QUARTERLY In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The
Messa g e
Editors:
Also published on the Internet at the
web-address (URL):
www.aaiil.org/trinidad
Nasir Ahmad, BA, LL.B
March 2006
Imam Kalamazad Mohammed, BA, Dip. Ed.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Literary Trust, Trinidad and Tobago
In this Issue Chapter 81 Al-Takwir - (The Folding Up)
Commentary of Qur’an by Dr. Basharat Ahmad
by Dr. Basharat Ahmad 1 (Translated by Imam Kalamazad Mohammed, BA, Dip. Ed.)
Historic Tours of Hazrat (Continued from Dec. 2005)
sufficiently evolved, and then a
Ameer Akbar Abdullah 4
Islam not only wiped out the custom realisation of the rights and respect
Beauties of Surah Fatihah 6 of female infanticide from the for women would emerge, and they
Arabian peninsula, but it went would be rescued from their “buried-
Islamic Scholars’ Declaration alive” condition and have their rights
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further: it brought women up to the
same level of respect and honour as legally recognised.
Muslim Scholars ‘Forbid’ men, women who were, for all intents “And when the books are spread,”
labelling Apostasy and purposes, buried alive before the
Sana Abdallah 9
says Allah in the next verse. That will
advent of Islam, for they enjoyed no be the time, says He, when great
Islam’s Teaching on Response respect, and no rights nor were they emphasis will be placed on
to Abuse and Mockery given any education. Islam restored knowledge and wisdom; newspapers,
Dr. Zahid Aziz 10 their honour and respect and tracts, magazines and books will be
Poem
recognised their rights and gave published in great numbers.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam instructions for their education and
He will also lift the veil from His
Ahmad Sahib 13 training.
Knowledge of things. Accordingly,
The Respect of a Cousin However, at that time, there was no He says: “And when the heaven will
Edward Miller 14 international intercourse nor any have its covering removed.” By the
contacts as now, and women mention of removal of the heaven’s
Philosophy of Wealth
in Islam continued to be buried alive, so to veil is meant that the veil will be lifted
Mian Faruqui 15 speak, in countries — Europe among from heavenly knowledge and
them — where the influence of Islam mysteries. That is to say, the
had not penetrated. That is why mysteries and intricacies of heavenly
Allah, the Almighty, says that a time knowledge and spiritual verities will
would come when international be disclosed. The usual custom is that
intercourse would increase and such disclosure is conveyed to the
And seek assistance through culture and civilisation would have purified heart of some godly
patience and prayer, and this is
hard except for the humble
ones. H.Q. 2:45 PASS ON THE MESSAGE
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personage and it is through him that At this juncture, certain questions service to the faith of Islam would
the people of the world are enriched arise: when the world had reached the be a very praiseworthy and valuable
with this treasure-trove of heavenly zenith of progress in civilisation and thing, and even a little effort in this
knowledge. culture, where was the necessity for respect would bring large
raising a person especially for the recompense.
So it was this very age that was service of Islam and why the need to
destined for this purpose and about raise the veil from heavenly insights In principle, doing some good in the
which the Holy Prophet (sas) had at his hands? Further, why was a way of Allah and obedience to His
said: “Even if the faith should ascend necessity felt for humanity’s need for Commandments at a time when the
to the Pleiades, a person from among heavenly knowledge and insights and earth is filled with inordinacy and
the sons of Persia shall bring it back.” for a heavenly teacher to teach them? transgression, with deviation and
And this prophecy was fulfilled in the Allah, the High, answers this in the straying from the Path, carries a
person of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam verse: “And when hell is kindled.” higher reward than the same thing
Ahmad, the Renewer of the Faith for done at another time. The Holy
this century. That is to say, despite his progress in Prophet once delivered a sermon and
culture and civilisation, man will not said: “Anyone who donates even a
At a time when the fountainhead of be emancipated from the chains of handful of barley at this time will
heavenly enlightenment had dried up, his carnal passions and selfish earn a much bigger reward than a
when the understanding and desires; rather, along with material person who gives a heap of gold as
knowledge of the Qur’an had progress, his carnal passions and high as the mountain of Ohud at
disappeared from the earth, and the selfish desires will be further another time.”
God-inspired ‘ulama (theologians) aroused. And this kindling of animal
had ceased to exist — and those that passions, like the fires of hell, and to The point is that anyone who is of
were there were not blessed with the which the Holy Qur’an has alluded assistance at a time of need is more
heavenly inspiration and light — in another place thus: “It is the fire praiseworthy than the one who assists
Allah, the High, in this epoch of the kindled by Allah, which rises over the at an ordinary time. When the Faith
wide-spread dissemination of hearts,” will be further intensified. stands in need of funds, the money
knowledge and wisdom, caused a spent at that time will earn a much
servant and a slave of the Holy We can see for ourselves how higher recompense than spending
Prophet (sas) to rise up, and through progress in material sciences and money in this cause at a time when
him the veil from the face of heavenly material achievements has not been the Faith is in no special need of
insights and knowledge was able to liberate man from slavery to financial aid. As for our times, the
removed, and through his pen and his carnal self and to Satan. This love Holy Prophet himself has said that
spiritual munificence a river of for wealth and sensual gratification even a single prostration to Allah at
heavenly knowledge began to flow. not only gives birth to an unholy that time would be worth more than
He it is who made Islam dominant display of debauchery, alcoholism, the entire world and what it contains.
over the false religions of the world adultery, gambling, usury and thus The reason for this is that to live a
and who stood like a rock against the further intensifies the fires of hell religious life in the midst of atheism
surge of atheism and materialism. He within, but even more so, the savage is something worthy of great
lifted the veil from the face of rages and jealousies so magnify the appreciation. It is at such a time that
heavenly knowledge, mysteries and stoking of hell in the form of the Garden is brought nigh, and a
intricacies in such a forceful manner dangerous wars that no better little service brings man a lot of
that it left the world wonder-struck portrayal of the verse, when hell is reward.
and amazed. Further, he made kindled, is possible.
religion appear like a science in a After stating all these prophecies,
manner that caused the wise to bow The next verse says: “And when the Allah, the High, says that if all this is
their heads before his forceful Garden is brought nigh.” That is, this true then it is also true that: “Every
arguments. would be the time, He says, when soul will know what it has prepared.”
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That is, every person is responsible word khan-nas, as we find in the The real enemies of Islam are these
and answerable for his deeds, and a chapter, An-Nas (The Men): Min very missionaries, who very subtly
day will finally come when he will shar-ril was-wa-sil khan-nas (from and subversively make insinuations
be called to account for his acts, and the evil of the whisperings of the about Islam and then slink away.
he will not be able to avoid this slinking devil). And the Holy Qur’an Once a Hindustani/Indian
questioning. itself has defined the word khan-nas missionary, Father ‘Imad-ud-din of
by saying: “Al ladhi yu-was-wi-su fi Amritsar, wrote: “Even if we do not
Now, after mentioning the kindling su-dur-in na-si minal jin-nati wan- succeed in converting these Muslims
of the hell-fire and the nearness of nas” (who whispers in the hearts of to Christianity, we shall certainly
the Garden, it will be only men, from among the jinn and the succeed in causing them to become
appropriate, as Allah says, to say that men). That is, an entity that puts non-Muslims through the immense
one’s actions will one day bring about insinuations and doubts in the minds, literature we have produced against
their results, because Paradise and be they minds of men or the jinn. The Islam.”
Hell are only two manifestation of word al-jawar (from jara: to run) is
this process. an entity that travels quickly in the The purpose behind all these mission
earth and spreads out. The word al- hospitals, mission schools, and
The gist of all this is that if the above mission colleges is nothing else but
twelve prophecies turn out to be true kun-nas is the plural of kanis which
means, one who disappears, or hides. to poison the impressionable minds
then one will also have to accept the of young Muslim men and women
thirteenth prophecy about the In this verse, the expression Al khun- and students by casting in their tender
hereafter, and to realise that this is nas ... al jawar-il kun-nas (The minds all types of insinuations
the great news for the sake of which slinking insinuators who spread out against Islam. Where the onslaught
the preceding twelve prophecies have quickly and then disappear), the of Christianity does not succeed, they
been made. identity of the insinuators has not bring out the idol of materialism. The
been specified, but only their traits
The next two verses read: “Fa la have been mentioned. And, ultimate aim is that somehow the
uqsimu bil khun-nas (Nay, I call to obviously, the things that are being devout Muslim should be made to
witness the stars), Al jawaril kun-nas cited as evidence must also relate to abandon his strong faith.
(Running their course (and) setting).” the same epoch to which the This explains the connotation of the
The word qasam (oath) means to bear preceding prophecies apply. word al-khan-nas. Now, as for the
witness and it carries a connotation word al-jawar (those spreading out
of emphasis. The word khun-nas is Now, we have to find out who are quickly), it portrays how the
the plural of khanis, which means one the people who cast insinuations and missionaries have reached all corners
who slinks away or draws back. doubts in people’s minds and then of the world. The speed with which
slink away and who are those who
In the Hadith it says: “Ash-shaitanu are spread out all over the world. this party of missionaries has spread
yu-was-wi-su ilal ‘ibadi, fa idha Obviously, these are none other than into all parts of the world finds no
dhakaral-Laha, khanas(a)” (the devil the Christian missionaries who are parallel. They even gain access to
casts evil suggestions in man’s mind, busy, day and night, in churning out forbidden places secretly, and after
but when the latter starts anti-Islamic charting out the place and compiling
literature and all relevant information about them,
remembering Allah, the devil propaganda, the sole aim of which is
withdraws). they convey it to their respective
to cast doubts in the minds of the governments. These aspects clearly
Note: Khanasa properly speaking, people about God’s faith, Islam. indicate that the entities mentioned
means to withdraw when the name Other detractors of Islam, for in the expression, al-khan-nas ... al
of Allah is mentioned and, hence, example, the Arya Samajis, have also jawa-ril kun-nas, are none other than
Satan is called al-khan-nas. borrowed from none other than these Christian missionaries.
Christian anti-Islamic literature in
From the same root is derived the order to attack Islam. In this chapter, after Allah, the High,
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has made extremely powerful
prophecies about this epoch fourteen HISTORIC TOURS OF HAZRAT AMEER
centuries ago and after portraying the
worldly and spiritual condition of the TO MISSIONS ABROAD
world in this era, He makes another Akbar Abdullah
powerful prophecy and says:
[Talk delivered by Akbar Abdullah in December 2005 at the Annual Jalsa in Pakistan.]
“Not only this ... listen to another
important event ... there will a group Dear Hazrat Ameer, distinguished when he visited the U.S.A. and after
of people whose main mission will members of the Pakistani Jama‘ats, the convention in Ohio, and touring
be to insinuate doubts in the minds honourable visiting delegates, and Canada, he visited California where
of men regarding God’s Faith, Islam, fraternal brothers and sisters, I greet he was most enthusiastically
and then slink away. They will take you with the salutation of Assalam- received. I was amazed at his energy
their mission rapidly to the far level and especially when he crossed,
u-Alaikum W.R.W.B.
corners of the earth ... but a time will on foot, the three-and-a-half-mile
come when this Dajjal (Anti-Christ)
I take this opportunity to felicitate world famous single span Golden
will melt as salt dissolves in water.
you all and pray that Allah (SWT) Gate Bridge. Mr. Hamid Rahman,
And these instigators of doubts who
slink away after their evil may imbibe the spirit of Ahmaddiyat who had accompanied him, had to
suggestions, and who spread rapidly in the hearts of all participants and keep pace with him.
in the world, will eventually begin make us all spiritually strong to face
to disappear from the world scene.” all challenges imposed on us by our After Hazrat Ameer’s participation in
adversaries around the globe. I most the convention at Ohio and his
Elaborating on the same theme,
Allah, the High, goes on to say: “And heartily congratulate the esteemed impressive visit to the California
the night when it departs, and the assembly of dedicated and spirited Jama‘at, I was inspired to follow him
morning when it brightens,” members and pray for complete to Paramaribo, Suriname, and
meaning, thereby, that these people, success in all deliberations with Georgetown, Guyana. In the year
who are busily engaged in anti- positive results. 2004 Hazrat Ameer’s historic tour to
Islamic projects, can only operate Jama‘ats in the Eastern and Western
during the deep darkness of the night When Hazrat Ameer was first elected Hemispheres not only energised each
of deviation. But just like all the Ameer I wrote to him amongst other Jama‘at but had a positive effect on
offspring of darkness, be they night things that he should visit foreign them to yearn for more frequent
insects or carnivores, or thieves or contact with the leader, Ameer
Jama‘ats to energise them.
other anti-social elements who only Jama‘at Ahmaddiya, Lahore. Hazrat
Alhamdulillah, two years later he
come out at night to carry out their
made his first visit to Indonesia and Ameer’s presence and visits to
activities and disappear with the first
later on to the remaining countries of foreign Jama‘ats rejuvenated the
sign of dawn, similarly, as and when
the sun of Islam begins to rise, all the Pacific Region. When the spirit of Ahmadis who came in
these instigators who inject doubts in members of the California Jama‘at, contact with him. In Paramaribo,
the hearts and then withdraw, will brothers Ahmad Nawaz, Sattar Suriname it was a sight to behold
become ineffective and all their Choudhry, Zafar Abdullah and Jaffar when Hazrat Ameer and the President
endeavours will become null and Buksh learned of Hazrat Ameer’s of the Republic of Suriname
void. visit to the Pacific Region they urged addressed the audience from the
(To be continued.) me to convince him to include same podium, which was also
California in his itinerary. Hazrat televised to the Nation.
Ameer could not travel to California Alhamdulillah! for the honours
then. However, later that summer bestowed on him. Tears came to my
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eyes when I witnessed hordes of Minister of Islam in their Maulana Muhammad
Ahmadis surrounding Hazrat Ameer organisation. Maulana Muhammad Abdullah Sahib established a
in the Georgetown Mosque, Guyana, Abdullah Marhoom became the very close relationship with
to renew their bai‘at at his hand. teacher of W.D. Mohammad, the Leaders of the Black
Jazak Allah Khaira! Similarly the joy teaching him Arabic, prayer and the Muslim Movement. It was as
and happiness experienced by religion of Islam with simultaneous a result of his influence on
Jama‘ats elsewhere, and especially exposure to Ahmaddiyat. When Imam Wallace Deen
the enthusiasm demonstrated in Elijah Muhammad passed away in Mohammad that the Black
California, are beyond description. 1974, W.D. Mohammad was Muslims abandoned their
Truly Hazrat Ameer lifted a spark in unanimously elected leader of the beliefs that were alien to
the hearts of the members of the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan was under mainstream Islam and by
foreign Jama‘ats with his historic him for two years before he formed attaining affinity of beliefs
visit. a splinter group of his own, along the came to be regarded as their
rigid lines of Elijah Muhammad. In fraternal brothers by the rest
Against this background, Hazrat the meantime W.D. Mohammad, of the Muslim Ummah. This
Ameer made a historic tour this year with the guidance of Maulana resulted in changing the
to meet the leaders of the vast Muhammad Abdullah Marhoom, spiritual destinies of
community of African American brought the majority of the members hundreds of thousands of
Muslims in the United States of of the Nation of Islam into Afro-American Muslims and
America. A wide range of subjects of mainstream Islam. In all the Bulletins this service of the late Master
mutual interest to both organisations edited by Maulana Muhammad Maulana Muhammad
was discussed. Abdullah Marhoom, he included Abdullah to the cause of
articles and material from books preaching of Islam is
This year is the 100th (1905-2005) written by Ahmadi authors. He unparalleled and unsurpass-
birth anniversary of Maulana exposed W.D. Muhammad to able. No historian can ignore
Muhammad Abdullah Marhoom. Ahmaddiyat the best way he could – this unique achievement of
Under the umbrella of the Moslem by introducing the latter to Jama‘ats the late Master Sahib. His
Society of U.S.A. Inc., the first in the Caribbean and the Pacific name shall ever shine in the
Ahmaddiya Mission in U.S.A., Regions. As many of you may recall, annals of history of Islam in
Maulana Muhammad Abdullah he brought W.D. Mohammad to the the U.S.A. Recently some
Marhoom carried out his tabligh Central Anjuman to meet our leaders books about the history of the
mainly amongst the African- here. In the early 1980s Maulana Black Muslim community
American Muslims of America. He Muhammad Abdullah Marhoom have appeared on the market
was perhaps the first orthodox renewed his bai‘at at the hands of wherein mention of the
Muslim that met Elijah Muhammad. Janji Marhoom, witnessed by influence of the Ahmaddiya
Legend goes that he was the first to members of the California Jama‘at. Movement on the Black
present Elijah Muhammad with a Muslim Movement and more
copy of Maulana Muhammad Ali’s Last year, after the passing away of particularly that of late
translation of the Holy Qur’an. In Begum Hameeda Abdullah, beloved Master Maulana Muhammad
1959 he was present at the residence wife of the legend Maulana Abdullah Sahib have been
of Elijah Muhammad when Warith Muhammad Abdullah Marhoom, made. Unfortunately, some of
Deen Mohammad was selected as a Choudry Masud Akthar wrote: us have not been able to fully
Minister of Islam for Philadelphia appreciate the achievements
City. Farrakhan was already a “In the U.S.A. Master of one of our most successful
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but quiet missionaries, the 2050. By then, one quarter of all
late Master Sahib, to the Americans will be Latinos. Latinos
From the Founder
cause of preaching Islam in
the U.S.A.”
are changing the face of America and
so tabligh directed at them is THE BEAUTIES OF
There is an important matter I would
necessary.
SURAH FATIHAH
like to bring to the attention of Hazrat
Latinos, who are mainly Catholics, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Ameer, the Central Anjuman and the are forbidden by their Church to read
members at large. The core mission the Holy Books of other religions and A beauty of Surah Fatihah is that it
of our Movement is tabligh they are also forbidden to read certain has enumerated exhaustively, in
(propagation) Muballighs (propa- passages in the Bible. Under these every respect, the incentives towards
gators) and publications are circumstances it would be very the acceptance of guidance, for
instrumentation of tabligh; therefore difficult to sell the Holy Qur’an to perfect persuasiveness expressed in
we must focus our attention on them. However, we can meet some a cogent manner is most effective. In
tabligh wherever we are permitted to success if we distribute the Spanish terms of rational exposition, perfect
do so by law. You may be surprised Holy Qur’an and other bulk literature persuasiveness comprises three
to know that according to a free of cost accompanied by tabligh. ingredients. First, the inherent merits
somewhat reliable estimate that there I urge the Central Anjuman to
of the object towards which the
are some 40,000 Latinos or Hispanic seriously consider this suggestion.
persuasion is directed should be set
Muslims in America. Latinos hail When Hazrat Ameer visited Chicago,
out. This has been supplied in the
from Mexico, Central and South Muslims of Latino background
words: Guide us along the path of
America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and requested copies of the Holy Qur’an
migrants from Spain, Portugal and translated in Spanish. While we have integrity, rectitude and steadfastness
North Africa. All Latino Muslims are provided them with information which runs straight. In these words,
not converts for some of them are available on our website, the inherent quality of the way has
second and third generation Muslims arrangements are being made to been described to induce enthusiasm
or are born in their home countries. supply them with free printed copies for attainment to it.
of the Holy Qur’an on behalf of
The need for tabligh amongst Latinos Hazrat Ameer. The second ingredient of
is evident when we look into the persuasiveness is that the benefits of
relevant statistics. The estimated The face of Islam is changing in the the object of persuasion should be
number of American converts per U.S. as more and more people stated. This has been done in the
mosque is approximately 16 per year, convert to Islam. While there have words: Guide us along the way by
leading to a national growth of always been record numbers of treading along which those who
20,000 converts: 63% African- African-American and white
preceded us were rewarded and
American, 27% whites, and only 6% American converts, the Muslim
honoured with Thy bounties. Thus,
Hispanic. According to Census 2000, community in the U.S. is even more
by reference to those who succeeded
75% of Americans are whites, 12% diverse. In recent years, the number
by travelling along this path, Allah,
are Hispanics (32.8 million), and of Latinos or the number of Hispanic
12% are African-American. The low heritage converts to Islam has Most High, generates enthusiasm for
Hispanic conversion deserves our increased significantly. it.
attention. The U.S. Latino population
is expected to grow to 63 million by The third ingredient of
the year 2030, and 88 million by persuasiveness is to describe the
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privation and wretchedness of those begging favour have been juxtaposed ISLAMIC
who discard the object of persuasion. to them with such art that the SCHOLARS’
This has been done in the words: expression having utmost correlation DECLARATION ON
Safeguard us against the ways of with an attribute is paired with it. We LONDON
those who abandoned the right path worship Thee alone is juxtaposed to BOMBERS
and took to other ways and incurred the Lord of universal Providence, for In the name of Allah, the All-
Divine wrath and were lost. Thus, he the right to be worshipped originates Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
warned us against the harm that in Providence and We worship Thee A special meeting of imams (leaders)
would befall in the event of deviating alone is thus befittingly and and ‘ulama (scholars) held at the
from the right path. appropriately juxtaposed to it. We Islamic Cultural Centre, Regents
seek Thy help alone is juxtaposed to Park, London on 15th July 2005
Thus, Surah Fatihah incorporates all Rahman (the Gracious), for, Divine endorsed the following declaration:
the ingredients of persuasiveness in help, that is, the capacity to worship
a beautiful manner. It refers to the Him, and the provision for all
Along with all Londoners
inherent qualities of the right path requirements, on which the welfare
and the people of Britain, we
and to its benefits and to the privation of the worshipper here and in the are deeply shocked and
and wretchedness of those who hereafter depends, do not represent saddened by the bombing
abandon it so that people of good the reward of any of his acts but are attacks of 7 July 2005 that
disposition may be inclined towards the manifestations of Graciousness, caused the loss of at least 52
it on learning of its inherent virtues, thus presenting a very close innocent lives, wounded
and those who seek advantages may correlation between Rahmaniyyat hundreds and disrupted the
be eager in their hearts for it on (Graciousness) and supplication for peace and order of the civic
learning about its benefits, and others Divine help. Similarly, the prayer: and community life of the
may fear the afflictions that befall Guide us on the right path, is metropolis. We regard these
those who deviate from it. juxtaposed to Rahim, the acts as utterly criminal,
Compassionate, for prayer is an effort totally reprehensible, and
The third point of elegance in the and a striving and the reward that absolutely un-Islamic.
Surah is that in addition to the highest follows upon effort proceeds from
On behalf of our
standards of eloquence and fluency, the Divine attribute Rahimiyyat
communities and congre-
its supplicatory clauses have been (Compassionate). Finally, the path of
gations, we express heartfelt
perfectly juxtaposed to the Divine those on whom Thou has bestowed
sorrow and extend condo-
attributes mentioned in the earlier Thy favours, not of those on whom
lences to the families and
part. Those practised in the literary wrath is brought down, not of those
friends of the victims. We
art appreciate how delicate this task who go astray, is juxtaposed to
pray for the speedy recovery
is. Surah Fatihah first describes the Master of the Day of Judgement, for
of the injured. We extend our
four Divine attributes of grace. He is requital pertains to the Master of the sympathy to the entire British
the Lord of universal Providence, the Day of Judgement. Therefore, the public, a nation to which we
Gracious, the Compassionate, Master juxtaposition of the supplication for all belong by the Grace of
of the Day of Judgement. Next, the bounty and for security against God.
supplicatory expressions, rendering torment is appropriate to that attribute
worship, seeking help, prayer, and alone. There can never be any
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excuse for taking an innocent ever before is to stick to the targeted by people with a
life. The Qur’an clearly middle and balanced way of sinister and violent agenda.
declares that killing an Islam. We need also to There is, therefore, a great
innocent person is remind ourselves, young as deal of positive work to be
tantamount to killing all well as old, that the solution done together with everyone
mankind and likewise saving to our problems and concerns in our own and the wider
a single life is as if one had lies in following and adhering community in order to
saved the life of all mankind to the noble discipline of channel the energy and talent
(Al-Maidah, 5:32). This is Islam and to the way of the of our youth particularly into
both a principle and a Prophet, (sas), and not falling constructive avenues, serving
command. We are firmly of prey to a culture of conflict God and society for the
the view that these killings and discord. The social common good. The youth
had absolutely no sanction in culture of Islam is based on need understanding, not
Islam, nor is there any the principle of inviting bashing.
justification whatsoever in people towards good,
We do naturally feel deeply
our noble religion for such courteously and wisely – with
for the sufferings, injustices
evil actions. It is our hikmah and mawizah hasana
and oppression the world
understanding that those who (with wisdom and goodly
over. Yet we also remind
carried out the bombings in exhortation) (Al-Nahal,
ourselves of the verse of the
London should in no sense be 16:125). The Prophet
Quran: “O you who believe!
regarded as martyrs. Muhammad, (sas), was sent
Be steadfast witnesses for
as a mercy to mankind and
It is incumbent upon all of us, Allah in equity and let not
that is the ideal and norm that
Muslims and non-Muslims – abhorrence of any people
we ought to be following all
to help the authorities with make you swerve from
the time.
any information that may justice. Deal justly, that is
lead to the planners of last The tragedy of 7th July 2005 nearer to God-fearing. Fear
week’s atrocity being brought demands that all of us, both Allah. Allah is aware of what
to justice. The pursuit of in public life and in civil and you do” (Al Maidah, 5:8).
justice for the victims of last religious society, confront
We also call on the
week’s attacks is an together the problems of
international community to
obligation under the faith of Islamophobia, racism,
work towards just and lasting
Islam. unemployment, economic
peace settlements in the
deprivation and social
Islam is the middle path and world’s areas of conflict and
exclusion - factors that may
the Qur ’an designates help eliminate the grievances
be alienating some of our
Muslims as the ummatan that seem to nurture a spiral
children and driving them
wasata – the middle of violence. We also urge the
towards the path of anger and
community. Any form of media to refrain from
desperation. Islam prohibits
extremism is to be utterly and character assassinations of
both anger and desperation.
completely rejected. What we our reputable scholars and
Anger and desperation are
need, therefore, in our denigration of the (Islamic)
haram (forbidden) and may
troubled world, more than community.
lead to some people being
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We reiterate our resolve and Middle East Times
commitment to work towards
July 7, 2005
nurturing an identity that is
true to its faith and its rights
Muslim scholars ‘forbid’ labelling apostasy
and responsibilities of British
citizenship. Finally, we pray (criteria for issuing fatwas)
to God Almighty to bless all Sana Abdallah
the people of the world withAMMAN — Over 170 Muslim Islam means adhering to a
His Peace and Mercy. Wa scholars, thinkers and historians fundamental methodology in the
akhiru da’wana ani- agreed on Wednesday to forbid issuance of fatwas: no one may issue
lhamdulillahi takfeer, or accusing other Muslims of
rabbil- a fatwa (decree) without the requisite
alameen. apostasy, and decided to work out a personal qualifications which each
criterion for issuing fatwas - religious school of jurisprudence defines.”
The meeting was convened by The edicts - in an attempt to unify the
It added that “no one may issue a
Muslim Council of Britain with the eight schools of Islamic thought and
fatwa (decree) without adhering to
British Muslim Forum and other put an end to violence done in the the methodology of the schools of
name of the religion.
leading national and regional jurisprudence and no one may claim
organisations from across the The decision came in an to do absolute ijtihad [interpretation]
country. Signatories to the unprecedented fatwa issued by and create a new school of
Declaration included: leading clerics from the eight schools jurisprudence or to issue
of Islamic jurisprudence following unacceptable fatwas that take
Shaykh Ali Ahdash, Muslim three days of deliberations in the Muslims out of the principles and
Cultural Heritage Centre, London Jordanian capital, Amman, where certainties of the Shari‘ah [Islamic
Dr Manazir Ahsan, The Islamic scholars from over 40 countries law].”
Foundation, Leicester gathered in the first International
Mainstream clerics have complained
Maulana Jomshed Ali, The Council Islamic Conference.
about what they call “religious
of Mosques, Tower Hamlets Dubbed “True Islam and its Role in chaos” that has been growing since
Hussain Ali, The Council of Modern Society”, the conference was the late 1980s, in which Salafi
Mosques, Tower Hamlets a Jordanian attempt to repair the militants - those who have resorted
Mufti Muhammad Aslam, Jamiat image of Islam amid growing to armed jihad - have used
Ulama-e-Britain violence being carried out in the interpretations and fatwas of clerics
name of the religion and the US-led aggravated by the continued Israeli
Khateeb Muhammad Iqbal Awan,
counterattack in its war against terror occupation of Palestine, the US
UK Islamic Mission, Luton - where Islam and terrorism have policies in the region, and more
Muhammad Azim, Kashmir Forum almost become synonymous. recently, the war on terror and the
UK American occupation of Iraq.
Mufti Abdul Kader Barkatulla, While the final communiqué of the
conference made no clear reference The Islamic conference’s final
Senior Imam, Finchley Mosque
to violence, it tried to limit the statement made no political
Imam Driss Boumzough, Imam, religious approach used by militants references and did not condemn
Moroccan Muslim Community of to justify their violence through terrorism against civilians, possibly
London regulating the interpretation of Islam to avoid opening a Pandora’s Box
Abdal Choudhury, British Muslim and issuing religious edicts. and to give credibility to these
Action Front scholars who are seeking to win over
The final statement said that the the confidence of those who have
“schools of jurisprudence within resorted to violence and extremism.
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Participants at the conference said fatwa (pronouncement) issued by the
that had the issue of condemning scholars in Amman might “put doubt ISLAM’S TEACHING ON
violence by Islamic militants been in the minds” of militants that listen RESPONSE TO ABUSE AND
brought up, then condemning the to the edicts issued by those going
violence of the US forces in Iraq and against the dictates of Islamic law. He MOCKERY
the violence of the Israeli forces in told journalists that the conference Show patience under provo-
Palestine could not be ignored. and the final fatwa (statement) was cation, disregard abuse and
“just a first step ... the religious politely turn away from
However, the statement clearly component needs to be addressed on
referred to the takfeer approach a religious basis and this is what this abusers. Violence not
adopted by militants and their conference is doing.” allowed.
religious guides. by Dr. Zahid Aziz
But Lumbard acknowledged that
It said that anyone belonging to one more work and effort needed to be
of the eight schools of thought in the made on all fronts - political, social According to the religion of Islam,
Sunni and Shiah sects, as well as and economic - and to combine all Muslims can only respond to verbal
those who practice “true Sufism” these efforts to address the totality of abuse, mockery and lampooning of
(banned in most Muslim countries) the problem of violence. their faith and its sacred figures in
is considered a Muslim and cannot the following forms:
be declared an apostate and therefore So how much influence will these
“his or her blood, honour and scholars have on the angry religious 1. Any criticism of Islam, or al-
property are sacrosanct.” zealots who are wreaking havoc, legations against it, which
especially that their militancy is being underlie the abuse must be
And what appears to be an attempt fuelled by the US-led war on terror
refuted and answered by
to avert the wrath of the Salafi that President Bush launched as a
militants and to try to attract them to “crusade” in the aftermath of 9/11? means of words and speech.
the teachings of “true Islam”, the
scholars said that it was also “not Farouk Jarrar of Aal Al Bayt 2. Apart from answering spe-
possible to declare whosoever Foundation, an Islamic think-tank cific criticism, all possible
subscribes to true Salafi thought an that organised the conference, efforts must be made to
apostate.” believes that they have a lot of present the true and accurate
influence on the ground. picture of Islam in general.
However, many factors are directly With more enlightenment
linked with the rise of Islamic He said that “some of these people and less ignorance prevailing
militancy, primarily regional political in there have their television shows
about Islam and its Holy
conditions, the lack of freedom and and their Websites; they are highly
Prophet Muhammad(sas),
democracy in their respective influential. If they say that killing
the instances of abuse, vitu-
countries and poverty. civilians is against Islam and must
stop, it will stop,” or at least decline. peration and mockery will
Joseph Lumbard, an American decrease.
Muslim and special advisor to But it might not be so simple,
Jordan’s King Abdullah on interfaith considering all the elements 3. As regards the offence or hurt
affairs, insists that addressing the involving Islamic militancy. that Muslims naturally feel as
religious factors is the most a result of such abuse, they
important way to uproot violence by Lumbard, however, believes that if are taught to respond by:
simply referring to only one thing: results of this conference put one
Islam. doubt in one militant’s mind that he
is doing something wrong and it stops a) bearing the provocation
“It is clearly unacceptable in Islam’s one car bombing, “then we have with resolute patience,
dictates of law to kill non- succeeded.”
combatants,” he said, adding that the b) ignoring the abuse,
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abuse.” [Mishkat, Book: Eth- and forgive.” — 2:109
c) separating themselves tem- ics, chapter: ‘Gentleness,
porarily from the company of modesty and good In connection with these verses, it is
the abusers while the abuse behaviour’.] recorded in the Hadith collection of
continues, Bukhari:
What a noble and wonderful piece of
d) exercising forgiveness in guidance, which is so applicable in
view of the ignorance of the the modern world in which people “The Messenger of Allah and
abusers. of widely differing faiths and oppos- his Companions used to for-
ing views have to mix and come into give the idolators and the fol-
All this is stated plainly and categori- contact so much! lowers of previous books, as
cally in the Holy Qur’an and is evi- Allah had commanded them,
dent from the actions of the Holy Teachings of the Holy Qur’an and they used to show pa-
Prophet Muhammad (sas). It is not As a general point, it may first be tience on hearing hurtful
allowed by Islam to respond intem- noted that the Holy Qur’an itself words.” [Book: Commentary
perately with fury and rage, call for records the many accusations made on the Qur’an, ch. 16 under
physical retribution and punishment, against, and the insults heaped upon, Sura 3.]
or threaten or attack anyone with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sas)
physical violence. by his opponents during his life (for Addressing the Holy Prophet, God
example, that he was insane, or that says in the Qur’an:
It is entirely false and totally un- he fabricated his revelation), and it
founded to allege that Islam teaches answers these charges, but nowhere 1. “Bear patiently what they
Muslims to attack or seek to murder does it require Muslims to inflict any say.” — 20:130 and 50:39.
anyone who verbally abuses their re- kind of punishment on the accusers.
ligion, mocks it, or offends their feel- If such abuse or criticism requires to 2. “And bear patiently what
ings towards their faith. be silenced by force, then why should they say and forsake them
the Qur’an itself have quoted so with a becoming with-
Below we give arguments from the much of it from its opponents’ drawal.” — 73:10.
Holy Qur’an and incidents from the mouths and thus preserved it forever?
life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad 3. “Obey not the disbelievers
(sas) to prove the above points. We The Holy Qur’an tells Muslims: and the hypocrites, and dis-
are confident that no one can cite any regard their hurtful talk.” —
text from the Holy Qur’an which 1. “You will certainly hear 33:48
contradicts the position set out be- much abuse from the follow-
low. ers of previous books and In the verses quoted above, Muslims
from the idol-worshipping are taught to bear their feelings of
We may preface our discussion with people. And if you are patient hurt and anger with patience, and to
the following saying of the Holy and keep your duty — this is ignore the abuse.
Prophet Muhammad (sas): surely a matter of great reso-
lution.” — 3:185 Another verse having some bearing
“The Muslim who mixes on this subject is as follows:
with the people and bears 2. “Many of the followers of
patiently their hurtful words, previous books wish that they “And if you invite them to
is better than one who does could turn you back into dis- guidance, they hear not; and
not mix with people and does believers after you have be- you see them looking towards
not show patience under their lieved, but you should pardon you, yet they see not. Hold
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fast to forgiveness and enjoin must, of course, be answered. But the After the man had left, a Muslim
goodness and turn away from response to any sheer abuse, ridicule asked the Holy Prophet’s permission
the ignorant.” — 7:198-199 or mockery is withdrawal of oneself to go and kill him. The Holy Prophet
from the company of the abusers. The (sas) refused to allow it and actually
This directs us that when we have to following verse, addressed to the tried to find some good in the man
deal with people who are blindly Prophet Muhammad, has already by saying:
prejudiced and ignorant, and there- been quoted above:
fore fail to understand the guidance, “Perhaps he says his prayers”.
we must not give vent to anger, fury “And bear patiently what
and violence against them. We should they say and forsake them That Muslim replied:
treat them with forgiveness, do our with a becoming with-
duty of enjoining simple acts of drawal.” — 73:10. “Even if he does, there are
goodness that everyone recognises as many people who pray, but
good, and then turn away from them, The word for “becoming” here means are hypocrites and what they
leaving the matter in the hands of literally ‘beautiful’. The ‘withdrawal’ say is not what is in their
Allah. therefore is to be done in a dignified, hearts.”
well-mannered way, not by descend-
Withdrawing from company ing to their level of misbehaviour and The Holy Prophet replied:
Muslims are told: abuse.
“God has not told me to look
“When you hear Allah’s mes- Some incidents from the Holy inside people to see what is
sages disbelieved in and Prophet Muhammad’s life in their hearts.”
mocked at, sit not with them 1. A man called Suhail ibn Amar had
until they enter into some a voice suited to oratory, and he used (Bukhari, Book: Maghazi, ch. 63.)
other discourse.” — 4:140; to employ this talent in making
see also 6:68. speeches against the Holy Prophet 3. Some Jews, when addressing Mus-
(sas). He was captured by the Mus- lims, would sarcastically distort the
These passages deal with the case lims at the battle of Badr and brought greeting as-salamu alaikum (“peace
when the religion is being mocked before the Holy Prophet. A Muslim be upon you”) and say it as as-samu
and derided (as distinct from being suggested that some of Suhail’s teeth alaikum, which means “death be
criticised). A Muslim is required to should be knocked out to disable him upon you”. When they once ad-
do no more than to withdraw from from making speeches. The Holy dressed the Holy Prophet (sas) in this
such a company, and even that only Prophet replied: manner, his wife, Lady Aisha, re-
while the mocking continues, and torted in the same words. The Holy
actually to rejoin the same company “If I disfigure any of his Prophet (sas) disapproved of this re-
when they have changed the subject! limbs, God will disfigure mine in ret- ply and said that God did not like
How far from ordering Muslims to ribution.” harsh words.
kill such people! Muslims are in-
structed to part company with them 2. Once when the Holy Prophet (sas) 4. Once there were four men who
for the duration of their gratuitous divided some wealth among his fol- spread an accusation of immoral con-
abuse but still maintain other aspects lowers, a man accused him to his face duct against the Holy Prophet’s wife,
of their relationship with those very of being unfair and insulted him by Lady Aisha. Their allegation was ul-
offenders. Can any teaching be no- telling him: timately proven to be false. One of
bler and more uplifting? them, called Mistah, who was poor,
“Fear God, O Muhammad”. used to receive financial assistance
Any criticism underlying the abuse from Lady Aisha’s father, Abu Bakr
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(the foremost follower of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (sas) and later POEM
the first Caliph of Islam). After this
Hai shukr-e Rab-be ‘az-zo-jal
incident, Abu Bakr swore never again
to help Mistah. The following verse Hai shukr-e Rab-be ‘az-zo-jal, All thanks to our Lord, the Great
was revealed to the Holy Prophet on khaa-rij az ba-yaan and Glorious Who is beyond all
this occasion: Jis ke ka-laam se ha-men, us-kaa description.
mi-laa ni-shaan. From Whose words (the Holy
“Let not the possessors of Qur’an) we have got an indication
grace and means among you Woh rosh-nee jo paa-tey hain, ham of Him.
swear against giving to the is ki-taab men
near relatives and the poor Ho-gee na-keen ka-bhee woh The light which I find in this Book
and those who had to flee in hazaar aaf-taab men. can never be found in thousands of
God’s way. Pardon and over- suns.
look. Do you not love that Us se ha-maa-raa paak di-lo see- This (the Holy Qur’an) has purified
God should forgive you?” nah ho ga-yaa my heart and soul.
Woh ap-ne moonh kaa aap hee
(24:22)
aa’ee-nah ho ga-yaa It stands as a mirror to its own face;
It gave the fruit of deep spiritual
Hearing this, Abu Bakr exclaimed:
Us-ne da-rakh-te dil ko ma- ‘aa-rif knowledge to the tree of our hearts.
ka phal di-yaa
“Indeed, I certainly love that Har see-nah shakh se dho di-yaa It washed away the doubts from
God should forgive me.” har dil ba-dal di-yaa. every heart and wrought a won-
derful transformation in every soul.
He then resumed providing assis- Us se Khu-daa kaa cheh-rah It is because of this Book that
tance to Mistah, as before. (Bukhari, namoo-daar ho ga-yaa God’s face has become visible.
Book: ‘Testimony’, ch. 15.) Shai-taan kaa mak-ro was-wa-sah
be-kaar ho gayaa. Satan’s insidious plots and
Note that this allegation was not insinuations have now become
made against just an ordinary Mus- Jaa-rey kee rut za-hoor se us-ke futile,
lim woman, but the wife of the Holy palat ga-ee The spring-like coming of the Holy
Prophet (sas), and therefore it struck Ish-qe Khu-daa kee aag har ek dil Qur’an replaced the wintry
at the holy household at the centre of men aa ga-ee. coldness of the human heart with
the religion of Islam, which was re- the fire of the love of God.
quired to be a model of purity for all Mau-jon se us-kee par-de wa-saa
was ke phat ga-ey The waves of the Holy Qur’an
Muslims. In view of this, the forgive-
Jo kufr aur fisq ke tee-lay the kat ga- destroyed the veils of doubt and
ness taught in the above verse, and
ey. superstition;
put into practice by Abu Bakr, the
The mounds of unbelief and
greatest of Muslims after the Holy falsehood were levelled to the
Prophet, becomes all the more gen- ground.
erous and magnanimous.
[Reproduced from: http:// Surely this Qur’an guides to
that which is most upright,
w w w. a h m a d i y y a . o r g / i s l a m /
and gives good news to the
abuse.pdf.] believers who do good that
theirs is a great reward. (H.Q.
17:9)
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THE RESPECT OF A COUSIN healing?
Edward Miller The pages of this Jewish newspaper
[Edward Miller, a local attorney, is active in efforts to reconcile Jews and Muslims.]
present a place for a small start by
showing Muslims right here that
After the Danish newspaper Some say Muslims can’t take though we too have the freedom to
Jyllands-Postenâe’s twelve criticism and simply don’t say anything we like, we choose to
caricatures of the Prophet understand freedom of the press. In convey respect to our Muslim
Muhammad were republished in my own limited experience, that has cousins. Printing something positive
European newspapers, riots erupted not been the case. For the past year I about Muhammad best does this.
in Damascus, Gaza, Beirut and have written a column in a Muslim
elsewhere throughout the Muslim newspaper, Muslims Weekly, in which There is a space between
world. The violence is an extreme I have criticised suicide bombing, the romanticising the past and vilifying
manifestation of the deep hurt felt by treatment of Jews under Islamic rule, it. There is a time to focus on the dark
virtually all Muslims. the anti-Jewish rantings of Iranian side of history and a time to view the
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad other in the best light. There is a time
As we condemn the violence on the and even Muslims Weekly’s own to cull from our rabbinic writings the
streets, perhaps we should take a reporting about Israel. But it was all good our sages saw in Islam and there
moment to understand the hurt in the done with respect, an informed is quite a bit of such sentiment
hearts of the great majority of appreciation of the wonderful recorded. We, Jews, need to learn to
Muslims who did not engage in benefits that Islam conferred upon the be more flexible pursuing the claims
violence. Jewish people, along with a of Jews expelled from Arab countries
willingness to look at our own and criticising anti-Jewish TV
For Muslims, the mere rendering of imperfections together with those of programs and cartoons in the Muslim
an image of Muhammad is sacrilege. the other. media, while at the same time
The portrayal of Muhammad in a
displaying gratitude for all the good
pejorative fashion is to them an Regardless of whether or not the Islam did for us. There is a time to
inconceivably offensive desecration, European press was constitutionally jump over our pain and see the
on the level of what would be for us free to publish the offensive images, humanity of the other. That time is
the defilement of a Torah scroll. the act was a blatant and vulgar act now. Let us start: There is a hadith
Because it was done in newspapers of disrespect to Islam. Such insults (oral tradition concerning the words
across Europe, it was a slap in the no doubt contribute to the frightening and works of Muhammad) recorded
face repeated thousands of times. spectre of a clash of civilisations. by Bukhari in the name
of Amer Bin Rabiha that reads as
Perhaps it is a question of respect, What can we do as Jews to lessen the follows: A funeral procession passed
not freedom. Freedom of expression hostilities? Perhaps, just perhaps, a us and the Prophet stood up for it.
theoretically protects the right of a little respect would help. Rather than We said, but Prophet of God, this is
non-Jew to desecrate a Torah scroll. ripping the wounds wider with a funeral of a Jew. The Prophet
Yet we would all view freedom of editorial musings extolling freedom responded, Rise.
expression as a hollow defence to of speech and condemning violent
such a vile act. protests, is it not time for a bit of One can search the writings of the
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ancient non-Jewish world for a more ISLAMIC TEACHINGS REGARDING WEALTH –
powerful example of a public display A UNIQUE MEANS OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
of respect for the humanity of the Mian Faruqui
Jew. There simply is no more
powerful statement than the single Islam is the only religion that has way of Allah in ease as well as
sanctioned worldly pursuits and the adversity.
word uttered by Muhammad nearly
earning of wealth by honest means.
fourteen centuries ago.
Even while earning wealth, the greed Spending one’s wealth only for the
and fire for the acquisition of more benefit of oneself, or one’s wife and
Some readers will bombard this
and more can be ignited in the human children is a basic animal quality. We
newspaper with reams of material heart. What then is the remedy for observe that most animals share food
showing a darker side to Islam, as if this? The answer to this question lies with their mate and offspring. To rise
it were just too much for them to hear in what the Holy Qur’an has stated from this animal to a human or a
one good thing. But it over here. It enjoins us to spend in spiritual level is to spend one’s
is there, it is a sacred part of their the way of Allah no matter what our wealth for the upkeep of widows,
tradition, it is good and we should state of finances may be. The Holy orphans, the needy, those burdened
hear it and respect it. Qur’an describes in detail all the by credit and the sick, in other words
matters in which such spending is to lessen the burden of the poor.
When you give respect you get it. enjoined. In the time of need, the Above all, to spend one’s wealth in
When you take criticism, you earn the companions of the Holy Prophet the way of enhancement of the
right to give it. Perhaps this article (peace and blessings of Allah be upon religion of Allah. Thus, practically
will be republished in Muslim him) would give all their wealth in give thanks to one’s greatest
the way of Allah. Hazrat Abu Bakr Benefactor, Who incessantly
newspapers, compete with its critical
manifested this spirit of sacrifice by provides for us throughout our lives.
comments about the pain we feel in
giving up all that he had in his house In the hearts of those who save their
the face of anti-Jewish cartoons and
in the way of Allah on one occasion, wealth only for their spouses and
worse in Muslim media. Muslim
leaving behind his house as he put it children, worship of low desires,
readers may come to understand that in the hands of Allah and His Apostle. niggardliness and the love of wealth
an article by a Jew, in a Jewish Hazrat Usman, another noble ignite the quality of greed and hellish
newspaper, was one of respect, telling companion similarly gave large fire described by the Holy Qur’an
its audience: We know that the one amounts of his wealth in the way of as, “Are there any more?” (50:30).
mocked in newspapers in Europe is Allah, including hundreds and In contrast, those who sacrifice the
the one who had the humanity to tell thousands of camels for the use of fiery elements of these low desires
his companions to rise for the funeral the Muslim forces. The poor on the and open up their hearts for God and
procession of a Jew. other hand would exhibit a similar His creatures, their hearts are blessed
spirit of giving and sacrifice. Out of with the coolness and joy which is
[The preceding document was posted on the pittance in dates that they earned the Garden of contentment of the
UMAnet – a service of United Muslims as wages for a day’s hard work, they heart. Thus, the earning of wealth
of America http://www.umanet.org.]
would feed the family with half of it, which carries the risk of losing one’s
and give up the remaining portion in serenity not only becomes a means
the way of Allah. This was how the of enhancing it, but also at the same
early Muslims complied with the time puts out the fire of greed in one’s
Quranic injunction of spending in the heart.
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And the camels, We have made them of
the signs appointed by Allah for you –
for you therein is much good. So
mention the name of Allah on them
standing in a row. Then wheen they fall
down on their sides, eat of them and feed
the contented one and the beggar. thus
have We made them subservient to you
that you may be grateful.
Not their flesh, nor their blood, teaches
Allah, but to Him is acceptable
observance of duty on your part. Thus
has He made them subservient to you,
that you may magnify Allah for guiding
you aright. ANd give good news to those
who do good (to others).
(H.Q. 22:36-37)
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