ALL EVENTS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT!

Moment by moment, every picture above shows an image of the vehicle
crossing the bridge. A person travelling by this vehicle supposes that
a particular period of time is spentin crossing the bridge. However,
we can see all of these pictures at a single moment.An example will
lead us to a better understanding of the fact that, in the sight of
God, every incident takes place in a single moment. Assume that you
have the picture of a big city spread infront of you. Streets,
vehicles, buildings lined up side by side and people are clearly seen
in this picture. Let's also imagine that there is a man trying to
reach the other end of this city. From the point of view of this man,
there is a certain distance to be crossed from one end of this city to
another in a definite time. It surely takes some time for this man to
reach his destination.It is unlikely that he can be present at two
distinct places at the same time. Yet, this is not the case for a
person like you who looks at this picture from the outside. At a first
glance, you can see all the details of the city in a single moment.
Moreover, you do not even need a specific time in which to do this.
This state outlined in the above example also holds true for people
like us confined to a specific dimension. For us, reaching a
destination becomes possible only with the passage of time and by
expending some energy. However, for God, the Creator of all
dimensions, it takes only a single moment for all events to occur.
The second important fact is thesimultaneity of these events. As
stated earlier, in the sight of God, it is not possible to talk about
the notion of time; everything takes place and ends in a single
instant.
The Prophet Adam is created from clay right at this moment, angels are
prostrating themselves before the Prophet Adam right now. Likewise, he
is now being sent to earth. Furthermore, the "moment" we are talking
about is the "moment" you are reading these lines.
Another example will further clarify this explanation. Let's think
about the Prophet Moses (Musa). The moment his mother decided to place
the baby Moses in a box and set him adrift on the water is still
present; that moment never disappeared and will continue to exist
forever. The moment the Prophet Moses went to Pharaoh (Fir'awn) and
conveyed the message of God to him still exists. In reality, just at
this moment, the Prophet Mosesis inviting Pharaoh to accept the
religion of truth. It is a fact that this is also the moment the
Prophet Moses is receiving the revelations of God in the sacred valley
of Tuwa. It is also this instant the Prophet Moses is running away
from Pharaoh with his people, and at this moment the Red sea opens a
way for the Prophet Moses and his people to walk across. For
alleternity, this moment when the sea opens will remain and exist in
God's memory.
The moment Mary became pregnant, the moment she gave birth to Prophet
Jesus ('Isa) under a date palm, the moment she returned to her people,
the moment the Prophet Jesus talked to them while he was stillin his
cradle, as well as the moment he asked the question "Who will be my
helpers to God?" to his disciples, and was resurrected by God, are all
happening right at this moment.Indeed, not only the past events we are
familiar with, but also the ones of which we have no idea because they
will happen inthe future are, in reality, happening just at this
moment. Every second the Prophet Jesus spent in this world, his
communication of the message of God to his disciples, his returnto the
earth, every speech he delivered to call people to the path of God,
his death and his resurrection on the Day of Judgement as well as the
moments he will be greeted by angels in his entrance to Heaven are
actually happening at this moment.
The same also holds true for someone who lived 3,000 years ago. A man
who sat under a treeat noontime in 3000 BC, reflecting on a ladybird
perched on his finger and who therefore glorified the creation of God,
is actually performing these actions right at this moment.Moreover,
the moment the ladybird returned to its nest,as well as all the phases
the ladybird went through, from themoment it was in its egg to its
death, are all kept in the memory of God. Consequently, all these
happen in a single moment, at the very moment you are reading this
passage.
Each incident, each moment in timelessness exists simultan eously
everywhere and will continue to exist for all eternity. None of the
moments, none of the events, none of the living beings which existed
in the past have disappeared, nor will they ever disappear. The
Prophet Noah is building the ark right at this moment. The flood at
the time of Noah, too, is making its impact right now; everything,
every moment related to the flood is taking place during the time you
read these lines. These are certainly not the incidents ofthe past.
The ongoing events, as well as the aforementioned incidents, all
happen at the same time, since each one of them is fated to remain in
the memory of God for all eternity.
All these examples indicate, once again, an important fact: None of
the moments, none of the events, none of the living beings which
existed in the past ceased to exist and they will never disappear. A
film we watch on television is recorded on a filmstrip and the moving
pictures composing the film are not lost, whether we watch them or
not. The same thing also holds true for each and everything which has
to do with life relating to the past or future.
It is essential that this point should be well grasped. None of these
occurrences are similar to a memory, reminiscence or an image. They
are all vivid, everything being preserved as it is, and are just like
the moment we experience right now. We perceive them as incidents of
the past simply because God does not present these perceptions to us.
However, whenever He wills, God may display these images to us, making
us believe that we truly experience them.


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Quranic illumination on the phenomenon of sexual deviance

The rally that was held inWashingtonin defense ofsexual deviance
raised anargument among people with regards to the nature of this
phenomenon and its significance. I have therefore thought it proper to
present the Quranic answers to the Muslim reader to some ofthe
questions, uncertainties, and claims which the demonstrators raised
regarding this phenomenon.
1.The perpetrators of thisshamelessness say that what they are seeking
is a new thing that was not known in different societies in the past,
because it was disapproved of. They claim that such disapproval is not
right for societies )like Western society( that have made great
strides in progress toward democratic freedom and the care for human
rights. But we know fromthe book of our Lord thatit is not a new thing
as they claim; all that they are seeking today was sought for and
carried out by the people of Loote )Lot(, as we will show. The Quran
teaches us that resemblances in personal conditions result in
resemblances in words and deeds; nationsresemble each other despite
the difference in time.
Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:"…Thus spoke those before them like
their words. Their hearts resemble each other…"]Quran 2: 118[
2.They claim that their deviant inclination is something they were
born with in their 'genetics' and nature - just as some people
wereborn with an inclination to the other sex, they were born with an
inclination to their own. But the Quran denies this when it tells us
that the people of Loote were thefirst to start this shamelessness.
Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:"And ]We hadsent[ Loote )Lot( when
he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has
preceded you with from among the worlds ]i.e. People[? Indeed, you
approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a
transgressing people."]Quran 7: 80-81[
Were their statement a 'natural' one, some earlier people would have
been born with it, some human individuals at least. If it were a
natural thing, why wouldAllaah have condemned the practice of it? And
even if the basis of it were a natural inclination, they could not
possibly claim that practicing it openly is a natural state of
affairs. Because the heterosexualinclination is a natural state.
Practicing sexual activity openly, even withone's spouse, is not a
natural affair.
3. Just as these deviants today want to come out of the stage of
concealment into the stage of openness, so did the people of Loote.
Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:" Indeed, you approach men and
obstruct the road and commit in your meetings ]every[ evil. And the
answer of his people was not butthat they said, "Bring us the
punishment of Allaah, if you should be of the truthful."]Quran 29: 29[
What the people of this inclination are seeking is not to be compelled
by society to conceal themselves, despite their openly swerving away
from the straight way. Likewise, they seek to getwhat other people in
the society have, such as the right of marriage, respect, and
employmentin all sectors of the state, whether military, political,
educational, and diplomatic.
Why, they say, are you intruding into what I do in my bedroom? What is
the difference if a persondoes this with someone of the same type,
whether man or woman, or with the other type? It is merely a
hereditary affliction.
However, the fact is that they are not simply seeking to do what they
do privately, in their bedrooms. For, if they do it privately, a
matter needs no permission from contemporary Western societies. It is
not counted as a crime when it is consented to by both parties. What
they are seeking now is really the right to proclaim openly that
theyare of this type, and that society does not oppose their public
behavior which indicates that theyare on this deviation, justas it
does not oppose behavior that shows one to be "straight."
I say "straight" in quotation marks becausethe publicizing of some
sexual acts, even between men and women, even between married people,
is not customary for straight people, though it has become customary
in Western societies.
The open practice of vices is worse than concealing them, because it
offends straight people and tempts the weak ones among them to commit
what these deviants are doing openly.
4.But the state of the people of Loote – as our Lord has told the
story – shows that even this open publicizing is not the end of the
path; it is only the first stage followed by – when no one exists to
prevent them – the stage of supremacy.
When the deviants are predominant in the society, the righteous people
become constrained because theyhave to share the dwelling space in the
same town. Allaah Says )what means(:"But the answer of his people was
only that they said, 'Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men
who keep themselves pure.'"]Quran 7: 82[
5.Yet they go further than this: they will help each other to force
righteous people to commit these vices with them, if they are able.
Thus, Allaah's Messenger Lootewas worried, when the angels in the form
of handsome-faced men came to him. He knew what would happen to them
with those people, who thought the guests were really men. So there
cameabout what he had dreaded, the people came rushing and
panting.Lotproposed marrying his daughters to them )whether that means
daughters of his own flesh and blood or just the daughters of his
people(. But they did not restrain themselves and they humiliated him
withhis guests:
Allaah Almighty Says )what means(:"And when Our messengers, ]the
angels[, came to Loote, he was anguishedfor them and felt for them
great discomfort and said, 'This is a trying day.' And his people came
hastening to him, and before ]this[ they had been doing evil deeds. He
said, 'O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So
fear Allaah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not
among you a man of reason?" They said, "You have already known that
wehave not concerning your daughters ]i.e. women[ any claim]i.e.
desire[, and indeed, you know what we want." He said, 'If only I had
against you some power or could take refuge in a strong
support.'"]Quran 11: 77-80[
6. The perpetrators of this sexual deviation today want the law to
respect relations between two of them with the status of marriage, and
grant them all the rights that married people have. However, what we
recognize from the case of the people of Loote is that this vice is of
an absolutely licentious nature, with no commitment to a single
partner, or even a limitednumber of partners. When this behavior
takescontrol of one of them, he cannot recognize any boundary in his
actions. When he hears that to which his desires incite him, a sort of
madness befalls him, and he throws himself blindly into committing sin
with anyone, whether he likesthe person or not.
7. And it is a vice linked – contrary to what most people think – with
violence and aggression against others, an aggression which goes
beyond sexual aggression. The people of Loote who practiced this vice
in their councils were also highwaymen )robbers(. Allaah, the Most
High, Says )what means(:"Indeed, you approachmen and obstruct the road
and commit in your meetings ]every[ evil…"]Quran 29: 29[
8.Another thing the straight person finds oddis the confederation and
cooperation between themale and female deviants. Obviously one would
expect that one would dislike the other, as long as there is the
difference between themwith each side inclining to their own kind, and
wanting nothing to do with the other. However, the story of the people
ofLoote reminds us that some of the women wereimpressed by this
deviation among the men, and they liked it. One such was Loote's wife,
the sinner whom Allaah destroyed with herpeople while he saved
Looteand other members of his family.

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The ranks of people in the Hereafter – II

Those who favour others over themselves:
The seventh rank is that of those who favour others over themselves,
spend in charity and benefit people with their wealth and other
resources. They are those about whom the Prophetsaid, as in the
narration of Ibn Mas'ood:"None except two )types of( people may be
envied: A manwhom Allaah giveswealth and who disposes of it
rightfullyin a good cause, and a man to whom Allaah has given wisdom
)i.e., knowledge( by which he judges between people and )with which(
he teaches others."]Al-Bukhaari & Muslim[
Note that 'envy' in this narration refers to the Arabic word
'Ghibtah', the equivalent of whichdoes not exist in the English
language, and its meaning is to wish to enjoy things that others
possess without wishing that they should be deprived of them for one's
exclusive benefit. These people are worthy of being looked up to and
richly deserve that others wish to have the qualities they do, because
they have fine qualities and great deeds, and also provide great
benefit to others.
The virtue of spending in the wayof Allaah:
These people who spend in charity are those about whom Allaah Says
what means:"Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allaah and then
do not follow up what they have spent with remainders ]of it[ or
]other[ injury will have their reward withtheir Lord, and their will
be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve."]Quran 2: 262[
Allaah described the way they spend saying what means:"Those who spend
their wealth ]in Allaah's way[ by night and by day, secretly and
publicly…"]Quran 2: 274[
They do not like people to know what they do, and thus they spend
secretly; but when they have to do it openly in order to set a good
example for others and encourage them, they do so, such as the example
of the Companion who once brought a bag full of dates when the
Prophethad requested people to spend in charity, which encouraged
others to do likewiseafter having seen this, which is a praiseworthy
action.
Allaah encourages people to spend in charity saying what means:"Who is
it that would loan Allaah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him
many times over? And it is Allaah who withholds and grants
abundance,and to Him you will be returned."]Quran 2: 245[
When a person asks to borrow money from one while the lenderknows he
is rich, it would be easier for him to lend, as opposed to the case if
he was poor, because one would feel secure that his money would be
paid back. Also, if one knows thata man is kind and trustworthy, and
that if he lends him money, he would invest it and make it grow in
multiples, then the desire for lending will increase. Moreover, if one
knows that he will also give one gift in addition to the loan and the
return on the investment, then would his desire to lend not be even
greater? This is exactly how Allaah deals with those who spend in
charity.
Note that the verse stated that the 'borrower' is Allaah.
Certainly,Allaah is the All-Rich and He is free of any need to borrow
money, but the term is used as a way of honouring those who spend in
charity. This type of loanis the type that brings benefit only to the
lender, because ultimately he is the only one whowill gain from the
deal, despite him being the one spending, because Allaah is beyond
need, but He tests people - and those who spend will be honoured by
Him.
Allaah informs us that there are two types of lenders: one who spends
from good wealth, and the other who spends from ill-gotten money, and
it is only the first type for whom Allaah will multiply the wealth.
Ill-gotten money is not accepted by Allaah; for example, Allaah
willnot accept charity from money obtained through Ribaa )i.e., usury
or interest(, stolen money and so on.
The type of charity which enablesa person to attain righteousness:
Additionally, Allaah will not reward those who spend their most
inferior type of wealth, like those who give worn-out clothes or old
furniture, in the same way he rewards those who spend from their
finest type of wealth or from wealth that they themselves are in need
of. This is why Allaah Says what means:"Never will you attain the good
]reward[ until you spend ]in the way of Allaah[ from that which you
love…"]Quran 3: 92[
Since people do not usually like old and worn out things, and liketo
keep the best of everything forthemselves, Allaah made reaching the
rank of righteousness subject to them spending from the best of their
wealth. What is the result of spending from one's dearest wealth?
Allaah informs in the following verse which means:"The example of
those who spend their wealth in the way of Allaah is like a seed ]of
grain[ which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains.
Allaah multiplies ]His reward[ for whom He wills…"]Quran 2: 261[ This
means more than the seven hundred multiples mentioned in the beginning
of the verse.
Dispraising those who follow their charity with reminders:
Moreover, Allaah does not like that his slaves follow their
charitywith reminders to those whom they gave the charity to, because
some people may very well spendfrom the best of their wealth, butalso
have the psychological sickness of continuously reminding those whom
they gavecharity to; whenever they see them, they will say: "Did I not
give you such and such? Do you not remember that I gave you this and
that?" Or they will say: "How is such and such thing that I gave you?"
This type of people continues to make such statements until they
deprive themselves from the reward of what they spent.
'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Ziyaadsaid: "My father used to tell me, `If you
give someone something in charity and you notice that greeting him
reminds him of it and embarrasses him, then do not greet him.`" This
is said because some people may not remind the person openly, but
would greet him in a way which makes the poor person feel that the
lender is trying to remind him of his favour.
One of the Salaf )predecessors(said: "When you do others a favour,
forget it; but when others do you a favour, never forget it." One
should forget it and keep its reward with Allaah, but when one is the
person for whom the favour was done, thenhe should never forget the
kindness of the person who did itfor him, because noble and
good-hearted people never forget the kindness and favours of others.
Theconditions of a goodly loan:
Therefore, a goodly loan for which Allaah multiplies the reward is
that which is firstly spent from the best type of wealth one
possesses, and secondly is not followed by reminder or harm to the
beneficiary. A third description of it is that it is continuously done
day and night; whenever a chance appears in the horizon, one should
spend and should try to do so as secretly as possible, unless the need
arises for doing it openly.