First Infallible: Mohammad Al-Mustafa (saw) Description:

Name: Muhammad (Ahmad) Title: Al-Mustafa, Rasulullah (saw)
Designation: Last Prophetof Allah (SWT) Kuniyat: Abul Qasim
Father: Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib Mother: Aminah Bint Wahab
Born: 12 th /17 th of Rabi al-Awwal (570 AD) Died: 28 th Safar 11 AH (632 AD)
Martyred by: Natural Buried: Madina Al-Munawwarah
Lived: 63 years

Holy Quran and the story of Pharaoh Ramses II (Firaun Mummy) Miracle of Islam

A miracle, by definition, is a supernatural event beyond the laws of
science; it is fulfilled only by Allah's will and power.It has
significance and can be confirmed only bythose who directly witnessed
the event in time.
When Francisco Mitra became the president of France in 1981, France
requested from the Egyptian government to host the mummy of Pharaoh.
For the purposeof running laboratory and archeological examinations on
the mummy of the most notorious dictator ever lived on earth. Upon
arrival, very royal attendants were there including the French
president himself and all ministers who bowed in honor for the Firaun
Mummy.
When the ceremony ended, the mummy was carried to a specially-designed
section at the Archeology Centre of France. Were it started tobe
tested by the greatest French archeological andanatomical scientists
in order to discover more about such a great FiraunMummy.
The scientists were headed by Professor Maurice Bucaille. The
scientists were trying to restore the mummy while Professor Maurice
Bucaille was mainly concerned with how did this mummy died? The final
report of the scientists was released late at night which statesthat
the remaining salt inthe mummy is an overt evidence that it was drawn
in the sea, and thebody was rescued very shortly where it was
immediately embalmed to be saved.
An amazing thing was still confusing Professor Maurice Bucaille is
that how could this body possibly be safer than any other mummy
despite being taken out of the sea up until this time. Professor
Maurice Bucaille was writing his final report on what he thought would
be a new discovery about saving Pharaoh's body immediately after his
death and embalming it.
Note: The picture shown above is the dead body of Ramses II, the
EgyptianKing in the era of Prophet Moses (pbuh) . Itsage is
approximately 3000 years old and it wasfound by the Red Sea, at the
place called Jabalain, and is now on display in the Royal Mummies
Chamber of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
And there, someone whispered to him that Muslims claim to know
something about the drowning of this mummy. Yet Professor Maurice
Bucaille firmly denied such thing saying that it's impossible to
discover this without the development of science and without using his
high-tech and complicated laboratories and computers.
To his surprise, he was told that Muslims believe in a book called "
Holy Quran " and this Holy Quran narrates the story of Pharaoh's
drowning and ensures the safety of his body after his death as to be a
Sign to mankind.
Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't believe his own ears and started
to wonder: How can a book existed 1400 years ago speak about the mummy
that was only found 111 years ago, in 1898? How can that be possible
while the ancient Egyptian heritage was discovered only a few decades
ago and no one knew about it before?
Professor Maurice Bucaille sat down pondering on what he was told
about the book of Muslims, Holy Quran while his Holy Book (The Bible)
narrates only the drowning of Pharaoh without saying anything about
his body.
"Is it possible that this mummy in front of me is the one who was
chasingProphet Moses?" "Is it possible that Prophet Muhammad knew this
1400 years ago?"
Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't sleep that night till they brought
him the Old Testament where he read: "And the waters returned, and
covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh
that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one
of them. (Exodus 14:28) But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red
sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:15) For the horse of
Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea,
and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the
Children of Israel went on dry land inthe midst of the sea. (Exodus
15:19)"
Professor Maurice Bucaille was surprised that the Holy Book ( The
Bible ) didn't mention about the destiny of the body and that it will
be saved.
When the scientists were done with the mummy, France retuned it to
Egypt, but Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't rest for a moment since
he was told that Muslims know about the safety ofthe body from Holy
Quran. So, he decided to travel and meet anatomy Muslim scientists and
there he spoke about his discovery of the safety of the mummy after
its death in the sea and so on.
One of the Muslim scientists stood up and simply opened Holy Quran and
pointed to theProfessor at one verse:"We brought the Childrenof Israel
across the sea and Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of tyranny
and enmity. Then, when he was on the point of drowning, he (Pharaoh)
said, I believe that there is no god but Him in whom theChildren of
Israel believe.I am of those who submit(to Allah in Islam). What! Now!
And indeed you disobeyed before and you were of the mischief-makers.
This day shall Wesave you in your body, that you may be a Sign tothose
who come after you! But verily, many among mankind are neglectful of
Our Signs." (Holy Quran 10:90-92)
Professor Maurice Bucaille was struck whenhe read that and immediately
stood in front of the crowd and said loudly: "I believe in Islam, I
believe in Holy Quran."
Then he went back to France with a different face he traveled with. In
France, he dedicated 10 years investigating the scientific discoveries
and comparing them with Holy Quran and trying to come up with one
scientific contradiction with Holy Quran. Finally he quoted one verse
from Holy Quran to be hisconclusion:
"No falsehood can approach it (this book) from before or behind it: it
is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all praise." (Holy
Quran41:42)
As a result of all years of his research, Professor Maurice Bucaille
wrote a book that shook all Europe, especially the scientists there
"The Bible, the Quran and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the
light of Modern Knowledge."
Ariel Sharon still brain dead (Neither Dead nor Alive)
Ariel Sharon is lying in coma since years, and no doctor is able to
find the correct disease. No life - No death, this is the result of
killing thousands of innocent people in Palestine. Whatwe do in this
world, we have to taste, before we leave this on our heavenly abode as
well. This is what the whole World is watching the result of assault
of innocent Muslim in Palestine.

Pre-Islamic World is the era of "Ignorance" (Jahiliah)

Before the advent of Islam, people all over the world were sadly
impoverished in thought,opinions, and individual and social attitudes.
Although such conditionswere not the same in all parts of the world,
generally speaking, all the people of the world shared superstitious
beliefs, intellectual deviations, inhumane social traditions, myths
and social and moral conflicts.
Before Islam emerged, the Jews had changed the religion of Prophet
Musa / Moses (as) into hidebound dogma and its principles into
hollow,lifeless rules and precepts. The spirit of materialism had
penetrated into people's lives. Unfortunately, Christianity, which had
been presented for the moral rectification and spiritual refinement of
the people, was changed in nature by the Christianclergy and became a
vehicle for the passionateambitions of most of them. Since it lacked
complete, comprehensivelaws and regulations for social systems, it
proved unable to provide the people with deliverance and comprehensive
guidance.
It was due to such conditions that people allover the world shared
superstitious ideas, inhuman social traditions, myths, social and
moral conflicts.
The fire of corruption and perdition was raging. Superstitions
andfalse views ruled people in the name of religion! Paganism and the
concept of the Trinity had been imposed upon them. Many worshipped
idols, fire, cows and stars.This same moral and spiritual corruption
and regression, which had spread everywhere, caused dishonesty,
darkness and deviations in human societies. Bloodshed, murder,
tyranny, and oppression prevailed all over the world. In fact,
humanity had been put on the verge of the abyss of total destruction!
Arabia during the dark Pre-Islamic Times (BeforeProphet Muhammed (saw))
The people of the Arabian Peninsula suffered from their tribal and
pastoral life in the deserts, coupled with blood-thirsty feudalism.
The economic crisis resulting from the exploitation of the people by
the ruling classand by bands of usurers had robbed human life ofits
meaning and darkened the horizon of social well-being.
What was lacking was law and justice. The wealthy usurers who engaged
in trade in Makkah had amassed enormous amounts of wealth by
illegitimate means and exploited the weak and poor classes of society
and by overcharging the orphanand the widow. In fact, they
increasingly exacerbated anti-human social class differences through
usury and oppressive exploitation.
Due to their ignorance, the Arab tribes in those days generally
engaged in worshipping natural phenomena. Most shameful of all was
their worship of lifeless statues- idols. The House of God, the Kaaba,
was used as the idol-temple of the Arabs.
Any one of the indecent, degrading social and moral customs in Arabia
at that time was enough to destroy the honour of a whole nation. False
beliefs and class differences were strong. The Arabs wrongly believed
that only those were superior who descended from the Arab race and had
Arab blood!As a matter of fact, the twentieth-century form of
nationalism and racism was quite prevalent among the Arabs during the
first pagan period.
Murder, bloodshed, drinking, and illegitimatesexual intercourse were
quite ordinary and commonplace. Plunder, robbery, savagery,
aggression, and treachery were their obvious characteristics, and
genocide was considered a sign of bravery and courage. As the Arabs
before the timeof the Prophet Muhammed (saw) believed the birth of a
daughter to be harmful or were either afraid of poverty and
destitution, they either killed their innocent daughters or buried
them alive. In some cases even the existence of one daughter in a
family was considered shameful.
"And do not kill your children for fear of poverty; We give them
sustenance and yourselves (too); surely tokill them is a great wrong."
(Noble Qur'an 17:31)
Such was the situation and moral conditions of amiserable society out
of whose dark horizon came the light of Islam.
There is no doubt that a leader who is himself immoral, unscrupulous,
and without praise-worthy human characteristics is unable to rectify
human societiesand save the people. It is only divine leaders who,
inspired by Almighty Allah (SWT), are able to make profound basic
transformations in all phases of the people's individual and social
life.
Now we must try to understand what kind of person such a leader of the
worldwide revolution was and what changes he made in the world. It is
crystal clear that a person who not only is not affected by such a
corrosive society, but also grieves over it and attempts to combat it,
possesses a great divine character and is competent to lead peopleand
guide them onto the path of salvation.
Prophet Muhammed (saw) and Animal Rights
In that age when men were often cruel to each other, let alone to
animals, Prophet Muhammed's (saw) taught his companions (Sahabah) ,
that one should be kind to all living things, animal or plant, since
they are all part of Allah's creation. Prophet Muhammed's (saw) mercy
and compassion was so deep that animals, even plants would benefit
from His existence as their guardian.
"Fear Allah (SWT) with regard to animals", said Prophet Muhammed
(saw), "ride them when they are fit to be ridden, and get off their
backs when they are tired; surely, there are rewards for being kind
and gentleto animals, and for givingthem water to drink."
Islam has taught that in the eyes of Almighty Allah(SWT), animals also
have rights in the same way asman has. They should notbe treated
badly, tortured or left to starve without food or water.
One day, Prophet Muhammed (saw) told hiscompanions (Sahabah) the story
of two women:"A prostitute was guided by Allah's truth and ultimately
went to paradise because she gave water to a dog dying of thirst in
the desert." While a dog was going round a well and was about to die
of thirst, prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So
Allah (SWT) forgave her because of that good deed." And for the other
women, Prophet Muhammed (saw) said, "Awoman was tortured andwas put in
Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of
hunger." Prophet Muhammed (saw) furthersaid, "You neither fed it nor
watered when you locked it up, nor did you set it free to eat the
insects of the earth."
Prophet Muhammed (saw) said: A man walking along a path felt very
thirsty. Reaching a well, he descended into it, drank his fill, and
cameup. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick
up mudto quench its excessive thirst.
The man said, "This dog is feeling the same thirst that I felt." So he
went down into the well again, filled his shoe withwater and gave the
dog a drink.
So, Almighty Allah (SWT) forgave his sins.
Prophet Muhammed (saw) was asked, "O Messenger of Allah (SWT),are we
rewarded for kindness towards animals?" Prophet Muhammed (saw)
replied: There is a rewardfor kindness to every living animal or
human.
Prophet Muhammed (saw) was once performing ablution (Wudhu) for
prayers froma pot of water. A Cat passed there and turned its eyes at
the pot of water with a thirsty look.Prophet Muhammed (saw) realized
at once that the Cat was very thirsty, so he stopped theablution
(Wudhu) and placed the pot before theCat.
Only after the Cat had fully quenched its thirst, did Prophet Muhammed
(saw) resume the ablution (Wudhu). By thisaction, Prophet Muhammed
(saw) has shown that quenching the thirst of even a small dumb animal
is a noble act full of virtue and should be given first attention
before one prepares for offering prayers to Almighty Allah (SWT).
A man brought the chick of a bird to the gatheringof Prophet Muhammed
(saw) and his companions (Sahabah), and they noticed that theparent of
the chick was following it, flapping around it. When the man sat down
its parent threw itself upon its chick, and did not concern itself
with the danger, out of care towards its chick. This astonished the
companions.
Prophet Muhammed (saw) then turned to his companions said: 'Are you
amazed at this bird? You have taken its chick and it threw itself into
danger out of mercy for the chick! I swear by Allah (SWT), your Lord
is more merciful to you than this bird is to its chick. Then he turned
to the man and asked him to let the chick go.
Even the means of slaughtering animals in Islam is done in a way which
will bring minimal pain to the animal. Is not it amazing that these
laws came about 1400 years ago. Yet, we are still struggling to keep
animals from being abused and mistreated.
Prophet Muhammed (saw) and Beating the Servant
Once, a companion of Prophet Muhammed (saw) began hitting his slave.
The slave kept pleading: "By Allah! Do not beat me. For Allah's sake
forgive me." The master, however, refusedto pardon him and continued
to shower beatings upon him.
Some people informed Prophet Muhammed (saw) of the slave's predicament
whereupon he (saw) got up and started out towards the scene of this
incident. As soon as the companion's eyes fell upon Prophet Muhammed
(saw) he stopped his beatings whereupon Prophet Muhammed (saw) said to
him: "He placed you under the oath of Allah (SWT), but you refused
topardon him and now that you have set your eyes upon me, you have
restrained yourself?"
The man, in order to make amends for his deplorable behaviour, said:
"I now free him for the sake (and pleasure) of Allah (SWT)!"
Prophet Muhammed (saw) said: "Had you not freed him, you would have
dropped face-downinto the fire of Hell."
Prophet Muhammed (saw) and Impartiality between Children
Once, a lady entered the house of Aishah, the wifeof Prophet Muhammed
(saw), with her two children. Aishah presented three dates to the
lady, who gave one date to each of her two children and taking the
third date she halved it and once again distributed it evenly amongst
them.
When Prophet Muhammed (saw) returned, Aishah narrated the episode to
him whereupon he (saw)said: "Did the lady's act leave you astonished?
Due to her fairness and even-handedness, Allah (SWT) shall place her
in Paradise."
It has also been reported that once, a father arrived in the presence
of Prophet Muhammed (saw) accompanied by his two children. In his
presence he kissed one child and ignored the other. Noticing this
incorrect act Prophet Muhammed (saw) commented: "Why do you not treat
your children equally?"

Cultural India : Indian Monuments : Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid of Delhi is the largest mosque in India. The Jama Masjid
stands across the road infront of the Red Fort. Built between 1644 and
1658, Jama Masjid is one of the last architectural works of the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan. The spacious courtyard of the Jama Masjid holds
thousands of faithful. Jama Masjid is located on a mound in the heart
of the old city and projects beautifully into the Old-Delhi skyline.
Jama Masjid Mosque wasbuilt in red sandstone and marble by more than
5000 artisans. Originally called the Masjid-i-Jahan-Numa, or"mosque
commanding view of the world", the Jama Masjid stands at the center of
the erstwhile capital city of the Mughals, Shahjahanbad.
The Jama Masjid was completed under the supervision of Saadullah Khan,
the Prime Minister of Shah Jahan. A sum of Rs 10 lakhs was spent on
the construction of the Jama Masjid. The Jama Masjid is built on a red
sandstone porch, about 30 feet (10 m) from the level of the ground and
is about 1400 square yards (1200 m²) in extent. The Jama Masjid has
three gateways, fourtowers and two minarets. The gateways in the north
and south are led by a fleet of steps. The main entranceis on the
eastern side facing the red fort. It was probably used by the
emperors. The towerof the Jama Masjid is made up of five distinctive
storeys. Each one of the storeys has a projecting balcony. The
adjoining edifices are beautifully done with calligraphy.
The first three storeys of the Jama Masjid tower are made of red
sandstone and the fourth one is made of marble, while the fifth is
made of sandstone. The Jama Masjid is covered with intricate carvings
and has verses inscribed from the holy Koran. Thegrand Red fort (Lal
Qila) stands on the eastern side of the Jama Masjid. The main prayer
hall of the Jama Masjid is made up of high cusped archesand marble
domes. The cabinet in the north gateof the Jama Masjid contains a
collection of Muhammad's relics - the Koran written on deerskin, a red
beard-hair of the prophet, his sandals and his footprints, implanted
in a marble block.