In the struggle against atheism, the mind that sees the theory of
intelligent design as higher than the Qur'an or the truths of faith
must consider the fact that it is Allah Who shows the way of Islam.
Allah reveals in one of the verses as follows:
If your Lord had willed, all the people on the Earth would have
believed. Do you think you can force people to be believers? (Surah
Yunus, 10)
In order to believe in Allah, a person with a sincere conscience
does not first have to be persuaded that there is an intermediate
stage such as intelligent design. Those who are ashamed to accept
the true path of the prophets and messengers and turn their backs
on religion seeking glory, honor and respect in other places will
find that this brings nothing but great humiliation. Indeed, someone
who is confused by lack of knowledge or Darwinist propaganda may
become an atheist or a skeptic.
For a person with a sincere conscience, the scientific collapse of
the theory of evolution is convincing proof of the existence of
Allah and creation. In order to believe in Allah, a person with a
sincere conscience does not first have to be persuaded that there is
an intermediate stage such as intelligent design. Refuting the
theory of evolution with the purpose of removing the obstacles
before one's having faith in Allah is a scientific endeavor and a
form of worship for Muslims. However even if evolution is refuted,
a stubborn, preconceived, irrational and malevolent atheist with
an impaired reasoning may well not have faith. His mind may be
clouded with various doubts.
Consequently it is clear that intelligent design will have no use to
convince such a person about the existence of Allah. A Muslim
proves the existence of Allah to an atheist, a person in doubt, a
Christian or a Buddhist through the wisdom communicated in the
Qur'an and the signs of faith, and communicates the religion of
Islam with the Qur'an. He never forgets that it is Allah Who shows
the right path.
One verse of the Qur'an said by a sincere Muslim, or even one truth
of faith, may be enough to bring the most avid atheist to faith.
For example Moses (pbuh) performed a miracle in the presence of
Pharaoh's sorcerers and they immediately came to faith and
prostrated themselves before Allah happy to die in His Way. Here are
the relevant verses from the Qur'an:
The magicians threw themselves down in prostration. They said, 'We
believe in the Lord of Harun and Musa.' Pharaoh said, 'Do you
believe in him before I have authorized you? He is your chief, the
one who taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and feet
alternately and have you crucified on palm trunks. Then you will
know for certain which of us has the harsher and longer lasting
punishment.' They (magicians) said (to Pharaoh), 'We will never
prefer you to the Clear Signs which have come to us nor to Him Who
brought us into being. Decide on any judgment you like. Your
jurisdiction only covers the life of this world.' (The magicians
said to Pharaoh,) 'We have believed in our Lord so that He may
forgive us for our mistakes and for the magic which you forced us
to perform. Allah is better and longer lasting.' (Surah Ta Ha,
70-73)
It is interesting to notice that these people were first hostile to
Moses (pbuh) but, by Allah's will, immediately became good Muslims.
It is very significant that these people did not come to faith
through speaking to Moses (pbuh); he did not speak one word. And he
gave no scientific explanation. Allah gave them a miracle from His
own Presence to show them true path; there was no mediator.
Therefore, it is important to remember that to struggle against
Darwinism and other systems that oppose the idea of creation is an
act of worship commanded in the Qur'an.
The result of such worship is absolutely in the hands of Allah.
Allah has made human beings responsible only for telling others
about religious morality. Trying to show people the right path
through intellectual explanations or the most obtuse philosophies
is totally contrary to the Qur'an.
Science and intellectual knowledge have no power of their own; they
cannot direct people to the right path. This power belongs only to
Allah, the Lord of earth and heaven. Muslims attitudes must be
clear.
As we said earlier, those who accept the theory of intelligent
design generally hesitate to mention the name of Allah.
Ingratiating oneself with unbelievers, concealing one's religion
because of feeling ashamed or being nice to both sides have by no
means any benefit to an individual. That is because, unbelievers
would not accept such a person unless he entirely abandons his
religion and stands firmly against Islam, openly remaining in their
own ranks.
Consequently, such a person can live neither by the Islam in its
true sense nor the "deist" philosophy he advocates. He cannot
remain to be a true advocate of any of them. He tries to ingratiate
both sides yet is excluded from both of them and fails to find what
he hopes for.
The state of such a person is clearly indicated in the verses:
The hypocrites think they deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them.
When they get up to pray, they get up lazily, showing off to people,
and only remembering Allah a very little. They vacillate between
the two–not joining these or joining those. If Allah misguides
someone, you will not find any way for him to go. (Surat an-Nisa,
142-143)
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Intelligent design: A new age theory
In order to alienate people from true religion, atheist Masons have
devised many false religions of complex description assembling them
all under the heading: New Age.
Their purpose in this is to inculcate in that large segment of
people who are abandoning materialist ideas, a new way of living
and thinking. They want to establish a new system ornamented with
metaphysical language and totally divergent from the true religion
and faith in Allah (God) as revealed in the Qur'an. It is an
irresponsible system with nothing to offer.
Many people are seeking for religion and atheist Masons offer them a
number of options all contained within the compass of their
perverse ideas. And for every false religion they offer false gods
to replace Allah (Surely Allah is beyond that).
In order to alienate people in Islamic countries from true
religion, atheist Masons are intent on offering the idea of
intelligent design as the most appropriate alternative in these
countries.
Of course, they do not pretend that what they are doing is against
Islam; on the contrary, they claim that their activities are
innocent and even serve to strengthen the foundations of faith in
Allah. It is amazing that, in Islamic countries, they include Islamic
terms and ideas—however unwillingly—to their doctrine of
intelligent design. In this way they try to conceal their real
intentions and prevent objections from Muslims.
They employ the classic atheist Masonic method of slow and gradual
indoctrination and bringing the light slowly to sleepy eyes. Without
revealing their purpose, they want to draw people into their
superstitious religion.
However, Western supporters of this movement confess that this is a
non-religious system of thought. For example, the American
biologist, Michael Behe, one of the noted theoreticians of
intelligent design, explains that intelligent design is not an idea
based in religion but religious people can make good use of it in
their arguments.
Those who accept the theory of intelligent design insist that
religion and science should be separate and that science should not
support creation and revealed religions.
They see themselves as outside revealed religions; they think that
religion is a matter of faith and outside the parameters of science.
Their view is that it would be wrong for science to rely on
religion. The official internet site of the Discovery Institute that
represents this movement asks the question. 'Is the theory of
intelligent design the same as the theory of creation?' The answer:
Unlike creationism, the scientific theory of intelligent design is
agnostic regarding the source of design and has no commitment to
defending Genesis, the Bible or any other sacred text. (
http://www.discovery.or g /csc/topQuestions.php#q
uestionsAboutIntelligent Design)
One of the focuses of theperverse belief systems that atheist Masons
havemodeled along the lines of the New Age movement is intelligent
design which has gottena lot of media attention lately. This movement
supports the theory that everything in the universe is the work of
intelligent design. This theory does not accept the existence of Allah
or the fact that He created everything saying that these ideas have
nothing to do with science. They deliberately do not mention the name
of Allah.
Their purpose is, given the fact that materialism and the theory of
evolution (its imagined scientific support) have lately suffered an
irremediable reverse, to offer people a spiritual quest on various
perverse paths to follow;their goal to direct people away from
revealed religions, especially Islam.
Atheist Masons employ the classic atheist Masonic method of slow and
gradual indoctrination and bringing the light slowlyto sleepy eyes.
Without revealing their purpose, they want to draw people into their
superstitious religion.
The Theory of IntelligentDesign: Another Kind of Deism.
The theory of intelligent design accepts neither revealed religions
nor the existence of Allah. Ithas an abstract and abstruse concept
of a designer.
It is interesting that atheist Masons use the same logic in their
writings when they say that the universe is like the intelligent
designer-total conscious energy. They say this energy is conscious and
that it is the Great Architect of theUniverse.
But atheist Masons insist that that this conscious energy is not
Allah. (Surely Allah is beyond that) We can see that advocates of
intelligent design share the same logic as atheist Masons when it
comes to explaining their position. Their ideas are very much in tune
with Deism, which accepts theexistence of a Creator while rejecting
the validity of revealed religions.
Throughout history there have been several philosophers who have
called themselves deists and believed in Allah butnot in religion or
revelation. Some well-known deists were Heraclitus, Descartes,
Voltaire and Leibnitz. Moreover, the fact that Voltaire was a known
atheist Mason recognized for his antipathy toward Islam, and Descartes
was a Templar and a atheist Mason of high degree is enough to
demonstrate the Masonic roots of Deism.
While atheist Masons accept the existence of aGreat Architect, they do
not see the need for revealed religions. The founders of the
intelligent design movement, though they accept the existence of
adesigner, do not accept religion; their idea is that you do not have
to be religious to accept this theory. We can see that the supporters
of the theory of intelligent design are not different from Deist
philosophers. Deists have throughout history either openly or in
secret fought against the religion commandedby Allah; they may have
changed their names butthey are basically just supporting the same old
perverse logic.
Respect and Honor are in Islam
A Muslim may sincerely believe in the theory of intelligent design
espousing it as being useful to Islam. But this is a serious error.
Persisting in this error will eventually cause thisperson to honor the
creature more than the Creator. Therefore it is very dangerous for a
Muslim to get involved ina movement about which he knows nothingand of
whose content heis ignorant.
Allah warns believers against falling into such an error:
Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of. Hearing, sight and
hearts will all be questioned. (Surat al- Isra', 36)
One of the most interesting things about those who accept the
theory of intelligent design is that, although they claim to be
Muslims, they do not revere the name of Allah. Instead of saying
that Allah has created the whole universe both animate and
inanimate, they opt for a more abstruse expression such as there is
intelligent design in the universe. Scientists in the West who
espouse this theory admire the style of an intellectual philosopher
and try to imitate it.
There is a very good reason why such people deliberately refrain
from mentioning the name of Allah: they cannot understand the
essence of religion and so they cannot experience faith deep in
their hearts. Since they cannot appreciate the subtle spirit of the
Qur'an, the model of Islam they have invented in their minds is
quite different from the Islam described in the Qur'an and the
understanding of religion that genuinely exalts Allah.
A faithful Muslim admires the character of those blessed prophets
whose exploits are described in the Qur'an and takes his example
from holy individuals. A person with a mind that cannot properly
appreciate religious morality and the power of Allah, admires
instead a smattering of Western intellectuals, philosophers,
thinkers, scientists and educators whose style they attempt to
imitate.
This attitude is tantamount to saying I don't like the style of the
prophets in the way they delivered their message; there's a
deficiency in it. Of course, such an attitude is totally opposite
to Allah's book and the attitude of a faithful Muslim who believes
in the prophets.
As a result of this way of thinking, being known for one's Muslim
character would be avoided at all costs by such an individual.
But being ashamed to mention the name of Allah is not something
that Islam condones. Neither our Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) nor his companions practiced religion in this way.
They all practiced proper, religious morality as taught in the
Qur'an and explained it to others. In this way, past prophets and
their followers practiced religious morality perfectly.
Being ashamed of religion, rejecting the true path and seeking
honor, glory and respect elsewhere will bring nothing but
humiliation:
Who would deliberately renounce the religion of Ibrahim except
someone who reveals himself to be a fool? We chose him [Ibrahim] in
this world and in the Hereafter he will be one of the righteous.
(Surat al-Baqara, 130)
In the Qur'an, Allah severely condemns being inclined to
unbelievers and thus making the slightest compromise with the
morality of the religion: They were very near to enticing you away
from some of what We have revealed to you, hoping that you would
invent something against Us. Then they would have taken you as
their intimate. If We had not made you firm, you would have leaned
towards them a little. Then We would have let you taste a double
punishment in life and a double punishment in death. You would not
have found any helper against Us.
Those who do not make the Qur'an their guide and do not fear Allah
in their hearts will not understand why Muslims continually remember
Allah . (Surat al-Isra', 73-75)
They do not feel the necessity for doing this and, from their own
intellectual point of view; they belittle the submission of
believers to Allah and their loyalty to Allah and the Prophet.
The Lord tells us in the Qur'an about this point of view.
When they are told, 'Believe in the way that the people believe,'
they say, 'What! Are we to believe in the way that fools believe?'
No indeed! They are the fools, but they do not know it. (Surat
al-Baqara, 13)
In another verse, the Lord says that only those who obey the Qur'an
and fear Allah will be able to receive advice.
You can only warn those who act on the Reminder and fear the
All-Merciful in the Unseen. Give them the good news of forgiveness
and a generous reward. (Surah Yasin, 11)
Those who do not feel this fear of Allah, and do not try as hard as
they can to fear Him will never be able to understand the eternal
wisdom of the Qur'an. An intellectual may enjoy the respect of his
community for his knowledge and high level of culture. But these
achievements will have value only when they are used for the good
of Islam. The reason why someone hesitates to revere the name of
Allah and uses his knowledge to promote superstitious ideas may be
because he wants to win the friendship and respect of people who
have rejected Allah and Islam.
This shallow and anti-religious behavior may well win them the
respect they are seeking but it will certainly not be acceptable in
Allah's sight. The Lord says in the Qur'an:
Do those who take the disbelievers as protectors, rather than the
believers, hope to find power and strength with them? Power and
strength belong entirely to Allah. (Surat an-Nisa', 139)
In the Qu'ran, Allah tells us about those who reject Islam and
choose to follow other paths.
If the truth were to follow their whims and desires, the heavens and
the Earth and everyone in them would have been brought to ruin. No
indeed! We have given them their Reminder, but they have turned
away from it. (Surat al-Muminun, 71)
As we said earlier, at the root of the theory of intelligent design
there is an illogical presupposition that there must be a
separation between religion and science. For this reason, to accept
Islamic morality openly and believe in the existence of Allah will
draw objections and criticism from theoreticians of intelligent
design who have no belief in Allah or religion.
Therefore, the use of science to prove the unity of Allah and that
Islam is a revealed religion would be ridiculed by the main
proponents of this theory as well as by other intellectuals.
Therefore, a Muslim will not compromise on reverencing the name of
Allah and defending Islam even if doing so would win him the whole
world in return. This is because he is aware that being a Muslim
brings him true honor.
devised many false religions of complex description assembling them
all under the heading: New Age.
Their purpose in this is to inculcate in that large segment of
people who are abandoning materialist ideas, a new way of living
and thinking. They want to establish a new system ornamented with
metaphysical language and totally divergent from the true religion
and faith in Allah (God) as revealed in the Qur'an. It is an
irresponsible system with nothing to offer.
Many people are seeking for religion and atheist Masons offer them a
number of options all contained within the compass of their
perverse ideas. And for every false religion they offer false gods
to replace Allah (Surely Allah is beyond that).
In order to alienate people in Islamic countries from true
religion, atheist Masons are intent on offering the idea of
intelligent design as the most appropriate alternative in these
countries.
Of course, they do not pretend that what they are doing is against
Islam; on the contrary, they claim that their activities are
innocent and even serve to strengthen the foundations of faith in
Allah. It is amazing that, in Islamic countries, they include Islamic
terms and ideas—however unwillingly—to their doctrine of
intelligent design. In this way they try to conceal their real
intentions and prevent objections from Muslims.
They employ the classic atheist Masonic method of slow and gradual
indoctrination and bringing the light slowly to sleepy eyes. Without
revealing their purpose, they want to draw people into their
superstitious religion.
However, Western supporters of this movement confess that this is a
non-religious system of thought. For example, the American
biologist, Michael Behe, one of the noted theoreticians of
intelligent design, explains that intelligent design is not an idea
based in religion but religious people can make good use of it in
their arguments.
Those who accept the theory of intelligent design insist that
religion and science should be separate and that science should not
support creation and revealed religions.
They see themselves as outside revealed religions; they think that
religion is a matter of faith and outside the parameters of science.
Their view is that it would be wrong for science to rely on
religion. The official internet site of the Discovery Institute that
represents this movement asks the question. 'Is the theory of
intelligent design the same as the theory of creation?' The answer:
Unlike creationism, the scientific theory of intelligent design is
agnostic regarding the source of design and has no commitment to
defending Genesis, the Bible or any other sacred text. (
http://www.discovery.or g /csc/topQuestions.php#q
uestionsAboutIntelligent Design)
One of the focuses of theperverse belief systems that atheist Masons
havemodeled along the lines of the New Age movement is intelligent
design which has gottena lot of media attention lately. This movement
supports the theory that everything in the universe is the work of
intelligent design. This theory does not accept the existence of Allah
or the fact that He created everything saying that these ideas have
nothing to do with science. They deliberately do not mention the name
of Allah.
Their purpose is, given the fact that materialism and the theory of
evolution (its imagined scientific support) have lately suffered an
irremediable reverse, to offer people a spiritual quest on various
perverse paths to follow;their goal to direct people away from
revealed religions, especially Islam.
Atheist Masons employ the classic atheist Masonic method of slow and
gradual indoctrination and bringing the light slowlyto sleepy eyes.
Without revealing their purpose, they want to draw people into their
superstitious religion.
The Theory of IntelligentDesign: Another Kind of Deism.
The theory of intelligent design accepts neither revealed religions
nor the existence of Allah. Ithas an abstract and abstruse concept
of a designer.
It is interesting that atheist Masons use the same logic in their
writings when they say that the universe is like the intelligent
designer-total conscious energy. They say this energy is conscious and
that it is the Great Architect of theUniverse.
But atheist Masons insist that that this conscious energy is not
Allah. (Surely Allah is beyond that) We can see that advocates of
intelligent design share the same logic as atheist Masons when it
comes to explaining their position. Their ideas are very much in tune
with Deism, which accepts theexistence of a Creator while rejecting
the validity of revealed religions.
Throughout history there have been several philosophers who have
called themselves deists and believed in Allah butnot in religion or
revelation. Some well-known deists were Heraclitus, Descartes,
Voltaire and Leibnitz. Moreover, the fact that Voltaire was a known
atheist Mason recognized for his antipathy toward Islam, and Descartes
was a Templar and a atheist Mason of high degree is enough to
demonstrate the Masonic roots of Deism.
While atheist Masons accept the existence of aGreat Architect, they do
not see the need for revealed religions. The founders of the
intelligent design movement, though they accept the existence of
adesigner, do not accept religion; their idea is that you do not have
to be religious to accept this theory. We can see that the supporters
of the theory of intelligent design are not different from Deist
philosophers. Deists have throughout history either openly or in
secret fought against the religion commandedby Allah; they may have
changed their names butthey are basically just supporting the same old
perverse logic.
Respect and Honor are in Islam
A Muslim may sincerely believe in the theory of intelligent design
espousing it as being useful to Islam. But this is a serious error.
Persisting in this error will eventually cause thisperson to honor the
creature more than the Creator. Therefore it is very dangerous for a
Muslim to get involved ina movement about which he knows nothingand of
whose content heis ignorant.
Allah warns believers against falling into such an error:
Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of. Hearing, sight and
hearts will all be questioned. (Surat al- Isra', 36)
One of the most interesting things about those who accept the
theory of intelligent design is that, although they claim to be
Muslims, they do not revere the name of Allah. Instead of saying
that Allah has created the whole universe both animate and
inanimate, they opt for a more abstruse expression such as there is
intelligent design in the universe. Scientists in the West who
espouse this theory admire the style of an intellectual philosopher
and try to imitate it.
There is a very good reason why such people deliberately refrain
from mentioning the name of Allah: they cannot understand the
essence of religion and so they cannot experience faith deep in
their hearts. Since they cannot appreciate the subtle spirit of the
Qur'an, the model of Islam they have invented in their minds is
quite different from the Islam described in the Qur'an and the
understanding of religion that genuinely exalts Allah.
A faithful Muslim admires the character of those blessed prophets
whose exploits are described in the Qur'an and takes his example
from holy individuals. A person with a mind that cannot properly
appreciate religious morality and the power of Allah, admires
instead a smattering of Western intellectuals, philosophers,
thinkers, scientists and educators whose style they attempt to
imitate.
This attitude is tantamount to saying I don't like the style of the
prophets in the way they delivered their message; there's a
deficiency in it. Of course, such an attitude is totally opposite
to Allah's book and the attitude of a faithful Muslim who believes
in the prophets.
As a result of this way of thinking, being known for one's Muslim
character would be avoided at all costs by such an individual.
But being ashamed to mention the name of Allah is not something
that Islam condones. Neither our Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) nor his companions practiced religion in this way.
They all practiced proper, religious morality as taught in the
Qur'an and explained it to others. In this way, past prophets and
their followers practiced religious morality perfectly.
Being ashamed of religion, rejecting the true path and seeking
honor, glory and respect elsewhere will bring nothing but
humiliation:
Who would deliberately renounce the religion of Ibrahim except
someone who reveals himself to be a fool? We chose him [Ibrahim] in
this world and in the Hereafter he will be one of the righteous.
(Surat al-Baqara, 130)
In the Qur'an, Allah severely condemns being inclined to
unbelievers and thus making the slightest compromise with the
morality of the religion: They were very near to enticing you away
from some of what We have revealed to you, hoping that you would
invent something against Us. Then they would have taken you as
their intimate. If We had not made you firm, you would have leaned
towards them a little. Then We would have let you taste a double
punishment in life and a double punishment in death. You would not
have found any helper against Us.
Those who do not make the Qur'an their guide and do not fear Allah
in their hearts will not understand why Muslims continually remember
Allah . (Surat al-Isra', 73-75)
They do not feel the necessity for doing this and, from their own
intellectual point of view; they belittle the submission of
believers to Allah and their loyalty to Allah and the Prophet.
The Lord tells us in the Qur'an about this point of view.
When they are told, 'Believe in the way that the people believe,'
they say, 'What! Are we to believe in the way that fools believe?'
No indeed! They are the fools, but they do not know it. (Surat
al-Baqara, 13)
In another verse, the Lord says that only those who obey the Qur'an
and fear Allah will be able to receive advice.
You can only warn those who act on the Reminder and fear the
All-Merciful in the Unseen. Give them the good news of forgiveness
and a generous reward. (Surah Yasin, 11)
Those who do not feel this fear of Allah, and do not try as hard as
they can to fear Him will never be able to understand the eternal
wisdom of the Qur'an. An intellectual may enjoy the respect of his
community for his knowledge and high level of culture. But these
achievements will have value only when they are used for the good
of Islam. The reason why someone hesitates to revere the name of
Allah and uses his knowledge to promote superstitious ideas may be
because he wants to win the friendship and respect of people who
have rejected Allah and Islam.
This shallow and anti-religious behavior may well win them the
respect they are seeking but it will certainly not be acceptable in
Allah's sight. The Lord says in the Qur'an:
Do those who take the disbelievers as protectors, rather than the
believers, hope to find power and strength with them? Power and
strength belong entirely to Allah. (Surat an-Nisa', 139)
In the Qu'ran, Allah tells us about those who reject Islam and
choose to follow other paths.
If the truth were to follow their whims and desires, the heavens and
the Earth and everyone in them would have been brought to ruin. No
indeed! We have given them their Reminder, but they have turned
away from it. (Surat al-Muminun, 71)
As we said earlier, at the root of the theory of intelligent design
there is an illogical presupposition that there must be a
separation between religion and science. For this reason, to accept
Islamic morality openly and believe in the existence of Allah will
draw objections and criticism from theoreticians of intelligent
design who have no belief in Allah or religion.
Therefore, the use of science to prove the unity of Allah and that
Islam is a revealed religion would be ridiculed by the main
proponents of this theory as well as by other intellectuals.
Therefore, a Muslim will not compromise on reverencing the name of
Allah and defending Islam even if doing so would win him the whole
world in return. This is because he is aware that being a Muslim
brings him true honor.
The great impression Islam has made on foreigners
The Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (saas) are very
importantguides for believers.
The moral values revealed by our Lord in the Qur'an have attracted the
interest of foreigners ever since thetime of our Prophet (saas) right
up to the present day, and have amazed people from all sections of
society capable of honestly and conscientiously evaluating events.
Muslims' Tolerance Inspired Astonishment
One of the most important features of people with faith in Almighty
Allah (God) is their tolerance and compassion, a sign of their sincere
belief. There is no doubt that this tolerance and love exhibited by
Muslims as a requirement of Islamic moral values, has been the most
important factor influencing non-Muslims at all times.
The examples observed in Islamic and Turkish history, in which the
most just and humane attitude, even with regard to prisoners of war,
compatible with Islamic moral values inspired the same powerful effect
in non-Muslims. Independent observers who witnessed the attitude of
Muslim Turks towards captives were heavily influenced by what they
saw, and often felt the need to setdown their thoughts and feelings.
For example, Mouradgea D'Ohsson, who served for many years in the
Swedish Embassy in Istanbul and whose book Tableau Général del´Empire
Ottoman (General Picture of the Ottoman Empire) is regarded as one of
the most important descriptions of 18th century Ottoman life,
summarized his thoughts in these words:"No nation in the world looks
after and treats its prisoners, slaves and even galley slaves better
than the Muslim Ottomans."
It needs to be made clear here that the reason for the care and
affection the Ottomans showed their prisoners was a consequence of
their Islamic moral values. Almighty Allah has commanded Muslimsto
feed even their captives. This is just one proof of the excellent
virtues that compliance with the Qur'an bestows on Muslims:
They (the believers) givefood, despite their love for it, to the poor
and orphans and captives. (Believers say,) 'We feed you only out of
desire for the Face of Allah (God). We do not want any repayment from
youor any thanks.' Truly We fear from our Lord a glowering, calamitous
Day.' (Surat al-Insan, 8-10)
Writers Who Expresses Their Admiration for Islamic Moral Values
Many writers who saw the toleration and justice in Qur'anic moral
values often devoted space to examples of these virtues in their
works. One such, the American William G. Wells, made the following
comment in order to emphasize the mistaken way in which some circles
in his day looked on Muslims:
The Quran teaches peaceful tolerance to theopponents of Islam.
Another foreign author who made wide observations on this subject is
Gerard de Nerval, one of the best known figures in French literature.
This French author, who was also a traveler and who described his
observations to his readers, told them of his experiences during his
visit to the Ottoman Empire. To de Nerval, themost surprising thing in
Ottoman lands was the way that people from different nations and
holding different religious beliefs lived as brothers in the Ottoman
state with its multinational structure. He reported his observations
thus: "Istanbul is a strange city. Four nations live there together
and do not hate one another. The tolerance and indulgence that Turks,
Armenians, Jews and Greeks living in the sameplace extend towards one
another cannot even be seen among peoples living in various provinces
or in political parties where we come from."
Gerard de Nerval also witnessed a festival morning during his travels
and was amazed at Muslims' tolerance and the warm relations enjoyed by
all sections of society, which he described as follows in his
writings: "Most of theEuropeans living in 'Pera' joined the throng.
Because on festival days members of other faiths also join in Muslims'
celebrations and share them with them … Everyone is given food and
drink once the sacrificial animal has been killed. In addition,
everyone entered whichever house he chose and sat down and was served.
All Muslims, rich and poor, offer foodto the people coming their
homes, no matter what their faith, race or social status…"
There can be no doubt that it is the moral values possessed by Muslims
that amaze non-Muslims. The Qur'an,sent down to humanity as a guide by
Allah, commands proper moralvalues. At the basis of these values lie
concepts such as love, affection, tolerance, justice and compassion.
Islam is the true faith, that manifeststhe infinite compassion and
affection of Allah and that was sent down to offer people lives
filled with peace and security. In the verses of the Qur'an, people
are called to Islamic moral values as a model in which compassion,
affection, tolerance and peace can be enjoyed onEarth. Full compliance
with the moral virtues commanded by Allah in the Qur'an will be the
only solution that can lead mankind to light and peace in our century.
Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and He guides whom He wills to a
straight path. (Surah Yunus, 25)
importantguides for believers.
The moral values revealed by our Lord in the Qur'an have attracted the
interest of foreigners ever since thetime of our Prophet (saas) right
up to the present day, and have amazed people from all sections of
society capable of honestly and conscientiously evaluating events.
Muslims' Tolerance Inspired Astonishment
One of the most important features of people with faith in Almighty
Allah (God) is their tolerance and compassion, a sign of their sincere
belief. There is no doubt that this tolerance and love exhibited by
Muslims as a requirement of Islamic moral values, has been the most
important factor influencing non-Muslims at all times.
The examples observed in Islamic and Turkish history, in which the
most just and humane attitude, even with regard to prisoners of war,
compatible with Islamic moral values inspired the same powerful effect
in non-Muslims. Independent observers who witnessed the attitude of
Muslim Turks towards captives were heavily influenced by what they
saw, and often felt the need to setdown their thoughts and feelings.
For example, Mouradgea D'Ohsson, who served for many years in the
Swedish Embassy in Istanbul and whose book Tableau Général del´Empire
Ottoman (General Picture of the Ottoman Empire) is regarded as one of
the most important descriptions of 18th century Ottoman life,
summarized his thoughts in these words:"No nation in the world looks
after and treats its prisoners, slaves and even galley slaves better
than the Muslim Ottomans."
It needs to be made clear here that the reason for the care and
affection the Ottomans showed their prisoners was a consequence of
their Islamic moral values. Almighty Allah has commanded Muslimsto
feed even their captives. This is just one proof of the excellent
virtues that compliance with the Qur'an bestows on Muslims:
They (the believers) givefood, despite their love for it, to the poor
and orphans and captives. (Believers say,) 'We feed you only out of
desire for the Face of Allah (God). We do not want any repayment from
youor any thanks.' Truly We fear from our Lord a glowering, calamitous
Day.' (Surat al-Insan, 8-10)
Writers Who Expresses Their Admiration for Islamic Moral Values
Many writers who saw the toleration and justice in Qur'anic moral
values often devoted space to examples of these virtues in their
works. One such, the American William G. Wells, made the following
comment in order to emphasize the mistaken way in which some circles
in his day looked on Muslims:
The Quran teaches peaceful tolerance to theopponents of Islam.
Another foreign author who made wide observations on this subject is
Gerard de Nerval, one of the best known figures in French literature.
This French author, who was also a traveler and who described his
observations to his readers, told them of his experiences during his
visit to the Ottoman Empire. To de Nerval, themost surprising thing in
Ottoman lands was the way that people from different nations and
holding different religious beliefs lived as brothers in the Ottoman
state with its multinational structure. He reported his observations
thus: "Istanbul is a strange city. Four nations live there together
and do not hate one another. The tolerance and indulgence that Turks,
Armenians, Jews and Greeks living in the sameplace extend towards one
another cannot even be seen among peoples living in various provinces
or in political parties where we come from."
Gerard de Nerval also witnessed a festival morning during his travels
and was amazed at Muslims' tolerance and the warm relations enjoyed by
all sections of society, which he described as follows in his
writings: "Most of theEuropeans living in 'Pera' joined the throng.
Because on festival days members of other faiths also join in Muslims'
celebrations and share them with them … Everyone is given food and
drink once the sacrificial animal has been killed. In addition,
everyone entered whichever house he chose and sat down and was served.
All Muslims, rich and poor, offer foodto the people coming their
homes, no matter what their faith, race or social status…"
There can be no doubt that it is the moral values possessed by Muslims
that amaze non-Muslims. The Qur'an,sent down to humanity as a guide by
Allah, commands proper moralvalues. At the basis of these values lie
concepts such as love, affection, tolerance, justice and compassion.
Islam is the true faith, that manifeststhe infinite compassion and
affection of Allah and that was sent down to offer people lives
filled with peace and security. In the verses of the Qur'an, people
are called to Islamic moral values as a model in which compassion,
affection, tolerance and peace can be enjoyed onEarth. Full compliance
with the moral virtues commanded by Allah in the Qur'an will be the
only solution that can lead mankind to light and peace in our century.
Allah calls to the Abode of Peace and He guides whom He wills to a
straight path. (Surah Yunus, 25)
Shaykh Ibrahim Memon Madani
Shaikh Ibrahim Memon Madani was born in the blessed city of the
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), MadinahMunawarrah, where he began his
Hifz al Qur'an and study of hadith. As a young boy, he attended the
lessons of the great Shaikh ul-Hadith, Shaikh Zakariya r.a, winning
his adoration and duas.
In 1980, upon instruction of Shaikh Zakariya r.a, heleft for England
to study at Darul-Uloom Holocombe where he completed his Hifz
ul-Qur'an and Aalim course.
In 1987, he moved to Waterloo, Canada to serve as Imam of the masjid.
Four years later, he moved to Buffalo withhis father and brothers
tohelp establish Darul-Uloom Al-Madania.
In 1993, Hazrat Sufi Iqbal r.a. (a beloved student of the late Shaikh
Zakariya r.a.) granted him Ijazah for Bai'yah.
Since 1991, Shaikh Ibrahim has been servingas a teacher of Arabic,
Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafseer.He regularly lectures at colleges, churches,
and Masajid all over the United States and abroad.
Shaykh's beneficial lectures and durooscan be heard on Darul Uloom al
Madaniawebsite.
May Allah swt give good health and long life to Shaykh Ibrahim Madani
in order that the ummah continue to benefit from his lessons and
knowledge. Ameen.
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), MadinahMunawarrah, where he began his
Hifz al Qur'an and study of hadith. As a young boy, he attended the
lessons of the great Shaikh ul-Hadith, Shaikh Zakariya r.a, winning
his adoration and duas.
In 1980, upon instruction of Shaikh Zakariya r.a, heleft for England
to study at Darul-Uloom Holocombe where he completed his Hifz
ul-Qur'an and Aalim course.
In 1987, he moved to Waterloo, Canada to serve as Imam of the masjid.
Four years later, he moved to Buffalo withhis father and brothers
tohelp establish Darul-Uloom Al-Madania.
In 1993, Hazrat Sufi Iqbal r.a. (a beloved student of the late Shaikh
Zakariya r.a.) granted him Ijazah for Bai'yah.
Since 1991, Shaikh Ibrahim has been servingas a teacher of Arabic,
Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafseer.He regularly lectures at colleges, churches,
and Masajid all over the United States and abroad.
Shaykh's beneficial lectures and durooscan be heard on Darul Uloom al
Madaniawebsite.
May Allah swt give good health and long life to Shaykh Ibrahim Madani
in order that the ummah continue to benefit from his lessons and
knowledge. Ameen.
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