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May Peace come to everyone...A Discourse on Signs (
=(1)= Holy Ibrahim (on whom be peace) prayed to Allah for a prophet to
come to set high standards in four aspects in his supplication: *And our Lord, raise among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Your Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely, You are the Mighty, the Wise.* (al-baqarah-2:130) ***** =(2)= First of the four aspects, i.e. *who may recite to them Your Signs (Ayat)*..... The word *Ayat* has various meanings and nuances; signs, miracles, indicators to believe, directors to safety from chastisement, forecasts of incoming happenings, knowledge of creations in heaven and earth, culture etc.... One of these meanings is warning of chastisement. ***** =(3)= Allah sends Signs to demonstrate the truthfulness of His prophets and their people; He shows miracles..... Allah is indeed the font of all powers, He is Al Aziz (The Mighty).....The verse (17:60) and others like it speak of a warning being given to the earlier people it also carries a lesson for the people of the current age, in particular the Muslims... Muslims need to ponder over the signs associated with the fourteenth century [of the Muslim calendar] and in light of this they should not take denial and rejection of truth to an extreme....... The Powerful God indeed continues to send Signs today, if only one has the insight to recognize them. ***** =(4)= The citation of the earlier people in the Holy Qur'an is not mere stories..... Wise is one who takes heed from these incidents of past in which different forms of chastisements came to different people...... Indeed an awe and fear of Allah should always be in one's heart..... Allah is Ever Merciful; He does not just send down Signs of warning, He sends glad-tidings as well... Allah declares that His mercy transcends everything else and it is for mankind to engage in Istighfar (seeking forgiveness from Allah). ****** =(5)= Abiding by the limitations which are illustrated through the blessed model of the Holy Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and by doing good works one becomes recipients of the glad- tidings that the Qur'an mentions......The true believer is one who takes lesson from the perfect Book which is replete with Allah's Signs and which gives the incidents of the earlier people and prophesizes about the future and after taking lesson does good works so that he/she may attain a great reward. [ref: part of (17:10)] ***** =(6)= With reference to the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) his holy Caliph said: Allah's Signs are of two kinds; one of warning and other of mercy and compassion. The former are for those who disbelieve and are disobedient and of Pharaoh-like disposition; these are to alert and warn them. The other kind of Signs is for the humble and the meek. The objective of these Signs is not to caution people, rather to console and reassure them just as a soothing, compassionate hand is placed on an anxious heart. A true believer develops in faith and spiritually with the help of these Signs and his/ her natural anxiety is alleviated and is replaced by tranquility so that he/she may continue to develop in belief and spiritual knowledge and reaches the stage of having certainty of truth. The Holy Qur'an has these Signs in abundance and carries the eternal promise that those who truly believe in the Qur'an will continue to discover these Signs. ***** =(7)= To have the positive Signs in itself is the supreme triumph(10:65). ***** =(8)= Patience and Gratefulness: The patience and gratefulness of Moses (on whom be peace) and his people (14:6) was of avail to them..... Therein is a Sign for Muslims..... Patience and gratefulness does not mean to sit back no matter what the situation is..... Rather it connotes to appreciate and value the blessings of Allah with thankfulness as well as contentment..... The followers of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) - whose Shariah was greater than the one Moses (on whom be peace) brought and was perfected by Allah - are required to have higher standards of patience and thankfulness from those of the people of Moses (on whom be peace) ...... The people of Moses (on whom be peace) were blessed by Allah as long as they were grateful.... This shows that patience and thankfulness requires resoluteness.... Consistency is required in the Greatest- Striving in accordance to the teaching of the Qur'an which constitutes self-improvement as well as taking the message of truth to others.... In the current age there could be no blessing greater than the advent of the Promised Messiah which took place at a time when Islam had greatly weakened..... This Messiah was a true and ardent devotee of that great Prophet of God who dispelled darkness and spread spiritual light on a greater scale than Moses (on whom be peace) did.....The holy Caliph said the reclamation of the lost greatness of the Muslim world lies in appreciating this blessing that has come in the form of the Messiah. May Allah give everyone the capacity to have a perception of this. ***** =(9)= Verse of 66 of Surah Al Nahl (16:66) says *sending down of water* with reference to those who are obedient and compliant..... The significance of 'water' to revive dead earth ties in with those who listen and obey, however, this is made clear by referring to the verse preceding this which explains the Qur'an as a guidance....Therefore mention of water for the revival of dead earth connotes spiritual water for the revival through the guidance of the Holy Qur'an..... Indeed the clearest and purest of all spiritual waters was brought by the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)........ Such is the life-infusing quality of the Holy Qur'an. Beneficence of this spiritual water is connected with the advent of the true and ardent devotee of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him); this fact must not be denied. ***** =(10)=When true believers read Quranic verses (Signs) of chastisement for the earlier people for the excesses they committed, their very souls are moved and they try their best to avoid all manner of excesses. (11:104) ***** =(11)= In the blessed model of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that he even prayed for protection and refuge against inclement weather. Believers who take heed from this model inculcate awe and fear in their hearts. May everyone comprehends this from the depth of his/her heart. ***** =(12)= N.B: The terrorists and the extremists are perpetratoring misdemeanor against Islam in the name of Islam.... Whereas the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings be on him) had said that a Muslim who takes the life of another Muslim is not a Muslim..... Each day dozens of lives are been wasted and many children are made orphans and women are being widowed. .... Prayer to Allah must be done so that these mistaken people have some sense.. .....If it is not in the destiny of the mischievous elements to take heed then may Divine chastisement come to them soon so that everyone, the innocent, the children are saved.....May Allah soon establish peace. ***** Promised divine peace in latter days at www.alislam.org : www.mta.tv LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE .. LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE |
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