective effort for thousands of years with perfect accuracy.


58. Though honey is a wholesome food with a sweet taste and has medicinal power as well, its latter quality has been mentioned only because the former is too obvious. It is used as a medicine to cure several diseases because it contains the juice and glucose of flowers and fruits in the best form. Besides this, it is also used in preparing and preserving other medicines because it does not rot. It also preserves other things from decay. That is why it has been used for centuries as a substitute for alcohol. And if the beehive is built at a place, which abounds in certain medicinal herbs, its honey does not remain mere honey, but becomes also the essence of that herb. It is expected that if bees are used methodically for extracting essence from herbs, that essence will prove to be much better than the one obtained in the laboratories.


59. This passage (Ayats 48-69) contains proofs of Tauhid and life after death. These were necessitated, for the disbelievers and the mushriks were bitterly opposed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) mainly because of these two doctrines. The acceptance of the first doctrine demolished the whole system of life based on shirk or atheism because to acknowledge Allah to be the sole Provider, the Helper and the Protector left no room for the worship of any god or goddess. The proof of Tauhid is based on the observance of the structure of the cattle, the bees, the date palms and vineyards and their usefulness to mankind. Naturally the question arises: Who has designed these in the manner and for the purpose they have been created? The only obvious answer is that it is the All-Wise and All-Beneficent Allah Who has designed all these things for the benefit of mankind to produce such varieties of food that are so wholesome and so tasty. The Prophet, therefore, rightly demanded: When you yourselves admit, and you cannot but admit, that it is Allah alone Who has provided milk, honey, dates, grapes and the like, He and none but He is worthy of your worship, praise, gratitude and allegiance. Why do you then insist on making offerings to yourself made gods and goddesses?


The second doctrine to which the disbelievers took strong objection was that there is surely the life after death. They were against this doctrine for its acceptance changed the whole moral system and they were not prepared to change their immoral ways. Their objection was based on the presumption that it was impossible to bring to life anyone after death.


They have been asked to observe that the barren land, which once had been covered with vegetable life, was again covered with it after rainfall and they have been watching such repetition of life year after year. That Allah, Who could so easily bring to life the dead vegetable, could do the same and bring to life all the dead without any difficulty at all.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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In the following verses of the surah Ghaafir there are some of the great signs of Allah Azza wa Jall.
Surah Ghaafir has two names: Ghaafir and Al-Mo'min.


Surah Ghaafir (Surah Al-Mo’min) verse 64:


(40:64) Allah it is Who made the earth a dwelling place for you[SUP]89[/SUP] and made the sky a canopy,[SUP]90[/SUP] Who shaped you � and shaped you exceedingly well � and gave you good things as sustenance.[SUP]91[/SUP] That is Allah, your Lord; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Universe.


Exp. notes :


89. For explanation, see (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 61 and E.N. 74 )on it.


90. That is, you have not been exposed to outer space so that heavenly calamities should rain on you and annihilate you completely, but We have built over the earth a fully fortified celestial system (which appears like a dome to the eye), which does not allow any destructive element to reach you; so much so that even the destructive cosmic rays cannot reach you and that is how you are living peacefully on the earth.


91. That is, We had provided for you such a safe and peaceful place of rest even before your creation. Then We created you and gave you a fine body with most appropriate limbs and physical and mental powers of a high caliber. You did not create this erect stature, these hands and feet, these eyes and nose and ears, this talking tongue and this brain, which is a treasure-house of great capabilities, nor were these created by your mother and father, nor a prophet, or a saint, or a god had the power to create them. Their Maker and Creator was the All-Wise, All-Merciful, All-Mighty Sovereign, Who created Man with this wonderful body to function in the world, when He decided to bring him into being. Then as soon as you were created, you found by His beneficence a vast table laid out with pure provisions containing items of pure food which is not poisonous but health-giving, which is not bitter and tasteless but tasty, which is not rotten and stale and stinking but good smelling, which is not lifeless dregs but rich in vitamins and useful organic substances, so essential for the proper development and nourishment of your body. Who has provided in such abundance this water, and corn, vegetables, fruits, milk, honey, meat and condiments, which not only add relish to your food but also provide you vitality and pleasures of life? And who has made the arrangements that these measureless granaries of food should go on coming out from the earth endlessly and their supply should never fail? Just consider this: What would have become of life if there had been no arrangement of food and man had been brought into existence suddenly? Is this not a clear proof that Your Creator is not merely a Creator but is an All-Wise Creator and All-Merciful Lord? (For further explanation, see (Surah Houd, Ayat 6); (Surah An-Naml, Ayats 60-66) and the E.Ns thereof):
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Think about the creative power of Allah. How many faces are there on the earth with the same structures like two eyes, one nose, a mouth with two lips etc. But all faces are so much different from each other that everyone is clearly recognized from the other. Surely, in this creation of Allah there is a great sign of Allah’s Greatness and Excellence. Then Allah All-Mighty has placed a type of resemblance in the faces of brothers and sisters. All these abilities belong to none but Allah azza wa jall.



Surah Ghaafir (Al-Mo’min) verse 65:


(40:65) He is the Ever-Living:[SUP]92[/SUP] there is no god but He. So call upon Him, consecrating to Him all your devotion.[SUP]93[/SUP] All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the whole Universe.[SUP]94[/SUP]


Exp. Notes:


92. That is, His is the real and true life. He only is living by virtue of His own power. No one else has the eternal and everlasting life but Him. All others have borrowed and temporary life, which is destined to death and perishable.
93. For explanation, see (E.Ns 3, 4 of Surah Az-Zumar).
94. That is, there is none else the hymns of whose praise may be sung and who may be thanked.
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the merciful
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See the translation of the following verses of the surah Al-Naml (An-Naml):


17. And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows.

[h=2]18. Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, a she- ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."[/h]
[h=2]19. So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."[/h] ********************************************************


Please note the following points:


1. The surah is named as “The Ant”,

2. The ants knew Sulaimaan alaihi salaam,

3. Their leader was a she-ant,

4. She ordered the ants to enter their holes for their protection from the armies of Sulaimaan alaihi salaam who were marching there and it was possible that the ants would get crushed under their feet unknowingly.

5. Sulaimaan alaihi salaam heard the speech of the she-ant and understood it by the GRACE of Allah All-Mighty, and he paid thanks to Allah,

6. Modern science has discovered the fact that the ants live in communities and they are ruled by a she-ant called “the queen”.



This is the Scientific Miracle of the Holy Quraan which is truly a Book of Allah. Allah has guided all animals and birds to live in communities and then gave Sulaimaan alaihi salaam the knowledge of their languages so that he could understand them and talk to them. Surely, there are great signs of Allah in such happenings.

 
Went to eid namaz today... debatable..

The imam was talking about taqwa as.. obedience to allah swt.

Which is not really how i look at the word normally.


...allah swt raises and lowers as he wills.

...mankind is insolence and competition.

It is a strange paradox.

If you dont see it that way count yourself lucky.

..and when you finally do see it, hope your counted among those that carry favour.
 
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