| Navigation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1
IS THE
QUR’AN GOD’S WORD? - PART-I
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful. ‘
the revelation of the book of the book in which there is no doubt from the Lord of this world.
Or do they say He has forged it. Nay, It is the truth from your Lord. That you may admonish
a people to whom no Warner had come before you in order that they may receive guidance.
Surah Jaziyah, Chapter 45, Verses 1 to 6. In the name of Allah, most gracious, most
merciful. ‘
wisdom. Verily, in the heaven and the earth, are signs for those who believe. And in the
creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered through the earth, are signs
for those of assured faith. And in the attenuation of night and day, and the fact that Allah
sends down sustenance from the sky, and revolves therewith the earth after its death. And
in the change of winds, are signs for those that are wise. Such are the signs of Allah, which
we rehearse to you in truth. Then in what exposition will they believe after rejecting Allah
and His signs? Verily Allah speaks the truth.
Bismillah Hirrehmaaan Nirraheem. We begin todays programme with theQur’an by brother Ashraf Mohammedy. Brother AshrafAssalaam wa alaikum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatahu. ...Arabic... TheAlif Laam Meem’. This isHa Meem’. The revelation of the book is from Allah. The exalted in powerful of
(Dr. Mohammed)
honor, respected elders, our special guests who have come from other cities of India today
as well as those who have come from abroad, brother an sisters. I, Dr. Mohammed Naik,
welcome all of you with the Islamic greetings -
am your host and coordinator for today’s programme, organized by the Islamic Research
Foundation. The Islamic Research Foundation, a registered public trust was established in
February 1991, and has been striving since then for the proper presentation, understanding,
and clarification of Islam as well as removing misconceptions about Islam amongst Muslims
as well as non-Muslims. Along with real faith, reason, logic and modern scientific
understanding form the basic of all our presentations and discussions on Islam. The IRF has
more than 1600 videocassette titles collections on Islam available on free hire. It also has
more than 4500 audiocassette titles on Islam. We have more than 55 IRF publication in
English on Islam, which are distributed free, on request.
receiving excellent response from the cable television operators in Bombay and the viewers
for our videocassettes. In addition, the IRF also has many on going charitable, educational
and other programmes. You may wonder, why have a talk on - ‘Is the
Today, as you would know, Islam in its resurgence continues to shape event around the
globe having contemporary relevance. It is main constitutional book of guidance is the Holy
: Our chief guest for the day Mr. Rafiq Dada. The distinguished guest ofAssalaamu alaikum, may peace be on you. IMasha Allah, we have lately beenQur’an God’s word?’
Qur’an
. It is the book unifying and transformational source for Muslims. And lately, the
Qur’an
truths, and out of context remarks as unscientific false allegation by ill informed or biased
persons in the west as well as in India. Therefore the Islamic Research Foundation has
thought it fit to hold this public talk today on ‘Is the
Our objective is to critically analyze the topic as well as keep it open to questions in public.
At the end, we leave it to you members of the audience to judge rightly from wrong. Our
chief guest for today Mr. Rafiq Dada, is an eminent authority on constitutional law and a
leading senior advocate in India. In 1966 he stood second in the LLM exams of the
University of Bombay. He was designated a senior advocate in 1987. He regularly appears in
cases on the High Court and Supreme Court of India. A thorough gentleman with dynamic
knowledge of contemporary human affairs and motivations Mr. Dada is the vice president of
the Bombay Bar Association. In November 1994, the Government of India has honored him
with an appointment as the additional solicitor general of India. May I present to the August
audience present here, Mr. Rafiq Dada.
has been more subjected to mischievous misquotations, criticisms based on halfQur’an God’s word?’ by Dr. Zakir Naik.
(Mr. Rafiq Dada)
Zakir Naik distinguished members of the audience, ladies and gentlemen. I stand before you
in al humility for I am but very small in this great hall of knowledge. But small as I am,
reminded of that little story of a fisherman who went one early morning before the sun
As Salaam wa Alaikum. Dr. Mohammed Naik, the speaker of the day, Dr.
2
came out. When he cast his net, he found a load. And when he checked it up on the
darkness, he found that they were little pieces of stone. So he lamented his faith and he
started throwing stone after stone into the water. But when he was about to cast the last
few stones, the sun came out in all its glory and suddenly he saw that what he was throwing
out into the sea was not a stone but was a precious pearl. Therefore in the darkness of
ignorance, he was casting away pearls thinking that it was stones. It was only in the light
that he ultimately saw reality and then he lamented his faith, that all the darkness, which
had gone by in the previous time, had been wasted and he had given away some thing so
precious. As far as the world of Muslims is concerned, the light shone bright 1400 years
back when the Holy
Muslim that the Holy
This is the article, which is axiomatic. It is the article of faith, but it is a belief of Muslim that
religion have been perfected with the Holy
mentioned, that this religion will be protected and preserved by the almighty. In fact, such
is the miracle of the Holy
thousands and now million and may be crores of people committed it to memory so that not
only is it inscribed in beautiful paper but it is enshrined in the heart and minds of men that
it can never ever be erased. And it always remains in its authentic purity. It is a matter of
pleasure and pride for me and as I said in all humility that you have considered me fit to
stand before you and say all this. I say that it is necessary to meet and talk about all this
because we are living at a time, which the scientists have called the age of calculators and
philistines. Science has been used to denigrate religion and therefore it is necessary to
reiterate some of the verses of the Holy
one finds in it. Dr. Maurice Bucaille is from the French Academy of Science. On 14
1978 he addressed a big gathering in London. His subject was the Holy
Science. He referred to various verses from the Holy
conviction, that what was mentioned 1400 years back has now been found by science. For
instance he mentions that the Holy
Almighty had created the night, the sun and the moon each moving in its own orbit with its
own motion. This was revealed at a time when the major part of the world or perhaps all the
world believed that the world was flat and any one who had the courage to talk about
anything to the contrary was either slaughtered or executed or was stoned that he was a
lunatic. Likewise it has been mentioned that with the power of Allah, if human beings can
penetrate the heavens and the earth, they shall do it. This was also mentioned at a time
when the world perhaps did not even know a bullock cart and the question of going into the
heaven was nothing but a distant dream. All this was revealed 1400 years back and Dr.
Maurice Bucaille pointed this out in the seminar in London. It is difficult to comprehend the
great subject that is going to be talked about today but we have a very distinguished
speaker Dr. Zakir Naik. Most people are familiar with his speech and with great knowledge.
Dr. Zakir Naik as you all know, in a short span of 30 years has delivered innumerable
discourses on various religious subjects. He has spoken to audiences many and hundreds of
audiences in the country and also audience’s abroad like in South Africa. He has visited
various parts of the world U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Switzerland and various other parts of the
Middle East and Far East. In fact one of the great thinkers of recent times Dr. Ahmed Deedat
with great pleasure called Dr. Naik, Deedat plus. So we have Deedat plus before us and we
have this vast subject. I pray to the Almighty that we have the strength, we have the
humility and that he may shower us with his blessings and his glory. Thank you very much.
Qur’an was revealed to the world. It is an article of faith with everyQur’an is the word of God. There is no debate possible on the subject.Qur’an. And in the Holy Qur’an it has beenQur’an that right from the time of the holy prophet, hundreds andQur’an which point out to the scientific base whichth of JuneQur’an and ModernQur’an and he established with greatQur’an mentions the fact that God Almighty, Allah
(Dr. Mohammed)
request you to adjust the younger people on the stage so we could be more respectful for
the elders and provide them seats. We know it is little congested little difficult. But if you
can cooperate we can make a very good program going. Now we have the main talk of the
day “IS THE
For the seating committee and the reception committee, I would kindlyQUR’AN GOD’S WORD?” by Dr. Zakir Naik.
(Dr. Zakir)
Respected guest of honour Mr. Rafique Dada, the distinguished guests of honour, the
learned scholars, the respected elders and my dear brother’s and sisters. I welcome all of
you with the Islamic greeting
Auzubillahi minash shaitan nir rajim. Bismillah hir rahman nir rahim. ...Arabic...Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. May peace,
3
blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah be on all of you. The topic of this mornings talk is “IS
THE
(May peace be upon him) was the founder of the religion of Islam. In fact, Islam is in
existence since man first set foot on the earth. God Almighty has sent several revelations
and messengers to this earth. All the previous Prophets sent by Allah (SWT) were meant
only for their people and their nation and the complete message was meant for a particular
time period. That is the reason that the miracle they performed like the parting of the sea,
like raising the dead to life convinced the people of that time but cannot be examined and
verified by us today. Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) was the last and final
messenger of God Almighty sent to the whole of humanity and his message is meant till
eternity. The
‘That we have sent not thee but as a mercy to the whole of humankind, as a mercy to all
the world. Since Prophet Muhammad may peace be upon him, was the last and final
messenger and his message was everlasting, that is the reason, the miracle given to him by
Allah (SWT) should also be everlasting and examinable by us at all the time. Though
Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him), performed several miracles which are
mentioned in the Hadith, that is the traditions, he never emphasized them. Those Muslims
believe in all these miracles. We only boast of the ultimate miracle given to him by Allah
(SWT) that is the Holy
miracle 1400 years ago. It can be reconfirmed today and forever. In short, it is the miracle
of miracles. Probably the only point common amongst the people, whether they be Muslims
or non Muslims is that the
Makkah in Arabia in the 6
regarding the source of the Holy
first is that the Holy
himself consciously, sub-consciously or unconsciously. The second assumption that can be is
that Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) he obtained it from other human sources
or from other religious scripture. And the 3
author but it is verbatim the word or the revelation of God Almighty. Let us examine today
all the three basic assumptions. The first being that Prophet Muhammad (May peace be
upon him) was the author himself consciously, sub-consciously or unconsciously. It is highly
abnormal to challenge the testimony of a person who disclaims the responsibility of any
great work. Whether it is literally, whether it be scientific or otherwise. But this is exactly
what the orientalists do who doubt the origin of the
Muhammad (May peace be upon him) was the author. The Prophet never ever claimed that
he was the author of the
(SWT). To think otherwise is illogical and would mean that he was telling a lie, God forbid.
History tells us that never has the prophet been ever reported of telling a lie till the
prophethood that is till the age of 40. And all the people acclaimed him as a person who was
honest, who was noble, who was chaste. No wonder they gave him the title Al-Ameen - the
trustworthy. Friends and foes alike. Even those people who said that he was a liar, God
forbid, after he claimed prophethood, even then, they kept their valuables with him for safe
keeping. Then why should an honest person lie and say that the
and that he was a prophet. Let us examine the claims made by the orientalists. Some say
that prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) he attributed the
a prophet for material gains, for worldly benefits, I do agree there are several people who
falsely claim to be prophets, saints and preachers for wealth. And they acquire riches and
lead a luxurious life. We have several throughout the world. Especially in our country India.
Prophet Muhammad was financially better off before than after prophethood. He had
married a rich business woman by the name of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her) at
the age of 25. 15 years before prophethood and his life after he claimed he was a prophet
was unenviable. According to the collection of Hadith by An-Nawawi in Riyadh as Saleheen,
Hadith No. 492, it says, that Ayesha (May Allah be pleased with her) who was the wife of
our beloved prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) said that there were times when
one or two months would pass without having fire been lit in the house because they did not
have any cooked food. They survived on water and dates and sometimes supplemented by
QUR’AN GOD’S WORD?” Many people have a misconception that Prophet MuhammadQur’an mentions in Surah Al-Ambiya, Ch. No. 21, Verse No. 107...Arabic...Qur’an. Al-Qur’an is the miracle of all times. It proved itself to be aQur’an was recited the first time by the man born in the city ofth Century by the name Muhammad (May peace be upon him)Qur’an, there can be basically 3 different assumptions. TheQur’an, its author is Prophet Muhammad (May Peace be upon him)rd is that the Holy Qur’an does not have humanQur’an, when they say that ProphetQur’an. In fact, he always said that it was a revelation from AllahQur’an is a word of GodQur’an and said he was
4
the goat milk given by the people of Madinah. This was not just a temporary phase. It was a
way of life for the prophet. According to Riyadh as Saleheen, Hadith No. 465 and 466,
Hazrat Bilal (May Allah be pleased with him) he said that whenever the prophet received
gifts and provision for the future he gave it to the poor and the needy and never kept it
back for himself. Then why should you doubt that the prophet told a lie, Nauzubillah for
material gains. And there is a verse in the
Al-Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 79, which says ...Arabic... ‘Then vow to those who write
the book with their own hands’...Arabic... ‘And then say, this is from Allah’...Arabic... ‘To
traffic with it for a miserable price’...Arabic... ‘Then vow to those for what their hands do
write’...Arabic... ‘Then vow to those for what they earn’. This Verse is talking about the
people who wrote the book with their own hands and said it is from God Almighty or they
changed the words of Allah (SWT). There were every possibility that if Prophet Muhammad
(May peace be upon him) himself would have written the
(SWT) in some point of his life, he would have been exposed. Then he would be called as
the biggest hypocrite and would called as the biggest hypocrite and would be cursing
himself in his own book some people say that prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him)
attributed the
glory, for leadership. What are the qualities of a person who wants power, status, leadership
and glory. He wears fancy clothes. He eats very good food. He lives in mansions and in
monumental buildings. He has guards etc., our beloved prophet Muhammad (May peace be
upon him) he milked his own goat. He mend his own clothes, he repaired his own shoes, he
even many a times did the household work. He was an amazing model of simplicity and
humbleness. He sat on the floor, he went to shop in the market without any guards. Even
when the poor people used to invite him, he used to dine with them and eat graciously
whatever was given to him. So much so that, that it is mentioned in the
Tauba, Ch. No. 9, Verse No. 61, said… ‘Oh! He listens to everybody what kind of a person is
this who listens to every Tom, Dick and Harry’. Once when the representative of the pagan
Arab by the name of Udba. He came to the prophet and said… ‘If you give up this claim of
prophethood, we will give you all the wealth in Arabia. We will make you the leader of
Arabia and crown you the king. Only thing that we want is that you should give up this
message that there is only one God’ and the prophet refused. By the revelation of the
Qur’an which negates this thing. It is from SurahQur’an and attributed it to AllahQur’an to Allah (SWT) and called himself a prophet for status, for power, forQur’an in Surah
Qur’an
Uncle Abu Talib that you give up your message and we will make you the wealthiest man in
Arabia. The prophet said… ‘Oh! My Uncle, even if they put the sun in my right hand and the
moon in my left, I will not give up this mission until I die. Why should a person lead a life of
such suffering and sacrifices when he was triumphant even with his advisories. And he was
so humble and noble that, at all the times of victory, he always said, it is due to the help of
Allah (SWT) and not my own genius. Some of the orientalists, they come up with a new
theory, that the prophet, he was suffering from Mythomania. God forbid, Mythomania is a
mental disorder in which a person tells a lie and he believes in it. So they said that our
prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) told a lie Nauzubillah and he believes in it. If
a psychiatrist has to treat a mythomaniac, he will pose him with facts because these people
can not face facts. Suppose a person says I am the king of England. The psychiatrist will not
tell him that he is crazy, he is mad. He will say okay if you are the king of England, where is
your queen. He will say she is gone to my mother in laws place. Where is your minister, he
has died. Where are the guards, the moment you keep on posing facts, finally the
mythomaniac will say I think I am not the king of England. The
from Surah Fussilat, Ch. No. 41. There were several attempts made once through hisQur’an does the same.
Qur’an
peace be upon him) who was Mythomaniac, it is these people who are actually Mythomaniac
because they say that the prophet lied and they believe in it and
by posing facts by posing questions. If you doubt, if you think that the
forged, do so and so, so and so things. If you think that the
what about this. It poses several questions, which we will be dealing with InshaAllah, during
the course of the talk. Some have come up with a theory called the religious illusion theory
or the sub conscious theory in which the prophet they say Nauzubillah used to form his
subconscious mind, he derived the
poses the people with facts and questions. In fact it is not prophet Muhammad (MayQur’an treats such peopleQur’an has beenQur’an is not from Allah (SWT)Qur’an unknowingly. And some of them said he was
5
crazy. God forbid. Let us analyze their claim. A person if he is suffering from the disease or
if he is crazy, they fail to realize that the
was 23 years. The
years in stages part by part. If this
conscious or a crazy mind, it could not have been so consistent. And neither can a person
be under the false impression that he is a prophet when everything is coming from his sub
conscious mind for a period of 23 years. There are several facts in the
disprove this. For example
the time of the prophet knew. There are several prophecies, which are, mentioned which
have been fulfilled. There are several scientific facts which were known that time and had
been confirmed today. It is impossible for these sort of facts to come out from a
subconscious mind or a crazy mind. And the
No. 184, ‘Do they not deflect that their companion is not one possessed with evil but he is a
perpetious warner’. The
the grace of thy lord crazy or possessed’. It is said in Surah Tawkir, Ch. No. 81, Verse No.
22, ‘Your companion is not possessed and mad’. So why should a person lie, it is not
possible to discuss all the various theories put forward by them. If any one had any new
theory they are most welcome to put it during question answer time and InshaAllah, I will
try my level best to clarify it. The second assumption is that the prophet copied it from
other religious scriptures or he got it from some human source. One historical fact is
sufficient to prove this theory wrong. That is out beloved prophet Muhammad (May peace
be upon him) he was an illiterate and
No. 48, that those was not able to recite any book before this book was revealed, nor was
thou able to transcribe it before this. In that case indeed the talkers of vanities would have
doubted. Allah (SWT) knew that people would doubt the source of the
reason that in his divine wisdom, he chose his last and final messenger Prophet Muhammad
(May peace be upon him) to be an Ummi, an illiterate and unlettered prophet. Otherwise,
surely, the talkers of vanities, the babblers in the market place would have something to say
and if the prophet was literate, the critics, the cynics would have had some weight to say
that the prophet copied it from somewhere else and rehatched it in a new form,
Nauzubillah! But even this claim is denied. A point hardly big enough to hang a fly and our
Qari, brother Ashraf Mohammedy, he recited the verses of the
Ch. No. 32, Verse No. 1 to 3…Arabic… ‘Alif lam meem’. ‘This is the revelation of book without
doubt from the lord of the worlds. Do they say he has forged it? Nay! It is a truth from thy
lord, so that thou may admonish a people to whom no warner was sent before. So that they
may receive some guidance’. The
typical human type of narration like a storybook. How does the storybook begin? It begins
with once upon a time, foxes and grapes, wolf and the lamb. Similarly, if you read other
scriptures, it says, in the beginning was God, he made the heavens and the earth. In the
beginning was the word. It may say now it came to pass as though so it happened. The
Qur’an was revealed during a course of time whichQur’an was not revealed at one time. It was revealed over a period of 23Qur’an as they claim is from a mind which is subQur’an which canQur’an mentions about several historical events which no one atQur’an testifies in Surah Araf, Ch. No. 7, VerseQur’an repeats in Al-Qalam, Ch. No. 68, Verse No. 2, ‘Thou is not byQur’an testified in Surah Ankabut, Ch. No. 29, VerseQur’an. That is theQur’an from Surah Sajdah,Qur’an is unlike any other religious scriptures which has a
Qur’an
the other religious scriptures, they have a typical sequence of the human narration’s. It
talks about a particular person, talks about his family, about the children and the sequence
runs in order - Chapter 1, Chapter 2, it is in order.
family lives but it speaks not in a particular sequence like the human story book. The
does not have such human narration in the beginning was so and so and if you readQur’an too speaks about people and theirQur’an
has its own unique style. It is a unique book. The people who cannot prove that
work of a human being then they finally come up and say that the
They will not be able to point out a single deception in the whole
in things for which they have got no proof or reason. And they fool themselves but stick into
it. For example if I believe that this particular man, he is my enemy for which I have got no
proof for which I have got no reason. But the moment that man comes in front of me,
because of my false belief, I start behaving like an enemy. He reacts and too behaves like
my enemy and then I satisfy myself see! I was right. This man is my enemy because he is
behaving like my enemy. If it had not been for my initial false belief, that man would have
never behaved like my enemy. So people believe in things without proof and reason and fool
themselves by sticking to it.
Qur’an is aQur’an is the deception?Qur’an. People they believeQur’an says that the revelation goes in parallel with reason.
6
Some people says that holy scriptures, they are beyond reasoning if they are beyond
reasoning, then how can we decipher, which of the Holy Scriptures are true and which are
false. The
feel that you should avoid religious discussions. You should avoid getting into a dialogue
where religion is concerned. And they are sadly mistaken. The
Ch. No. 16, Verse No. 125…Arabic… that is, ‘Invite all to the way of thy lord with wisdom
and beautiful preaching and argue with them and reason with them in the ways that are
best and most gracious’.
the Arabic words ‘
‘
discussion. There is a theory known as exhausting the alternatives. The
this book, this book the
it? You give the other alternative. Some may say it is a handiwork of Prophet Muhammad
(May peace be upon him). It has been disproved. Some may say he lied for material gain
Nauzubillah! That has been disproved whatever claims they have got, put forth and see
whether they stand the test. This is the
confirmed it requires an explanation. The
Almighty. If it is not where did it come from? In Surah Jathiyah, Ch. No. 45, Verse No. 1 &
2…Arabic… ‘Ha meem… This is a revelation of the book from Allah, the exalted in power full
of wisdom’. And
Almighty. It is mentioned in Surah Anam, Ch. No. 6, Verse No. 19, in Surah Anam, Ch. No.
6, Verse No. 92, in Surah Yusuf, Ch. No. 12, Verse No. 1 & 2, in Surah Taha, Ch. No. 20,
Verse No. 113, in Surah Nahl, Ch. No. 27, Verse No. 6, it is mentioned in Surah Sajdah, Ch.
No. 32, Verse No. 1 to 3, it is mentioned in Surah Yasin, Ch. No. 36, Verse No. 1 to 3, in
Surah Al-Zumar, Ch. No. 39, Verse No. 1, in Surah Jathiyah, Ch. No. 45, Verse No. 45, Verse
No. 2, it is mentioned in Surah Rahman, Ch. No. 55, Verse No. 1 to 2, it is mentioned in
Surah Waqiah, Ch. No. 56, Verse No. 77 and 80, it is mentioned in several places. It is
mentioned in Surah Insan, Ch. No. 76, Verse No. 23, in several places the
‘This is a revelation from God Almighty, if it is not, what is it?’ The scientific community,
they have a different approach. If any one has a new theory, they say we do not have time
to listen. And they have a reason for that. They say, that if you have a new theory do not
bring it to me unless you have a way unless you have a test to prove your theory wrong.
Unless you do not have a way or a test to prove your theory wrong, I do not have time to
waste with you. It is called as the falsification test. That is the reason that Albert Einstein in
the beginning of the century, when he gave a new theory that I feel the universe works like
that along with the theory he gave 3 falsification test saying that if you think my theory is
wrong do these three things and my theory will be proved wrong. The scientists, they
examined it for 6 years and then said yes the theory of Albert Einstein is correct. That does
not mean that he is great person. It means he deserves a listening.
falsification tests. When you get into discussion in future, with anyone regarding religion,
you have to ask him, that do you have a way to prove your religion? Believe me I have not
come across any person who has told me that I have a way to prove my religion wrong. The
Qur’an infact encourages reasoning, it encourages a discussion. Many MuslimsQur’an says in Surah Nahl,Qur’an encourages discussion, encourages reasoning. No wonderQalu’ which means they say is mentioned 332 times and the Arabic wordQul’ which means say is also mentioned 332 times. This proves that the Qur’an encouragesQur’an says thatQur’an it is a revelation from God Almighty. If it is not, then what isQur’an it is a book. It is paper and ink where is itQur’an says it is from Allah. It is from GodQur’an mentions in several places, that this is a revelation from GodQur’an says…Qur’an has several such
Qur’an
past. Some of them are applicable for all times. Let me give you a few examples. The
Prophet had an uncle by the name of Abu Lahab. He was the staunchest opponent of the
Prophet. Whenever the Prophet spoke to any stranger, he used to follow the Prophet, the
moment the Prophet departed he used to go to the stranger and ask what did the Prophet
tell you. Did he say it is day, it is night. Did he say it is black, it is white. He spoke exactly
the opposite of what the Prophet said. And there is a full chapter Surah Lahab, Ch. No. 111,
of the
hell. And it says indirectly that people will never except Islam. They will never become
Muslims. This Surah was revealed 10 years before the death of Abu Lahab. In that span of
time, many of his friends who were also opponents of Islam embraced Islam. But Abu Lahab
did not embrace Islam. Since he used to lie always against the prophet the only thing he
had to do to prove the
like a Muslim. He did not have to act like a Muslim. He only had to say I am a Muslim and
has, the Qur’an has several falsification tests. Some of them were only meant for theQur’an which was revealed and it says that Abu Lahab and his wife, they will perish inQur’an wrong was to say I am a Muslim. He did not have to behave
7
the
Qur’an would have been proved wrong. It was so easy for him to prove the Qur’an
wrong. Since he had lied before, he just had to say an additional lie. It is as though the
prophet is telling him. You think I am your enemy, come on say this say I am a Muslim and
I will be proved wrong. It was so easy. But he did not say it. It is proved that no human
being can make such a statement in his book. It has to be a divine revelation. Another such
example is in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 94 and 95, which says that they say
that the last home of Allah is with them alone. It is meant for them alone and no one else
and the
them to seek for death. They will never seek for death because of the sins they have
committed. This was revealed during a discussion during a confrontation between the Jews
and the Muslims and the Jews said that the last home of Allah that is the paradise is for the
Jews alone and not for anyone else. So a verse was revealed saying that if you think that
paradise is specially meant only for the Jews you call for death, seek for death. The only
thing the Jews had to do at that time anyone of them any one of those Jews a single person
would have come out and said I seek for death. I want to die not that he had to die not that
he had to act only thing he had to do was seek for death. Say I want to die and the
Qur’an continues. Tell them that if the last home for Allah is for them alone tellQur’an
would have been proved wrong. It has so easy to prove the
Jews came forward and said that I seek for death. It is a falsification test. But now you may
tell me, that all these tests are of the past how can we prove the
want to prove it wrong
times. For that time and for today and till eternity, the
claimed and said that the
Isra, Ch. No. 17, Verse No. 88, that say if all the humankind and jinn’s were to gather
together to produce the like of the
each other. It is a challenge that if all the humankind and jinn’s gathered to produce the like
of the
acclaimed as the best Arabic literature on the face of the earth by the Muslims and non-
Muslims alike. The Arabic language of the
unsurpassable, miraculous. It does not deviate away from truth. Even though it rhymes
unlike other poetry and literature. It is the highest order of rhetoric towards the revelation.
The same verse of the
person. It is a miraculous book. The same challenge that produce a recital like the
given in Surah Tur, Ch. No. 52, Verse No. 34, which… later on God Almighty, he made the
test easy for the people. In Surah Hud, Ch. No. 11, Verse No. 13, which says, ‘do they say
he has forged it, tell them produce 10 such Surahs forged and let them call for help anyone
besides Allah if they speak the truth. And no one could produce 10 Surahs exactly like the
Qur’an wrong but none of theQur’an wrong today if youQur’an has tests, falsification tests which are also meant for allQur’an mentions that many peopleQur’an is false. The Qur’an tells them it is mentioned in SurahQur’an they will bot be able to do it even if they helpedQur’an, they will not be able to do it even if they helped each other. The Qur’an isQur’an it is so clear so meaningful, intelligible,Qur’an can convince even a common man as well as an intelligentQur’an is
Qur’an
No. 38, that do they say he has forged it, say produce one Surah exactly forged like the
. Allah (SWT) further simplifies the test and says in Surah Yunus, Ch. No. 10, Verse
Qur’an
you speak the truth and they could not do it. Then Allah (SWT) gives an easiest of easy of
the test. The easiest falsification test in Surah Baqarah, Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 23 and 24,
which says… Arabic… ‘And if you are in doubt as what we have revealed to our servant from
time to time’ …Arabic… ‘Then produce a Surah somewhat similar to it’ …Arabic… ‘And call
forth your helpless and witnesses if there are any besides Allah’ …Arabic… ‘If you speak the
truth’…Arabic… ‘But you cannot’…Arabic… ‘And of a surety you cannot’…Arabic… ‘Then fear
the fire whose fuel shall be men and stones’…Arabic… ‘Which is prepared for those who
reject faith’. First the
(SWT) simplified and said produce 10 Surah like the
it says produce one Surah somewhat similar. ‘Mim mislihi’, the other places the
‘Mislihi’. Here it says ‘Mim mislihi’ some what similar to the
Arabs they failed miserably. Arabic was at its peak when the
several pagan Arabs, they tried but they failed miserably. Some of their works is yet present
in the historical books and it makes them a laughing stock. The challenge was there 1400
years ago, it is even there today. Today, there are more than 14 million Coptic Christians,
Christians who are Arab by birth. Arabic is their mother tongue. This test is even for them.
Even if they want to try and prove the
. One Surah forged exactly like the Qur’an and call to help anyone besides Allah, ifQur’an gave a challenge - produce a recital like the Qur’an. AllahQur’an. Then produce one Surah. HereQur’an saysQur’an and the non-MuslimQur’an was revealed. Several,Qur’an wrong, only thing they to do is produce one
8
Surah somewhat similar. And if you analyze certain Surahs, certain chapters of the
hardly containing a few words, but so far no one has been able to do it and no one will be
able to do it in future InshaAllah. You may tell me that Arabic is not my mother tongue. So
where do I fit in this test.
know Arabic every one in the world if they want if they want to try and prove the
Qur’an,Qur’an has a test even for the non Arabs. For people who do notQur’an
wrong, they can very well try their level best. I started my talk by quoting a verse from the
Holy
they consider the
have been many contradictions. There would have been many discrepancies. The
saying that if you want to prove the
single discrepancy, a single fault in the
word of the God. it is so easy. I do know that there are hundreds of people who have
pointed out mistakes and contradictions in the
are either out of context, they are misquotations, mistranslation to deceive the people. So
far no one has been able to take out a single contradiction, or a single mistake in the
Qur’an from Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 82, which says…Arabic… ‘That do notQur’an with care? Had it been from anyone besides Allah, there wouldQur’an isQur’an wrong, just point out a single contradiction. AQur’an and the Qur’an would be proved not to be theQur’an. Believe me all of them 100 percent
Qur’an
not very well versed with the scientific knowledge. I do know of several maulanas who are
well versed in Islam as well as science but suppose there is a maulana who is only well
versed with the historical facts of Islam but is not well versed with science. And suppose you
go to that maulana and tell him that here there is a scientific mistake in the
because he cannot clarify that scientific mistake the alleged scientific mistake in the
. Suppose there is a maulana who is very well versed in the history of Islam but isQur’an, justQur’an
that does not mean that
Furqan, Ch. No. 25, Verse No. 59, that ask the person who is well acquainted with those
things, if you want to ask about the
scientist and he will clarify what does the
audience they point out an Arabic grammatical mistake in the
arabic. I am just a student and if I cannot clarify that arabic mistake, if I am able to
Qur’an is not the word of God because Qur’an says in SurahQur’an if the Qur’an speaks about science ask aQur’an say. Similarly suppose any one of theQur’an I am not an expert in
Alhamdulillah
that arabic mistake since I am not an expert that does not mean that person who is an
expert in the field of Arabic. So for no one has been able to take out a fault in the
And
explanations no human being who believe in a God can say that
those people who do not believe in God Almighty, if they say it is different. But a person
who does not know who is not a Muslim but who believes in God after producing these
proofs even he cannot say it is not from God. The only third basic assumption remains is
that it is a divine origin. It is from God Almighty. It is from Allah (SWT) regarding the atheist
those who do not believe in God all those atheist that are present here I would like to
congratulate them. My special congratulation to the atheist because they are using their
intellect. They are using their reasoning power. Most of the people in the world who believe
in a God they are doing blind belief. He is a Christian because his father is a Christian, he is
a Hindu because his father is a Hindu. Some Muslims are Muslims because their father is a
Muslim. They are doing blind belief. This atheist even though he may belong to a religious
background, to a religious family he thinks that how is it possible that the people around me
they are worshipping a God which has got human qualities, qualities same as me. How can I
believe in such a God so he says there is no God. He rejects, some Muslims may ask me.
Zakir, how come you are congratulating an atheist. I am congratulating the atheist because
he has said the first part of the Shahadah. The Islamic creed… ‘
Now the only part remaining is ‘
argued with the first part of the Shahadah that there is no God. He does not believe in a
God, which has got human qualities. So it is our duty now to prove to him about the one
and true God Allah (SWT). The moment an atheist tells me I do not believe in God, I will ask
him a question - what is the definition of God? What do you mean by God and he has to
answer. You know why? Suppose I tell you, that this is a pen. If I say this is a pen for you to
say it is not pen, you have to know the meaning of a pen, you should know the definition of
a pen, you may not know what this is, but if I say this is a pen and if you have to say this is
not a pen, you should at least know the meaning of the pen. The definition of a pen. In the
, but if I am not able to clarify that arabic mistake since I am not able to clarifyQur’an.InshaAllah no one will ever be able to take out a fault in the Qur’an. After these logicalQur’an is not from God.La ilaha’ there is no God.Illallah’ but Allah, which we shall do InshaAllah He has
9
same way if an atheist says there is no God, he should know what is the meaning of God,
and the atheist they tell me that see these people around me what they worship, what Gods
they worship. It is their own creation, they have got human qualities, therefore I do not
believe in such Gods. Because the concept of God that these people have is a wrong
concept. Since you reject the wrong concept even I as a Muslim reject these wrong concepts
of God ‘
of Allah(SWT). Suppose there is a non-Muslim who believes that Islam is a ruthless religion.
It is merciless religion, it is a religion connected with terrorism, it is a religion which does
not give rights to the women. It is a religion which conflicts with science. And if he rejects
Islam, I will tell him I too reject such a religion which is merciless, which is ruthless, which
does not give rights to the women, which is unscientific, at the same time, I have to correct
the concept of Islam and tell him that Islam is a religion which is merciful, it has got nothing
to do with terrorism. It gives equal rights to the women. It does not conflict with science, it
conciliates with science. Then
is our duty to correct the concept. In the same manner I have to correct the concept of God
Almighty, of Allah (SWT) to the atheist. The best definition that I can give of Allah (SWT) of
God Almighty from the holy
‘Allah the absolute and eternal’, meaning, he is absolute, he is eternal. He has no beginning,
he has no end, he is the one who helps other people but does not require help…Arabic…
‘Allah, the absolute and eternal’…Arabic… ‘He begets not nor is he begotten’, he has no
father and mother. He has got no children, no begotten children…Arabic… ‘And there is
nothing unto him like in this world’. There is nothing comparable to him in this world. The
moment you can compare Allah (SWT) to anyone, he is not Allah (SWT) …Arabic… this is a
four line definition of Allah (SWT). If anyone who you claim to be God Almighty, who you
claim to be Allah (SWT) fits in this four line definition, we Muslims, we have got no objection
to accept him as God Almighty. To accept him as Allah (SWT) what… which are your
candidates, bring your candidates one by one. Some may say, that Bhagwaan Rajneesh
Osho, he is God Almighty. Let us put him to test. The first criteria is…Arabic… ‘Say he is
Allah one and only’, Rajneesh - we have several people like Rajneesh. We have plenty of
them in our country, but still a follower of Rajneesh will say no, Rajneesh is unique, he is
the only one. Okay give him a chance, okay let him pass the first test. No problem, the
second test is…Arabic… ‘Allah the absolute and eternal’. He does not require any help. He is
the person who helps other people. Rajneesh we know very well, he was suffering from
‘Asthma’ from ‘Diabetes’. He could not cure his own disease, what will he cure your disease
and my disease. When he went to America, he was imprisoned by the American
government, imagine God being imprisoned. He could not free himself, how will he free you
and me when we are in trouble and then he gives a statement that they gave me poison,
slow poisoning. Imagine God can be poisoned? Put him to test, the Archbishop of Greece
said that if you do not throw this godman Rajneesh out we will destroy his houses and the
houses of his disciples and the president had to throw him out of Greece. Is he absolute and
eternal? The third test…Arabic… ‘He begets not nor is he begotten’, I do not know how many
children’s he had but I do know that he had a father and a mother. He was born on the 11
La ilaaha’. But the moment I agree with him, I have to also tell him the true conceptInshaAllah the non-Muslim will accept the religion of Islam. ItQur’an is Surah Ikhlaas, Ch. No. 112, which says …Arabic…th
of December 1931 in Jabalpur and he died on the 19
his center in Pune, there it is mentioned ‘Bhagwaan Rajneesh - never born, never died, but
visited the earth from the 11
mention that he was not allowed to enter 21 countries of the world. He was not given the
visa. He tried to enter he could not enter 21 countries. Imagine God is visiting the world,
God is visiting the world, he cannot visit 21 countries. Is this the God you believe in? And
the last test…Arabic… ‘And there is nothing, there is nothing like him in this world, there is
nothing. There is nothing comparable, the moment you can think what God is, you can draw
his figure he is not God. We know very well that Rajneesh, he had long hair, he had a big
flowing beard which was white in color, he wore a robe, the moment you can think you can
draw a picture of God, he is not God…Arabic… If you say that God Almighty suppose is a
thousand times as strong as Arnold Schwarzenneger, do you know Arnold Schwarzenneger?
He was crowned Mr. Universe - the strongest man in the world. If you say that God Almighty
is a thousand times as strong as Arnold Schwarzenneger or Dara Singh or may be King
th of January 1990. But when you go toth of December 1931 to 19th January 1990’. They did not
10
Kong, he is not God. The moment you can compare him with anyone whether a thousand
times. whether a million times, whether ten million times. The moment you compare him
with anything, he is not God…Arabic… ‘There is nothing unto him like in this world, I leave it
upto the distinguished audience, the intellectual audience to decide for themselves that
whichever God they are worshipping, let them put their God to test. To this 4 test of the
Qur’an
no objection in accepting him as God Almighty. Otherwise, you can decide for yourself. After
giving these proofs some atheists they may agree that now we believe in such a God. But
most of the atheist will not agree. They will say we do not just believe in such definitions we
believe in something, which is ultimate. We believe in science. I do agree today is the age of
science and technology so lets put the scientific knowledge that we have. Let us apply it to
the
believe in such Gods, prove to us scientifically the existence of God. Then we will believe in
it. The first thing I would like to ask a question to these atheists or any educated man who
does not believe in a God and who believes only in science, that can you tell me the first
person who will be able to tell you the mechanism of an unknown object? There is an
object, an unknown object, an unknown machine, which no one in the world has ever seen
before or heard of before. Now this machine is brought in front of that atheist or the
educated man who believes in science that who will be the first person who will be able to
tell you the mechanism of this unknown object. I have asked this question to hundreds of
atheist, after little bit of thinking he replies may be the creator, the person who has created
the object, some may say the inventor. Some may say the manufacturer, some may say the
producer. Whatever they will say believe me it will be somewhat similar. Either the creator,
the maker, the manufacturer, the inventor, I have asked this question to hundreds of
atheists and all have given me somewhat similar answer. Whatever answer they give me I
accept it. I only keep it in my mind. It will be somewhat similar. The next person may be the
person whom the creator has told or may be that someone does a research but the first
person will be the creator, the manufacturer, the inventor or the producer. I ask the atheist
who believes in science how did this world come into existence? So he tells me that initially
the full universe was one mass the primary nebula, then there was a big bang, the
secondary separation, which gave rise to galaxies. And it formed the stars and the planet in
which we live. I ask him, where did you get all this fairy tales from? He says no! These are
not fairy tales, these are established facts, we have got proof for this. I will say where did
you learn? When did you learn all these fairy tales? He says no! These are scientific facts.
They are not fairy tales, we learnt it yesterday, yesterday in science means 50 years back,
may be 100 years back. Yesterday and in 1973 a couple of scientists got the noble prize for
discovering the big bang theory. So I tell okay you say it is a fact, I accept it but what do
you have to say about what is mentioned in the
Surah Al-Ambiya, Ch. No. 21, Verse No. 30…Arabic… ‘Do not the unbelievers see’ that the
heavens and the earth were joined together and we clove them asunder. My
was revealed 1400 years ago, there are enough historical proofs to show it was a book
which was present 1400 years ago, how come my
theory? It speaks in a nutshell. You say it was discovered yesterday, 50 years back, 100
years back, who could have mentioned this in the
somebody guessed. I do not challenge him, I do not challenge him, I proceed. The world we
live in what is the shape? He tells me, previously people thought the world was flat and
people were afraid to venture too far lest they would fall over. But now we have enough
scientific proof to show it is not flat, it is spherical. When did you learn? Yesterday! 100
years back, 200 years back in science. And if he has a good knowledge he replies that the
first person who proved that the world was spherical was Sir Francis Drake in 1597. I pose
him a question, analyze what the
that… ‘It is Allah who merges the night into day and merges the day into night’. Merging
means a slow and a gradual change. The night slowly and gradually changes into day and
the day slowly and gradually changes to night. This phenomenon is not possible if the world
is flat. It is only possible if the world is spherical. A similar message is given in Surah Al-
Zumar, Ch. No. 39, Verse No. 5, that… ‘The night overlaps the day and the day overlaps the
, if the God you are worshipping, if they pass these 4 test, we Muslims, we have gotQur’an. The atheists they say this is the world of science and technology, we do notQur’an 1400 years ago, it is mentioned inQur’an, whichQur’an says it speaks about your big bangQur’an. So the atheist tells me may beQur’an in Surah Luqman, Ch. No. 31, Verse No. 29, it says
11
night’. The Arabic word used is ‘
coiling, this coiling, this overlapping of the night over the day and the day over the night is
only possible if the earth is spherical. It is not possible if the earth is flat. You tell me it was
discovered recently. Can you account for who could have mentioned this in the
years ago. May be it is a good guess, it is a wild guess, it is a wild guess but it was a guess
I do not challenge him, I proceed. The light that we have the light that we obtain from the
moon. Where does it come from. So he will tell me that previously we thought that the light
of the moon was its own light, but today after science has advanced we have come to know
that the light of the moon, its not its own light but it is a reflected light of the sun. I will ask
him a question that it is mentioned in this
61… ‘Blessed is he who has created the constellation and placed there in a lamp and a moon
which has reflected light. The Arabic word for moon is ‘
is ‘
that the light of the moon is reflected light, you say you discovered it today how come it is
mentioned in the
immediately and then he may say may be, may be it is a fluke! I do not argue with him for
sake just for the sake of discussion I say okay you say it is a guess I do not argue with you.
Let us proceed, I ask him that when I was in school I passed my tenth standard in 1982. I
had learned that the sun was stationary, the sun revolved but it was stationery so he asked
me does this what the
says no. Today science is advanced, recently we came to know that the sun besides
revolving it also rotates it is not stationary it rotates about its axis and if you have an
equipment you can have the image of the sun on a tabletop. The sun has got black spots
and it takes about 25 days for these black spots to complete one rotation. Does the
Tanwara’ as though you coil a turban round the head,Qur’an 1400Qur’an in Surah Al-Furqan, Ch. No. 25, Verse No.Qamar’ and the light described thereMunir’ which is borrowed light or ‘Noor’ which is a reflection of light. The Qur’an mentionsQur’an 1400 years ago? He will pause for a time. He will not replyQur’an says. I say no! this is what I learned in school, is it true? HeQur’an
say it is stationary? He starts laughing Ha! Ha! I said no! the
No. 21, Verse No. 33…Arabic… ‘It is Allah who has created the night and the day, the sun
and the moon, each one rotating about its own axis. It revolves and rotates, each one
rotating about its own axis. You tell me who could have mentioned this scientific fact in the
Qur’an in Surah Ambiya, Ch.
Qur’an
the Arabs were very well advanced in the field of astronomy so may be some Arabs told
your Prophet and he mentioned this in his book. I do agree, I do agree that the Arabs were
very well advanced in the field of astronomy but I remind him that his dates are very poor.
The
Astronomy. So it is from the
vice-versa. So
field of Geography regarding water cycle. It says in Surah Zumar, Ch. No. 39, Verse No. 21,
that… ‘Sees not thou that it is Allah who sends down rain from the top, from the sky and
leads it into the sources of the earth and causes fields of various colors to grow’.
which was discovered recently? He is silent and after a long pause he replies that seeQur’an was revealed centuries before the Arabs became advanced in the field ofQur’an which the Arabs learned about astronomy. It is not theQur’an mentions about several scientific facts. The Qur’an says regarding theQur’an
speaks about the water cycle in great detail. It says in several other verses that the water
from the ocean rises up, it forms into clouds. The clouds condense, there is lightning and
rain falls from the clouds. It is mentioned in several places in the
Surah Muminun, Ch. No. 23, Verse No. 18. It is mentioned in Surah Rum, Ch. No. 30, Verse
No. 24, it is mentioned in Surah Nur, Ch. No. 24, Verse No. 43, it is mentioned in Surah
Rum, Ch. No. 30, Verse No. 48. In several places the
cycle which was discovered by Bernard Palacy in 1580. Only in the year 1580 was this
present coherent water cycle discovered. Who could have mentioned in the
years ago? In the field of Geology that atheist will tell you that there is a phenomenon
known as ‘Folding’. The earth that we live on, the earth’s crust is very thin. These mountain
ranges due to the phenomenon of ‘Folding’ prevents the earth from shaking. It gives
stability to the earth. I tell him that the
No. 6 and 7 that we have made the earth as an expanse …Arabic… ‘And the mountains as
stakes’. The
description which the scientist gave us today that like the text pegs. The mountains are like
text peg and the
31. ‘It says that we have set on the earth, mountains standing firm lest it would shake’.
Qur’an, it is mentioned inQur’an describes in detail this waterQur’an, 1400Qur’an mentions in Surah Naba, Ch. No. 78, VerseQur’an says that the mountains are made as stakes as pegs and this is theQur’an gives more information in Surah Al-Ambiya, Ch. No. 21, Verse No.
Qur’an
says that we have made the mountains to prevent the shaking of the earth. The
12
atheist will tell as that even though the salt water and the sweet water though meet they do
not mix, they do not mix. They remain separate, I will point out to him the verse in the
Qur’an
created two bodies of free flowing water. One sweet and palpable and the other salt and
bitter and between them, he has made a barrier which is forbidden to be trespassed’. A
similar message is given in Surah Rahmaan, Ch. No. 55, Verse No. 19 and 20 that… ‘He has
made two bodies of water between them is a barrier which is forbidden to be trespassed’.
Today science tells that salt water and sweet water do not mix. There is a partition. He may
tell me that may be some Arab, may be some Arab went underwater and he saw the
partition and mentioned in the
, from Surah Furqan, Ch. No. 25, Verse No. 53, which says… ‘It is Allah who hasQur’an. They fail to realize that this is an unseen barrier. The
Qur’an
Town, that is the southern most tip of Africa. Even in Egypt when the Nile flows into the
Mediterranean Sea. And the best example is the Gulf Stream which runs for thousands of
miles. Both the waters are present but they do not mix. The
Ch. No. 21, Verse No. 30…Arabic… ‘We have created every living things from water, will they
not they believe’ …Arabic…
Will you not then believe. Imagine in the deserts of Arabia where there is scarcity of water
who would have ever thought that every living creature is made of water. If they had to
guess, they would have guessed everything but water and today science tells us that
cytoplasm which is the main constituent of the cell it contains 80% of water. And every
living creature contains 50 to 90 percent water. Who could have mentioned this fact in the
says ‘Barzak’ an unseen barrier and this phenomenon is very much evident in CapeQur’an says in Surah Ambiya,Qur’an says… ‘We have created every living thing from water’.
Qur’an
of ‘Probability’ that suppose there are two options and out of those two options one is right
and one is wrong. The chances that if you make a wild guess, you will get the right answer,
it will be one out of two. It will be 50% for example if I toss a coin, the chances that I will
get a right answer is one out of two. It is 50%. If I toss a coin the second time the chances
I will be correct the second time is one out of two it is 50%. But the chances that I will be
correct in both the tosses first and second will be one out of two into one out of two that is
one fourth or 50 percent of 50 percent, that is 25 percent. If I throw a dice. The dice has
got six sides. 1,2,3,4,5,6. The chance if I make a wild guess, I will be right is one out of six.
The chance I will be correct all three times, the first toss, the second toss and the third
throw the chances I will be correct all three times, is 1 out of 2 into 1 out of 2 into 1 out of
6. Will be 1 upon 24. Lets apply this theory on ‘Probability’ to the
agree for the sake of argument Possible, a person gets all the matter that is mentioned in
the
1400 years ago? And the atheist is mum does not give you a reply. There is a theoryQur’an. Suppose, weQur’an, may be somebody has guessed. Let us put the theory of ‘Probability’ to the
Qur’an
think of the earth? Some may it is flat, some may say it is triangular, some may say it is
quadrangular, some may say it has 5 sides, pentagonal, some may say hexagonal, some
may say heptagonal, some may say octagonal, some may say spherical. Let us say assume
that you can think of about 30 different shapes of the Earth. The chances that that if any
one makes a wild guess, he will be right are 1 upon 30. The light of the moon. It can be
own light or it can be reflected light. The chances that any one makes a wild guess, he will
be right are 1 upon 2. But the chances that both his guesses that the earth is spherical and
the light of the moon is reflected, both are correct is 1 upon 30 into 1 upon 2 that is 1 upon
60. In the desert of Arabia, what can a person think that a human being can be made of,
that the living creature be made of? A person in the desert may think, it is made of sand,
may be it is made of wood, may be it is made of aluminum, of iron, of copper, of oil, of
water, of hydrogen, of oxygen, you can make at least 10 thousand guesses and the last that
any one will guess in the deserts of Arabia is water. But the
being is made of water. In Surah Al-Ambiya, Chapter No. 21, Verse No. 30, it says in Surah
Nur, Chapter No. 24, Verse No 45, that… ‘Every animal is made up of water’. And Surah
Furqaan, Chapter No. 25, Verse No. 54, ‘Every human being is made of water’. If you make
a wild guess, the chances that you will be right is 1 upon 10 thousand. The chances that
anyone will make 3 guesses and all 3 will be right, that the earth is spherical, that the light
of the moon is reflected light, and every living being is made of water will be 1 upon 30 into
1 upon 2 into 1 upon 10 thousand which is 1 upon 60 thousand. It works out to .00017
. The Qur’an says that the world is spherical. What different shapes can a personQur’an says that every living
13
percentage. I leave it upto you the audience to decide for your selves that if you apply the
theory of probability to the
unknown at that time. If anyone made a guess, the chances that all the hundred would be
right, it will be somewhere very very close to zero and in the theory o probability, it will be
zero. Some may pose the question, that Zakir, are you using scientific knowledge to prove
the
a book of signs ‘s-i-g-n-s’,
more than a thousand have scientific knowledge. I am not using science to prove the
Qur’an. The Qur’an mentions hundreds of facts, which wereQur’an? I would like to remind that Qur’an is not the book of science ‘s-c-i-e-n-c-e’, it isQur’an has got 6000 signs, Ayats more than 6000. Out of whichQur’an
right because to prove anything right, we have to use a yardstick. Something which is
ultimate. For us Muslims, the ultimate is the
Qur’an. Ultimate yardstick is the Qur’an. Qur’an
is the
educated man who does not believe in God, for him, science is the ultimate. It is his
yardstick. So I am using his yardstick to prove whatever
well that many times science takes a U turn therefore I have only spoken about scientific
facts which have got evidence and proof. I have not talked about theories, which are based
on assumptions. I am using his yardstick to say that whatever your yardstick has said
recently 100 years back, it has already been mentioned in the
a common agreement that the
several scientific facts.
plant have been created in pairs’ which you discovered recently. It says in Surah Rad,
Chapter No. 13, Verse No. 3, that… ‘The fruits are created in pairs’. In the field of geology, it
is mentioned in Surah Anam Chapter No. 6, Verse No. 38, that ‘The animals and birds live in
community’, which science has discovered recently. The
No. 16, Verse No. 68 and 69, ‘It is the female bee which goes out and collects the honey’. It
is not the male bee which science has discovered recently. These bees, they describe the
pathway of the new garden they have found by the flapping of the wings. It is mentioned in
the
29, Verse No. 41, that… ‘The house of the spider is fragile’. Besides describing the physical
nature, of the web of the spider, it is also describing about the relationship, the family
relation in which many a times the female spider kills the male spider. The
Surah Naml, Chapter No. 27, Verse No. 17 and 18 that ants are talking to one another. You
may think, it is a fairy tale book. What! Ants are talking to one another, Today science tells
us, the insect or the animal, which has the closest resemblance to the lifestyle of the human
beings, it is the ants. It buries the dead. It has a very higher system of communication. It
has market place etc.
No. 16, Verse No. 68 and 69, that you get the honey from the belly of the bee which we
discovered today and in the honey, there is a healing for man kind. Today science tells us in
the honey, there are antiseptic properties. No wonder that Russian soldiers used it to cover
their wounds which left very little scar tissue. It is used in the treatment of certain allergies.
Furqaan. It is the criteria to judge right from the wrong. But for that atheist, for anQur’an has said. And we know veryQur’an and finally we come toQur’an is more superior than science. Qur’an mentions aboutQur’an says in Surah Ta Ha, Chapter No. 20, Verse No. 53 that… ‘TheQur’an says in Surah Nahl, ChapterQur’an, which we discovered recently. The Qur’an says in Surah Ankabut, Chapter No.Qur’an says inQur’an also speaks about the medicine. It says in Surah Nahl, Chapter
Qur’an
Surah Muminun, Chapter No. 23, Verse No. 21. It describes the blood circulation and the
production of milk. And 600 years after the
Nafeez discovered it and 1000 years after the revelation of the
made it famous to the western world.
the
recite or proclaim in the name of thy lord who created’. Who created the human being from
some thing, which clings. A leech like substance. This and several other embryological data
which is given in
highest authority in the field of Embryology. He lives in Toronto in Canada. And was asked
the question. Whatever matter the
followed the guidelines of the
asked Professor Keith Moore. Is it true? He said that majority. Majority of the matter in the
speaks about physiology. Its says in Surah Nahl, Chapter No. 16, Verse No. 66 andQur’an speaks about blood circulation, IbnQur’an, did William HarveyQur’an speaks about Embryology. The first verses ofQur’an to be revealed were from Surah Alaq or Surah Iqra. It says….Arabic… ‘Read,Qur’an was taken to Professor Keith Moore who happen to be are of theQur’an speaks about embryology, is it true? Some ArabsQur’an - if you are in doubt ask the person who knows so they
Qur’an
are certain statements in the
know it. And one such verse was this that we have created the human being from
something, which clings - a leech like substance. He went and got a photograph of a leech
is 100 percent perfect matching with the latest discoveries of embryology but thereQur’an, which I cannot comment on because, I myself do not
14
and examined in his laboratory in a very… under a powerful microscope the early stages of
an embryo and it exactly matched with the photograph. Then he said, whatever the
Qur’an
mentions, its perfectly right and whatever new data he got from the
it into his book- The developing human. And took out a 3
medical book written by any person in that year. And he said that whatever the
Qur’an, he incorporatedrd edition for which he got, the bestQur’an
mentions, all the things about embryology, we discovered recently. It is one of the latest
branch of medicine. It cannot be written by any human being, it has to be of divine origin.
The
from what he is created? He is created from a drop emitted from between his backbone and
rib. And today we know, that the genital organs, testes and the ovaries, during the
embryonic age, they develop from where the kidney is placed - between the backbone and
the 11
46, and Surah Qiyamah, Chapter No. 75, Verse No. 37 to 39, it says that it is the male
which is responsible for the sex of the child which we discovered recently. The
that the embryo is covered that the fetus is covered in three layers of darkness, which is
confirmed today, the
Muminum, Chapter No. 23, Verse 12 to 14, and in Surah Hajj, Chapter No. 23, Verse No. 5,
it says that ‘The human being have been created from a minute quantity of liquid’. From
something which clings, a leech like substance, then made into a ‘
substance, then made into ‘
Qur’an says in Surah Tariq, Chapter No. 86, Verses 5 to 7. It says ‘Does no man thinkth and the 12th rib. The Qur’an says in Surah Najm, Chapter no 53, Verse no 45 andQur’an saysQur’an describes the embryonic stages in great detail. In Surahmudgah’ a chewed likeizamaan’ that is bones, then clothed with ‘Laham’ that is flesh
Qur’an
Sajdah, Chapter No. 32, Verse No. 9 and Surah Insan, Chapter No. 76, Verse No. 2, that…
‘It is Allah who gives you the faculty of hearing and sight’ and today medical knowledge tells
us, that hearing comes first. It is developed completely by the 5
then the eyes is split open by the 7
Qiyamah, Chapter No. 75, Verse No.s 3 to 4, that when the question is posed, how will Allah
(SWT) assemble the bones on the day of judgement? Allah replies that we will not only be
able to assemble your bone we even assemble your very fingertips.
(SWT) can also assemble your fingertips. What does it mean? In 1880, Sir Golt, he
described the method of finger printing, which today we use it to identify people. No two
fingerprints even in a million people are identical.
method 1400 years ago. There are several examples of science, if you want to know more
details, about the scientific knowledge, which is mentioned in the
my videocassette ‘
sale in the foyer. I would like to give one more scientific fact that there was a scientist in
Thailand by the name of Professor Thagada Shaun. Who did a great deal of research in the
field of pain receptors. Previously science thought that only the brain was responsible. Only
the brain was responsible for the pain. But recently we have discovered, that there are pain
receptor present in the skin, which is responsible,
4, Verse No. 54, that as to those who reject our signs, we will cast them into the hell fire
and as often as the skin is roasted, we shall change it with new skin so that they shall feel
the pain. Indirectly
the pain. It is giving an indication about the pain receptor. At first Professor Tagada Shaun
could not believe. On verification when he realized that this book is speaking about pain
receptor, 1400 years ago, he embraced Islam in a medical conference at Cairo and said ‘
ilaaha illallah Muhammad ur Rasool Allah
May peace be upon him is the messenger of Allah.
Then you pose the question to the atheist - who could have mentioned all the scientific facts
in the
Who is the person that can tell you the mechanism of an unknown object, It is the creator,
It is the inventor. It is the maker, It is the producer. In the same way, the person who can
mention all these facts in the
Universe and its contents which we call in English language as God and more appropriately
in the Arabic language as Allah, Francis beacon has rightly said that little knowledge of
science makes you an atheist but an in-depth study of science makes you a believer in God
Almighty. No wonder today, scientists are eliminatory the model of God but they are not
describe the embryonic stages in great detail. The Qur’an also mention in Surahth month of pregnancy. Andth month of pregnancy. Qur’an gives the reply in SurahQur’an is saying, Allah | | | | | | |
