The creation of the Supreme (Al-Azeem)- Al-Azeem - One of the many names of Allah - BY MRK
Quran 40:57 - Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater(matter) than the creation of mankind : Yet most of the mankind know not.
WHAT DOES QURAN SAYS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
What does the Quran says on the creation of the universe
Quran 21:30 - Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens (space) and the earth (matter) were joined together (as one unit of creation) before we clove them asunder?" We made from water every living thing . Will they not then believe.
The vastness of space
Quran 51:47 - With power and skill did we construct the firmament: for it is We who creates the vastness of pace.
The infinite knowledge of God from which not even the tiniest of tiny thing cannot escape
Quran 6:59 - And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it.
Quran 3:29 - Whether you hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens,And what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things.
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What does the science or scientist say about the universe The distance of observable universe is 45.7 billion years [1] Light year is a unit of distance and not time.
1 light year = 9,461,000,000,000 km approx – [2] [3]
So how far is 45.7 billion light years – One cannot even imagine it. So let us calculate it:- 9,461,000,000,000 km x 45,700,000,000 = ? km .It’s 4.323677e+23 km OR 432367700000000000000000 km – [4] OR as 1.6 km is 1 miles hence 270229812500000000000000 miles – [4]
Inspite of calculating such a huge distance the scientists are still unsure of its distance or limit hence they call it observable universe.
Even eminent scientist like Einstein claim that universe is still expanding - [5]
Leave the universe aside – Leading scientist David Glenn recently discovered some big black hole which they say is tilting the universe and it’s also outside the observable universe .They are unsure as to what it is and they claim they have no technology up till now which are capable of seeing such massive structures - [6]
Some others suggest that there are more universes besides ours hence they call it neighboring universe. -[7]
Man never will be able to explore the infinite universe or universes no matter how much technology will get advanced or improve overtime.
Why God answers in :-
Quran C55:33 - O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority shall ye be able to pass!
So those who still wonder especially atheist must give a thought as to where all this came from – nowhere? – Let us ask them - From nothing came everything? - Surely makes no sense to me but does it makes to you.
What does it means – If man cannot even understand his creation then how possibly can he comprehend God’s nature or be able to see or prove Him? If God would have been visible or seen then faith would have no value – So does this means religion promotes blind faith – surely not. Allah in the Quran says
Quran 3:191 : - Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.
In this era of science and technology :- Many people especially atheist will not believe in anything(or any religion) without proof unless if something extraordinary or miraculous happens. So what proof do they want : - angels to come down from heaven or do they want God to raise the dead for them. The Abrahamic religion(Judaism,Christianity and islam) do agree that such miracles was indeed done by the prophets in the past but still they were not enough to convince the disbelievers(most of them) even at that time. So what is the proof if such miracles do happen today that disbelievers would become believers. Even if they did – will their belief in most of the religion convince them enough to hold on to their faith .I don’t think so – as most of them lacks a perfect concept of God. Why and how read below.
So let us see if every religion in the world :- have a perfect concept of God.-
Christianity :- To Christians God is 3 in 1 to which they call it trinity(1 John 5:7). And that God came or sent his son jesus Christ – also called the son of god (one of three) to die for the sins of his own creation – John 3:16 .
Buddhism :- Buddhist do not believe that God exists or there is any God.Their motive is just to end the sufferings.
Hinduism : - Hinduism is a polytheistic religion and most of them believe in several gods and some in only one. But even monotheist hindus believe that this only God will/can incarnate whenever the sins in the world increase or evil prevails to come down and end it. – [8]
Though Judaism not counted among the world’s major religion but still is important to discuss it as it is linked with christianity
Judaism – Jews believe in Bible’s major part Old testament(called Tanakh by them) to be inspired by God but they don’t believe in trinity – instead they hold the belief that there is only one God. Inspite of being a monotheistic faith it still lacks a perfect concept of God – Why? In their own own scriptures - God walks in the garden (Gen 3:8) & rest on seventh Day after creating everything (gen 2:2) curses man(gen 3:17) and women(Gen 3:16). There are too many to list here but I don’t want to ridicule their religion here.
The only thing I want you all to focus now is - if there is any perfect description of God in any religion. If yes then where is it?
We had not analysed the description of God in Islam yet. Is there a perfect God’s description in Islam. Let us see from Quran itself – the central text of Islam.
In Islam : - As for the word Allah and why it is called Allah in Islam. God is called Allah from the root word Illah meaning god. So the word Al-illah - means the only God signifying the oneness of God called Tawhid.
Though there are several description of a perfect God in the Quran but here is the list of some of it which refutes the imperfect definition of God in all the religion mentioned above :-
Does God has a son or does He needs a son:- On Christianity
Quran 4:171:- Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
Unlike bible where god sleeps and rest – God in Quran says that He is beyond time and independent from all needs :- On Judaism and christianity
Quran C2:255 - Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne(kingdom) doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme.
Are there many Gods – If there were what would it had resulted in – possibly the lust for power,greed jealousy etc :- On Hinduism and polytheists.
Quran C23:91 - No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him!
To those who believe in incarnation of God :- Does He needs to do it:-
Quran c36:82 - Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be" and it is!
God himself summarises His perfect description in one of the smallest chapter of Quran in which He says
Quran Chapter 112
1.Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
2.Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
3.He begets not, nor was He begotten
4.And there is none like unto Him.
But what about those who do not believe in any God or atheist :-
Again Quran 3:191 : - Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.
Though there is no verse in Quran which directly says anything about atheists but there are verses that points that there are various signs in His creation for men of understanding. This sign can be anything as mentioned earlier in this article that includes miracle but again will the people believe in it if they are shown such miracles- I don’t think I need to explain this to everybody again. Then - What and where are these signs? Quran definitely says there are many signs but for those who think or comprehend about his creation will surely say His signs are everywhere: - Even if he were to look in the mirror - He will say here is the sign - Sounds ridiculous? Let me show one of his many signs or miracle to which I believe will many be able to understand it easily.It is a visible sign or miracle and this visible miracle is nothing else but Love and mercy or Compassion. Love & mercy indeed is also a miracle of God. How -? Read below :-
Quran 3:103 - And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love so that by His Grace, ye became brethren;
So Love doesn’t just means the love which is shown in most of the movies today – it’s just being used or misused as a substitute for infatuation. A true love is a mother’s love towards her children & vice versa and similarly the love of father towards his children & vice versa. A good and an honest husband’s love towards his wife and vice versa.
Mercy too should not be ignored. Love and mercy towards other for the sake of humanity and God. Those who had observed and studied other creatures or animal will surely admit that this is something which these creatures lack. Hence, Human being are the only one’s who are gifted with this unique feeling of love and mercy towards everybody. So for those who observe his creation will surely admit that there are miracles everywhere in His creation which we overlook and ask for miracle to have faith.Even an atheist – by the name of Thomas carlyle himself admitted that one of the greatest miracle of Allah is compassion –
"MIRACLES? CRIES HE, WHAT MIRACLES WOULD YOU HAVE? ARE NOT YOU YOURSELVES THERE? GOD MADE YOU, 'SHAPED YOU OUT OF A LITTLE CLAY.' YE WERE SMALL ONCE; A FEW YEARS AGO YE WERE NOT AT ALL. YE HAVE BEAUTY, STRENGTH, THOUGHTS, 'YE HAVE COMPASSION ON ONE ANOTHER.' OLD AGE COMES-ON YOU, AND GREY HAIRS; YOUR STRENGTH FADES INTO FEEBLENESS: YE SINK DOWN, AND AGAIN ARE NOT. 'YE HAVE COMPASSION ON ONE ANOTHER': THIS STRUCK ME MUCH: ALLAH MIGHT HAVE MADE YOU HAVING NO COMPASSION ON ONE ANOTHER, - HOW HAD IT BEEN THEN! THIS IS A GREAT DIRECT THOUGHT, A GLANCE AT FIRST-HAND INTO THE VERY FACT OF THINGS ..."
"On Heroes Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History,"
by Thomas Carlyle
Why does God created us – is the question which is asked by many of us? Which He himself answers in
Quran 51:56 : - And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Worship doesn’t just means to bown down – It means obeying Him and His command or law in every way possible? Though he has given us the freedom to obey or disobey him and I don’t think you will ask for proof or I need proof to make you understand this.
The Western world which today talks about various freedom like freedom of speech,expression etc and criticize Islam claiming that it’s a barbaric religion which suppresses freedom in all way possible. Let us ask them – Does freedom really means anybody can do anything they want. What will it possibly result in –What if everybody is given the freedom to do anything what they want :- What will it lead it to –possibly - Genocide, Homicide, Robbery, Rape etc. Is this what we call freedom? – Or is it all allowed in their country – If no then they are pure hypocrites. If they want everybody to be given all types of freedom then they should also give them the freedom to do everything to everybody.
This makes me recall a statement from their own hollywood movie - Ten commandments of 1956 – In which their own version of Prophet Moses(pbuh) says - There is no freedom without the law.
Freedom is linked with the law – if there will be no proper law then freedom cannot be justified. God has given the law or commands for our own good. Man made laws are not just but unjust.How - There are different laws in different country for the same crime. Like in some country : - In India Murderer is given the life term of minimum 14 years [9] and in Saudi Arabia it carries death penalty by beheading(by the blow of sword) and if the family of victim wishes then they can forgive the murderer[10]. As for rapist in india is given the punishment of 7 years[11][12] but again in other countries like Saudi Arabia & Iran they are sentenced to death[10][13]. A women who was a rape victim or who had gone through the horror & trauma of rape will surely say that this punishment of 7 years in jail is unjust and a rapist should be sentenced to death for ruining her life. So ask her – Is this law or are you satisfied with the punishment given to the accused – Must probably you will get the answer in negative – No a big NO.
Again this must make you think again on the issue of man made laws that - Are man made laws just?
Nobody, among the westerners especially Americans(which is mostly populated with Christians) highlight the fact that even the bible says that the crime of murder and adultery carries a capital punishment. Proof is there in Bible for Murder - Gen 9:6, Ex 21:12,Lev 24:17 & Matt 5:21 - and Adultery Lev 20:10. Again, their hypocrisy is exposed here and these are same people who call Islamic law as barbaric and cruel.
Many people ask as to - Why such laws must be followed which are so barbaric and cruel in 21st century. According to me - Such laws made by God will act/serve as a warning to the criminals who will think 10-100 times before enacting the crime. Too much freedom will result in its exploitation:- Proof is below that the -
USA is on the top when it comes to any kind of crime whether it be murder,hate crimes,robbery,rape etc and not a single muslim dominated country is in the list of top ten- [14][15]
So I request everybody to research instead of blindly believing whatever the westerners owned media says.
ALSO, TO MY UNBELIEVING FRIENDS – HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT - THAT HOW MERCIFUL IS ALLAH – INSPITE OF SO MANY - UNGRATEFUL ,BRUTAL,CARELESS,IGNORANT,HYPOCRITES,DISBELIEVING AND SINFUL PEOPLE - THE WORLD STILL EXIST INDEED PROVES THAT ALLAH’S FIRST NAME MENTIONED IN THE QURAN AR-RAHMAN MEANING – LIMITLESS IN HIS MERCY IS NOT A LIE AND AL-HALEEM - THE MOST FORBEARING AND AS-SABIR - THE MOST-PATIENT TOO.
Come towards God – who is guiding you all through me – I am not any special person – but the only thing that has separated us is that I had given ear to His message unlike you – Sorry no offence meant. I embraced His message not because I was born in a muslim family but by choice.So my ultimate message to everyone is – Allah will not gain anything if you accept Islam or not nor will I - if you accept Islam it will be for your own good:-
Quran 17:7 :- If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves.
AL-HADI (THE GUIDE) – 1 OF THE MANY NAME OF ALLAH – NOW HAD SHOWED YOU AND WILL SHOW U HIS SIGNS – ONE OF HIS BLESSING OUT OF HIS LIMITLESS MERCY.
Quran 41:53: - We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?
Again, sorry to say this and no don’t’ take it personally as it’s my duty to convey the message - If you still continue to reject and ignore His signs then remember this:-
Quran 4:55-56 - Those who reject Our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty. For Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise"
FINALLY, I BELIEVE I HAD CONVEYED MY MESSAGE TO ALL AND YES NO OFFENCE MEANT BUT AFTER GIVING YOU ALL GOOD REASON AND PROOF – INSPITE OF THAT IF YOU STILL PERSISTS IN BELIEVING WHAT YOU WANT THEN I WANT TO END MY MESSAGE BY SAYING:-
A quote from a scripture itself – Seeing they see not, hearing they hear not and neither do they understand.
There is only one God and Mohammed is His messenger.
Jazak Allah khayr – May Allah grant you a good reward - and guide you all to come towards Him .
Last but not the least – Allah knows the best.
Your brother in faith and humanity,
Mohammed Rashid Khan
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