tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144056322024-03-08T18:16:38.181+08:00Comparative Religion / Perbandingan Agama : Mengenal Agama-agama DuniaMari kita mengenal agama-agama dunia, belajar dan mencari kebenaran. Agar semua diberikan hidayah dan petunjuk menuju jalan benar.abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-7773036898946298202007-02-01T10:32:00.000+08:002007-02-01T10:37:34.432+08:00Hayatilah Video Ini Wahai Rakan-rakan daripada Agama Lain<div align="center"><br /> <a style="left: 347px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" class="abp-objtab visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/36Glj_FAGcw"></a><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/36Glj_FAGcw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/36Glj_FAGcw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1123553729594984642005-08-09T10:13:00.000+08:002005-08-09T10:17:21.366+08:00QUR’AN AND MODERN SCIENCE<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:8;">Material prepared by: <span style="font-size:85%;">Shah Kirit bin Kakulal Govindji</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style=""><span style="text-decoration: none;">E-Mail: </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="mailto:shah@saba.com.my"><span style="text-decoration: none;">shah@saba.com.my</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hand phone: 019 – 555 7770</span></span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Bismillahir Rohmanir Rohim. In the name of Almighty God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Alhamdulillahi Robbil ‘Alamin. All praise is due to Him alone, The Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer of the Universe.<br /><br /></span> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Chairperson, Distinguished Guests, Learned Speakers, Brothers and Sisters, I welcome you with the universal greeting of Islam; Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh; May Peace, Blessing and Mercy of Almighty God be with you.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">First of all I will like to thank the organisors for this invitation. The subject for this evening is “Islam and Modern Science”. This subject is basically divided into two parts. Firstly we have to compare our Holy Scriptures against Modern Science. Next we need to analyze whether they are compatible or incompatible.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">This topic is timely and relevant. Today many people are of the opinion that science and religion cannot get along. They believe one would only progress if they were to follow science and would stay backwards if they were to follow religion. Is this true? The famous physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Albert Einstein once said; “Science without Religion is misguided and Religion without Science is blind”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Holy Scripture in Islam is the Qur’an. We Muslims believe that the Qur’an is of completely divine origin, being the verbatim words of God sent as guidance for all humankind. The Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the last and final revelation of God sent through the last and final prophet of God, Muhammad pbuh 1400 years ago.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur’an is not the book of ‘science’ but it is the book of ‘signs’. The Qur’an contains more than 6000 signs or ayats of which no less than 1000 of it touches on scientific facts.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">We all know that science sometime takes a u-turn. Therefore I would only be speaking on established scientific facts and not on theories or hypothesis, as they are not based on proofs but assumptions.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Let us analyze how the universe was created. We all know about the ‘Big Bang’, where the universe was once joined together as one big primary nebula. Then there was a big bang or explosion that resulted the formation of galaxies. These then divided to form the stars, planets, moons, satellites and the earth we live in. Scientist estimates that there are about 250 billion galaxies in the universe and each galaxy contains 300 billion stars!<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur’an speaks about the ‘Big Bang’ in 21:30 “Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and earth was once joined together (as one unit of creation) before We clove them asunder”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In 1929, Edwin Hubble with the aid of a giant telescope discovered that the galaxies were moving further and further from the earth. Later some other scientists discovered that the galaxies were also moving further from one another. This proved that the universe is not stable but it is steadily expanding. Stephen Hawkins in his book ‘A brief history of time’ mentioned: “The discovery that the universe was expanding was one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of the 20<sup>th</sup> century”.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">1400 years ago, before man even learnt how to build a telescope, the Qur’an mentions in 51:47 “For it is We who created the universe, which is steadily expanding”. If the universe is expanding with time then it means if we go back in time, the universe would be shrinking to a point of zero matter. Thus the universe must have been created from nothing; no matter, no time and no space! This also proofs that the universe didn’t exist by itself but was created by a Creator God. The Qur’an also mentions this fact in 6:101 “Allah is the originator of heavens and earth”. Science does not reject the existence of God the Creator of the universe but it rejects the models of gods (demigods). Translated in Arabic, it will read “La ilaha Ilallah” which means, “There is no god but Allah!”<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">For a long time European philosophers and scientist believed in the Geocentric concept, i.e.: the earth is in the centre of the universe and every thing in the universe including our sun moved around it. In 1512, Nicholas Copernicus put forward his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary Movement, i.e.; the sun is motionless in the centre of our solar system and the planets moved around it.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Today we know as a fact that the sun is not motionless but it also moves in its orbit around the centre of our Milky Way galaxy at the speed of 150 miles per second (720 000 Km per hour). It takes about 200 million years for the sun to complete one orbit. The Qur’an mentions in 36:40 “It is not permitted for the sun to catch up with moon, nor can the night outstrip the day, each (just) swims along in its own orbit (according to law)”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">It was only a few decades ago that we discovered the sun too rotates around its axes, which takes about 25 days to complete one rotation. Even this fact is also mentioned in the Qur'an in 21:33 “It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all swims along its rounded course”. The Arabic word used for ‘swim’ is ‘yasbahun’ which is derived from the word ‘sabaha’, which means ‘motion from a moving body’.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Previously mankind thought the earth was flat. They were afraid to sail too far lest they will reach the edge and fall. The first person to sail around the world was Sir Francis Drake in 1597. Only then people knew that the world was spherical.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">1400 years ago, when the whole world thought that the earth was flat, the Qur’an gave the spherical description of the earth in several verses. In 31:29 “Allah merges night into day and He merges day into night”. Merging means that the night slowly and gradually changes into day and vice versa. This is only possible if the earth was spherical because if the earth was flat, there will be a sudden change from night to day.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Furthermore in 39:5 “He makes the night overlap the day and the day overlap the night”. The Arabic word used here is ‘kawara’ meaning to overlap or to coil, i.e. to coil a turban indicating the earth is spherical.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The exact shape of earth is mentioned in 79:30 “and He had made the earth egg shaped”. The Arabic word used here is ‘dahaha’ which comes from the root word ‘duhiya’ meaning ostrich egg. The earth is not perfectly spherical like a ball but it is little flat on the poles and slightly bulging in the centre. It is geospherical just like the shape of an ostrich egg.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Geologists tell us today that the radius of the earth is 3750 miles and the outer solid crust is very thin, ranging between 1 to 30 miles. The deeper layers are hot and fluid. The earth is just like an egg, which has a thin layer of solid shell on outside and inside is fluid. The earth spins around it axes at a speed of more than 1000 miles/hour. Imagine if we spin the egg at the speed of only 100 miles/hour, what will happen? The egg could not survive the pressure and it will explode. The earth too could not have survived if not for the fact that the mountains have been stabilizing the earth as well as acting as pegs which holds the earth crust together.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur'an mentions about the mountains giving stability to earth in 21:31 “and We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them”. The Qur’an also mentions about the function of mountains as pegs in 78:6-7 “have We not made the earth as a wide expanse, and the mountains as pegs?”<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur’an says in 21:30 “We made from water every living thing”. Today with the help of advanced science equipments we come to know that cytoplasm, the basic substance in cell is made of 80% water. Research also has shown that most organisms contain 50% - 90% water. Every living thing needs water for its existence. Who could have known this fact 1400 years ago and that too in the desert of Arabia?<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">A group of Arab students collected all the verses in the Qur’an related to embryology, translated them into English and presented to Prof. (Dr) Keith Moore, who was the Professor of embryology and the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy in University of Toronto, Canada. Presently he is one of the highest authorities in the field of embryology. After carefully examining those verses, he said most of the verses from the Qur’an on embryology were in perfect conformity with modern discoveries in the field of embryology.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">However there were few verses that he could not comment as science has not reach to that level. One such verse was from 96:1-2 “Proclaim! In the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, who created man out of alaq”. The Arabic word ‘alaq’ means clot of congealed blood or something that clings or leech like substance. Prof Keith Moore at that time didn’t know whether the embryo at initial stage looks like a leech. He took a diagram of leech and studied the embryo under a very powerful microscope. He was astonished at the striking resemblance between the two.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In 1981 during the 7<sup>th</sup> Medical Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Dr Moore said “it is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allah, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a Messenger of God”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The embryonic stages is accurately mentioned in the Qur’an in 23:14 “Then We made the sperm into ‘alaqah’ (a clot of congealed blood), then We made into ‘mudghah’ (foetus lump), this mudghah is transformed into ‘izam’ (bones) and cloth it with ‘lahm’ (flesh)”.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In this verse Allah states that the sperm is made into ‘alaqah’ (clot of congealed blood or something that clings or leech like substance). It is scientifically accepted that the embryo in initial stage looks like a leech, also looks like a clot of congealed blood and it also clings to the wall of uterus. Then it is made into mudghah (foetus lump) and transformed into ‘izam’ (bones) and clothed with ‘lahm’ (flesh or muscles). These stages are in perfect agreement with modern scientific discoveries!<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur’an says in 4:82 “Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other than God, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy.” For a scripture to claim that it is from a divine source there could not have been even a single discrepancy or contradiction in it. There are more than 1000 verses in the Qur’an that touches on science. About 80% of them have been proven to be correct and are in perfect agreement with modern science. The balance 20% cannot be proven to be correct or incorrect because modern science has not reached the level of the Qur’an!<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">There is not even a single verse of the Qur’an that goes against established scientific facts. On the contrary the Qur’an, which was revealed 1400 years ago contains profound scientific facts, that were yet to be discovered by humankind centuries later.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Any person who claims that he / she is logical, rational, scientific and <u>honest</u> will have no other choice but to admit that the Qur’an is the word of Almighty God! If the Qur’an is not the word of God, then you tell me who else could have written it 1400 years ago.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Some allege that Prophet Muhammad must have written the Qur’an with the help of other people. To disprove this allegation it is enough to say that it was impossible for any single human being at that time to have their own knowledge on all the scientific facts mentioned above.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Others may allege that the Qur’an have been copied from earlier scriptures. The point to note here is that there is not a single scripture of the past that mentions these scientific facts with such accuracy. On the contrary you will find many errors and contradictions in them.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">There have also been claims that the Qur’an was written by Satan. Then why the Qur’an says in 4:119 “Whoever, forsaking God, takes Satan for a friend, has of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest”. In 24:21 “follow not Satan’s footsteps, if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong”. If Satan were the author of Qur’an, why would the Satan condemn itself?<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tonight when you go home, you owe yourself at least to ponder on this truth; who else could be the author of the Qur’an if it was not Almighty God? The Qur’an says in 2:256 “truth stands out clear from falsehood” and in 17:81 “truth has arrived and falsehood perished; for falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">We can go on and on but time does not permit me to do so. If you have any questions, do let me know and I will do my level best to answer them.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">May Almighty God forgive me if I had done any mistakes. Everything good is from Almighty God and the shortcomings are mine alone. Thank you.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1123553471541885272005-08-09T10:09:00.000+08:002005-08-09T10:11:11.550+08:00Women's Right In Islam<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Prepared by Shah Kirit Bin Kakulal Govindji<br />E-Mail: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;"><u><a href="mailto:language@tm.net.my"><span style="font-size: 78%;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">language@tm.net.my</span></span></a></u><br /><span style="font-size: 78%;">Hand phone: 019-555 7770</span></span></span></p> <p align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">INTERFAITH FORUM – MMU CYBERJAYA, 5</span><sup style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> MAC 2002</span></p> <p align="justify"><br /></p> <p>Bismillahir-Rohmaanir-rohiim. Alhamdulillahi Robbil ‘Alamin. Assolatu wassalam ‘ala Rasulillah wa ‘ala alihi wa ashabihi ajmain, ammabad. A’uzubillahi minash syaitoonir Rojim. Robbish rohli sadri, wa yassirli amri, wahlul ‘udatamillisani, yafqauhu qawli. Bismillahir rohmaanir rohim. Ud’u ila sabili robbika bil hikmah wamau’ ‘izotil hasanah wajadilhum billati hiya ahsan.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Chairperson, Distinguished Guests, Learned Speakers, Respected Elders, Brothers and Sisters, I welcome you with the universal greeting of Islam, Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi wabarokatuh, may peace and blessing of Almighty God be with you all.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>First of all, I will like to congratulate the <span lang="en-GB">organizers</span> for initiating this interfaith forum on the subject ‘Women’s rights’. This will not only foster better understanding of other’s religions but more importantly I hope it will give us a correct understanding on the issue of women’s rights in our own religion based on authentic scriptures. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>The subject for tonight is “Women’s rights according to the holy scriptures”. According to Oxford Dictionary, Women’s rights are the rights that promote a position of social and legal equality of women to men with regards to the right to vote, the right to property etc.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>For the purpose of tonight’s forum, it is important that we discuss about these women’s rights based on our holy scriptures and not based on our own opinion or assumptions. Therefore I will be speaking of these women’s rights based on the holy scriptures of Islam, which are the Qur’an and Hadith i.e.; the sayings and the actions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).</p> <p><br /></p> <p>InshaAllah I will touch on women’s rights with regards to spiritual rights, economical rights, social rights, educational rights, legal rights and their political rights. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>With regards to their spiritual rights, the Qur’an says in 4:124 “If any do deeds of righteousness – be they male or female – and have faith, they will enter heaven and not the least justice will be done to them”. In 49:13 “Verily the most honored in the sight of Allah is the Most righteous of you” - regardless whether you are male or female. In 33:35 “For believing man and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for man and women who give in charity, for man and women who fast, for men and women who guard their chastity, for men and women who engage much in God’s praise – for them God has prepared forgiveness and great rewards”. This verse clearly specifies that both men and women have equal spiritual responsibilities.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Islam gave the economical rights to women 1300 years before the west. It was only in 1870 in England that West recognized the rights of married women to own or dispose any of her property without consultation. In Islam, an adult Muslim woman can own or dispose any of her property without consultation.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>A Muslim woman is allowed to work if she wishes to work. There is not a single verse from the Qur’an or authentic Hadith that prevents or prohibits a woman to do any work that is lawful and within the preview of Islamic shariah. A true Muslim society requires women to take up profession such as doctors. We do need female gynecologist, female nurses, female teachers etc. Women are also allowed to do business and the best example I can give is Khadijah (mAbpwh) the wife of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). She was one of the most successful businessperson of her time.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In Islam a woman has no financial obligations! All financial obligations are laid on the shoulders of men in the family. Before the woman is married, it is the duty of the father and the brothers to look after her needs such as food, shelter, clothing etc. and once she is married it becomes the duty of the husband and her sons. In genuine cases where two ends do not meet and there is financial crisis, the woman has the option to work but absolutely on her own free will. I use to say to my wife; ‘my money is my money and your money but your money is only your money’.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>When a woman gets married, she is also on the receiving end. For a marriage to solemnize in Islam, ‘Maher’ or dowry is compulsory to be given to the woman. It is mentioned in 4:4 “Give the woman in dowry, a marital gift”. There is no upper or lower limit for dowry.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Let us analyze the social rights of women such as the rights of the daughter, wife and mother in Islam. Firstly let us look at the rights of the daughters. Islam prohibits infanticide, the killing of female children. It was a common practice in pre-Islamic Arabia for female children to be buried alive. It is mentioned in 81: 8-9 “When the female child is buried alive and when she questions you for what crime was she killed”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Female infanticide is still common among some of the societies in this world today for example in China and India. In places like Rajasthan and Tamilnadu in India, you can find advertisement such as ‘Spend Rp 500 and save Rp 500,000’ suggesting spend Rp 500 on ultra sonography to identify the sex of the child. If it is a female child you can abort it and save Rp 500,000 in upbringing her and the money you spend for dowry. It is a common practice among the Indian where the woman has to give a hefty dowry to the man in marriage. According to a BBC report in a programme titled ‘Let her die’, gave the statistic that 3000 fetuses are aborted a day in India on being identified as female, which is more than a million a year! According to the report from Tamilnadu Government Hospital, out of ten female children born, four are put to death!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Islam also prohibits for rejoicing at the birth of a male child and being saddened at the birth of a female child. In 16:58-59 “When news is brought to one of them on the birth of a female child, his face darkens and is filled with inward grief! He hides in shame from his people for the news he has received”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In the Hadith of Ahmad, the prophet has said that “Anyone who brings up two daughters properly, on the Day of Judgment they will be like this to me” indicating they will be very close to the prophet.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Let’s look into the rights of a wife in Islam. All previous civilizations considered women to be the instrument of devil but the Qur’an refers to woman as ‘Mohsana’, which means fortress against devil. When a good woman marries a man, she prevents the husband from going to the wrong path and keeps him on the straight path - ‘Siratul Mustaqeem’. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Islam forbids monasticism and it is mentioned in S.B. 7:3:4 “Those who has the means to marry, they should marry – for it will help them to lower their gaze and guard their modesty”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Qur’an says in 4:19 “You are forbidden to inherit woman against their will”. Therefore the permission of both the male and female are required in a marriage. A father cannot force his daughter to marry against her wishes.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In S.B. 7:43:69 “A lady was forced by her father to marry against her will – and she went to see the prophet (pbuh) and the prophet invalidated the marriage”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Another Hadith in Ibn Hanbal Hadith # 2469 “A daughter was forced by her father to get married – and when the daughter approached the prophet (pbuh), he said she can either continue or invalidate the marriage”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Qur’an says in 2:187 “Your wives are your garments and you are their garments”. Garments are used to conceal and beautify. Similarly husbands and wives should conceal one another’s mistakes and beautify each other.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>4:19 “Treat your wife on a footing of equity and kindness even if you dislike her, for you may be disliking a thing which Allah has made good for you.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>The only act above respect to mother is the worship of Allah swt. The Qur’an says in 4:1 “Respect the womb that bore you”. It further says in 46:15, 6:151 and 31:14 “You have to be kind to your parents”. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Let’s analyze the educational rights of the woman in Islam. The first verse that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was 96:1 “Read, proclaim or recite in the name of thy Lord”. The first guidance that was ordained by Almighty God to mankind, both male and female was not to pray, fast or give in charity but it was to read! Islam pays the utmost importance to education.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>It is reported in S.B. “The women once approached Prophet Muhammad and said; ‘you are usually surrounded by men, why don’t you give us one particular day so we too can ask you questions’ – and the prophet agreed”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Aishah the wife of the prophet (mAbpwh) has herself narrated no less than 2210 hadiths. She has also guided all the four caliphs. She has taught no less than 88 scholars. In present day example, she was not only a professor but she was the professor of the professors! She was also an expert in the field of medicine and mathematics.</p> <p>There are several other examples in Islam where women held high positions in society as far as knowledge was concern. Safiya was an expert in the field of fiqh i.e. Islamic Jurisprudence. Umm Salma has taught no less than 32 scholars. Saeeda Nafisa the grand daughter of Hassan was also been said to have taught Imam Shafie.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>With respect to the legal rights of women, Islamic law protects the life and property of both male and female. The Qur’an says in 5:30 “As to the thief, whether he be man or woman, cut of his or her hand as a punishment for the crime, an example from Allah”.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>24:2 “If any commits fornications, be it man or woman, flog them with 100 stripes”. Imagine Islam gave both male and female equal legal rights 1400 years ago when it was common for a man who committed a murder, he can put his wife to replace him for the death penalty. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>In 24:4 “If any of you put a charge against the chastity of a woman, produce four witnesses, and if they falter flog them with 80 stripes”. For small crimes in Islam you require 2 witnesses while for a big crime 4 witnesses are required. Accusing a woman falsely in Islam is considered as a big crime, therefore you require 4 witnesses. See how much Islam protects the good name of women!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>For the political rights of women, Islam gave women the rights to vote some 1400 years ago. They too can take part in the process of law making. In 60:12 “O prophet when the believing women come to thee with an oath of fealty”. The Arabic word used here is ‘Bayan’ where the women came to the prophet and they agreed with him being the head of the state. According to a famous hadith: “Caliph Omar was having discussion with several companions and was considering of putting an upper limit for the dowry since young men were discourage from getting married. A lady from the back seat objected and quoted 4:20 ‘You can even give a heap of treasure, a heap of gold in dowry’. She said when the Qur’an doesn’t put any upper limit on dowry then who is Omar to put a limit? Immediately Caliph Omar said: ‘Omar was wrong and the lady is right’.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>We can continue talking about various rights Islam has given to women for several days altogether but time does not permit me to do so now. Anyway I will like to end by narrating two hadiths that clearly shows how high has Islam elevated the status of women. According to a hadith related by Ahmad in Ibn Majah “ Paradise lies at the feet of the mother”. This does not mean that every step that my mother takes in the street, the rocks and soil becomes paradise. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>In S.B. 8:2:2 “A man approached and asked prophet Muhammad (pbuh): ‘Who deserves most my love, attention and companionship’? The prophet replied ‘your mother’. The man asked ‘after that who’? The prophet said ‘your mother’. The man asked ‘after that who’? Again the prophet replied ‘Your mother’. The man asked again ‘after that who’ and the prophet replied ‘Your father’. In short the gold medal, silver medal and the bronze medal goes to the mother and the father has to be satisfied with the consolation prize!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1123552926879580912005-08-09T09:58:00.000+08:002005-08-09T10:07:40.823+08:00Perbandingan Agama Kristian Dengan Agama Islam<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oleh Brother Ungku Fauzi</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No. Telefon : 012 921 0007</span><br /></div> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><u>Mengenal Agama Kristian</u></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><i>Sejarah Agama Kristian</i></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Agama Kristian berkisar tentang perjalanan hidup nabi Isa a.s atau Jesus Christ. Maka apabila kita berbicara tentang sejarah agama Kristian kita sebenarnya menyentuh mengenai perjalanan hidup Jesus Christ. Oleh demikian maka sejarah agama Kristian terbahagi kepada tiga era iaitu:<br /><br /></p>1. Era sebelum kehadiran Jesus Christ <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;">2. Era sewaktu kehadiran Jesus Christ</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;">3. Era selepas kehadiran Jesus Christ<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">1. <u>Era Sebelum Kehadiran Jesus Christ.</u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Oleh kerana Jesus Christ dikatakan berketurunan Yahudi dan telah dihantar oleh tuhan khusus untuk kaumnya, maka era sebelum kehadiran Jesus adalah era yang mengesahkan tentang kaumnya. Kaum Yahudi adalah pengikut nabi Musa a.s atau Moses yang diturunkan kitab Taurat kepadanya. Kitab Taurat mengandungi hukum hakam dan syariat nabi Musa a.s yang diperintahkan tuhan kepada bani Israel. Oleh kerana jarak waktu diantara nabi Musa a.s dan Jesus Christ melebihi ribuan tahun, maka tidak hairanlah jika sepanjang tempoh itu berlaku penyelewengan dan korupsi terhadap hukum Taurat oleh bani Israel.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Berikutan penyelewengan dan korupsi yang berlaku itu, kemungkaran, kemaksiatan, kelalaian dan kejahilan kian berleluasa di dalam masyarakat bani Israel. Bani Israel ketika itu bebas mengingkari perintah tuhan. Mereka telah jauh menyimpang daripada perintah tuhan. Berlatar belakang persekitaran kemungkaran inilah nabi Isa a.s atau Jesus Christ telah di turunkan oleh tuhan kepada bani Israel untuk mengembalikan mereka ke jalan yang benar.<br /><br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">2. </span><u style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Era Ketika Kehadiran Jesus Christ</span> </u><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Jesus Christ telah dilahirkan di Palestin. Ibu beliau Siti Mariam ialah seorang anak dara. Kisah hidup Jesus Christ ketika kecil tidak banyak diketahui kerana tidak ada catatan mengenainya. Mengikut Al-Kitab, nubuwah (kerasulan) Jesus Christ bermula ketika beliau berumur 30 tahun. Beliau dikatakan gigih berkhutbah dan berceramah di rumah ibadat kaum Yahudi sama ada di kuil ataupun di sinagog. Khutbah-khutbah beliau pada ketika itu banyak mengajak kaum yahudi agar kembali kepada cara hidup dan ajaran yang diajar oleh nabi Musa a.s. Seruan beliau itu diterima baik oleh kaumnya yang selama ini tidak senang dengan gelagat para ulama Yahudi yang telah menyeleweng dan menyimpang jauh dari ajaran nabi Musa a.s yang sebenar<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Justeru itu, pengaruh Jesus Christ berkembang dengan cepat sehingga para ulama Yahudi berasa kedudukan serta pengaruh mereka tercabar dan terancam. Mereka tidak dapat menghalau Jesus Christ daripada berkhutbah di dalam Sinagog kerana apa yang disampaikan oleh beliau adalah berpandukan kepada ajaran sebenar agama Yahudi. Lalu secara diam-diam para ulama Yahudi telah mengatur langkah untuk menghapuskan Jesus Christ. Oleh kerana para ulama Yahudi tidak ada kuasa untuk menangkap, mendakwa dan menjatuhkan hukuman bunuh ke atas Jesus Christ, maka mereka telah mempengaruhi pihak berkuasa Rom yang memerintah jajahan Palestin ketika itu untuk menangkap Jesus Christ dengan alasan bahawa Jesus Christ adalah seorang aktivis yang berbahaya di kalangan kaumnya. Pihak berkuasa Rom yang amat prihatin dengan kestabilan tanah jajahan mereka telah berjaya dipedaya oleh hasutan para ulama Yahudi kerana takut akan adanya rampasan kuasa jika pengaruh Jesus Christ semakin merebak. Lanjutan daripada itu, pihak berkuasa telah berusaha untuk menangkap Jesus Christ.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Mengikut catatatan gereja, Jesus Christ telah berjaya ditangkap oleh pihak berkuasa Rom pada tengah malam Jumaat tahun ketiga kerasulan beliau. Akibat daripada penangkapan itu Jesus Christ dikatakan dijatuhkan hukum mati disalib pada petang Jumaat. Peristiwa ini dirayakan oleh penganut Kristian sebagai hari 'Good Friday.' Orang Kristian juga percaya bahawa Jesus Christ telah dihidupkan semula oleh tuhan pada hari Ahad yang berikutnya. Hari kebangkitan Jesus ini disambut oleh penganut Kristian sebagai hari ' Easter .' Empat puluh hari kemudian Jesus dikatakan telah diangkat naik kelangit. Sehingga hari ini Jesus dikatakan sedang berada disebelah tangan kanan tuhannya. Beliau dikatakan juga akan datang kembali diakhir zaman. Sementara itu pengikut beliau menunggu kepulangan beliau dengan penuh setia. Mereka beranggapan bahawa akhir zaman yang dijanjikan oleh Jesus amat hampir sekali.<br /><br /> </p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">3. </span><u style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">Era selepas ketiadaan Jesus Christ.</u> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;">Setelah berjaya memisahkan Jesus Christ daripada pengikutnya, para ulama Yahudi menumpukan pula usaha mereka terhadap pembasmian para pengikut Jesus. Salah seorang ulama Yahudi yang paling taksub memerangi Jesus dan pengikutnya ialah Saul@Paul. Paul merupakan orang yang paling digeruni kerana kekejamannya yang melampau terhadap para pengikut ajaran Jesus.<br /><br /> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Namun begitu, tujuh tahun selepas ketiadaan Jesus, Paul tiba-tiba bertukar kem dengan menyertai gerakan ajaran Jesus. Pada mulanya penyertaan Paul diragui ramai.<br /><br /> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;">Bagaimanapun beliau turut diajak oleh seorang murid Jesus yang bernama Barnabas untuk menyertai rombongan dakwah. Setelah berdakwah beberapa ketika, Paul menjadi terkenal dan semakin diterima ramai.<br /><br /> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Paul memanfaatkan kesempatan ini dengan sepenuhnya untuk menyampaikan suatu ajaran yang mengejutkan.Tiba-tiba Paul mendakwa bahawa Jesus ialah anak tuhan yang mati untuk menebus dosa semua manusia. Paul juga mengajar bahawa semua manusia telah mewarisi dosa daripada manusia pertama iaitu Adam. Mengikut Paul lagi, sesiapa yang percaya kepada ketuhanan Jesus dan kepada kerja Jesus menebus dosa akan mendapat jalan keselamatan didunia dan diakhirat. Ajaran Paul inilah yang menjadi asas kepercayaan agama Kristian. Semenjak itu sesiapa yang mengikut iktikad Paul dikenali sebagai orang-orang Kristian.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Saranan Paul mendapat tentangan yang hebat daripada pengikut ajaran Jesus. Barnabas terus memutuskan hubungan dengan Paul kerana Jesus tidak pernah mengajar sedemikian. Apabila para pengikut ajaran Jesus menolak ajaran Kristian, Paul mengalih pula dakwahnya kepada golongan Yahudi yang membenci Jesus. Bagaimanapun beliau gagal lagi kerana agama Yahudi ialah agama tauhid dan tidak menerima konsep dosa warisan. Akhirnya Paul terpaksa menjaja ajarannya kepada orang-orang musyrikin. Untuk tujuan tersebut Paul menghalalkan semua makanan serta menghapuskan syarat berkhatan, sekaligus mengenepikan ajaran Taurat. Taktik Paul itu berjaya menarik ramai orang-orang yang bukan berketurunan Israil sehingga melebehi jumlah pengikut ajaran Jesus. Secara tak langsung pengaruh ajaran Paul bersebar dengan pesat kerana jumlah penganutnya yang ramai dan meluas berbanding jumlah penganut Yahudi dan gerakan Jesus.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Pengikut ajaran Paul atau lebih dikenali sebagai penganut Kristian bertemu secara berjemaah. Jemaah-jemaah ini kemudian dikenali sebagai gereja. Gereja-gereja ini berkembang dengan pesat didalam jajahan Rom apabila maharaja Rom yang bernama Konstantin bersikap lebih toleran terhadap penduduk Kristian.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Pada tahun 325 sifat Jesus dan sifat ketuhanan hangat dipersoalkan dikalangan pemimpin gereja sehingga suatu Majlis para ulama Kristian terpaksa diadakan di Nicaea. Majlis tersebut mengisytiharkan Jesus sebagai tuhan. Untuk menambahkan lagi kekuatan terhadap keputusan tersebut arahan juga dibuat untuk menghimpun dan membukukan tulisan-tulisan yang sealiran temanya. Hasilnya ialah Al-Kitab yang diterima pakai dengan resminya pada tahun 385.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Bagaimanapun sifat ketuhanan didalam agama Kristian tetap dibahaskan juga oleh para paderi. Maka pada tahun 451 sifat ketiga-esaan tuhan agama Kristian ditetapkan di Chalcedon.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Didalam tahun 1024 gereja Barat yang berpusat di Rom berpisah dengan gereja Timor atau Otodoks yang berpusat di Iskandariah. Puncanya ialah percanggahan pendapat tentang tuhan Ruhul Kudus. Sebenarnya gereja Otodoks sudah lama tidak senang dengan sistem gereja Barat.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Perpecahan gereja yang kedua berlaku didalam tahun 1500 apabila seorang paderi German yang bernama Martin Luther memprotes karenah gereja di Rom mengaitkan kutipan pembiayaan pembesaran gereja Rom dengan penebusan dosa. Akibat protes beliau maka tertubuhlah gereja Protestan yang menganggap gereja Roman Katolik sebagai sesat.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Tidak berapa lama kemudian gereja di England pula berpisah dengan gereja Rom lalu menubuhkan gereja Anglikan. Lanjutan daripada itu bercambahlah ratusan gereja-gereja Protestan seperti gereja Baptis, Metodis, Sidang Injil Borneo, Seventh Day Adventist, Preybestryian dan lain-lain. Gereja Katolik pula hanyalah satu.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: georgia;"> Kebanyakan penganut Kristian yang berjumlah melebihi 2 bilion merupakan pengikut Protestan. Di Malaysia pula penganut Katolik kebanyakannya terdapat di Melaka, Lembah Kelang, Sabah dan Sarawak.<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Umum diketahui suatu usaha untuk menyatukan gereja-gereja didunia telah bermula di tahun-tahun akhir sebelum alaf baru. Semangat alaf baru yang didorong oleh harapan kedatangan kembali Jesus Christ mengeratkan lagi kerjasama diantara gereja-gereja di dunia. Sehubungan dengan itu juga kerjasama menyebar ajaran Kristian dipertingkatkan dengan hebatnya diseluruh dunia agar mereka tidak mengecewakan Jesus Christ kalau beliau muncul dengan tiba-tiba.</span> </span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1123545174673415432005-08-09T07:50:00.000+08:002005-08-09T07:53:53.210+08:00Icon of the Muslim World Ustaad Sheikh Ahmed Deedat has passed away<p>Dipetik daripada <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ahmed-deedat.co.za/frameset.asp">http://www.ahmed-deedat.co.za/frameset.asp</a>.<br /><br /></p> <p>A message on behalf of Trustees, Director and Staff of IPCI</p> <p>Early this morning, 8 August 2005 / 2 Rajab 1426, Sheikh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat passed on to meet his Creator. This was after succumbing to a severe stroke that left him paralysed for more than nine years.Throughout this period, he gracefully persevered under the most difficult personal conditions; however, not forgetting his task as a daee (Islamic worker) and an ambassador of Islam, he continued to inspire, educate, challenge and inform people about the universal message of Islam.It is on this solemn occasion of his demise that we salute the courageous spirit and phenomenal work of this world-renowned personality, a hero of the Muslim World, nay, a true hero of believers all around the globe! </p> <p> <strong>Brief Biography of Sheikh Deedat</strong><br />Sheikh Ahmed Hoosen Deedat was Born on the 01 July 1918 in the Surat district of India in 1918. His father emigrated to South Africa in 1927 with him. Ahmed Deedat was a very bright student and excelled in school. Lack of finance interrupted his schooling and at an early age of 16 he took on the first of many jobs in retailing and short assistant.</p> <p>After reading a book called Izharul Haq – The Truth revealed, a book about a debate with Christian Missionaries in the then British India, Sheikh Deedat was spurred on in the direction of Dawah – Islamic Missionary Activity to halt the tide of the then Christian onslaught against Islam.<br /><br />Over the next four decades, he immersed himself into a host of activities. Conducting Bible classes, lectures and debates the world over. He established the first Islamic Seminary in Southern Africa to train propagators at Assalaam educational Institute - Braemar. </p> <p>He is the founder of the largest Islamic Dawah Organization in the world, the Islamic Propagation Center International and became its president. </p> <p>He has published more than 20 books and distributed millions of copies of FREE literature and pamphlets the world over. Many of Sheikh Deedat’s publications have been translated into the many different languages of the world : Russian, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Bangladeshi, French, Amharic, Chinese, Japanese, Mayalam, Indonesian,, Zulu , Afrikaans, Dutch, Norwegian amongst others.<br /><br />He delivered thousands of lectures all over the world, crossing all the continents and successfully engaging some of the biggest names in Christian evangelists in public debates. Sheikh Deedat’s debates and lectures are available all over the world in the various languages in Video and DVD format.</p> <p>His career in the field of Comparative Religion took him across all five continents and dialogue with the heads of the Protestant world in America and the late Pope John Paul.<br /><br />So fearless was his stand in defending the truth that Sheikh Deedat was refused entry into France and Nigeria on the pretext that ‘ he would cause a civil unrest’.<br /><br />Sheikh Deedat also received a personal phone call at the IPCI from former President Nelson Mandela who was in Saudi Arabia at the time, congratulating Deedat for his international icon status in the Muslim World.</p> <p>He was awarded the prestigious King Faisal Award in 1986 for his sterling services to Islam in the field of Propagation.</p> <p>May Almighty Allah bless his soul, accept his efforts for the cause of da’wah and grant gracious patience to his loved ones during this trying time.</p> His funeral will leave his house 49 Trevenen Road, Lotusville Verulam at 5 pm. Proceeding to the Wick Street Musjid and after Magrib Salah / Prayer , he will be laid to rest in the Verulam Muslim Cemetery.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">AL-FATIHAH! SEMOGA ROHNYA BERADA BERSAMA PARA MUJAHID DAN MUJADDID YANG SYAHID DI MEDAN PERANG!</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1123469051978785742005-08-08T10:41:00.000+08:002005-08-08T10:45:30.660+08:00CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Prepared by Shah Kirit Bin Kakulal Govindji<br />E-Mail: </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;"><u><a href="mailto:language@tm.net.my"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">language@tm.net.my</span></span></a></u><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Hand phone: 019-555 7770</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><u><b>CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM</b></u></span></span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. Indeed, most Hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple gods. While some Hindus believe in the existence of three gods, some believe in thousands of gods and some others in 330 million gods. However, learned Hindus, who are well versed in their scriptures, insist that a Hindu should believe and worship only one God.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim perception of God is the common Hindus belief in the philosophy of Pantheism. Pantheism considers everything, living and non-living, to be Divine and sacred. The common Hindu, therefore, considers everything as God. He considers the trees as God, the moon as God, the monkey as God, the snake as God and even human beings as manifestations of God!<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Islam, on the contrary, exhorts man to consider himself and his surroundings as examples of Divine Creation rather than as divinity itself. Muslims therefore believe that everything is God’s i.e. the word `God’ with an apostrophe `s’. In other words the Muslims believe that everything belongs to God. The trees belong to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God, the monkey belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, the human beings belongs to God and everything in this universe belongs to God.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thus the major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim beliefs is the difference of the apostrophe ‘s’. The Hindu says everything is <b>G-o-d</b>. The Muslim says everything is <b>G-o-d-’s</b>. If the Muslims and the Hindus can work out on the difference of apostrophe ‘s’, then the Muslims and the Hindus can become closer, InsyaAllah.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">To gain a better understanding on the concept of God in Hinduism, let us analyse the Hindu scriptures.<br /><br /> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">The most popular amongst all the Hindu scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita. Consider the following verse from the Gita;<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.” </span>[Bhagavad Gita 7:20]<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Ekam evadvitiyam”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">He is One only without a second” </span>[Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]<sup>1<br /><br /></sup> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah.”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Of Him there are neither parents nor lord.” </span>[Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]<sup>2</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Na tasya pratima asti”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">There is no likeness of Him” </span>[Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]<sup>3</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam.”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">His form is not to be seen, no one sees Him with the eye.” </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]<sup>4<br /><br /></sup> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Na tasya pratima asti”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">There is no image of Him” </span>[Yajurveda 32:3]<sup>5</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Shudhama poapvidham”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">He is bodiless and pure” </span>[Yajurveda 40:8]<sup>6</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements” (Air, water, fire, etc.). </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti (created things; table, chair, idol etc.).” </span>[Yajurveda 40:9]<sup>7</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Sages (learned priests) call one God by many names.” </span>[Rigveda 1:164:46]<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Among the various attributes of God in </span>[Rigveda 2:1:3];<br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Brahma, which means ‘The Creator’ or ‘Khaliq’ in Arabic.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Vishnu, which means ‘The Sustainer’ or ‘Rabb’ in Arabic.<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Muslims can have no objections if Almighty God is referred to as </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">‘<span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Khaliq’</i> - ‘<i>The</i> <i>Creator’ -</i> ‘<i>Brahma’</i> or ‘<i>Rabb’</i> - ‘<i>The</i> <i>Sustainer’</i> - ‘<i>Vishnu’</i>.</span><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">However if it is said that Brahma is Almighty God who has four heads or Vishnu who has four arms, the Muslims take strong exception to it. Muslims can never accept any image of God.</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">As mentioned earlier, this also goes against </span> [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]<span style="font-size:130%;"> and </span>[Yajurveda 32:3];<span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> <span style="font-size:130%;"> “Na tasya pratima asti”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> “There is no image of Him”.</span><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:130%;">O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him alone.” </span>[Rigveda 5:1:81]<sup>8</sup><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Brahma Sutra of Hinduism:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> “Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste Kinchan”</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> “There is only one God, not the second; </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Not at all, not at all, not in the least bit”.</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 447 and 448]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 1 ‘The Upanihads part 1’ page 93]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">2. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 745]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 263]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">3. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 736 and 737]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 253]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 737]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 253]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">5. [Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. page 377]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">6. [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T.H. Griffith 538]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">7. [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T.H. Griffith 538]</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">8. [Rigveda Samhita vol. 9 pages 2810 and 2811 by Swami Satya Prakash Sarasvati and Satyakam Vidyalankar]</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1121210751951867062005-07-13T07:23:00.000+08:002005-07-13T07:40:57.493+08:00THE HINDU RELIGION EXPOSED<p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Brahmins always criticize, condemn and mock at other religions Their criticism and mocking is unreasonable and unacceptable. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In his autobiography, Dr Charles , an American scholar says that it is very simple to define a Hindu. He says a Hindu means "one who believes in anything and everything if said in the name of god and shall never question its authenticity". </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Brahmins claim that Lord Rama is incarnated (came in human form) to study and understand the difficulties of mankind. Is it really necessary for a god to incarnate Himself?? Can he not understand the creation? Why should God become a donkey or a cockroach in order to understand the sufferings of these creatures?<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Lord Rama </b></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Lord Rama is the central character to the Epic RAMAYAN (whose author was Valmiki) Rama is the son of Dasharath, the king of Banaras. Dasharath had three wives, kaushalya, kaikeyi and Smitra besides several hundreds concubines. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to the Ramayana, Rama spent most of his life trying to save his wife, Sita from the clutches of Ravan At the same time Rama was enjoying life to the full at every opportunity.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="FOOLED"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b>How Rama was Fooled by Sukrievan</b> </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">When god Rama was exiled to the forest together with his wife, sukrievan appeared as deer and fooled god Rama. Although Rama was a "god", he was not able to see through Sukreivan's disguise! </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="12_YEARS"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">12</span><b> Years for Rama, but One day to Ravan</b> </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">To retrieve his wife from Devil Ravan, god Rama sought the help of Hanuman, a monkey god. Hanuman agreed to help Rama bring his wife back on condition that god Rama in turn help him (Hanuman) to kill his twin brother prior to undertaking the mission. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">I took more than twelve years for Hanuman to build a bridge and accomplish the task while Ravan just took Sita and flew to Sri lanka in just one day's time Where is the bridge that Rama built?? Who is more powerful - God Rama or Devil Ravan ? Would a god seek the help of another god to murder a third god? </span> </p> <ol style="font-family:verdana;"> <li><p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">If Hanuman could fly carrying big mountains, he should have in the first instance carried and flown god Rama to Sri Lanka, which would have resulted in early rescue of Sita. </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Who knows what Ravan might have done to Sita during this period of twelve years? Definitely a devil would have done only "devilish" things! </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Before helping god Rama, Hanuman made Rama shoot his own twin brother in the back and only then did Hanuman help god Rama How can a "god" indulge in such a criminal act for personal gain? </span> </p> </li> </ol> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="beef"></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>Beef Eating Rama</b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />When God Rama was told to go to forest, he mournfully revealed to is mother: "i<i>f has been ordained that I have to lose the kingdom, forego the princely comforts and the tasty, MEAT DISHES. </i>(Ayodha Kandam, 20, 26, 94th Chapters).<br /><a name="RAMA_MANY_WIVES"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><b>Rama's Many Wives</b><br /><br />Mr. C.R. Sreenivasa lyengar's translation of Valmiki Ramayana says: " Though Rama had married Sita to be the queen, he married many other wives for sexual pleasure in accordance with the royal customs. (Ayodha Kandam 8th Chapter, page 28). (The term "Rama's wives" as been used in many places in Ramayan).<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="disrespect"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Rama’s Disrespect for his Father</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rama called his father " A FOOL, AN IDIOT" (Ayodhya Kandam, 53rd Chapter). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Rama's Contempt for Women and Low Castes</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rama disfigured and mutilated many women by cutting off her noses, breasts, ears etc., and tortured them (Soorpanaki, Ayomuki). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rama said, "Women should not be trusted" and that "Secrets should not be confided to the wife" (Ayodhya kandam, Chapter 100). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sambuka was slain (by Rama) because he was making penance which was forbidden to him by Vedas as he was a "Shudra" (Uttara kanadam, Chapter 76). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Looking at is hand Rama said the Sanskirt slogan "O right hand, you kill this Asche Shudra unhesitatingly as killing this Shudra is the only way to get back the life of the deceased Brahmin boy."<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Rama’s Death </b></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rama , like an ordinary man, fell down into the river and was DROWNED. (Uttara Kandam, Chapter 106). How can a "god die? Who will then look after the affairs of the world?<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>What Leaders say about Lord Rama</b></span></p> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"> <li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"My Rama (god Rama) is not the Rama of Ramayana". <b>Mahatma Gandhi</b> </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"The Ramayana and Mahabaratha are nothing but another Arabian Nights Story" <b>Jawaharlal Nehru</b> </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Rama is not a god; but he is a hero" Rajagopalachari, First Governor-General of India and a great Brahmin leader. </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Ramayan is not a divine story; it is only a literature" (Kaliyuga Kamban, T.K. Chidambaranatha Mudaliar). Babri Masjid was demolished by Rama Bhatkas claiming that it was his birth place. </span> </p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="krishna"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lord Krishna/Krsna</span> </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Lord Krishna was very fond of looking at naked young girls. Once upon a time Krishna, in order to get a full view of some bathing virgin girls, went to the extent of hiding their clothes on the tree top just to get a panoramic view. Does he have divine immunity from looking at naked women? </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Gita, a Holy book of the Hindus, quotes that when these bathing low caste girls begged for the return of their clothes, Lord Krishna demanded that they come out of the water with their hands raised instead of covering their bodies. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Oh my innocent Hindu brethren! Can this action be attributed to god? Is this God capable of indulging in such ungodly acts? Will Hindu mothers tolerate their son imitating god Krishna??<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>The Riddle of Krishna and Rama</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The <i>"Times of India"</i> reported on 12-11-87 that the Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, had published a book called <i>"The Riddles of Hinduism"</i> by Dr. Ambedkar. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The report said that various statements contained in the book aroused the ire of some Brahmins, particularly the author's observation on Rama & Dasharth's many wives and also Krishna's moral character. (The Riddles of Rama and Krishna is available from Dalit Saithya Academy, Bangalore-3).<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>God Shiva, Lord Ganesh & Goddess Parvathi</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to Hinduism, god<a href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/shiva05.jpg"><u> Shiva's </u></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">head is the source of the river Ganges and his head is also the place where the moon is located (if this was really a fact then why should America send astronaut Neil Armstrong 240,000 miles away to the moon) </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to Puranas, goddess Parvathi, wife of God Shiva, sought Shivas's permission to have a baby When Shiva refused, Paravathi took dirt from her body and created Lord Ganesh. (The late E.V.R. Preiyar used to call this god a "bundle fo dirt"). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Later God Shiva mistakenly chopped off his own son's head. How could a god make such a foolish mistake? Would such a god solve your problems or make them more complicated? </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">To rectify his error God Shiva severed the head of baby elephant and transplanted in onto his son who then become known as the <a href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/ganesh01.jpg"><u>Elephant headed god</u></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">. His statues are usually found near river-sides where he is said to be looking for a bride resembling his mother! (There is a different version to this story which, for decency's sake, cannot be printed here).<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="kali"></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Kali Goddess of Violence</b> </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">A recent report by the press trust of India stated that during the past three years more than 2,500 young boys and girls were sacrificed to goddess kali in India An AFP's recent reports say: Hundreds of young boys and virgin girls are sacrificed every month for the deity Kali. In one case Rama Sewak hacked his eight year old son to death in broad daylight in Delhi becuase Godess Kali had told him he woudl come back to life and bring him good fortune. Bloot-thirsy kali is worshipped opnely in te length and breadth of India. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.themodernreligion.com/kalimata.gif"><u>Kali's statue stands naked</u></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> aside the inanimate body of the Hindu deity Siva, tongue stuck out with blood dripping from fang-like teeth. She holds a noose, a skull-topped staff, a blood-encrusted sword and a severed head. She is also known as Durga, Devi, Shaktima, Uma and Parvathi in manifestations.<br /><br /><b>Pornography in Ramayana</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Ramanaya also recounts the story of king Dasaratha who, in order to have a baby son, made a big sacrifice (yagam) of sheep, cattle, horses, birds and snakes. He then delivered his three wives Kaushaliya, Sumatirai and Kaikeyi to three priests. These holy men, having fully satisfied their carnal desire, returned the ladies to the king. By this means, the king was able to have three sons-Ram, Lakshman and Bharat (Bala Kandam, Chapter 14. For more details on yagam, refer to the book "Gnana Surian", published by the kudi Arasu Press.) </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Does it mean Rama was born to a Brahmin? </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The Ramayana tells us much about the unlawful relationship of incest but we do not feel it appropriate or decent for ut to go in details (Please refer to Aranya Kandam, chapter 45 verses 122, 123, 124, & 125). </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The following Aryan practices will reveal how immorality and indecency are sanctified in the name of Hinduism.<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lingam and Youni</span></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lingam and Yoni in Sanskrit means the male and female sexual organs respectively. Hindus are allowed to worship anything - including sexual organs. It is not unknown for them to name their children as Shiva Lingam (God Shiva's sexual organ) or Rama Lingam (God Rama's sexual organ), (<i>in some places in Karnataka, the gods demand both male and females to pray naked together</i>).<br /></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="devdasi"></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Devadasi (Religious Prostistution)</b> </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The Devadasi system was set up, according to a Times of India report (10-11-87), as a result of conspiracy between the feudal class and the priests (Brahmins). The latter, with their ideological and religious hold over the peasants and craftsmen, devised a means that gave prostitution their religious sanction. Poor low-caste Hindu girls, initially sold at private auctions, were later "dedicated" to the temples. They were then initiated in to prostitution Even to this day this religious prostitution blessed by Hindu religion is still alive in Karnataka and Maharashtra.<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Kamasutra</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Brahmins has also created Kamasutra - a set of instructions on how to have sexual intercourse. Some of the postures detailed in Kamasutra are so complex that they can only be performed with the help of one or more ASSISTANTS!<br />Some Hindu temples have stone carvings of Kamasutra sexual poses and Hindus worship them.<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Devadasi System Thrives</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">UNI. - TIMES OF INDIA - 10th Nov 1987: confirms that the practice of dedication young Harijan (Hindu) girls (Mahars, Mangs, Dowris and Chambhar) at childhood to a goddess, and their initiation into prostitution when they attain puberty continues to thrive in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of South India. This is largely due to social backwardness, poverty and illiteracy, according to a study by two doctors of the India Health Organization. </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The report clearly indicates that the Devadasi system was the result of a conspiracy between the feudal class and the priests (Brahmins) who with their ideological and religious hold over the peasants and craftsmen, devised a practice which acquired religious sanctions. They noted in their study on - "Devadasis" - "the link between religious culture and child prostitution". </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The study revealed that girls from poor Hindu families were sold after puberty at private auctions to a master who initially paid a sum of money to the families ranging from 500 to Rs. 5,000. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The study, made during health camps organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Devadasi populated areas, revealed that the dedicated girls formed 15 percent of the total women involved in prostitution in the country, and as much as 70 percent of the prostitutes in the border districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.<br /><a name="trust"></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><b>Lord Rama says do not trust Women</b><br /><br />Lord Rama is in harmonious agreement with Manusmrti 7:145-153. While lecturing his brother Bharata on how to govern the kingdom, Lord Rama says women are not trustworthy creatures: </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.42cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"[Rama:] 'Do you keep your womenfolk pacified? Are they duly protected by you? I hope you do not repose excessive faith in them and do not confide your secrets to them.' " -- Ramayana 2:100.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Hinduism and Caste</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Caste (varna): </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brahmin = Priest Caste; </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ksatriya = Rajanya/Ruler/Warrior Caste; </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Vaisya = Commoner Caste; </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Sudra = Servant/Slave Caste; and </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Avarna = Outcaste/Untouchable/Dalit/Candala/Dog-eater. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are also many subsets in each caste. Dvija = twice-born (twice-born = upper 3 castes or sometimes just Brahmin caste particularly). Some Hindus have a delusion that caste is not promoted by any of their holy books. Is that really so? Let's find out: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"By his very birth a Brahmin is a deity even for the gods and the only authority for people in this world, for the Veda is the foundation in this matter." -- Manusmrti 11:85. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"People here whose behaviour is pleasant can expect to enter a pleasant womb, like that of a woman of the Brahmin, the Ksatriya, or the Vaisya caste. But people of foul behaviour can expect to enter the foul womb, like that of a dog, a pig, or an outcaste woman." -- Chandogya Upanisad 5:10:7. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"If a man of one birth (Sudra) hurls cruel words at one of the twice-born, his tongue should be cut out, for he was born from the rear-end. If he mentions their name or caste maliciously, a red-hot iron nail ten-fingerslong should be thrust into his mouth. If he is so proud as to instruct priests about their duty, the king should have hot oil poured into his mouth and ears." -- Manusmrti 8:270-272. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"If a man of inferior caste tries to sit down on the same seat as a man of superior caste, he should be branded on the hip and banished, or have his buttocks cut off." -- Manusmrti 8:281. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"If in the process of negotiating betrothal there are first ten suitors of the non-Brahmana varna for a woman (the marriageable girl), all of them lose their claims of marriage and, only the Brahmin, the learned one, if he grasps her hand would be her husband and only he. Not even the man of Ksatriya varna and not even the man of Vaisya varna but only the Brahmin is the husband of the bride in such cases of claimants of betrothal, and the sun, as it appears, revealing this fact to the people of five classes (4 varnas and the fifth avarna) rises up." -- Atharva Veda 5:17:8-9. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"If someone born in a Ksatriya, Vaisya, or Sudra womb should be unable to pay his fine, he may absolve himself of the debt by labour; a Brahmin should pay little by little. The king should have women, children, madmen, and the old, the poor, and the ill chastised with a whip, a bamboo cane, a rope, and so forth." -- Manusmrti 9:229-230. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"The Sudra's duty and supreme good is nothing but obedience to famous Brahmin householders who know the Veda. If he is unpolluted, obedient to his superiors, gentle in his speech, without a sense of 'I', and always dependent on the Brahmins and the other (twice-born castes), he attains a superior birth (in the next life)." -- Manusmrti 9:334-335. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"A Brahmin is a great deity whether or not he is learned, just as fire is a great deity whether or not it is brought to the altar. The purifying fire with its brilliant energy is not defiled even in cremation grounds, and when oblations of butter are placed in it at sacrifices it grows even greater. Thus Brahmins should be revered in every way, even if they engage in all kinds of undesirable actions, for this is the supreme deity. If the Ksatriyas become overbearing towards the Brahmins in any way, the Brahmins themselves should subdue them, for the Ksatriyas were born from the Brahmins." -- Manusmrti 9:317-320. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">"His (Purusa's) mouth became the Brahmin; his arms were made into the Ksatriya, his thighs the Vaisya, and from his feet the Sudra was born." -- Rig Veda 10:90:12. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In comparison, Sudras are as low as feet & Outcastes (avarna) are even below that status of course.<br /><a name="more"></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><b>Women in Hinduism</b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Men must make their women dependent day and night, and keep under their own control those who are attached to sensory objects. Her father guards her in childhood, her husband guards her in youth, and her sons guard her in old age. A woman is not fit for independence." -- Manusmrti 9:2-4. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Women are powerless, have no inheritance, and speak more humbly than even a bad man." -- Krsna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Samhita 6:5:8:2. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Lord Indra himself has said, 'The mind of woman cannot be disciplined; she has very little intelligence.' " -- Rig Veda 8:33:17. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"A thirty-year-old man should marry a twelve-year-old girl who charms his heart, and a man of twenty-four an eight-year-old girl; and if duty is threatened, (he should marry) in haste." -- Manusmrti 9:94. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"A discarded wife is one who has no son. … For a wife that is without a son, is possessed with Nirriti (destruction, calamity)." -- Satapatha Brahmana 5:3:1:13. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"A damsel whose menses begin to appear (while she is living) at her father's house, before she has been betrothed to a man, has to be considered as a degraded woman: by taking her (without the consent of her kinsmen) a man commits no wrong." -- Visnusmrti 24:41. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hinduism & Polygamy/Polygyny</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Although there is nothing explicitly wrong with polygyny, some Hindus have a delusion that Hinduism exclusively teaches monogamy. Let's find out in the following scriptural quotes: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Hinduism knows the duties of a maharaja. However, some Hindus would say that the harem-concubines are not necessarily the king's wives so this is not really polygyny & it is only allowed for the raja (king). To further clarify this issue: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Now a Brahmin may take four wives in the direct order of the (four) castes." -- Visnusmrti 24:1. "One thing mixed with another should not be sold, nor anything that is spoiled, deficient, far away, or concealed. If one girl is shown but another is given to the bridegroom, he may marry both of them for the single bride-price; that is what Manu says." -- Manusmrti 8:203-4. Manu's decrees are regarded as inspired by God. </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Also, Lord Krsna had 16,000 wives, Lord Visnu & Brahma also had multiple consorts and Ksatriyas are recorded in the itihasas (Mahabharata/Ramayana/etc.) as having as many as thousands of wives & thousands of progeny. However, the immoral news is that Hinduism also sanctions polyandry, not only conventional polygamy. In the epic, the Mahabharata (of which one book is the Bhagavad-Gita), which is a true istory of Hindustan (Bharat/India) according to traditional Hindus, the five renowned Pandava brothers were told by their mom Kunti to divide the prize they won equally among all brothers. Good advice.....but the prize they won turned out to be their wife, Draupadi -- five brothers sharing one wife. Pathetic. </span> </p><p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Hinduism vs Idolatry</b> </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Which religion states that idolators will "fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time" ? Islam? Sikhism? Judaism? Christianity? GUESS AGAIN....... Yeah, Hinduism - once again the holy Vedas speak: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, BUT THOSE WHO WORSHIP VISIBLE THINGS BORN OF THE PRAKRTI, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time." -- Yajur Veda 40:9. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >This is merely further confirmed in yet another verse: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" > "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades the universe can have NO MATERIAL REPRESENTATION, LIKENESS OR IMAGE." -- Yajur Veda 32:3. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >According to Hinduism's sacred & eternal Vedas, idolators (i.e. "but those who worship visible things born of the prakrti") are condemned as perhaps the most wicked entities in Hinduism. "No material representation", i.e. no idols for Hindus lest they rot in "hell"!! </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Yet approximately 90% of practicing Hindus commit idolatry & defend it as an authorized & integral practice for Hinduism. In fact, Hindu priests world-wide provide prayers, offerings & even bathe miniature idols in milk regularly; pious Hindus across the globe pray to & bow-down before such<br />idols of Krsna, Ram/Sita, Linga (Phallus), Siva, Elephants (Ganesa), Monkeys (Hanuman), Cows (Nandi/etc.), Brahma, Yoni (Vagina), Nude Kali (Naked Dravidian-looking Goddess with a protruding blood-thirsty tongue), Snakes(Nag), Hogs (Varaha - Boar Avatar), Turtles (Kurma - Turtle Avatar), Fish (Matsya - Fish Avatar), Goats (Agni - Sacrificial Goat w/Flames -- the Fire-God), Fire-God (Agni), Sun-God (Surya/etc.), Moon-God (Candresvara), etc. Some remote sects & tribes of Hinduism even worship crocodiles, camels, donkeys, dogs, rats, toys, frogs, insects and other absurdities.<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Hinduism says bestiality is not that bad a crime</b> </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Hinduism states that sex with animals is not nearly as bad as sex with a (human) outcaste; for sex with a cow or some other animal, it's pardonable, but for sex with a (human) outcaste, a twice-born Hindu should be executed: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"An adulterer shall be made to pay the highest amercement if he has had connection with a woman of his own caste; for adultery with women of a lower caste, the second amercement; the same (fine is ordained) for a bestial crime committed with a cow. He who has had connection with a woman of one of the lowest castes, shall be put to death. For a bestial crime committed withcattle (other than cows) he shall be fined a hundred Karshapanas." -- Visnusmrti 5:40-44. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Just as incest is not an infrequent theme in Hindu scripture, sex withanimals is also not an uncommon motif in Hinduism. Indeed, great rishis (sages) have been born through bestiality (ref. Manusmrti 10:69-72.). The rishi Rsyasrnga had a deer for a mom. Furthermore, Pandu (the dad of the five famous Pandava princes) had accidentally killed a rishi who was in animal form having sex with a deer (ref. Mahabharata Adiparvan 95.). Hindu queens and other Aryan women of diverse provinces in ancient Hindustan used to have sex with dead horses during the Asvamedha sacrifice, and Lord Rama's mom Kausalya spent an entire night having sex with a carcass of a sacrificial horse in Valmiki Ramayana (ref. Ramayana 1:13:24-33.). Bestiality depictions have also been found at the Khajuraho temple-complex in Hindustan. </span> </p><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="bestial2"></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ></span> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="siva"></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Lord Siva & Lord Visnu</b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Mohini ['The Enchantress'] is a famous apsaras (celestial nymph) of Lord Indra's harem. Although usually the apsarases are real and usually created by the gods for the purpose of distracting enemies or ascetics, Lord Visnu himself sometimes takes a form to look like the nymph Mohini to delude the demons during battle: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Visnu took the form of the apsaras Mohini in order to beguile the demons and to steal the Soma back from them. Having accomplished this, Visnu was approached by Siva and Parvati, and Siva asked him to display the seductive form which he had assumed for the demons. Visnu became Mohini, and Siva immediately ran after her, abandoning Parvati who stood with her head lowered in shame. Siva embraced Mohini by force, and his seed fell upon the ground. Mohini disappeared and Siva returned to Parvati." -- Brahmanda Purana 4:10:41-77. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>How Lord Hanuman (the Monkey - God) was Born</b> </span></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"One day Siva saw the Mohini form of Visnu. He was struck by Kama's arrows and let fall his seed. The Seven Sages put the seed in a pot and they infused it into the daughter of Gautama through her ear. In time, Hanuman, the monkey-god, was born from it." -- Siva Purana 3:20:3-7. </span> </p><p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>How Lord Ganesa was Born</b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"When Siva and Parvati were making love together, Visnu took the form of a Brahmin with matted locks, oppressed by thirst, and he went to the bedroom door and said, 'What are you doing, Siva? Arise and give me food and water, for I am an old man oppressed by thirst.' Siva arose, and his seed fell on the bed instead of in the womb of his wife. Then Siva and Parvati offered the Brahmin food and water, and he vanished and took the form of a child and went to Parvati's bed. There he became mixed with the seed of Siva that was on the bed, and he was born like an engendered child. Parvati found the child and nursed him, naming him Ganesa." -- Brahmavaivarta Purana 3:8:19-33, 83-8, 3:9:1-26. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Lord Ganesa lost his head one day, so Lord Siva chopped-off an elephant's head and attached it to Ganesa's body. This is how Lord Ganesa became an Elephant-headed God. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b>Origin of Holy Shiv Linga</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Lord Siva seduces the Pine Forest sages' wives and is cursed for this immoral behavior. Origin of the holy Linga which is commonly worshipped in Hindu temples: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"When the sages saw Siva naked and excited they beat him and they said, 'Tear out your linga.' The great yogi said to them, 'I will do it, if you hate my linga', and he tore it out and vanished." -- Kurma Purana 2:38:39-41; cf. Haracaritacintamani 10:74; Yagisvaramahatmya 26a. 14. In another version, the sages in the forest quote the legal texts regarding the penalty for seducing a guru's wife when they punish Siva:"You false ascetic, let your (Siva's) linga fall to earth here. A shameless and evil man who has seduced another man's wife should be castrated; there is no other punishment ever. A man who has seduced his guru's wife should cut off the linga and testicles himself and hold them in his hands and walk until he dies." -- Siva Purana, Dharmasamhita 10:187-90; cf. B. K. Sarkar, pp.234-5. </span> </p><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>More on Origin of Holy Shiv Linga</b></span></span> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Here is another origin of the holy Linga: "... He (Siva) agreed to this and laughed, for he was secretly amused, and he said to Brahma, 'There is no good use for this linga except for the creation of progeny.' And as he said this he broke it off and threw it upon the surface of the earth. The linga broke through the earth down to the subterranean hell and went to the very sky. Visnu sought the end of it below, and Brahma flew upwards, but they did not find the end of it, for all their vital effort. Then a voice arose out of the sky as the two of them sat there, and it said, 'If the linga of the god with braided hair is worshipped, it will certainly grant all desires that are longed for in the heart.' When Brahma and Visnu heard this, they and all the divinities worshipped the linga with devotion, with their hearts set upon Rudra (Siva)." -- Siva Purana, Dharmasamhita 49:23b-46, 74-86. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lord Brahma Lust Siva’s Wife & Thousands of Yogis are Born</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Brahma instantly becomes the dad of thousands of ascetics; the following takes place at Lord Siva's wedding: "Brahma saw the beautiful face (or feet) of Parvati at the wedding, and he became excited and shed his seed upon the ground. In fear of Siva, he began to make the seed barren, but Siva said, 'Brahma, you should not kill Brahmins, and these are great sages.' Then 88,000 tapasvins were born from the seed, and they ran around Brahma calling him 'Daddy, daddy!' " -- Brahma Purana 72:18; Vamana Purana 27:56-9; cf. Siva Purana, Jnanasamhita 18:62-8; Siva Purana 2:3:49:3-10; Skanda Purana 1:1:26:15-22. </span> </p><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="incest"></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Lord Brahma’s Incest</b></span></span> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Brahma desired Sarasvati and went to her, asking her to stay with him. She, being his daughter, was furious at this and said, 'Your mouth speaks inauspiciously and so you will always speak in a contrary way.' From that day, Brahma's fifth head always spoke evilly and coarsely. Therefore one day when Siva was wandering about with Parvati and came to see Brahma, Brahma's four heads praised Siva but the fifth made an evil sound. Siva, displeased with the fifth head, cut it off. The skull remained stuck fast to Siva's hand, and though he was capable of burning it up, Siva wandered the earth with it for the sake of all people, until he came to Benares." -- Siva Purana, Jnanasamhita 49:65-80.<br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Another version: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Brahma desired his daughter and took the form of a stag to pursue her as a doe. The Brahmins called him to shame, and Rudra shot him with an arrow. The deer's head came away from Brahma's body and became a constellation in the sky. But then Gayatri and Sarasvati [the wives of Brahma] had no husband. They performed tapas for Siva, and he agreed to revive their husband, giving Brahma the four heads of Nandin and others of his hosts. Brahma arose and praised Siva." -- Skanda Purana 3:40:1-59. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >More of Lord Brahma's (Prajapati's) incest: </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"Prajapati desired his daughter and made love to her. This was a sin in the eyes of the gods, who said to the god who rules over beasts [Pasupati, Rudra], 'He commits a sin, acting in this way towards his own daughter, our sister. Pierce him.' Rudra took aim and pierced him. Half his seed fell to the ground. The gods cured Prajapati and cut out Rudra's dart, for Prajapati is the sacrifice. To utilize [the seed], the gods said, 'Take care that this may not be lost, but that it may be less than the oblation.' They gave it to Bhaga to eat, but it burnt his eyes and he became blind. Then they gave it to Pusan to eat, but it knocked out his teeth. At last they gave it to Savitr [the sun] and it did not injure him, for he appeased it." -- Satapatha Brahmana 1:7:4:1-7. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm;font-family:verdana;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are many instances of incest in sacred Hindu scriptures; these are not the only ones.</span> </span></span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1121131827575790322005-07-12T09:29:00.000+08:002005-07-12T09:32:27.753+08:00KEWAJIBAN BERDA’WAH KEPADA BUKAN ISLAM<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bahan disediakan oleh: Shah Kirit bin Kakulal Govindji<br />E-mail: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="mailto:shah@saba-islamic-media.com"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">shah@saba.com</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">.my<br />Hand phone: 019-555 7770<br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p> <p align="justify">Bismillahir Rohmaanir Rohiim. Alhamdulillahi Robbil ‘Alamin. Assolatu wassalam ‘ala Rasulillah wa ‘ala alihi wa ashabihi ajmain. Ammabad. A’uzubillahi minash syaitoonir Rojim. Robbish rohli sadri, wa yassirli amri, wahlul ‘udatamillisani, yafqauhuqawli. Bismillahir rohmaanir rohim. Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus somad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakul lahu kufuwan ahad.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Tuan-Tuan dan Puan-Puan yang di rahmati Allah, Assalamu’alaikum warohmatulahi wabarokatuh.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Topik kita pada malam ini adalah “ Kewajipan Berda’wah”, InsyaAllah. Terlebih dahulu izinkan saya memperkenalkan diri secara ringkas. Nama saya ialah Shah Kirit bin Kakulal Govindji. Pelik bukan? Kebiasaan di Malaysia, apabila seseorang itu masuk Islam, dia dikehendaki menukar nama bapa dia kepada Abdullah. Sebenarnya tidak ada satu pun nas dari Al-Qur’an mahupun Hadith Shahih yang mewajibkan seseorang yang masuk Islam mesti tukar nama bapa dia kepada Abdullah!<br /></p> <p align="justify">Saya telah dilahirkan sebagai seorang Islam tetapi ibubapa saya telah membesarkan saya sebagai seorang Hindu. Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan mesti hairankan. Ini adalah kerana didalam Islam kita percaya bahawa setiap kanak-kanak di dunia ini dilahirkan dalam fitrah Islam tetapi ibubapalah yang mencorakkan mereka menjadi Nasrani, Yahudi, Majusi, Hindu, Buddha mahupun sebagai seorang ‘Free Thinker’. Justeru itu saya lebih suka menggunakan perkataan ‘Revert’ daripada ‘Convert’ apabila seseorang itu menganuti agama Islam kerana mereka kembali kepada fitrah kejadian mereka.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Punca awal saya masuk Islam adalah atas dasar perkahwinan. Ya, kerana saya mahu berkahwin dengan perempuan Islam. Saya cakap ‘direct’ kerana di kalangan masyarakat kita ada sejenis ‘penyakit’, termasuklah dikalangan kakitangan Jabatan Agama Islam. Apabila sesorang itu menyampaikan hasrat untuk memeluk agama Islam, dia akan diperli atau disindir seperti “kenapa mau masuk Islam? Kalau tak ada perempuan Melayu memang tak sah!” Salah kah kami masuk Islam kerana mahu berkahwin? Sebenarnya masuk Islam kerana mahu berkahwin tidak salah. Mungkin itu Qada’ dan Qadar, bersabit dengan perkahwinan seseorang itu mendapat hidayah dari Allah. Yang salah ialah sudah masuk Islam tidak mahu belajar dan tidak mahu beramal dengan Islam. Yang turut salah ialah masyarakat Islam setempat yang tidak mahu membimbing atau membantu orang yang baru masuk Islam.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Kalau kita perhati keadaan sekeliling, kita akan dapati ramai yang masuk Islam adalah kerana perkahwinan. Ini adalah kerana orang-orang Islam di Malaysia hampir-hampir tidak ada melakukan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam sekeliling mereka. Dahlah tak buat kerja, nak sindir orang pula!<br /></p> <p align="justify">Alhamdulillah, hari ini kita sebagai orang-orang Islam sedar bahawa Islam bukanlah milik orang-orang Arab atau Melayu sahaja tetapi adalah untuk seluruh umat manusia. Malangnya kita umat Islam hari ini telah lalai dari tanggung-jawab yang diamanahkan Allah kepada kita untuk menyampai da’wah Islam kepada mereka yang belum terima Hidayah lagi. Allah swt mencela golongan seperti ini dalam Surah Al-Baqarah 2:140 “Dan siapakah yang lebih zalim daripada orang yang menyembunyikan keterangan (saksi dan bukti) yang telah diberikan Allah kepadanya? Dan (ingatlah), Allah tidak sekali-kali lalai akan apa yang telah kamu lakukan”. Na’uzubillah, janganlah kita termasuk dalam golongan ini.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Allah swt memberikan penghormatan kepada kita orang-orang Islam didalam surah Ali Imran 3:110 “Kamu (wahai umat Muhammad) adalah sebaik-baik umat yang dilahirkan bagi(faedah) umat manusia”. Kita pun rasa sangat seronok mendengarkan ayat ini. Namun begitu kita lupa bahawa setiap penghormatan itu datang bersama tanggung-jawab. Lagi besar suatu penghormatan maka lagi beratlah tanggung-jawab yang harus dipikul. Tanggung-jawab yang diamanahkan oleh Allah kepada kita orang-orang Islam yang melayakkan kita di gelar ‘sebaik-baik umat’ juga disebut dalam ayat yang sama; “(Kerana) kamu menyuruh membuat segala perkara yang baik dan melarang daripada segala perkara yang salah (buruk dan keji), serta kamu pula beriman kepada Allah”. Ini bermakna kita harus menjadi masyarakat ‘amar maaruf nahi munkar’ iaitu melakukan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam sambil melakukan Islah sesama orang-orang Islam secara serentak.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Allah swt mengatakan didalam surah Al-Ikhlas 103:1-3 “Demi masa. Sesungguhnya manusia itu dalam kerugian. Kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal salih, dan mereka pula berpesan-pesan dengan kebenaran dan berpesan-pesan dengan sabar”. ‘Berpesan-pesan dengan kebenaran’ bermakna melakukan ‘amal maaruf nahi munkar’ yakni melakukan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam sambil melakukan Islah sesama orang-orang Islam. Ayat ini jelas menunjukkan tanggung-jawab melakukan da’wah bukan tugas ustaz, imam atau Jabatan Agama sahaja tetapi adalah tanggung-jawab setiap orang Islam.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Didalam Khutbah terakhir, Rasulullah saw telah bertanya kepada para sahabah yang tidak kurang dari 110,000 orang “Adakah aku telah sampaikan pesanan Islam” dan para sahabah pun secara serentak menjawab “Ya Rasulullah! Kau telah sampaikan”. Maka Rasulullah saw seterusnya memerintahkan mereka “Siapa-siapa yang hadir disini, sampaikanlah kepada mereka yang tidak hadir”. Para sahabat pun faham akan perintah Rasulullah saw lalu keluar dari negeri Arab menyampaikan da’wah Islamiah. Maka Islam telah pun sampai ke Negeri Cina, India, Sepanyol dan seterusnya ke Malaysia. Alhamdulillah, sahabat-sahabat dulu tidak ada sikap macam kita iaitu hanya mahu bercerita tentang Islam sekiranya ada yang bertanya tetapi sebaliknya telah bertebaran kepelbagai pelusuk dunia dalam menyampaikan syiar Islam.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Didalam Shahih Bukhari jilid 4 hadith 667 diriwayatkan dari Abdullah Ibn Amr bahawa Rasulullah saw telah bersabda “sampaikanlah walau satu ayat”. Kita tidak perlu dapatkan Phd atau ijazah atau menjadi ustaz / ustazah dalam menyampaikan da’wah Islam. Walaupun kita tahu satu ayat dalam Qur’an, kita boleh menyampaikannya. Sebagai orang Islam, kita tahu lebih dari satu ayat. Sekurang-kurangnya kita tahu ‘La ilaha ilallah’, maka sampaikanlah ia.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Dewasa ini dunia kita sudah berubah menjadi materialistic. Setiap perkara yang dilakukan mesti ada ganjaran atau keuntungan. Allah swt mengajak kita berniaga denganNya dalam Surah As-Saff 61:10-11 “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Mahukah Aku tunjukkan sesuatu perniagaan yang boleh menyelamatkan kamu dari azab seksa yang tidak terperi sakitnya? Iaitu kamu beriman kepada Allah dan RasulNya, serta kamu berjuang membela dan menegakkan agama Allah dengan hartabenda dan diri kamu”.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Kini bila berniaga kita hendak tahu peratusan keuntungannya. Keuntungan yang dijanjikan oleh Allah swt dalam Surah Al-Baqarah 2:261 adalah “Bandingan (derma) orang-orang yang belanjakan hartanya pada jalan Allah, ialah sama seperti sebiji benih yang tumbuh menerbitkan tujuh tangkai; tiap-tiap tangkai pula mengandungi seratus biji. Dan (ingatlah), Allah akan melipat gandakan pahala bagi sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya”. Yakni setiap satu biji benih tumbuh menjadi tujuh ratus biji benih. Didalam bahasa perniagaan, ini adalah keuntungan yang tidak kurang dari 70,000%! Mana ada perniagaan lain didunia ini yang menjamin 100% pulangan keuntungan sehingga 70,000%?<br /></p> <p align="justify">‘Master key’ untuk melakukan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam ada diterangkan dalam Surah Ali Imram 3:64 “Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): ‘Wahai ahli kitab, marilah kepada satu kalimah yang bersamaan antara kami dan kamu, iaitu kita semua tidak sembah melainkan Allah, dan kita tidak sekutukan denganNya suatu jua pun; dan jangan pula sebahagian dari kita mengambil akan sebahagian yang lain untuk dijadikan orang-orang yang dipuja dan didewa-dewakan selain dari Allah’.”<br /></p> <p align="justify">Untuk mencari kalimah-kalimah yang bersamaan antara kita dengan mereka, maka kita hendaklah mengkaji kitab mereka (bukan untuk beriman tetapi) untuk mencari ayat-ayat yang menjurus kepada tauhid. Sekiranya diperingkat permulaan kita hanya menggunakan Al-Qur’an dan Hadith sahaja mungkin orang-orang bukan Islam ini tidak percaya atau tidak yakin kerana mereka belum beriman kepada Al-Qur’an. Sekiaranya kita menggunakan Bible maka orang-orang Kristian terpaksa menerimanya. Berikut adalah beberapa hujah-hujah yang boleh kita gunakan dari Bible terhadap orang-orang Kristian:<br /></p> <p align="justify">“My Father is greater than I” [John 14:28]</p> <p align="justify">“My father is greater than all” [John 10:29]</p> <p align="justify">“...I cast out devil by the spirit of God...” [Matthew 12:28] </p> <p align="justify">“...I with the finger of God cast out devils...” [Luke 11:20]</p> <p align="justify">“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I </p> <p align="justify"> seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” [John 5:30]</p> <p align="justify">“...and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.” [John 14:24]</p> <p align="justify">“<i>Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad.”</i></p> <p align="justify">“Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.” [Mark 12:29] </p> <p align="justify">Apabila kita mulakan da’wah kepada orang-orang Hindu, adalah lebih baik sekiranya kita mulakan dengan konsep ketuhanan dalam Islam yang terdapat dalam Surah Al-Ikhlas 112”1-4 “Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): ‘(Tuhanku) ialah Allah yang Maha Esa; Allah yang menjadi tumpuan sekalian makhluk untuk memohon sebarang hajat; Ia tiada beranak, dan Ia pula tiada diperanakkan; Dan tidak ada sesiapapun yang setara denganNya’.”<br /></p> <p align="justify">Seterusnya kita boleh bincangkan mengenai ayat-ayat yang ada persamaan didalam kitab-kitab mereka contohnya Veda, Upanishad, Purana, Maha Bharata, Ramayana dan yang paling popular dikalangan orang-orang Hindu adalah Bhagavad Geeta. Berikut adalah beberapa contoh yang boleh kita gunakan:<br /></p> <p align="justify">“ Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.” [Bhagavad Gita 7:20]<br /></p> <p align="justify">“Ekam evadvitiyam”</p> <p align="justify">“He is One only without a second” [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]<sup> 1</sup><br /></p> <p align="justify">“Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah.”</p> <p align="justify">“Of Him there are neither parents nor lord.” [Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]<sup> 2</sup><br /></p> <p align="justify">“Na tasya pratima asti”</p> <p align="justify">“There is no likeness of Him” [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]<sup> 3</sup><br /></p> <p align="justify">“Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam.”</p> <p align="justify">“His form is not to be seen, no one sees Him with the eye.” </p> <p align="justify"> [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]<sup> 4</sup> </p> <p align="justify">“Na tasya pratima asti”</p> <p align="justify">“There is no image of Him” [Yajurveda 32:3]<sup> 5</sup><br /></p> <p align="justify">“Shudhama poapvidham”</p> <p align="justify">“He is bodiless and pure” [Yajurveda 40:8]<sup> 6</sup></p> <p align="justify">“Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste”</p> <p align="justify">“They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements” (Air, water, fire, etc.). </p> <p align="justify">“They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti (created things; table, chair, idol etc.).” [Yajurveda 40:9]<sup> 7</sup><br /></p> <p align="justify">Brahma Sutra of Hinduism:</p> <p align="justify"> “Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste Kinchan”</p> <p align="justify"> “There is only one God, not the second; </p> <p align="justify"> Not at all, not at all, not in the least bit”.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Namun begitu dalam kita menyampaikan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam, adalah penting kita sentiasa mengambil kira nasihat yang diberikan oleh Allah swt didalam Surah An-Nahl 16:125 “Serulah kejalan Tuhanmu (wahai Muhammad) dengan hikmat kebijaksanaan dan nasihat pengajaran yang baik, berbahaslah dengan mereka (yang engkau serukan itu) dengan cara yang lebih baik”.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Adakah kita menggunakan hikmat kebijaksanaan dan menasihatkan dengan cara pengajaran yang baik dan lemah lembut bila menyampaikan da’wah Islamiah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam? Jarang sekali. Kebiasaannya bila ada orang bertanya mengenai Islam, jawaban yang lazim diberikan adalah; “Dalam Islam kita mesti sembahyang 5 kali sehari, Bulan Ramadhan mesti puasa satu bulan dari pagi sampai senja – tidak boleh makan atau minum, mesti bayar zakat, tidak boleh makan ‘kerbau pendek’ (khinzir), tidak boleh minum (arak), mesti kena ‘potong’ dulu (berkhatan), pergi masjid mesti pakai songkok dan kain, kalau pergi solat Hari Raya mesti pakai baju Melayu (seolah-olah solat itu tidak sah tanpa memakai baju Melayu!) dan bermacam-macam lagi. Saya perhatikan bahawa kita sebenarnya lebih banyak ‘meMelayukan’ seseorang yang masuk Islam dari mengIslamkannnya. Kita memberikan gambaran seolah-olah Islam ini adalah satu agama yang sangat menyusahkan umatnya.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Sepatutnya kita jangan terlalu tekan berkenaan fikah (halal dan haram) pada peringkat permulaan. Yang harus diutamakan adalah tauhid, apabila iman dia sudah mantap barulah kita sampaikan bab fikah secara beransur-ansur ikut kemampuan seseorang individu. Bila iman sudah kukuh dihati, seseorang itu akan mengerjakan perintah Allah tanpa perlu disuruh, InsyaAllah.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Saya ingin mengajak semua yang hadir disini termasuklah diri saya agar marilah kita semua bangun. Bukannya bangun dari tempat duduk tetapi marilah kita bangun tidur kita. Kita telah lama tidur dengan mata celik. Marilah kita bangun dan laksanakan tanggung-jawab yang telah diamanahkan oleh Allah kepada kita untuk menyampaikan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam sambil melakukan Islah kepada sesama Islam.<br /></p> <p align="justify">BERHENTI dari memberikan alasan. Bila saya mengajak orang untuk berda’wah, mereka selalu memberikan alasan dan minta tunggu. Hendak tunggu apa lagi? Allah swt memberika amaran kepada kita dalam Surah At-Taubah 9:24 “Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): “Jika bapa-bapa kamu, dan saudara-saudara kamu, dan isteri-isteri (atau suami-suami) kamu, dan kaum keluarga kamu, dan harta benda yang kamu usahakan, dan perniagaan yang kamu bimbang akan merosot, dan rumah-rumah tempat tinggal yang kamu sukai, - (jika semuanya itu) menjadi perkara-perkara yang kamu cintai lebih daripada Allah dan RasulNya dan (daripada) berjihad untuk agamaNya, maka tunggulah sehingga Allah mendatangkan keputusanNya (azab seksaNya); kerana Allah tidak akan memberi petunjuk kepada orang-oramg yang fasik (derhaka)”. Hari ini kita orang-orang Islam masih lagi tunggu!<br /></p> <p align="justify">Marilah kita berhenti dari memberikan alasan-alasan seperti berikut:<br /></p> <ol> <li><p align="justify">Tunggulah saya pandai – sampai bila-bila pun kita tidak akan cukup pandai sekiranya kita tidak cuba dari sekarang. Sekali lagi saya rujuk kepada hadith diatas iaitu; “Sampaikanlah walau satu ayat”.</p> </li><li><p align="justify">Tunggu bila ada orang bertanya baru nak cerita tentang Islam – sekali lagi saya rujuk kepada petikan dari Khutbah terakhir Rasulullah saw; “Siapa-siapa yang hadir disini sampaikanlah kepada yang tidak hadir”.</p> </li><li><p align="justify">Negara kita negara majmuk, sensitif untuk melakukan da’wah - di zaman Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. terdapat tidak kurang dari <strong><span style="">360 suku kaum</span></strong>. Ini tidak menghalang baginda dari memberikan da'wah kepada kaum Musyirikin pada masa itu malahan baginda telah berjaya menyatu padukan semua kaum tersebut dibawah panji Islam! </p> </li><li> <p style="margin-left: 0.64cm;" align="justify">Agama ini urusan peribadi, jangan masuk campur dalam hal orang lain – Dalam Islam ia menjadi tanggung-jawab semua orang-orang Islam mencampuri urusan orang lain apabila ia melibatkan perkara akidah; ‘amal maaruf nahi munkar’.<br /><br /></p> </li> </ol> <p style="margin-left: 0.64cm;" align="justify">Saya akhiri dengan sketsa berikut; bayangkanlah suatu hujung minggu kita pergi berkelah bersama keluarga ke pusat peranginan di tanah tinggi seperti di Genting Highland (tanpa singgah di kasino). Bila sampai ke puncak yang paling tinggi, kita pun menghamparkan tikar dan mula menjamu selera bersama-sama dengan keluarga. Dalam kelekaan kita makan dan minum, anak kita yang berumur 2 tahun telah berlari-lari sampai ke hujung tebing; dihadapannya adalah jurang yang cukup dalam. Na’uzubillah, cuba bayangkan anak atau adik kita yang berumur 2 tahun berada dalam situasi itu. Cemas tak? Betul-betul sebelah anak kita ada seorang lelaki dewasa yang sihat dan waras. Apa yang perlu dilakukannya adalah hulurkan tangan dia dan pegang anak kita, InsyaAllah anak kita akan selamat. Tetapi lelaki tadi tidak endahkan anak kita dan anak kita melangkah lagi lalu jatuh kedalam gaung dan mati. Ketika itu adakah kita akan ucapkan terima-kasih kepada lelaki itu kerana tidak masuk campur dalam urusan orang lain? Tidak, kita akan salahkan dia kerana tidak mahu menolong anak kita. Kita akan tuduh lelaki itu sebagai seorang yang sangat kejam.<br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.64cm;" align="justify">Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, sebenarnya kitalah orang-orang Islam yang memegang watak lelaki yang kejam tadi. Kita ada ramai kenalan bukan Islam seperti rakan kerja, kawan jiran dan sebagainya tetapi kita tak pernah buka mulut kita menyampaikan mesej Islam. Kita biarkan sahaja mereka mati dalam keadaaan kafir. Di akhirat nanti mereka akan mengadu kepada Allah dan menarik kita sama-sama masuk ke neraka, na’uzubillah. Apakah alasan yang akan kita berikan pada Allah ketika itu? Marilah kita sama-sama bangun dan sampaikan da’wah kepada orang-orang bukan Islam sambil melakukan Islah sesama orang-orang Islam.<br /></p> <p align="justify">Wa akhiri da’wana anil hamdulillahi Robbil ‘alamin.<br /><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 447 and 448]</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 1 ‘The Upanihads part 1’ page 93]</span><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">2. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 745]</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 263]</span><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">3. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 736 and 737]</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 253]</span><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. [The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 737]</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:85%;">[Sacred Books of the East, volume 15 ‘The Upanihads part II’ page 253]</span><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">5. [Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. page 377]</span><br /></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">6. [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T.H. Griffith 538]</span></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">7. [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T.H. Griffith 538]</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14405632.post-1121131303043270972005-07-12T09:20:00.000+08:002005-07-12T09:31:03.776+08:00IS DA’WAH COMPULSORY?<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Most Muslims know that Islam is a universal religion, meant for all mankind. Allah (swt) is the Lord of the entire universe, and Muslims have been entrusted with the duty of conveying His message to all mankind. Alas, most Muslims today have become complacent towards this duty! While accepting Islam as the best way of life for ourselves, most of us are unwilling to share this knowledge with those to whom the message has not yet been conveyed.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Arabic word Da’wah means a call or an invitation. In Islamic context, it means to strive for the propagation of Islam. Thus Da’wah means conveying the message of Islam to Non-Muslims and inviting them to Islam.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Arabic word Islah means to improve, correct, rectify or repair. In Islamic terminology, Islah means correcting a Muslim or providing more knowledge of Islam to a Muslim.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">It is sad to note that most of the activities, which we label as Da’wah, are actually Islah. Activities such as classes, seminars, talks, forums and other religious gatherings are meant and targeted to Muslims only.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Glorious Qur’an says:<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:100%;">Ah! Who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? But Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!” (Al-Qur’an 2: 140)<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Allah swt gives the Muslims an honour in Al-Qur’an 3:110;<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:100%;">You are the best of people evolved for mankind”. But honour comes with responsibilities! As an example, a principal of a school has more honour than a teacher and that principal also has more responsibilities. Similarly, this honour from Allah swt to Muslims also comes with responsibilities as the full verse reads; “You are the best of people evolved for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and believe in Allah...”<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Therefore it is the responsibility of every single Muslim to be an individual of “amar ma’aruf nahi munkar” or “those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong”. This means as a Muslim it is our duty to do Da’wah and Islah.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Glorious Qur’an says:<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:100%;">By (the token of) time (through the ages), verily man is in loss, except such as have faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of truth, and of patience and constancy” (Al-Qur’an 103:1-3). These are the 4 minimum criteria to attain salvation, one of which is “(join together) in the mutual teaching of truth”, i.e.; to do Da’wah and Islah.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In Shahih Bukhari (4:667);<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (ra): The Prophet (saw) said, “Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single verse (from the Qur’an or the Sunnah)...”. This Hadith clearly states the duty of Da’wah is not rest upon those with sound knowledge of Islam, i.e.; scholars, Ustadhs or Imams alone but every single Muslim. As a Muslim, we surely know at least about “La Ilaha Ilallah”. There is no excuse for us not to do Da’wah!<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Allah further warns us in the Qur’an (47:38);<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">“ <span style="font-size:100%;">Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the way of Allah: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But Allah is free from all wants. And it is ye that are needy. <b>If ye turn back (from the path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you!”.<br /><br /></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">On the contrary, the reward for spending our substance in the way of Allah is 70,000% as mentioned in the Qur’an (2:261);<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">“<span style="font-size:100%;">The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear hath a hundred grains. Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth...” Is there any other business in the world that guarantees you a profit of 70,000%?<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Qur’an practically guides us on how Da’wah should be done; “Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious...” (Qur’an 16:125).<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The master key to do Da’wah is as mentioned in the Glorious Qur’an (3:64);<br /><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">“<span style="font-size:100%;">Say: ‘O people of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah”.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">In the study on ‘concept of God in major religions of the world’, we will find several verses from the Bible, Hindu Scriptures or Sri Grant Sahib (Sikh’s Holy Scripture) that speaks about oneness of God, i.e.; Tawheed.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">We must start doing Da’wah and stop giving excuses such as;<br /><br /></span></p> <ul> <li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Religion is personal and we shouldn’t mind other people’s business.</span></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">We live in a multi-racial country and Da’wah will create disharmony.</span></p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Wait until I become a perfect Muslim or I have higher knowledge of Islam. </span> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Da’wah is the job of the Religious department, Ustadhs or the Imams.</span></p> </li> </ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">Laman Perbandingan Agama Nurulnaim</div>abuiqbalnuaimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014687034584411517noreply@blogger.com0