During the golden Abbasid period, one of thescholars in Baghdad, the
capital of Muslim caliphate at that time, was reputed to hold
knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great
scholar and said,"Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"
"Hold on a minute," the scholar replied. "Before telling me anything
I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter
Test."
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," the scholar continued. "Before you talk to me about my
friend it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're
going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first
filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about
to tell me istrue?"
"No," the man said,"actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said the scholar. "So you don't really know if it's true
or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is
what you areabout to tell me about myfriend something good?""No, on
the contrary......"
"So," the scholar continued, "you want to tell me something bad about
him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test
though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is
what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded the scholar, "if what you wantto tell me is neither
true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
"O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may
be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women
laugh at others: Itmay be that the (latter are better than the
(former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each
other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting
wickedness, (tobe used of one) after he has believed: And those who do
not desist are (indeed) doing wrong." [Surah al-Hujurat 49.012]
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
The Triple Filter test
Muhammad Ali's advice to his daughters
The following incident took place when Muhammad Ali's daughters
arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the
story as told by one of his daughters:
When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted myyounger sister,
Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind
the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we
could possibly give in one day.
My father took a good look at us. Then he sat medown on his lap and
said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the
eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God madevaluable in the world is
covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in
the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down
atthe bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful
shell. Wheredo you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with
layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get tothem."
He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far
more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered
too." Source: Taken from the book: More Than A Hero: Muhammad Ali's
Life Lessons Through His Daughter's Eyes.
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arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the
story as told by one of his daughters:
When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted myyounger sister,
Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind
the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we
could possibly give in one day.
My father took a good look at us. Then he sat medown on his lap and
said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the
eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God madevaluable in the world is
covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in
the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down
atthe bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful
shell. Wheredo you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with
layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get tothem."
He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far
more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered
too." Source: Taken from the book: More Than A Hero: Muhammad Ali's
Life Lessons Through His Daughter's Eyes.
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Love for the mother
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was single, without wife
or child when he became a Muslim. With him however was his mother who
was still a mushrik (idolator). He longed, and prayed, for her to
becomea Muslim but she adamantly refused. One day, he invited her to
have faith in God alone and follow His Prophet but she uttered some
words about the Prophet which saddened him greatly. With tears in his
eyes, he went to the noble Prophet who said to him: "What makes you
cry, O Abu Hurayrah?" "I have not let up in invitingmy mother to Islam
but she has always rebuffed me. Today, I invited her again and I heard
words from her which I do not like. Do make supplicationto God
Almighty to make the heart of Abu Hurayrah's mother incline to Islam."
The Prophet responded to Abu Hurayrah's request and prayed for his
mother. Abu Hurayrah said: "I went home and found thedoor closed. I
heard the splashing of water and when I tried to enter my mother said:
"Stay where you are, O Abu Hurayrah." And after putting on her
clothes, she said, "Enter!" Ientered and she said: "I testify that
there is no god but Allah and I testifythat Muhammad is His Servant
and His Messenger." "I returned tothe Prophet, peace be on him,
weeping with joy just as an hour before I had gone weeping from
sadness and said: "I have good news, O Messenger of Allah. God has
responded to your prayer and guided the mother of Abu Hurayrah to
Islam." Source: "Biographies of Companions" extracted from the Al-Alim
software.
Let us make strong effort and supplications so that our parents can be
guidedif they are not already.
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or child when he became a Muslim. With him however was his mother who
was still a mushrik (idolator). He longed, and prayed, for her to
becomea Muslim but she adamantly refused. One day, he invited her to
have faith in God alone and follow His Prophet but she uttered some
words about the Prophet which saddened him greatly. With tears in his
eyes, he went to the noble Prophet who said to him: "What makes you
cry, O Abu Hurayrah?" "I have not let up in invitingmy mother to Islam
but she has always rebuffed me. Today, I invited her again and I heard
words from her which I do not like. Do make supplicationto God
Almighty to make the heart of Abu Hurayrah's mother incline to Islam."
The Prophet responded to Abu Hurayrah's request and prayed for his
mother. Abu Hurayrah said: "I went home and found thedoor closed. I
heard the splashing of water and when I tried to enter my mother said:
"Stay where you are, O Abu Hurayrah." And after putting on her
clothes, she said, "Enter!" Ientered and she said: "I testify that
there is no god but Allah and I testifythat Muhammad is His Servant
and His Messenger." "I returned tothe Prophet, peace be on him,
weeping with joy just as an hour before I had gone weeping from
sadness and said: "I have good news, O Messenger of Allah. God has
responded to your prayer and guided the mother of Abu Hurayrah to
Islam." Source: "Biographies of Companions" extracted from the Al-Alim
software.
Let us make strong effort and supplications so that our parents can be
guidedif they are not already.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Does the Qur'an contain any prophecies about the future? Have anyof these proved true?
Yes, the Qur'an contains many prophecies about the future. Many of
these have already proved true, and we confidently expectthat the
others will also come to pass in due time. In addition, no statement
in the Qur'an has ever proved to be false.
Let us see some examplesof Qur'anic prophecies that has already been
fulfilled. One example is a prophecy that occurs in Surah 30 of the
Qur'an. In the first six verses Allah promised that the Romans who had
just been defeated in the year 615 C.E. would turn around and win a
decisivevictory within nine years. At the time this statementwas made,
no human could envision how it could come to pass. The Romans had been
so soundly defeated that no hope was left that they could make a
comeback within such a short periodof time. The disbelievers mocked at
the Muslims over this passage in the Qur'an because they thought the
prophecy would surely fail. One man, Ummayah bin Khalafby name, even
placed a bet of a hundred camels that the prophecy would fail. Abu
Bakr, the closest follower of the prophet, on whom be peace, took up
that challenge becausehe was sure that the wordof God could never
fail. True enough, within the specified period, in the year 624 CE,
the Romans confronted the Persians inbattle at a place called Issus.
The Romans won their decisive victory exactly as prophecised in the
Qur'an, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased withhim, won the bet of one
hundred camels. In the meantime, however, revelation from Allah had
prohibited gambling, so the prophet directed Abu Bakr to give away the
camels to the poor and needy.
So the prophecy was fulfilled. But there is moreto this. The same
verses contain yet another prophecy. It says that while the Romans are
winning their victory, the believers in the Qur'an will rejoice in the
victory granted by Allah. We know from history that in that very year
the Muslims were threatened with total annihilation, but Allah rescued
them. The Muslims had been driven out of Mecca, their hometown. Now
they found safe haven in Medina. But the unbelievers could not
restknowing that the Muslimswere free to practice theirfaith somewhere
else. So they marched against the Muslims with an army of one thousand
men fully equipped for battle. The Muslims mustered the best defense
they could, amere 313 men lacking suitable equipment for battle. From
a human point of view, the greater force would win, but the help of
Allah was with thesmall group of believers. Miraculously, the
believerswon, and the Qur'anic prophecy was fulfilled despite all
odds. The unfolding of this double prophecy proves beyond doubt that
the Qur'an could not have been authored by any human being.
Another prophecy occurs in Surah 111 of the Qur'an. That Surah states
that a certain man and hiswife will perish as unbelievers. This was
uttered at a time when noone but God could say who will or will not
become believers later on.Many of the most severe opponents in the
early days became devoted followers in later days. But not this
couple. They tried everything to oppose, ridicule, and disprove the
Qur'an. One would expect that they would also pretend to become
believers just to throw doubt on the accuracy of the Qur'an. But they
did not apply this obvious strategy. What prevented them, if not the
power of God and the truth of His word?
In this way many prophecies were fulfilled, and not one has ever
failed. This gives us every reason to place our full confidence in the
book of God.
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these have already proved true, and we confidently expectthat the
others will also come to pass in due time. In addition, no statement
in the Qur'an has ever proved to be false.
Let us see some examplesof Qur'anic prophecies that has already been
fulfilled. One example is a prophecy that occurs in Surah 30 of the
Qur'an. In the first six verses Allah promised that the Romans who had
just been defeated in the year 615 C.E. would turn around and win a
decisivevictory within nine years. At the time this statementwas made,
no human could envision how it could come to pass. The Romans had been
so soundly defeated that no hope was left that they could make a
comeback within such a short periodof time. The disbelievers mocked at
the Muslims over this passage in the Qur'an because they thought the
prophecy would surely fail. One man, Ummayah bin Khalafby name, even
placed a bet of a hundred camels that the prophecy would fail. Abu
Bakr, the closest follower of the prophet, on whom be peace, took up
that challenge becausehe was sure that the wordof God could never
fail. True enough, within the specified period, in the year 624 CE,
the Romans confronted the Persians inbattle at a place called Issus.
The Romans won their decisive victory exactly as prophecised in the
Qur'an, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased withhim, won the bet of one
hundred camels. In the meantime, however, revelation from Allah had
prohibited gambling, so the prophet directed Abu Bakr to give away the
camels to the poor and needy.
So the prophecy was fulfilled. But there is moreto this. The same
verses contain yet another prophecy. It says that while the Romans are
winning their victory, the believers in the Qur'an will rejoice in the
victory granted by Allah. We know from history that in that very year
the Muslims were threatened with total annihilation, but Allah rescued
them. The Muslims had been driven out of Mecca, their hometown. Now
they found safe haven in Medina. But the unbelievers could not
restknowing that the Muslimswere free to practice theirfaith somewhere
else. So they marched against the Muslims with an army of one thousand
men fully equipped for battle. The Muslims mustered the best defense
they could, amere 313 men lacking suitable equipment for battle. From
a human point of view, the greater force would win, but the help of
Allah was with thesmall group of believers. Miraculously, the
believerswon, and the Qur'anic prophecy was fulfilled despite all
odds. The unfolding of this double prophecy proves beyond doubt that
the Qur'an could not have been authored by any human being.
Another prophecy occurs in Surah 111 of the Qur'an. That Surah states
that a certain man and hiswife will perish as unbelievers. This was
uttered at a time when noone but God could say who will or will not
become believers later on.Many of the most severe opponents in the
early days became devoted followers in later days. But not this
couple. They tried everything to oppose, ridicule, and disprove the
Qur'an. One would expect that they would also pretend to become
believers just to throw doubt on the accuracy of the Qur'an. But they
did not apply this obvious strategy. What prevented them, if not the
power of God and the truth of His word?
In this way many prophecies were fulfilled, and not one has ever
failed. This gives us every reason to place our full confidence in the
book of God.
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