Dought & clear, - “Why Did you Become Muslim”?.

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One of the guys at work was asking me why I became Muslim and I told him it is the path I must follow. I don’t know sometimes what I should say, for me it is the path I must follow. What can I say to someone; I don’t want to push what I believe, so how should I answer someone if asked, what is the right way to answer the questions? Sometimes I feel I don’t give the right answers ... Any clues as to what I can say?
Praise be to Allah
Firstly:
We ask Allah to accept your Islam and to make you steadfast in adhering to the truth, and to guide you to that which He loves and which pleases Him.
You should understand that you have followed the right path, and that Islam is the religion of sound human nature (al-fitrah), the religion of security and happiness. This is felt by everyone who belongs to this great religion, but it is felt most by those who were drowning in the darkness of ignorance, misguidance and disbelief. The one who utters the shahadatayn (testimony of faith) feels something in his heart that cannot be described to anyone; hence most of them are overcome with tears of joy and happiness. Undoubtedly Allah has given Islam a flavour and has given faith sweetness. This is what is stated in the texts of our religion. This flavour and sweetness is tasted by everyone who believes in Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion, and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as his Prophet.
Secondly:
The one whom Allah honours by bringing him into Islam may have reasons for entering it that no one else has, and he may see aspects in it that no one else sees. That is because of the greatness of this religion, and the many aspects of good that there are in it, and the fact that it is suitable for all classes of people, in all environments and all cultures. Hence a person who enters this great religion may mention reasons for doing so that no one else usually mentions, but all of them are correct answers that speak of their reality and the reality of Islam itself. You can read some of these answers and benefit from them. We would like you to tell us your own feelings and the reason why you entered this religion, because it tells us about your situation and you are best able to express that.
There is no reason why we should not mention some of the reasons why other people have become Muslim; there may be something in common between you and them.
1.
A Bedouin was asked: Why did you become Muslim? He said: I have never seen any word or deed that reason regards as good or sound human nature (al-fitrah) indicates is right but Islam encourages it and enjoins it and the Lord of Glory permits it. And I have never seen anything that reason sees as bad and sound human nature indicates is wrong, but Allah prohibits it and forbids it to His slaves.
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Robert Dixon, the head of the American Lawyers’ Association, said: My answer to the one who asks me why I became Muslim is: Islam is the religion of monotheism, happiness, peace of mind and dignified living, if I adhere to it and apply its teachings. It is the religion of divine justice.
3.
Muhammad Asad, the Austrian politician and author, said: It was not any particular teaching that attracted me, but the whole wonderful, inexplicably coherent structure of moral teaching and practical life programme.
4.
Sylvie Fawzy, a French lady who became Muslim, said: In Islam I found a way of life that answers all questions and organizes man’s life in a way that benefits him and is suited to his nature, with regard to his clothing, his food, his work, his marriage, his choices in life, and his relationship with others. So it comes as no surprise that the one who adheres to Islam feels content and secure, which in my opinion are the most important factors in life.
5.
Umm ‘Abd al-Malik, an American Muslim woman, said: I was amazed by the way in which Islam raised the status of parents.
6.
Al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem (may Allah have mercy on him) said: An Indian philosopher studied the history of all religions, and he conducted an independent, fair-minded study. He studied Christianity at length, because of the power, influence and prominence in the arts and industry of the nations that claim to be Christian. Then he examined Islam, and realized that it is the true religion, and he became Muslim, and he wrote a book in English called “Why I became Muslim,” in which he described what he saw as the advantages of Islam over other religions, one of the most important of which was: Islam is the only religion that has a true, preserved history. The one who follows it knows that this is the religion that was brought by Muhammad ibn ‘Abd-Allah, the unlettered Arab Prophet who is buried in Madeenah al-Munawwarah in Arabia. He was astonished that Europe would allow itself to follow a religion which raised the one after whom it is named from the status of a human being and made him into a god, when they know little of his history. The origin of these four Gospels is not proven, and their dates and authors are not known for sure. They only mention a few events of the history of Christ which happened – as they say – within a few days, and they do not mention anything much about this man’s upbringing, education, childhood or youth. But Allah decrees what He wills.
Fatawa al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem
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Yusuf Khattab – a convert from Judaism to Islam – said, when he was asked why he had become Muslim: Because Islam is the religion of monotheism. I read a great deal about it and finally I was convinced that it is the way to Paradise.
There are many words, which may be summed up as saying that Islam is the religion of sound human nature (al-fitrah), security, happiness, wise rulings, and lofty morals. Whoever compares Islam with other, distorted religions or human systems and laws will clearly see the difference, and that there is no room for comparison at all.
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Mary Watson – an American woman with three academic degrees, one of which is in theology – describes the moment when the light of faith shone into her heart: I felt one night, as I was lying in my bed about to fall asleep, that something strange had settled in my heart. I sat up and said: O Lord, I believe in You alone, and I uttered the shahadah (testimony of faith), and after that I felt peace and tranquility envelop my entire body. Praise be to Allah for Islam; I have never regretted that day which I consider to be the day of my birth.
End quote.
We advise you to read the book Islam and the World:
The Rise and Decline of Muslims and its Effect on Mankind, by Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Nadvi and Islam at the Crossroads and The Road to Makkah by Prof. Muhammad Asad. All three books are available in English.
We also advise you to read true stories of people who have been guided to the Straight Path and have submitted to Allah. These stories explain how they were guided and what their first steps towards Islam were. You will find them by following this link:
http://www.themwl.com /AlDaawa /default.aspx?ct=1& cid=7&l=AR
We ask Allah to make you steadfast in adhering to the truth and to help you to acquire beneficial knowledge and to do righteous deeds.
And Allah is the Source of strength.
And Allah knows best.

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General Articles, - What is the connection between the size of birds and their molting?

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All features in the bodies of birds are created especially for flight. Birds need to be light enough to lift off the ground and fly, strong enough to fly over long distances and also some species need to be strong enough to easily carry their prey when they catch it. Therefore, both their feather structures and bone structures need to be light and their size needs to be limited.
· How are birds’ size limited?
· What is the connection between birds’ size and molting?
Birds need to molt their feathers at certain intervals in order to preserve the aerodynamic structure required for flight. This is because feathers get corroded as they are exposed to ultraviolet lights and bacteria. However, a certain time is needed for the feathers, which are of vital importance for flight, to molt. Therefore, Almighty Allah created a very important detail, and limited the size of birds so they do not have difficulty in molting. If birds were too big, their feathers would get corroded before they are at the size birds need and would not let the bird fly. But as birds grow, the size of the primary flight feathers increase by 1/3 in comparison to the weight. When this weight increases by 10 times, the feathers’ length almost doubles in size.
As their body size increases, the speed of the increase in a feathers size rises by 1/6 with respect to its weight. When this weight increases by 10 times, it means that the molting time increases by 1.5 times and a bird of 10 kilos in size needs 56 days to renew even a single feather; and this is a very long time for birds that need to fly continuously.
However, our Lord’s mercy and compassion manifests itself over the relationship between the renewal of feathers and the size of birds in the best way:
àSmall birds molt 9-10 flight feathers one or two times a year respectively and by spending three weeks for each one of them.
àIf they are bigger, they use a different method:
· The feather molting period takes 2 or even 3 years.
· They molt two feathers in two different spots at the same time.
· They molt all of their feathers if they do not need to fly for food or to flee from hunters (like ducks and goose).
It is of course an illogical claim that birds think and design these intelligent behaviors and plan their physical characteristics on their own. The truth is that Allah created birds and all other living beings out of nothing, and that all things move by His command. Allah, the All-powerful, reveals that He is the Owner of all beings in one verse of the Qur’an as such:
" Everyone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. All are submissive to Him. " (Surat ar-Rum, 26)

Almighty Allah is the One Who Determines Birds’ Molting Periods
Bird feathers, which have a very complicated structure and complex aerodynamic characteristics, are created especially for these living things. Even a single bird feather is enough to prove the existence of Allah and the fact of creation.
- How did birds gain the ability to molt their feathers, which is of vital importance for flight, over time?
- Who taught them the precautions they need to take in order not to lose their flight abilities in this period?
- How could a bird take the decisions that will limit the size of its body by making a decision like “I need to change in the shortest time possible and by taking some precautions and thus I need to adjust my body size accordingly” ?
There is no doubt that all of the arrangements in the bodies of these beings are the work of Almighty Allah, Who knows what they need to live and fly, grants them all of their needs and Who has superior intelligence and power. Birds change their bodily structures, ways of living and molting times when Allah wills them to do so. Allah created all of these beings and bestowed the necessary abilities on them. All of their functions are an evidence of Allah’s Existence and Might. Therefore, every task they do is an act of praising Allah. Allah reveals in one verse of the Qur’an as follows:
" Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and earth glorifies Allah, as do the birds with their outspread wings? Each one knows its prayer and glorification. Allah knows what they do. " (Surat an-Nur, 41)

Every single one of a bird's feathers has a different task. The feathers on the bird’s abdomen, the wing and tail feathers have different characteristics than one another. Tail feathers, which are made up of large feathers, act as steering and braking mechanisms . Wing feathers, on the hand, have a structure that will broaden the surface during flapping and increase levitation force. When the bird is flapping its wings down, the feathers get close to one another and prevent the air from dissipating in between. During the moment when the bird is raising its wings up, the feathers open up as much as possible and create a position suitable for easy air passage.
Birds cast aside their feathers in order to protect their flight abilities. Large feathers, which are ruptured or torn, are renewed quickly as they cannot carry out their tasks fully.
The functions of bird feathers are very varied. The quills in the feathers help the bird fly. The tail quills that form the tail acts like a steering mechanism and makes it easier for the bird to “apply the brakes “when it lands. All of these are possible by the will of Allah Who is the Owner of superior creation and infinite mercy and by His control over His creations.
“ Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings outspread and folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-Merciful. He sees all things. " (Surat al-Mulk, 19)
Some Interesting Characteristics of Birds:
The male hummingbird that lives in Cuba is 6.3 centimeters in size and only 1.95 grams in weight. The heart of the hummingbird beats 500 to 1,200 times per second every day. Its heart slows down so much at night that it is as if it has no pulse and does not breathe. Porcupines also apply this during winter. This is their winter hibernation. The hummingbird has to hibernate 365 times every year.
Parrots known as “Micropsitta pusio” that live in Papua New Guinea are the smallest parrots in the world. This parrot, which is as big as a grown man’s finger and even smaller than some of the insects in the same region, is approximately 9 centimeters in length and 11.5 grams in weighht.
The Albatross is a sea bird with a very large -3.5 meter- wingspan. They spend 92% of their lives on the open seas and they almost never land. The most important characteristic of this bird species is that they can fly for a very long time without rest. The albatross manages this difficult task by means of its special flight style. The albatross only needs to hold its wings open against the wind in order to hang in the air. The bird does this by opening up its wings as much as it can, and during this time the width of the wings reaches to 3.5 meters and this is the largest known wing length among birds. There is a locking system in the wings of the albatross that helps them keep their wings open. In this way, they can fly for weeks and even months by using a minimum amount of energy. The albatross uses the rising tides and the winds and moves along their direction and flies over one tide to another by weaving through the wind. In this way, the albatross can fly over water for hours on end without flapping its wings even once.
Eagles need to be light enough to lift off the ground and fly, but also strong enough to carry their prey with them. A bald eagle has more than seven thousand feathers; but when you put all of them together, the weight of all these feathers is only 500 grams. In addition, the inside of the bones are empty for a light body weight. There is nothing other than air inside many of these bones. The weight of a bald eagle’s skeleton is only a little more than 272 grams.
There is an extra membrane in the eyes of all predatory bird species called the “nictitating membrane”. The function of this lid is to clean and protect the eyes. For example, when eagles feed their offspring, they generally close their eyelids. This prevents the offspring from harming the eyes of their family members.

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Personalities, - Hazrat Meer Syed Ahmad Kalpwi

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Hadrat Meer Sayyid Ahmad Kalpwi
Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu
HIS POSITION IN THE SILSILA:
Shaykh al-Masha’ikh Aftaab-e-Hidaayat, Mahtaab-e-Wilaayat Hadrat Sayyid Meer Ahmad Kalpwi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho is the thirty first Imam and Shaykh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qadiriyah Barakatiyah Ridawiyyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH:
He was born in the Kalpi Shareef (India)
NAME:
His blessed name is Meer Sayyid Ahmed kalpwi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
HIS FATHER:
His father’s name is Meer Sayyid Muhammad bin Abi Saeed Al Hassani Tirmizi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho.
EDUCATION:
He was a very well qualified Aalim and Faadhil. He attained his education firstly at the feet of his beloved father. His father then appointed his Khalifa Hadrat Afzal bin Abdur Rahmaan Ilaahabadi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho as his teacher. His teacher loved him dearly and taught him well. He qualified under Hadrat Afzal Ilaahabadi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and graduated to be a very well accomplished teacher.[Wafiyaat al-A’laam, Page186]
SHAYKH-E-TARIQAT:
He was the Mureed and Khalifa of his father, Hadrat Meer Sayyid Muhammad Kalpwi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. He was allowed to take the position of his father at the age of 24.
HIS EXCELLENCE:
He was an embodiment of apparent and hidden knowledge and a great Aabid and Aarif. He was always engrossed in the Ibaadat of Almighty Allah. He possessed wonderful character and was very kind and generous. His entire life was in accordance with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam.
He had a special connection to the Darbaar of Hadrat Khaja Ghareeb Nawaaz Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. Once whilst in Ajmer Shareef with his father, he attained great spiritual blessings through the Rooh of Hadrat Khaja Ghareeb Nawaaz Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho.
His sight was very powerful. If he placed his spiritual sight on any person, that person would lose control and become physically unconscious. Once a person came to him and said that his heart had become very hard, and even if a close relative of family member passed away, he felt nothing. He requested the Shaykh to place his blessed sight on him. Hadrat held both his hands and then shook them, but he still remained in the same condition.
He did this thrice and on the third time, his heart became soft and tears began to flow from his eyes. When he regained his senses, he immediately took bai’at at the hands of the Shaykh and became from amongst his devotees.
BOOKS AND TREATIES:
He wrote various books during his lifetime. Some of the books that he wrote are:
*.Jaami’ul Kalam
*.Sharah Asma’ul Husna
*.Risala Mu’aarif
*.Mushaahidaat Sufiyah
*.Diwaan-e-Sher
HIS CHILDREN:
Almighty Allah blessed him with three sons, who served the Deen-e-Rasool Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam in the footsteps of their beloved father. They were all great Ulama and true servants of Allah. Their names are:
1.Hadrat Sayyid Shah Fazlullah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
2.Hadrat Sayyid Shah Sultan Maqsood Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
3.Hadrat Sayyid Shah Sultan Mahmood Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
WISAAL & MAZAR SHARIF:
He passed away on a Monday or Thursday, 19th of Safar al-Muzaffar, 1084. His Mazaar Sharif is situated in Kalpi Shareef (India).

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