ATLAS OF CREATION

The fossil record is perhaps the most important evidence that
demolishes the theory of evolution's claims. Fossils reveal that life
forms on Earth have never undergone even the slightest change and have
never developed into one another. Examining the fossil record, we see
that living things are exactly the same today as they were hundreds of
millions of years ago—in other words, that they never underwent
evolution. Evenduring the most ancient periods,life forms emerged
suddenly with all their complex structures–with the perfect and
superior features, just as do their counterparts today.
This demonstrates one indisputable fact: Living things did not come
into being throughthe imaginary processes of evolution. All the living
things that have ever existed on Earth were created by God. This fact
ofcreation is once again revealed in the traces left behind them
byflawless living things.
This book will provide you with not only such information as what
fossils are and where and how they are found, but also a closer
examination of a variety of fossil specimens, millions of years old,
that are still able to declare, "We never underwent evolution; we were
created." The fossils discussed and illustrated in this book are just
afew examples of the hundreds of millions of specimens that prove the
fact of creation. And even these few are enough to prove that the
theory of evolution is a major hoax and deception in the history of
science.

AL-HAYY, (The Living)

He is the Living —there is no deity but Him—so call upon Him,making
your religion sincerely His. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds. (Surah Ghafir, 65)
Being weak, what we can actually do is very limited. After we are
born, we spend 5-10 years developing our intelligencethrough education
and need constant care. Later on, we spend a great deal of time
meeting our bodily needs (e.g., sleeping, and working to acquirefood,
clothing, and a place to live) and keeping ourselves cleanand fresh.
Almost one-quarter of our life is spent in sleep. No matter how much
we resist the need to sleep and use that time to engage in other
activities, we cannot endure sleep deprivation for more than a few
days. Indeed, such a lack of sleep affects our nervous systems by
leaving us drowsy and unable to concentrate, and leads to poor memory
and physical performance. If sleep deprivation continues, mood swings
may develop.
All creatures have a fragile nature. Allah, the Creator of all beings,
is al-Hayy (The Living). Hecontrols everything at every moment, knows
everything, andhas power over all things. He is not subject to
drowsiness or sleep, and is exalted above all forms of weakness. He
gives various weaknesses to His servants, and commands them to
recognize these weaknesses, serve Him, and ask Him for everything.
Given these inherent weaknesses, we turn to our Lord, aware that we
cannot live for another second unless He wills it. Several verses
inform us about this attribute, as follows:
Allah, there is no deity but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining.
(Surah Al 'Imran,2)
Put your trust in the Living, Whodoes not die, and glorify Him with
praise. He is well aware of the wrong actions of His servants. (Surat
al-Furqan, 58)
Faces will be humbled to the Living, the All-Sustaining, and anyone
weighed down with wrongdoing will have failed. (Surah Ta Ha, 111)

WHAT SCIENTIFIC FORGERY IS THE MYTH THAT "HUMAN EMBRYOS HAVE GILLS" BASED ON?

THE thesis that living things go through various stages in their
mothers' wombs that can be seen as evidence for evolution has a
special position amongst the unfounded claims of the theory of
evolution. That is because the thesis, known as "recapitulation" in
evolutionist literature, is more than a scientific deception: It is a
scientific forgery.
Haeckel's recapitulation superstition
Ernst Haeckel, one of the foremost charlatans in the history of
science.The term "recapitulation" is a condensation of the dictum
"ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," put forward by the evolutionary
biologist Ernst Haeckel at the end of the nineteenth century. This
theory of Haeckel's postulates that living embryos re-experience
theevolutionary process that their pseudo-ancestors underwent. He
theorised that during its development in its mother's womb, the human
embryo first displays the characteristics of a fish, then those of a
reptile, and finally those of a human. The claim that the embryo
possesses"gills" while it develops stems from this thesis.
However, this is utter superstition. Scientific developments in the
years since recapitulation was first broached have enabled studies to
be made of just how valid it is. These studies have shown that the
recapitulation doctrine has no other basis than evolutionists'
imaginations and deliberate distortions.
It is now known that the "gills" that supposedly appear in the early
stages of the human embryo are in fact the initial phases of the
middle-ear canal, parathyroid, and thymus. That part of the embryo
that was likened to the "egg yolk pouch" turns out to be a pouch that
produces blood for the infant. The part that was identified as a
"tail" by Haeckel and his followers is in fact the backbone, which
resembles a tail only because it takes shape before the legs do.
These are universally acknowledged facts in the scientific world, and
are accepted even by evolutionists themselves. George Gaylord Simpson,
one of the founders of neo-Darwinism, writes:
Haeckel misstated the evolutionary principle involved. It is now
firmly established that ontogeny does not repeat phylogeny.1
The following was written in an article in New Scientist dated October 16, 1999:
[Haeckel] called this the biogenetic law, and the idea became
popularly known as recapitulation. In fact Haeckel's strict law was
soon shown to beincorrect. For instance, the early human embryo never
has functioning gills like a fish, and never passes through stages
that look like an adult reptile or monkey.2
In an article published in American Scientist, we read:
Surely the biogenetic law is as dead as a doornail. It was finally
exorcised from biology textbooks in the fifties. As a topic of serious
theoretical inquiry it was extinct in the twenties…3
As we have seen, developments since it was first put forward have
shown that recapitulation has no scientific basis at all. However,
those same advances would show that it was not just a scientific
deception, but that itstemmed from a complete "forgery."
Haeckel's forged drawings
Ernst Haeckel, who first put the recapitulation thesis forward,
published a number of drawingsto back up his theory. Haeckel produced
falsified drawings to make fish and human embryos resemble each other!
When he was caught out, the only defense he offered was that other
evolutionists had committed similar offences:
In its April 8, 2001, edition, The New York Times devoted wide space
to the theory of intelligentdesign and the ideas of scientists and
philosophers who support the theory, such as Michael Behe and William
Dembski. In general, it said that the theory of intelligent design
possessed such a scientific respectability and validity that it would
rock Darwinism to its foundations. The paper also compared Haeckel's
forged drawings with true pictures of embryos taken under the
microscope.After this compromising confession of "forgery" I should be
obliged to consider myself condemned and annihilated if I had not the
consolation of seeing side by side with me in the prisoner's dock
hundreds of fellow-culprits, among them many of the most trusted
observers and most esteemed biologists. The great majority of all the
diagrams in the best biological textbooks, treatises and journals
would incur in the same degree the charge of "forgery," for all of
them are inexact, and are more or less doctored, schematised and
constructed.4
In the September 5, 1997, edition of the well-known scientific journal
Science, an article was published revealing that Haeckel's embryo
drawings were the product of a deception.The article, called
"Haeckel's Embryos: Fraud Rediscovered," had this to say:
The impression they [Haeckel's drawings] give, that the embryos are
exactly alike, is wrong, says Michael Richardson, an embryologist at
St. George's Hospital Medical School in London… So he and his
colleagues did their own comparative study, reexamining and
photographing embryos roughly matched by species and age with those
Haeckel drew. Lo and behold, the embryos "often looked surprisingly
different," Richardson reports in the August issue of Anatomy and
Embryology.5
Science, September 5, 1997Later in this same article, the following
information was revealed:
Not only did Haeckel add or omitfeatures, Richardson and his
colleagues report, but he also fudged the scale to exaggerate
similarities among species, even when there were 10-fold differences
in size. Haeckel further blurred differences by neglecting to name the
species in most cases, as if one representative was accurate for an
entire group of animals. In reality, Richardson and his colleagues
note, even closely related embryos such as those of fish vary quite a
bit in their appearance and developmental pathway. "It [Haeckel's
drawings] looks like it's turning out to be one of the most famous
fakes in biology," Richardson concludes.6
It is noteworthy that, although Haeckel's falsification came out in
1901, the subject was still portrayed in many evolutionist
publications for nearly a century as if it were a proven scientific
law. Those who held evolutionist beliefs inadvertentlysent out a most
important message by putting their ideology before science: Evolution
is not science, it is a dogma that they are trying to keep alive in
the face of the scientific facts.
1. G. G. Simpson, W. Beck, An Introduction to Biology, Harcourt Brace
and World, New York, 1965, p. 24
2. Ken McNamara, "Embryos and Evolution," New Scientist, vol. 12416,
16 October 1999, (emphasis added)
3. Keith S. Thompson, "Ontogenyand Phylogeny Recapitulated," American
Scientist, vol. 76, May/June 1988, p. 273
4. Francis Hitching, The Neck of the Giraffe: Where Darwin Went Wrong,
Ticknor and Fields, New York, 1982, p. 204
5. Elizabeth Pennisi, "Haeckel's Embryos: Fraud Rediscovered,"
Science, 5 September
6. Elizabeth Pennisi, "Haeckel's Embryos: Fraud Rediscovered,"
Science, 5 September, (emphasis added)

Fathwa - Fasting on the eleventh day of Muharram thinking that it is ‘Aashooraa’

Question
What is the ruling of fasting on a day thinking that it is the tenth
of Muharram according to the calendars found in bookshops but, in the
middle of the day, I discovered that it is the eleventh day of
Muharram?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His slave and messenger.
You should have checked and asked about the timewhen the moon was
sighted in a Sharee'ah-approved manner. You should not have depended
only on the calendar that may have been right or wrong. What counts is
a Sharee'ah-approved moon sighting.
If you did not fast on the tenth day thinking that itis the ninth day,
then it isan act of the Sunnah thatyou missed and, due to this, you
also missed the day of 'Aashooraa' because it is the tenth day of
Muharram. You are rewarded, Allaah Willing, for your intention and
sincere desire to fast on the day of 'Aashooraa'. The Prophet,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "When a slave falls ill or
travels, then he will receive a reward similar to that which he gets
for good deeds he used to perform at home while in good health."
[Al-Bukhaari]
You are also rewarded for your voluntary fastingon the eleventh day.
Allaah The Almighty never Wastes the reward of he who does good deeds.
From here on, youshould seek (a confirmation of) the moon being
sighted to avoid making such a mistake.
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa - Is playing football considered an excuse that allows one to abandon fasting?

Question
Recently, many unconvincing Fataawa have emerged. For example, a Fatwa
allowed abandoning fasting in Ramadhaan forfootball players under the
pretext that they are on a national mission or that this is the source
of their sustenance. I hope you can clarify this matter. Is this
permissible? If this is impermissible, what is the ruling on he who
played and abandoned fasting on that day?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His slave and messenger.
Muslims should refer in anything that confuses them to the Book of
Allaah The Almighty and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah, and
seek Fataawa from people who are known for their knowledge and
competency to issue Fataawa.
Concerning this matter, Allaah The Almighty Madeit permissible to
abandonfasting for he who has anexcuse like illness or travelling.
Allaah The Exalted Says (what means): {and whoever is ill or on a
journey - then an equal number of other days.} [Quran 2:185]
Merely playing football does not constitute an excuse that allows
abandoning fasting at all.Rather, those who engage in hard work
andhave no source of sustenance are not allowed to abandon fasting for
the sake of this permissible hard work except with certain
restrictions. The two Shaykhs,Ibn HameedandIbn Baazsaid: "Thosewho
engage in hard work are included under those who are assigned with
fasting and they arenot like patients and travelers. They should make
the intention at night and begin their fasting. Whoever among them is
obliged to break his fast during the day may break it with anything
that is adequate to his need. Then, he should stop eating and
drinking for the rest of the day and make up for this day afterwards.
Whoever has no urgent excuse should complete his fast. This is what is
deduced from theSharee'ah evidence of the Quran, the Sunnah and
statements of research scholars from all schools."
If this is the opinion of the people of knowledgewith regards to those
who engage in hard work, then how can players be allowed to abandon
fasting for merely playing? This constitutes fabricate false rulings
against the Sharee'ah with what its noble texts do not indicate. This
opinion deserves denunciation and rejection from whoever issued this
Fatwa.
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa - She said ‘I will break my fast if I find treatment’ but she did not

Question
One day in the previous Ramadhaan before dawn, my teeth ached much and
I did not expect this to continue after dawn. In the morning, the pain
became more severe for a long period of time. I could not bear it
while I was fasting. I told my mother that, if I found treatment, I
would break my fast. I intended to break my fast if I found treatment
but I did not find any and did not break my fast. I was swallowing my
saliva frequently because of theintensity of the pain. I was able to
sleep with difficulty till Al-Maghrib. Should I make up for this day
because I intended to break my fast if I had found treatment?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His slave and messenger.
If a fasting person intended to break his fastand was firm in this
determination, his fasting is definitely invalidated by this. However,
scholars differed concerning suspending the intentionupon the presence
of treatment as to whether it invalidates fasting or not.
Ibn Qudaamahsaid in Al-Mughni: "If one intended that, if he finds
food, he would break his fast and that, if he did not find any, he
would complete his fast, then there are two opinions from scholars
concerningthis. The first is that this invalidates fasting because he
did not keep firm in his intention to fast. Moreover, one may not
start his fasting with such an intention. The second is that he
continues to fast becausehe did not have a complete intention to break
his fast. Intentions may not be suspended ona condition. That is why
no fasting is not valid with such an intention.
The opinion of invalidating the fast was held Saheeh by Al- Mirdaawiin
Al-Insaaf ;he said: "According to our school (the Hanbali), if one
hesitated in breaking his fast and intended that he would break it
later or said, 'if I find food, I will eat or, otherwise, I would
complete my fast,' then. Itwas said that it invalidates fasting
because he was not firm in his intention. Al-Athramreported that this
does not avail him of the obligation until he is determined to fast
the entire day. I said: 'This is correct'."
If the sister who posed the question repeats fasting this day to be on
the safe side, this will be better for her in order to free her of any
liabilities and to be safer for her religion.
Allaah Knows best.

A happy home

Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):{And Allaah has made for you
from your homes a place of rest.}[Quran 16:80]
You have told the truth, Oour Lord! The home is a place of rest,
stability, comfort, reassurance, safety and tranquility, in which we
live, and with which we protect ourselves from the heat of summer and
the cold of winter. It is also our shelter in which we take refuge
after the trouble and toil of the day.
If a little bird's nest is its shelter, place of rest and abode of
reassurance, it would be more worthy for man to have his homean abode
of happiness and a source of his pleasure. A home is not only walls,
furniture and linen, but it is also a placeof worship, an institute,
and a place for cordiality and comfort. The spousesfill it with love
and affection, and tranquility,calmness and stability shade it.
In the Muslim home, material and sensual rest is combined with
spiritual and emotional rest; thereby the home is comprehensive and
balanced. Also, Allaah TheAlmighty has made the home a place of rest
for the couple; He has made the husband a source of tranquility for
his wife, and the wife a source of tranquility for her husband. Allaah
The Almighty Says (what means):{And of His signs is that He created
for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them;
and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are
signs for a people who give thought.}[Quran 30:21] Thus, marriage is a
source of tranquility, andhomes are places of rest –a favor from
Allaah The Almighty which should be appreciated, maintained and
preserved.
Some of us might wonder: "Why a Muslim home? Is there a difference
between a Muslim and a non-Muslimhome?"
Undoubtedly, the Muslim home differs from any other. Its inhabitants
carry in their chests a glorious belief which fills their hearts with
the light of faith, and this light is reflected on all aspects of
their life. A Muslim person should be (an example of the) Quran among
people, thesame as was the moral character of the Messenger of
Allaah,. For this reason, a Muslim home, with its corners, furniture,
and the way it is arranged, should express the Islam of its owner.
The Muslim home might be a simple hut, or a graceful palace, and in
either there is pleasure, gratitude, satisfaction and living in the
shades of the Noble Quran andSunnah. The family members are happy, not
because they have great furniture or expensive fittings, but because
happiness springs from their believing hearts and reassured souls.
This is because they are pleased with Allaah The Almighty as their
Lord, Islam as their religion and Muhammad,, as their Prophet and
Messenger.
The houses of the Prophet,, were a goodpattern for an Islamic home. As
small in size andmodest in building as they might have been, they were
full of happiness and satisfaction, and remained the highest ideal for
the homes of the Companionsand any of the Muslims who wished to lay
the foundation of a home afterwards.
The houses of the Prophet,, were established on obedienceand seeking
the satisfaction of Allaah The Almighty, thereby representing the best
example of the real Islamic home. Allaah The Almighty Says (what
means):{Then is one wholaid the foundation of hisbuilding on
righteousness [with fear]from Allaah and [seeking]His approval better
or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of abank
about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And
Allaah does not guide thewrongdoing people.}[Quran 9:109]
Although the houses of the Prophet,, were as humble, only enough as to
satisfy his need, as simple as to cover (the minimum requirements of)
his living, they were full of happiness, where their inhabitants were
well-pleased with the fate and sustenance endowed to them by Allaah
The Almighty, and believing in the statement of the Prophet,:"He, upon
whom morning comes while being safe and sound, healthy in his body,
and having the sustenance of his day, seems as if the entire world has
been granted for him."[At-Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah]
The houses of the Prophet,, were based on worship and obedience to
Allaah The Almighty, where humbleness, simplicity and abstinence from
the enjoyment of this worldlylife seemed evident. All his houses
surrounded the mosque. Some of them were built of palm reeds covered
with mud, others of stones piled on top of each other, havingtheir
ceiling made of palm reeds.
The home of the Mother of Believers, 'Aa'ishahthe dearest of his wives
to him after Khadeejahconsisted of one chamber, built of bricks
covered with mud, and another room annexed to it, made of palm
reeds,covered with animal hair.Its door had a single wooden post, and
its ceiling was low, like all the other houses of the Prophet,. It had
simple furniture: a bed ofpieces of wood tied with fiber ropes, having
a cushion of leather stuffedwith fiber; a water-skin; and clay vessels
for his food and ablution.
Simplicity and contentment also seemedevident in the homes of the
Companions of the Messenger of Allaah,. The furniture of Faatimahthe
daughter of the Prophet,, with which she was wed to 'Ali Ibn Abi
Taalibconsisted ofa mantle of velvet, a cushion of leather stuffedwith
fiber, a millstone, a water-skin and two jars. That was the furniture
of the leader of the women of Paradise, and the daughter of the master
of all the prophets, may Allaah exalt their mention. This shows howthe
houses of the Prophet,, and of his Companionswere a good model for the
Islamic home.
If such was the state of the houses of the Prophet,, and his
Companionsthis does not mean that Islam impedes one from being blessed
in a graceful spacious home; on the contrary, according to Islam, that
is a sustenance, favor and grace bestowed by AllaahThe Almighty upon
whomever He pleases. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):{Say, "Who
has forbidden the adornment of Allaah which He has produced for His
servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?"}[Quran 7:32] The
Messenger of Allaah,, said:"Four things bring about happiness: a
righteous woman (i.e., wife), a spacious residence, a good neighbor,
and a comfortable means of transport."[Al-Haakim] Man then has to
utilize this pleasure in all that is good, for he would be held
accountable about iton the Day of Judgment as confirmed by Allaah The
Almighty in the verse (which means):{Then you will surely be asked
that Day about pleasure.}[Quran 102:8]
Like other human beings,the Muslim family inclinesto possess the best,
the most spacious, the prettiest, and the richest of homes. Allaah The
Almighty Says (what means):{Beautified for people is the love of that
which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and
silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the
enjoyment of worldly life, but Allaah has with Him the best
return.}[Quran 3:14]
The Muslim family knows well that real happiness is to make the home,
whether it is small or large, a garden full of faith, satisfied with
contentment, shaded with tranquility and reassurance; and to have its
members adopt high morals and upright conduct. It perceives that in
whichever state it might be, it is living in a favor bestowed by
AllaahThe Almighty for which gratitude is due. Gratitude for a favor
develops, purifies and proliferates it as confirmed by Allaah; Allaah
The Almighty (what means):{If you aregrateful, I will surely increase
you [in favor].}[Quran 14:7]
The Muslim family neitherboasts nor shows pride over others because of
the favors of Allaah The Almighty bestowed upon it. It always shows
the bounty and favor conferred by Allaah The Almighty upon it in
response to His statement(which means):{But as for the favor of your
Lord, report [it].}[Quran 93:11] And, acting upon the statement of
the Messenger of Allaah,:"Indeed, Allaah likes to see the signs of His
favor on His slave."[At-Tirmithi and Al-Haakim]
But, at the same time, theMuslim family should not engage in worldly
pleasures and neglect obedience to Allaah The Almighty, nor be mainly
concerned with their house in this worldly life, which diverts them
from working for their house in Paradise, Allaah willing. To this
meaning a poet refers, by saying that one shall have no abode to
reside in after death other than the onehe built before his death.If
he built it well, his residence (in the Hereafter) would be good; and
if he built it with evil, he would fail.
Once, 'Ali Ibn Abi Taalibpassed by a man who was building a house,
thereupon he said to him,"You were dead before you came to life, and
in a short while you will be dead [yet again]. You are building a
house for the perishing abode [i.e. this worldly life], so build a
house for the eternal abode [i.e. the Hereafter as well]."
Blessed be the Muslim family if it is to have the world in its hand
and notin its heart; and blessed be it if it is to utilize all things
surrounding it correctly in such a way asto help it obey Allaah
TheAlmighty, acting upon the following wisdom,"Work for your worldly
life as if you would live forever, and work for your Hereafter as if
you would die tomorrow."[Ibn Al-Mubaarak inAz-Zuhd]
To talk about the Muslim home, its components and furniture, does not
mean that all those specifications should be comprised in every home.
But, it is an ideal we ask Allaah The Almighty to give to every Muslim
on the face of the earth.
The main point lies not inthe walls and furniture ofthe house so much
as it lies in its inhabitants. Hence, every family member could bring
about happiness and satisfaction to his household with the smallest
thing available to him. The faithful believer is intelligent
andprudent, as the Messenger of Allaah,, said:"The sagacious one is he
who holds himself accountable [for his deeds], and works for [the
life] after death; andthe incompetent is he who subjugates his self to
its fancies and has hopeful expectations from Allaah."[Ahmad,
At-Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah]

Excellence in faith

In one of the great prophetic narrations which included few, yet very
comprehensive words, the Prophetclarified one of the means for
salvation, and a sign of the excellence of Islam. This narration gives
the believing slave a tool by which to measure himself and realize how
close or far he is from the straight path.
Abu Hurayrahreported that the Messenger of Allaahsaid:"It is from the
excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun that which is
of no concern to him".[At-Tirmithi].
This narration contains many great meanings which a believer should
understand and apply. It is one of the principles and foundations of
good manners, and thus some scholars considered it to constitute
one-third or one-fourth of the religion of Islam.
Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyimsaid: "The Prophetsummed all the aspects ofpiety
and devoutness in this narration. Heoutlined for the slave what to do
and what to shun, and it is an indication to the first pillar of soul
purification,namely, shunning what does not concern the person, which
leads to the second pillar, and that is busying oneself essentially
with what concerns him"
Heclarified that shunning that which does not concern the person is a
means to attain excellence in religion. This means, that people, in
reality, are of two categories, those who are excellent in Islaam and
those who arenot. The one who appliesIslam inwardly and outwardly is
the one whohas reached the level of excellence , as Allaah says(what
means):"And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to
Allah while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham,
incliningtoward truth? And Allah took Abraham as an intimate
friend."[Quran: 4:125].
On the other hand, the one who does not apply Islam inwardly and
outwardly is the one whose degree of commitment to Islam is low, and
one of the signs of this in him is that he busies himself in that
which does not concern him.
The following verse is proof substantiating the meaning of the
narration, in which Allaah Says (what means):"And they who turn away
from illspeech"[Quran: 23:3]."… ill speech"is anything from falsehood,
and that includes association, other minor sins and all useless
speech, actions and concerns. Furthermore, busing oneself with that
which does not concern him is included in the definitionof "ill
speech".
There are other prophetic narrations which highlight the virtue of
excellence in religion, such as the narration of Abu Hurayrahin which
he reported that the Messenger of Allaahsaid:"When one of you reaches
the level of excellence in faith, then every good deed is multiplied
for him ten times up to seven hundred times; and eachsin is recorded
as only one, until he meets Allaah"[Muslim].
The saying of the Prophet:"… that which is of no concern to him"means,
that which does not benefit him in his worldly life or the Hereafter,
and this includes things that are prohibited, disliked, doubtful, and
excess permissible matters which one does not really need.
The measure by which one knows whether something is of his concern or
not, is Islamic teachings and not ones desires.
Many people decide to abandon enjoining good and forbidding evil under
the pretext that this is interfering with people's privacy and
personal life. They would do so claiming that it is not a person's
concern tointervene in other people's affairs, basing their argument
on an incorrect understanding of this very narration.
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeqsaid: "O you people! You recite and misinterpret
the following verse (which means):`O you who believe! Take care of
your own selves. If you follow the (right) guidance [and enjoin what
is right (Islamic Monotheism and allthat Islam orders one to do) and
forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all thatIslam has
forbidden)] no hurt cancome to you from those who are in
error.`[Quran:5:105] But Ihave heard Messenger of Allahsaying:"When
people see an oppressor but do not prevent him from (doing evil), it
is likely that Allaah will punish them all.""[Abu Daawood &
At-Tirmithi].
In another narration hesaid:"Never that evil is committed and people
do not prevent it, though able to do so, but Allaah will overwhelm
them with punishment".
One other thing that one must concern himself with is the affairs of
other believers and their issues, because he who does not worry about
theaffairs of his fellow Muslims is not one of them.
The need to understand this narration, its implications and
applications intensifies intimes like ours, when people's commitments
and personal obligations have increased and priorities are mixed up.
The implementation of this narration is the first practical step
toward reforming oneself and those under his guardianship and care
which leads to achieving excellence in religion. This happens by
concentrating on that which is beneficial and staying away from all
that is not ones concern.

The gulf between words and deeds

Speaking true words is a facet of action referred to as the action of
the tongue. It is the first tangible deed that someone performs when
he announces his entry into Islam: "I bear witness that none has
theright to be worshipped except Allaah and that Muhammad is His
messenger." But what I mean here, more specifically, is the importance
of action as afundamental value in Islam, in terms of maintaining
one's religion and developing the world around us. The
indispensability of action, by itself, is a major principle that is
supported by hundreds of texts from the Quran and Sunnah )traditions
ofthe Prophet).
The success or failure of an individual, the strength or weakness of a
society, and the happiness of this world with salvation in the
nextlife all depend on action. Good deeds are the recognised valuables
upon which hinge propitious results in the short and long term.
These actions that are deeds of righteousness must fulfil two
important conditions:
1. A proper intention (sincerity)
2. Compliance with the Sunnah and the Sharee'ah (Islamic
legislation)-also referred to as correctness.
Both of these conditions are addressed in the verse (which
means):"[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of
you is best in deed..."[Quran 67:2]
So, goodness of action relies upon two issues: sincerity for Allaah
and abiding by the Sharee'ah.The commentary of Al-Fudhayl Ibn
'Iyaadhon this verse of chapter Al-Mulk (the Dominion) is well known.
He said concerning "best in deed": "The most sincere and the most
correct."
If a deed is done sincerely but is not correct, it is not
accepted.Similarly, if it is correct but not done sincerely, it is
also not accepted. It is only accepted when it is done sincerely and
correctly. I tried to enumerate the number of times that 'righteous
deeds' was mentioned in the Quran. These two words were mentioned
together about ninety times. The word action ordeed when juxtaposed
with another adjective other than righteous appears much more often
(approximately three hundred times). It is a clear indication of the
importance of actionsin life. Even in dying, the deed of making an
intention is required. This is why Allaah Almighty Says (what
means):"…So do not die exceptwhile you are Muslims."[Quran 2:132]
In western schools of thought generally, and inAmericamore
specifically, a new way of thinking, called 'Pragmatism', hassprung
into existence that focuses mainly on work and production. This
philosophy holds that real and palpable benefits are the yardstick of
knowledge, meaning that real knowledge is that which can be
practically applied and not merelytheoretical knowledge that is cut
off from everyday life.
The Divine praise for action implies disdain for two ways thatare not
on the path of truth: The first way is of the doer whose deed is not
based upon true guidance and who has no knowledge of the divine laws.
They are those whose deeds are described as being bad or evil. If the
deed is a worldly one, it will not bear the desired fruit because it
was not based on the proper vision or on true experience.
This meaning is from Allaah, Almighty, when He Says (what
means):"[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled, Working [hard] and
exhausted. They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire. They
will be given drink from a boiling spring."[Quran 88:2-5]
And (what means):"Say [O Muhammad]: 'Shall we [believers]inform you of
the greatest losers as to [their] deeds? [They are] those whose effort
is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in
work.'"[Quran 18:103-104]
Every group that is away from Allaah's path falls under this category.
Their worship of Allaah Almighty is mixed with ignoranceand falsehood.
Revolutionary schools of thought that do not formtheir ideas from
Divine guidance also fall into this category. They base their efforts
and actions on false premises. Their situation is as Allaah Almighty
describes it by Saying (what means): "Those before them had already
plotted, but Allaah came at [i.e., uprooted] their building from the
foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the
punishment came to them from where they did not perceive."[Quran
16:26]
The most illustrative example of this category in our times is
Communism and its philosophical, political and societal roots. Most of
its proponents never expected such disastrous results. All of their
efforts resulted in harm and they were preoccupied infinding ways to
support such a backward system.
The second way is of those who prefer inactivity and comfort. It is
the philosophy that is blind to Allaah's ways. In it, one wants all
desires to come true without effort or toil. The nature of man in
terms of being active and doing things makes the existence of such a
group to seem dubious at best. But the fundamental qualities of this
group become manifest in different ways, for example, those who
persist in following their lusts and desires, or who think that it is
sufficient for them to follow a particular sloganor be known by a
particular name.
On this way are also those who have no goal or aim that they strive
for. They are merely prisoners of their circumstances and their daily
routines. Their behaviour is not steered by an ideology and their work
is not linked to any important mission. They are drowned in work that
has no meaning. Oneof them goes to work to pay off the mortgage on his
house. He comes home to sleep, eat and drink only to be able to find
the energy to perform his tasks at work! A machine withouta spirit is
what he has become. The one who is in these circumstances does not
even realise the precarious situation that he is in.
Further down in the pit isthePhilosophicalSchoolthat gives no value to
theintellect. To them, what isconsidered by man to be existing is in
fact nonexistent. They disbelieve in values. Theiraim is to destroy
without offering an alternative way. Their goal is to destroy the
social structure without having any intention of replacing it with
another system.
Many are those who complain about the reality that they live in. They
strive to destroy thestructure of their society without caring for the
fact that the supplanting system will be chaos.

- Names and Attributes of Allaah - The difference between al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem.

What is the difference between al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem are two of the names of Allaah which refer to
Allaah's attribute of Mercy.
Al-Rahmaan refers to thevastness of Allaah's mercy, and al-Raheem
refers to its effect on His creation. So al-Rahmaan is the Owner of
vast Mercy, and al-Raheem is the Owner of Mercy that encompasses His
creation.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Al-Rahmaan
is the Owner of vast mercy, because the fa'laan formin Arabic
indicates vastness and abundance,as it is said rajal ghadbaan (a very
angry man) when he is filled with anger.
Al-Raheem is a name which refers to the action, as the fa'eel
formrefers to the doer of an action. So the phrase al-Rahmaan
al-Raheem indicates that the mercy of Allaah is vast, as is understood
from the name al-Rahmaan, and that it encompasses His creation, as is
understood from the name al-Raheem. This is what some of them meant
when they said that al-Rahmaan refers to mercy in a general sense and
al-Raheem refers to mercy that is specifically for the believers. But
what we have mentioned is more accurate."
From Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah, 1/22
And Allaah knows best.

- Names and Attributes of Allaah - Is there a verse in the Qur’aan which says that Allaah’s process of creation is still taking place? .

Is it true that according to certain Qur'anic verses, Allah's process
ofcreation is still taking place?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Among the names of Allaah are the names al-Khaaliq and al-Khallaaq.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"He is Allaah, the Creator [al-Khaaliq], the Inventorof all things,
the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in
the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is theAll-Mighty, the
All-Wise"
[al-Hashr 59:34]
"Verily, your Lord is the All-Knowing Creator [al-Khallaaq]"
[al-Hijr 15:86]
"Allaah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakeel (Trustee,
Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over all things"
[al-Zumar 39:62]
One of His attributes is that of creation. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"Surely, His is the creation and commandment. Blessed is Allaah, the
Lord of the 'Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!"
[al-A'raaf 7:54]
One of His actions is that He creates. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the
Grace of Allaah)"
[al-Dhaariyaat 51:49]
"Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops)of mixed semen (sexual
discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him
hearer and seer"
[al-Insaan 76:2]
"And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses"
[al-Qasas 28:68]
One thing concerning which there can be no doubt is that at every
moment Allaah creates whatsoever He will of people and animals and
inanimate objects; that includes newborn children and the young of
animals. Every verse inthe Qur'aan that mentions Allaah's creation of
mankind points towards that which is mentioned in the question.
Ibn Hazm said:
Allaah did not cease to create after the six days, rather He says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation"
[al-Zumar 39:6]
"And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth).
Thereafter We made him(the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah (mixed
dropsof the male and female sexual discharge and lodged it) in a safe
lodging (womb of the woman).
Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated
blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We
made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones
with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So
Blessed is Allaah, the Best of creators"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:12-14]
All of this is something other than those six days. It states clearly
thatAllaah created after those six days and that He continued to
create after the creation of this world, and He will continue to
create the blessings of the people of Paradise and the torment of the
people ofHell forever, without end.
Al-Fasl fi'l-Milal wa'l-Nihal, 3/34
And Allaah knows best.

- Names and Attributes of Allaah - The meaning of Allaah’s name al-Waasi’.

What is the meaning of Allaah's name al-Waasi' (the All-Sufficient for
Hiscreatures' needs; the All-Embracing)?
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah encompasses all of His creation with His care, blessings,
generosity and kindness.Allaah is the Self-Sufficient Whose provision
is sufficient forall of His creatures. Thereis no one who does not eat
from His provision; no one is able to eat from anything other than His
provision. His Mercy encompasses all things and He fulfils every need.
He is the OneWho gives much; He has sufficient means to respond to the
requests of all, and He encompasses all things as He says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"all things He comprehends in His knowledge"
[Ta-Ha 20:98 – Yusuf 'Ali'stranslation of the meaning]
Al-Waasi' may include meanings that are not implied by the name
al-Ghaniy. It is said (in Arabic), Waasi' al-Fadl and Waasi'
al-Rahmah, meaning that His mercy encompasses all things and His
knowledge encompasses all things. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
" 'Our Lord! You comprehend all things inmercy and knowledge'"
[Ghaafir 40:7]
This name implies that nothing is beyond Him, nothing is hidden from
Him, His knowledge and power are vast, may He be glorified.
Allaah is the One Whose attributes are immense, as is all that is
connectedto them. No one can praise Him sufficiently; He is as He has
praised Himself. His might, power and dominion are vast, and He is
Great in bounty and goodness,and Most Generous.
Sharh Asmaa' Allaah ta'aala al-Husnaa by Dr. Hissah al-Sagheer, p. 268

Why do we listen to Quran Lectures, even we can't remember everything?

A Masjid (Mosque) goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and
complained that it made no sense to go to Masjid (Mosque). "I've gone
for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something
like 3,000 Lectures. But for the life of me, I can't remember asingle
one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Imams are wasting
theirs by giving Lectures at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column,
much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone
wrote this clincher.
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked
some32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire
menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this:They all
nourished me and gave me the strengthI needed to do my work. If my
wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.
Likewise, if I had not gone to Masjid (Mosque) for nourishment, I
would be spiritually dead today!"
When you are DOWN to nothing.... Allah (SWT)is UP to something! Faith
sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the
impossible! Thank Allah (SWT) for our physical AND our spiritual
nourishment!

Holy Qur'an: Your Companion in the Grave

Rasulullah (saw) said: When a man dies and his relatives are busy in
funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the
dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the
chest of the deceased.
When after the burial, the people return home, two angels, Munkar and
Nakeer, come in the grave and try to separatethis handsome man so that
they may be able to interrogate the dead man in privacy about his
faith. But the handsome man says, He is my companion, he is my friend.
I will not leave him alone in any case. If you are appointed for
interrogation, do your job. I cannot leave him until I get him
admitted into Paradise.
Thereafter he turns to hisdead companion and says, I am the Noble
Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and
sometimes in a low voice.Do not worry. After the interrogation of
Munkar and Nakeer, you will have no grief.
When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from
Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.
Also Rasulullah (saw)said:"On the Day of Judgement, before Allah
(SWT), no other intercessor will have a greater status than the Noble
Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel."

DIAMONDS: THE HARDEST OF MINERALS

What do a glittering diamond and a lead pencil have in common?
Diamonds are very hard and the graphite of the pencil's tip is very
soft. These two different substances contain a wonderful proof of
creation called carbon.
A rough, unpolished diamond is the hardest of all minerals.(1) For
this reason, a crystal diamond is used to cut and to drill all kinds
of material and is also used as an abrasive to smooth surfaces. (2)
Hardness is the resistance of a mineral to scratches from outside
forces; it is easy to recognize minerals by this trait. By scratching
one mineral with another, their relative hardness can be determined.
Scientists use a point system to designate the hardness of all
minerals. They rate diamonds with the highest ratio of ten over ten.
So, what makes diamonds so hard?
It is very interesting that the soft, breakable graphite in a pencil
tip is made up of the same atoms as a diamond. Graphite is composed of
the same carbon atoms as a diamond. But, while one is very soft, the
other is extremely hard.One is as black as a lump of charcoal; the
other may be sparkling bright. One is commonly found in nature; the
other is rare. For all these reasons, diamonds are much more valuable
than graphite. How is it then, that carbon atoms can be so different
from one another?
Carbon: The Foundation of Life
(The Value of Diamonds is Determined by its Atoms)
Before we consider the differences, we must speak about the carbon
atoms that make up a diamond. The carbon atom is very important for
living creatures. Nevil Sidgwick, the English chemist, states the
following in his book, Chemical Elements and Their Compounds:
Carbon is unique among the elements in the number and variety of the
compounds which it can form. Over a quarter of a million have already
been isolated and described, but this gives a very imperfect idea of
its powers, since it is the basis of allforms of living matter. (3)
The class of compounds formed exclusively from carbon and hydrogen are
called hydrocarbons. This is a huge family of compounds that include
natural gas, liquid petroleum, kerosene, and lubricating oils. The
hydrocarbons ethylene and propylene form the basis of the
petrochemical industry. Hydrocarbons like benzene, toluene, and
turpentine are familiar to anyone who has worked with paints. The
naphthalene that protects our clothes from moths is another
hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbons combined with chlorine or fluorine form
anesthetics, whichare the chemicals used in fire extinguishers and the
Freon used in refrigeration.
As one can see, carbon is very important; it is what makes the diamond
a rare mineral. A diamond has no rival for being the finest example of
a crystalline structure in the world. The carbon atoms that give the
diamond crystal its hardness have an ideal geometric design. Graphite
is also formed from carbon but its atoms are not ordered as in a
diamond. Scientists describe thisdifference by the world allotropy.
The Concept of Allotropy
The difference, in the arrangement of space, in the atoms that make up
the structure of an element is called allotropy. The atoms that
produce the structure are called allotrope atoms. We can explain this
with the following example:
Imagine that we have bought three loads of 10,000 bricks eachand that
all these brinks are identical to one another. We have sent these
brinks to three different bricklayers who will each build a wall to
their own design independently of the others.
-Would the walls be identical?
-Would they all have the same sturdiness?
-Would the artistic arrangement of the bricks be similar?
If the answer to these questionsis yes, the wall will not be allotropic.
If the answer to these questionsis no, we can call the walls allotropic.
Oxygen and ozone are allotropesof oxygen atoms.
Diamonds, graphite, and amorph carbon are allotropes ofcarbon atoms.
White phosphorus and red phosphorus are allotropes of phosphorus atoms.
Rhombic sulfur and monocline sulfur are allotropes of sulfur.
Characteristics of Allotrope Atoms:
- The atom and its atomic number are the same.
- Their molecular geometry is different.
- They have different inclinationsto enter chemical reactions, but the
compounds formed by such a reaction are the same.
- The molecular sturdiness is different.
Some physical characteristics of diamonds and graphite have been
explained as follows:
All the qualities that give diamonds their value are relatedto
conditions that emerge during their formation. For the natural
formation of a diamond, excessive heat and pressure are needed.
Diamonds are formed deep in the earth's crust. Bits of melted diamond
may erupt to the surface and freeze but this happens very rarely. This
is the reason why there are very few diamond deposits in the world and
why the number of rich deposits is very small.
The natural structure and formation of diamonds has shown scientists
the way to produce artificial diamonds. Diamonds have been produced in
experiments in which graphite has been subjected to 100 thousand
atmospheres of pressure in 3000-degree heat. However, synthetic
diamonds are not as valuable as natural ones but because of their
hardness, they are used as industrial abrasive.
Where Diamonds are Used:
Three Kinds of Diamonds:
1.) Original Diamonds:These are the original, valuable diamonds. They
are measured in karats. One karat equals 0.205 grams. They are used as
jewelry.
2.) Bort:A semi-transparent and striated diamond. It is harder than an
original diamond and it is used to carve high quality diamonds. In the
drilling industry, these diamonds are used for drill bits.
3.) Carbonado:This is a black, uncarved diamond. It is harder than an
original diamond and it is used in the manufacturing of drilling
equipment.
As Sidgwick has pointed out, thecarbon atom, which has only six
protons, six neutrons and six electrons is a genuine/true miracle. The
fact that a difference in the arrangements between the atoms produces
such differences that yield such incredible possibilities for human
beings is enough to understand that these formations come from the
graceof Allah. Like every proof of creation in nature, Allah has
created carbon and diamonds with all their qualities.
What is in the heavens and in the Earth belongs to Allah. Allah
encompasses all things. (Qur'an,4:126)
DiamondsGraphite
Structural AtomCarbon
Carbon
MELTING POINT
High
Straight
Low
Straight
Molecular ArrangementSquare
Hexigon
Hardness
Hard
Soft
Permeability to Light
permeableimpermeable
1 L. Vlasanov & D. Trifonov, 107 stories About Chemistry, Mir Publishers, 1977.
2 http://www.maden.org.tr /www/7.BYKP/ekutup96 /o480/kiymetli_taslar
/kiymetli_ve_yari.htm
3 Nevil V.Sidgwick, The Chemical Elements and Their Compounds, vol.1,
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1950, s.490

The Octopus

The octopus is an eight-armed hunter. It uses a most interesting
method of concealing itself from other animals: camouflage. The cells
which make up its skin automatically adapt to its surroundings and
replicate, just like a mirror, their color and texture.
The octopus' eyes are very sharp.It can identify changes in its
surroundings most effectively, and thus changes the color and pattern
of its skin in accordance with its surroundings. Its skin is covered
in special pigment-containing cells known as "chromatophores." These
cells in the skin expand or shrink when stimulated by the nervous
system, creating color patterns that can be changed instantly.
Different cells carry different color pigments and these allow
countless color combinations and patterns to form.
The creature most frequently hunted by the octopus is the crab. The
octopus expertly defends itself from the crab's powerful pincers, and
its teeth are strong enough to break the crab's shell.
With its superior features, this hunter, which consists of moving
muscles, is a perfect creature which conceals itself in the finest
possible way.
It is impossible for the octopus to have felt the need to conceal
itself from other creatures and then to have installed special color
cells in its skin. This splendid camouflage system possessed by the
octopus is, without doubt, an example of the flawless creation of the
All-Knowing God.

BELIEF IN CREATION IS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORLD! DARWINISM HAS COLLAPSED

Reports of the collapse of Darwinism are coming in from all over the world!
'Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Falsehood is always bound
to vanish.' (Surat Al-Isra , 81)
Public opinion polls in 34 leadingcountries show an avalanche of
belief in creation across the world and that the theory of evolution
has begun to disappear. One of these countries in which the number of
believers in evolution is the smallest is "Turkey".
Ever since it was first put forward, people have been indoctrinated
with the theory of evolution by means of a wide range of propaganda
techniques, as a result of which it has been widely accepted by
sections of society lacking the means to research it. However, the
theory of evolution has now lost all its foundations in the face of
present-day scientific developments.
Anyone who follows scientific publications can clearly see that the
theory of evolution is facing a major predicament. All the research
carried out has totally discredited claims that living things came
into existence by chance. Indeed, many evolutionists now openly admit
that it is impossible for Darwinism to explain the origin of life.
Evolutionists used the primitive level of technology in the past
todeceive people – literally by casting a spell over them – for
decades. However, there has been a comprehensive intellectual struggle
against Darwinism all over the world in the last 20 years,
particularly in Turkey. The Turkish public has been made aware of
evolutionistdeceptions by means of this struggle and of the Creation
surrounding us. This intellectual struggle has also had an impact all
over the world. Indeed, whenone brings together recent developments we
can see that a number of very significant changes have taken place in
the world.
In particular, a number of successive reports in the Turkishand
foreign press have made this change crystal clear. The results of a
number of public opinion polls have revealed that there is a very
powerful general trend towards Creationism and that this has caused
great consternation among evolutionists. The statistics obtained show
that many people no longer believe in evolution. In addition, the way
that many well-known scientistshave turned to God by admittingthat
living things were created isa striking development showing that the
theory of evolution has reached the end of the road and that the
number of its adherentsis decreasing day by day. The common factor
among the factors leading to this change noted by experts is the
quality, variety and spread of the studiesrevealing the invalidity of
the theory of evolution. Some striking reports recently published
regarding the strengthening of belief in creation, which has for some
time now occupied an important place in the world press, and the way
that people are turning in the direction of religious moral values are
collected below:
A number of significant developments in recent years have accelerated
the great collapse of materialism, which has in turn led to the end of
the theory of evolution. Some of these developments are:
• Scientists conducting experiments aimed at exceedingthe speed of
light made a finding that overturned all scientific assumptions. They
witnessed that in an experimental environment in which the speed of
light was exceeded many times the result of the experiment actually
occurred before its cause. This meant the demolition of the claim of
"causality," proposed in the 19th century on the basis of materialist
foundations. The subject was summarized in the words "it has been
proved that an effect without a cause is possible, and that the end of
an event can occur before its beginning" in one newspaper headline.
Indeed, the effect of a phenomenon occurring prior to the one seen as
its cause is scientific proof that all events are created separately
and completely overturn materialist dogma.
• The Human Genome Project conducted in order to unravel the genetic
structure of man hasbeen brought to a conclusion and the details of
"genetic data"revealing that Allah has brought living things into
being with a Sublime Creation have been made clear for all to see.
Anyonetoday who examines the results of this project and learns that a
single human cell contains sufficient information to fill thousands of
encyclopaedia pages will understand just what a great creation this
truly is.
REPORTS OF THE COLLAPSE OF DARWINISM
Opponents Of Evolution In Europe Are Growing In Numbers
A special report in the major scientific journal Nature noted that
Turkey was the country with the strongest creationist movement.
Nature, 23 November, 2006.
In its 23rd November, 2006, edition the world-renowned scientific
magazine Nature carried a special report titled "Anti-evolutionists
raise their profile in Europe". The report discussed the places
occupied byevolution and creation in school curricula in such European
countries as Italy, Germany, Poland, France and Great Britain.It also
referred to the work of the Science Research Foundationin Turkey:
"The movement is by far the strongest in Turkey, however, which is in
negotiations to join the European Union. The main Muslim creationist
organization [is] the Turkish Bilim ve Arastirma Vakfi… Prominent US
creationists are also frequently invited by the group to give talks.
Additionally, the report discussed the debate stemming from the
teaching of the fact of creation in certain schools in Germany and the
removal of the theory of evolution from the middle school curriculum
at the wish of Italian Minister of Education Letizia Moratti. It also
cited examples of research carried out by groups in Russia espousing
the fact of creation and stated that there was a rapid rise in the
number of people supporting creation in Great Britain in particular:
Steve Jones, a geneticist at University College London who has
lectured widely about evolution, is one of those concerned by the
growing influence of creationist groups. 'I have talked about
evolution in front of more than 100,000 British schoolchildren in the
past20 years – during most of that time I was never asked questions
about creationism,' hesays. 'But in the past couple of years, wherever
I go I am asked about it.'"
At the end of the report, Jones said that he believed that the theory
of evolution would never be weakened in European countries as it had
been in the USA, and that evolution would always remain powerful, but
that he had concerns when it came to Turkey.
In reference of the state of Darwinism in Turkey the Darwinist
geneticist Steve Jones describes how evolution has collapsed: "I am
not very hopefulfor Turkey…"
Creation Museums and the Rise of Global Creationism
Harvard University, one of the world's leading scientific centres, has
also determined that "creationism is growing increasingly stronger in
the world and that it is the work of the Science Research
Foundation(SRF) that represents the global centre of this." In the
latest edition of the book The Creationists, from Scientific
Creationism to Intelligent Design, a special section has been set
aside for the SRF's worksetting out the fact of creation. A report
headed Creation Museums and the Rise of Global Creationism on a web
site belonging to the university summarised the section in question as
follows:
An unusual phenomenon that seems to be popping up a lot lately--the
creation museum. America's first one is set to openthis spring in
Petersburg, Kentucky. The $26.4 million facility boasts animatronic
dinosaurs and a state-of-the-art SFX theater, all designed to convince
visitors that God created the world exactly as it's described in the
Holy Book.
And it's not just in the US. Like everything these days, creationism
is going global, as evidenced by a campaign to open small creation
museums across Turkey (a typical one, located in an Istanbul kebab
shop, greets visitors with a portrait of Charles Darwin framed in
dripping blood). Matt Mossman reports in this month's issue of SEED
Magazine :
In its latest campaign, BAV [Bilim Arastirma Vakfi, or "Scientific
Research Foundation"has opened more than 80 "museums" in restaurants,
malls, and city halls across Turkey, each stocked with fossils,
posters, and eager volunteers. Oktar's disciples use tactics cribbed
from US organizations like California's Institute for Creation
Research, instructing passersby that evolution cannot explain
biology's complexity and is against the word of God.
BAV runs quite a sophisticated operation, as evidenced by its website,
which, according to Mossman, offers downloadable Power Point
presentations and questions with which students can challenge their
evolution-loving science teachers (we'll have to take Mossman's word
for it--the website in Turkish). And the affinity with US creationists
isn't mere coincidence--a BAV spokesman travelled to the US last year
to testify in the Kansas Board of Education's intelligent design
hearings. Beyond the US and Turkey, creationist movements in Britain
and Australia (where they seem to be particularly strong) suggest a
growing global trend.
"The Atlas of Creation"
The Creation Atlas affords readers the opportunity to obtain a close
familiarity with fossils that say "We did not evolve, but were
created."
The British news agency Reuters,one of the largest in the world,
carried an analysis by Tom Heneghan on 22 November, 2006. (Reuters
reports reach some 1 billion people every day.)The report, headed
Creation vs. Darwin Takes Muslim Twist in Turkey, discussed the works
by the author Harun Yahya on the subject of evolution and the extent
to which belief in evolution had contracted in Turkey in recent years.
This analysis provoked a very wide reaction in various newspapers,
including the Washington Post, the most important daily in the USA,
and on some of the world's most frequently visited news portals such
as MSNBC, YahooNews and AolNews. Some of the comments in the report
read:
"A lavishly illustrated Atlas of Creation is mysteriously turning up
at schools and libraries in Turkey, proclaiming that Charles Darwin's
theory of evolution is the real root of terrorism.
Arriving unsolicited by post, the large-format tome offers 768 glossy
pages of photographs and easy-to-read text to prove that God created
the world with all its species.
At first sight, it looks like it could be the work of United States
creationists, the Christian fundamentalists who believe theworld was
created in six days as told in the Bible.
But the author's name, Harun Yahya, reveals the surprise inside. This
is Islamic creationism, a richly funded movement based in
predominantly Muslim Turkey which has an influence U.S. creationists
could only dream of.
Creationism is so widely accepted here that Turkey placed last in a
recent survey of public acceptance of evolution in34 countries—just
behind the United States."
The latest of Harun Yahya's works revealing the "Fact of Creation,"
The Atlas of Creation" consists of a total of seven volumes and 5600
pages. In terms of its content and appearance this work, which reveals
all aspects of the invalidity of the theory of evolution is said to
have no equal anywhere in the world.
The Extent of the Effect of Religion
Like the Bible, the Koran says God made the world in six days and
fashioned the first man, Adam, from dust. Other details vary but the
idea is roughly the same.
But unlike in the West, evolutiontheory has not undermined the
traditional creation story for many Muslims.
Science is hardly an issue in Turkey, therefore evolution could hardly
have been an issue, said Celal Sengor, a geology professor at Istanbul
Technical University.
Darwinism did become an issue during the left-versus-right political
turmoil before a 1980 military coup because Communist bookshops touted
Darwin's works as a complement to Karl Marx.
It looked like Marx and Darwin were together, two long-bearded guys
spreading ideas that make people lose their faith, said Istanbul
journalist Mustafa Akyol.
After the coup, the conservative government thought a dose of religion
could bolster the fight against the extreme left.
In 1985, a paragraph on creationism as an alternative to evolution was
added to high school science textbooks and a U.S. book Scientific
Creationism was translated into Turkish.
In the early 1990s, leading U.S. creationists came to speak at several
anti-evolution conferences in Turkey.
Darwin and Terror
Since then, a home-grown strainof anti-Darwinist books has developed
with a clearly politicalmessage.
Atlas of Creation offers over 500 pages of splendid images comparing
fossils with present-day animals to argue that Allah created all life
as it is and evolution never took place.
Then comes a book-length essayarguing that Darwinism, by stressing the
"survival of the fittest", has inspired racism, Nazism, communism and
terrorism.
The root of the terrorism that plagues our planet is not any of the
divine religions, but atheism,and the expression of atheism inour
times [is] Darwinism and materialism, it says.
One Istanbul school unexpectedly received three copies recently. It's
very well done, with magnificent photos—a very stylish tool of
creationist propaganda, said theheadmaster, who asked not to be named.
The driving force behind these books is a reclusive Islamic teacher
named Adnan Oktar whoover the past decade has published a flood of
books under the pseudonym Harun Yahya.
Harun Yahya has managed to create a media-based and popular form of
creationism, said Taner Edis, a Turkish-born physicist at Truman State
University in Missouri.
Harun Yahya, which is probably apool of writers, has turned out over
200 books in Turkish and translated many of them into 51 other
languages.
Oktar, 50, appears on the group's Web site sporting a clipped beard
and dapper suits. His works can be found in Islamic bookshops around
the world and downloaded for free over the Internet.
It revealed that Harun Yahya hadmore than 200 books out in Turkish,
most of which had beentranslated into 51 other languages.
Harun Yahya, which is probably apool of writers, has turned out over
200 books in Turkish and translated many of them into 51 other
languages.
Oktar, 50, appears on the group's Web site sporting a clipped beard
and dapper suits. His works can be found in Islamic bookshops around
the world and downloaded for free over the Internet.
Adnan Oktar's Activities on the Subject of Darwinism in Seed Magazine
In its September edition the well-known magazine Seed devoted wide
space to Adnan Oktar's ongoing world-wide activities. The article
described the Science Research Foundation, of which Adnan Oktar is the
honorary president, which engages in scientific activities against the
invalidity ofthe theory of evolution as "the most effective and
powerful organization" in the world. The article also included the
following statements:
He's the 50-year-old founder of Bilim Araştirma Vakfi ("Scientific
Research Foundation"), a creationist organization mounting one of the
most potent offensives against evolution outside of the United States.
They are instructing passers-by that evolution cannot explain
biology's complexity and is against the word of God.
But unlike its western counterparts, Oktar's group claims Darwin is
responsible for communism, fascism, and terrorism. Terrorists,
according to Oktar, are "social Darwinists hiding under the cloak of
religion," while communists, still active in Turkey, are in "bloody
alliance" with Darwinism. "Evolution is a communist and fascist
belief," offers Tarkan Yavas, BAV's president. "The Muslim community
understands that now."
Turkey is among the most Western of Muslim nations. It teaches
evolution in its schools, but, even so, appears to be losing the
science education battle. In 1985 the minister of education mandated
that creationism be included in science textbooks. By the late 1990s,
the BAV was attacking scientists who opposed a creationist curriculum
via slander and death threats. The cumulative damage to science has
been significant.

Ümit Sayin, a neurologist at Istanbul University and outspoken critic
of Turkish creationism, estimates that the number of
university-educated Turks who understand evolution has dropped to 20
percent from 40 percent over the past 15 years.
BAV, founded in 1990, grew from the Turkish fringe into a global
media empire. Oktar claims to have 4.5 million followers worldwide,
who read his hundreds of books and essays and have seen the dozensof
television documentaries thatBAV produces and provides free of charge
to Turkish TV stations. BAV's Web sites offer downloadable PowerPoint
presentations and questions to challenge science teachers.
The foundation organizes anti-evolution conferences and petitions and
runs a telemarketing scheme to sell books by Harun Yahya (Oktar's pen
name), which are available globally in 29 languages.
In August, Science published an analysis of global public attitudes
toward evolution showing that, out of 34 sample countries, the US and
Turkey hadthe lowest acceptance of Darwin's theories.
Famous Scientists Have Turned to God
Francis Collins was president of the US National Human Genome Research
Institute, which conducted the famous Human Genome project, the
results of which were announced in 2001. He recently published a book
titled The language of God.
The book describes the factors that led Collins to believe in God ,who
is the president of the American national Genome Research Institute
which conducted the Genome project. In his book, Collins says that the
scientific findings drew him closer to God and that the Genome project
has revealed God's creation to him.
The Turkish Public Do Not Believe in Evolution
The effect of the work revealing the invalidity of the theory of
evolution is also reflected in the results of various public opinion
polls. According to one poll, the results of which were recently
published by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation
(TESEV), the level of those saying "the theory of evolution is true"
stands at 10.7%, compared to 87.4% for those saying "God created
man."According to this poll, 11 out of 100 people in Turkey believe in
the theory of evolution, in other words that living things are the
result of chance, that they came onto being "spontaneously" over
millions of years. In the late1970s, on the other hand, 75% ofTurkish
citizens believed that thetheory of evolution was true. Today, that
figure has dropped to 11%. There is no doubt that one of the major
factors in this change is, through Allah, the works and activities of
Adnan Oktar. Under the pen-name Harun Yahya, Adnan Oktar has written
more than 50 books andpublished many documentary films about the
invalidity of the theory of evolution and the fact of creation, and
has opened dozens on web sites upon the subject. In addition, articles
under his real or pen-names have appeared in more than 300 magazines
and newspapers, andhis documentaries are regularly broadcast on 273
local and regional TV channels. The Science Research Foundation and
Foundation of Preserving National Values, of which Adnan Oktar is
honorary president, have held more than 2000 conferences in the
majority of Turkish provinces, districts and townships.
Another finding announced in the TESEV report is that 93.2% of Turks
describe themselves as "religious."
The latest scientific findings have dealt a severe blow to materialism
and Darwinism. All the frauds and lies of evolutionists, who have
deceivedpeople over the last 10 years by the use of all kinds of
methods of deception, have now been unmasked.
Ministerial Announcement: "Evolution Is a Lie"
Polish Deputy Education Minister Miroslaw Orzechowski has said that
Darwin's theory is a "lie" and should not be taught in schools. In a
statement recently issued at the Ministry of Education, the Polish
Education and Deputy Education Ministers said "The theory of evolution
is alie!" and "In the same way that wrong should not be taught instead
of right, lies such as the theory of evolution should not be taught."

'Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Falsehood is always bound
to vanish.' (Surat Al-Isra , 81)
In the light of the latest developments we have witnessed throughout
the course of this article we may saythat materialist philosophy that
inspires atheism is now in its death throes and, by the will of Allah,
mankind has in the 21st century begun returning to the true purpose of
its creation by being freed from such deceptions.
No matter what efforts materialists and atheists may make to prevent
the spread of religious moral values, no matter how much they attempt
to hinder the light of Allah, Darwinism, the basis of their world
view, has now collapsed. They no longer have any basis for their
efforts to prevent the spread of religious moral values.This fact is
being recognized by more and more people every day, and people across
the planet are turning back to faith and religious virtues.
The way that many famous scientists admit that living things are
created is a striking development showing that the theory of evolution
has come to the end of the road and that the number of its adherents
is falling every day.
The latest scientific findings have dealt a severe blow to materialism
and Darwinism. All the frauds and lies of evolutionists, who have
deceivedpeople over the last 10 years by the use of all kinds of
methods of deception, have now been unmasked.
However, this must not lead believers in God to any relaxation as the
struggle against Darwinism is not yet finished, and it must not
finish; Darwinist propaganda is still going on unceasingly. Believers
need to forge a powerful alliance against this propaganda, which is
constantlymaintained through newspaper and magazine articles,
documentary films and television programmes, and which is particularly
aimed at the young. Everyone must be told, by the use of developing
technologies and by monitoring scientific advances, how this perverted
ideology is worthless and of the kind of dangers it poses. As the
numbers of those who see that the theory of evolution has
scientifically collapsed and that Darwinist propaganda consists of
hollow indoctrination increases, the nightmare of Darwinism will, by
Allah's will, be eradicated. The intellectual struggle against
Darwinism and atheism waged by believers who mobilize all themeans at
their disposal in order to attain Allah's approval will end in the
finest manner for all mankind. Work carried out in honesty and
togetherness will be a means whereby truth is victorious and
superstition is vanquished, as our Lord promises in the Holy Qur'an.
Thispromise by the Almighty Allah is a source of enormous enthusiasm
and excitement for all believers:
Rather We hurl the truth againstfalsehood and it cuts right through it
and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you
portray! (Surat Al-Anbiya, 18)
With the intellectual eradication of Darwinism, which leads to lack of
faith and atheism, religious moral values will quickly spread, and
peace and security will rule the world. By the will of Allah, people
will very soon turn in floods to the true faith and, as promised by
our Lord, the radiance of Allah will rule the entire world.

Fathwa - Temporary cessation of blood within menses is not purity

Question
Assalmualicum, I got my menses at least 8 days prior to my regular
schedule. 2-3 days beforethe period, I saw some red stuff with the
toilet paper while wiping off after using the bathroombut nothing on
my clothes. I thought this must not be the period since my period is
pretty regular. I also continued praying and also had relationship
with my husband, and that same night, period came gushing out. That
makes me think, that I was in period since 2-3 days, notrealizing. But
I also have heard that period has to be seen outside in order to be
considered as period. Are we sinful for that. What should I do,since I
feel very uncomfortable about what happened. Please advise. Jazak
Allah khair kaseerah.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
First of all, we say that the premature bleeding before its usual time
could be menses and it could be Istihaadhah (bleeding outside the
monthly periods) depending on the duration between it and the end of
the previous menstrual cycle. If you had bleeding after thirteen days
of purity from the last menstrual cycle, then it is considered as
menses even if you had this discharge at a time other than its usual
time, and ifthe duration is less than thirteen days, then it could be
Istihaadhah andit could be menses that is part of the first
menstrualcycle.
What we have mentioned here that the minimum period of purity between
two menstrual periods is thirteen days is the view of the Hanbali
School of jurisprudence, but the view of the majority of the scholars
is that the minimum period of purity between two menstrual periods is
fifteen days. For more benefit on the maximum period of menses and
theminimum period of purity, please refer to Fataawa 91444and 98693.
As regards whether or not you are sinful, if you did not know the
ruling, then you are not sinful, Allaah willing, even if it
isconfirmed that what you saw was menses since you had no intention of
doing anything wrong. Allaah says (what means):{And there is no blame
upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your
hearts intended. And ever is Allaah Forgiving and Merciful.}[Quran
33:5] Allaah also says (what means) {"Our Lord,do not impose blame
upon us if we have forgotten or erred.}[Quran 2:286] It is confirmed
in the Hadeethreported byImaam Muslimthat the Prophetsaid: "Allaah
said (in response to this): "I have indeed done so." Another Hadeeth
reads: "Allaah has forgiven my nation things they do by mistake, by
forgetfulness and things that they do by coercion." [Ibn Maajah, Ibn
Hibbaan and others]
In regard to what you heard that "the period has to be seen outside in
order to be considered asperiod.", then this is true in general, as it
is not ruled that a woman is in menses unless she sees the blood. But
the menstrual blood gathers in the womb and then the womb pushes it
out gradually, and there are intervals between one gush and another,
but it [the blood] still exists in the womb in a way that if a woman
inserted (intoher vagina) a piece of cotton and the like, it willcome
out stained with blood or with reddish or yellowish traces. This
interruption in bleeding is called by the jurists the Fatrah
(cessation of blood) but it does not mean purity; rather, it is menses
because purity is when the woman is totally pure and clean.
An-Nawawisaid about the difference between the Fatrah and purity: "The
menstrual blood gathers in the womb and then the womb drips it out
little by little, so the Fatrah is the time between the end of a flow
and the appearance of another flow from the womb to its outside and
what exceeds this interruption is the purity...... I say the correct
opinion that is adopted (by our Shaafi'i School) regarding the
difference (between the two cases) is that the Fatrah is the time
when the flow of blood stops but its trace remains in a way that if a
woman inserts a piece of cotton into her vagina, the traceof the blood
would stain it, whether it is red bloodor yellowish or brownish,this
is definitely menstruation whether (its period) is long or short. The
purity is when she inserts a cotton (into her vagina) and it comes out
white; this is the criterion given by Ash-Shaafi'i." [End quote]
Therefore, you should know that if a woman sees the blood, then her
menses has started, and if its flow stops during the time period of
menses, it is not considered purity as longas the blood exists in the
womb even if it does not come out.
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa - Temporary cessation of blood within menses is not purity

Question
Assalmualicum, I got my menses at least 8 days prior to my regular
schedule. 2-3 days beforethe period, I saw some red stuff with the
toilet paper while wiping off after using the bathroombut nothing on
my clothes. I thought this must not be the period since my period is
pretty regular. I also continued praying and also had relationship
with my husband, and that same night, period came gushing out. That
makes me think, that I was in period since 2-3 days, notrealizing. But
I also have heard that period has to be seen outside in order to be
considered as period. Are we sinful for that. What should I do,since I
feel very uncomfortable about what happened. Please advise. Jazak
Allah khair kaseerah.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
First of all, we say that the premature bleeding before its usual time
could be menses and it could be Istihaadhah (bleeding outside the
monthly periods) depending on the duration between it and the end of
the previous menstrual cycle. If you had bleeding after thirteen days
of purity from the last menstrual cycle, then it is considered as
menses even if you had this discharge at a time other than its usual
time, and ifthe duration is less than thirteen days, then it could be
Istihaadhah andit could be menses that is part of the first
menstrualcycle.
What we have mentioned here that the minimum period of purity between
two menstrual periods is thirteen days is the view of the Hanbali
School of jurisprudence, but the view of the majority of the scholars
is that the minimum period of purity between two menstrual periods is
fifteen days. For more benefit on the maximum period of menses and
theminimum period of purity, please refer to Fataawa 91444and 98693.
As regards whether or not you are sinful, if you did not know the
ruling, then you are not sinful, Allaah willing, even if it
isconfirmed that what you saw was menses since you had no intention of
doing anything wrong. Allaah says (what means):{And there is no blame
upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your
hearts intended. And ever is Allaah Forgiving and Merciful.}[Quran
33:5] Allaah also says (what means) {"Our Lord,do not impose blame
upon us if we have forgotten or erred.}[Quran 2:286] It is confirmed
in the Hadeethreported byImaam Muslimthat the Prophetsaid: "Allaah
said (in response to this): "I have indeed done so." Another Hadeeth
reads: "Allaah has forgiven my nation things they do by mistake, by
forgetfulness and things that they do by coercion." [Ibn Maajah, Ibn
Hibbaan and others]
In regard to what you heard that "the period has to be seen outside in
order to be considered asperiod.", then this is true in general, as it
is not ruled that a woman is in menses unless she sees the blood. But
the menstrual blood gathers in the womb and then the womb pushes it
out gradually, and there are intervals between one gush and another,
but it [the blood] still exists in the womb in a way that if a woman
inserted (intoher vagina) a piece of cotton and the like, it willcome
out stained with blood or with reddish or yellowish traces. This
interruption in bleeding is called by the jurists the Fatrah
(cessation of blood) but it does not mean purity; rather, it is menses
because purity is when the woman is totally pure and clean.
An-Nawawisaid about the difference between the Fatrah and purity: "The
menstrual blood gathers in the womb and then the womb drips it out
little by little, so the Fatrah is the time between the end of a flow
and the appearance of another flow from the womb to its outside and
what exceeds this interruption is the purity...... I say the correct
opinion that is adopted (by our Shaafi'i School) regarding the
difference (between the two cases) is that the Fatrah is the time
when the flow of blood stops but its trace remains in a way that if a
woman inserts a piece of cotton into her vagina, the traceof the blood
would stain it, whether it is red bloodor yellowish or brownish,this
is definitely menstruation whether (its period) is long or short. The
purity is when she inserts a cotton (into her vagina) and it comes out
white; this is the criterion given by Ash-Shaafi'i." [End quote]
Therefore, you should know that if a woman sees the blood, then her
menses has started, and if its flow stops during the time period of
menses, it is not considered purity as longas the blood exists in the
womb even if it does not come out.
Allaah Knows best.