For children, - Fish and Fisherman Story: Life After Death and Hereafter in Islam

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Many people have been on this planet and many arrogant have gone under this earth. Those Kings, Pharaohs, Nimrods and many more... arrogantly claimed to be the God but they have died! Not just this, they could not even know when they would die! All of us might know our date-of-birth or place-of-birth, but who knows one's date-of-death or place-of-death! However, as long as we don't know when we will die, doors of repentance are open for us, Insha Allah.
A little fish considers her ocean to be the only universe; after all, how big is an ocean for a little fish! Once a big fish advised the little fish about fishermen outside the water but she could not be convinced to believe that there could be anything 'beyond' this under water world. The big fish gave descriptions of the fishermen and their tools (ship, baits, net, sinker... etc) and warned her to stay away from those things.
One day, the little fish came across something strange and suddenly remembered what the elder big fish had said about fishermen and their tools. The little fish moved ahead saying, "There is no such thing as fishermen" and started to eat the bait until the hook got stuck into her mouth. Sadly, she was dragged out of the water and this was it! She could now see the world beyond water and became certain about what the elder big fish had said before but unfortunately, she had no chance to return back.
Some of us we might consider that this world is the only world. Some fish cannot perceive life outside of water, however, there are also some fish who can see things outside the water, it might also happen that a small fish comes out of water for a short time then goes back without being hurt (thus witnessing things outside the water). There are Angels as well as Jinns outside our sights, we don't see them. Devils can be imagined as the fishermen with baits trying to lure us. We have been warned to stay away from evil, even if we like its bait.
Imagine that the Angel of death (Izrael) suddenly appears before us and demands our Soul/Spirit (it can happen any instant anyway), if we don't happily surrender ourselves, that Angel could painfully snatch our Soul from us. Then we will realize and become certain about that unseen world, quite like that fish in the above example. Our death is certain, but are we prepared to stand in front of our Lord?
Say: The angel of death who is given charge of you shall cause you to die, then to your Lord you shall be brought back. (Noble Qur'an, 32:11)
Imam Mohammad Bagher (as)said: There is no other sin higher than eagerness in living and staying in this world!
Imam Musa Kazem (as)said: The story of the world is as a snake that appears to be soft, but inwardly has a deadly poison.

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Quran Related, - Why are Darwinist journals ceasing publication one after the other?

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Darwinist publications in Turkey have started ceasing publication one after the other. The journals in question, which began publication with great fanfare, are now silently leaving the stage. This is taking place in the same way across the whole world. Even if all the financial resources of the Darwinist dictatorship were diverted their way and all kinds of material infrastructure made available they still could not remain in circulation. Because the problem is not a material one. It is that they have lost all their strength and belief.
The scientific evidence demonstrating the invalidity of Darwinism has at once undermined all the efforts of Darwinist propagandists. Fossils were first shown to the whole world through Atlas of Creation. These consisted of some of the more than 300 million fossils proving that Creation is a fact and evolution a fraud. But even that small number was enough to set the whole world in a state of alarm, to put countries that had been bastions of Darwinism into a state of shock and to pull the rug from under evolutionists’ feet. In the wake of these proofs, people were then told a very important fact about the beginning of life:
A PROTEIN CANNOT COME ABOUT WITHOUT THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER PROTEINS.
Thıs fact put an immediate end to all Darwinist speculation, past and present. This stunning fact for Darwinists, led to the complete abandonment of the theory of evolution.
In addition to these two major pieces of evidence, there are of course many other crushing scientific facts that can be mustered against evolution: for example, one can go on at length about how mutations can never benefit living things, the glories of DNA, the extraordinary complexity in living things, the Cambrian period, how natural selection has no evolutionary effect, the scientific impossibility of the scenario of one life form turning into another and Darwinist hoaxes. These all represent severe blows to evolution. But the inability to account for a single protein and the way that fossils prove the fact of Creation put the matter beyond any doubt, both for Darwinists and for anyone eager to learn the truth.
Because of the fact that proteins cannot form by chance, those bodies that used to devote funds to Darwinist journals NOW BELIEVE THAT MONEY WILL BE WASTED . Because they realize that no matter how many journals they produce, and no matter how much they produce fake materials to serve Darwinist propaganda purposes, they are still defeated. And they know that people see they have been defeated and do not believe a word they write. They have realized that propaganda techniques no longer work. When it was easy to deceive people using propaganda techniques, they believed that Darwinist journals would also work. BUT THEY HAVE NOW REALIZED THAT THEIR PUBLICATIONS ARE WORTHLESS. AND THAT IS THE SOLE REASON WHY THEY ARE CEASING PUBLICATION ONE BY ONE, PRODUCING NOT A SINGLE STORY ABOUT EVOLUTION AND NO LONGER ABLE TO ENGAGE IN PROVOCATION . Darwinists no longer have a shred of belief that they will be able to deceive people, that their frauds will do any good and that they will be able to spread the lie that is Darwinism.
All this will now continue and gain pace. All sources of Darwinist propaganda will one by one cease. Time will bring no victory or benefits to Darwinists. They will never be able to return to the halcyon days when it was easy to deceive people. By Allah’s leave, we are living in the time of the way of the Mahdi. And Allah’s promise will definitely come true, the moral values of the Qur’an will prevail across the world and everyone will rid themselves of Darwinist nonsense and turn to Allah. As our Lord says in these verses:
When Allah’s help and victory have arrived
and you have seen people entering Allah’s religion in droves,
then glorify your Lord’s praise and ask His forgiveness. He is the Ever-Returning. (Surat an-Nasr, 1-3)

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Quran Related, - Moderation in joyand grief

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Muslims’ commitment to Allah and His religion entails an unconditional loyalty.
For this reason, fluctuating conditions and circumstances never change believers’ zeal, enthusiasm and determination to live by the Qur’an.
Allah mentions two basic reactions shown by a believer.
First, hardship or severe conditions never daunt him.
Second, he never exults or feels pride because of what he obtains in this world. Allah reveals this in the Qur’an as:
That is so that you will not be grieved about the things that pass you by or exult about the things that come to you. Allah does not love any vain or boastful man. (Surat al-Hadid; 23)
Man is always vulnerable, since he has no idea about what awaits him in life.
A young person may suddenly be seized by a serious disease or become bedridden because of an accident. Anyone may lose all his wealth in a day or encounter events he never anticipated.
In such a situation, those of weak faith will despair or feel rebellious. Forgetting all the blessings of Allah in an instant, they may even lose their love for and trust in Him.
Aware that there is a divine purpose and good in every event that Allah creates, believers merely persevere in the face of unexpected events and trust firmly in Allah's wisdom, compassion and justice.
Meanwhile, believers may sometimes experience loss of material wealth, have to risk their lives or abandon their homes. Yet all such seemingly adverse occasions will bring great reward, joy and glory in the Hereafter.
As well as unexpected losses, people may also experience unexpected gains. Allah opens His infinite dominion to whom He wills and grants success, authority and power.
But He warns Muslims against exulting in pride since any person receiving a great possession, authority or benefit becomes only a trustee, while it is Allah Who is the real possessor of everything.
In the Qur’an Allah reveals this fact.
Mankind! you are the poor in need of Allah whereas Allah is the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy. (Surah Fatir: 15)
Aware of this fact, believers never forget their own weakness and do not become arrogant even when they enjoy great blessings and wealth. They feel only a deep gratitude to Allah, and they strive to use their blessings for His cause in the best way possible.

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Quran Related, - Remaining patient in the face of difficulties

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“Therefore be patient with a patience which is beautiful..” (Surat al-Ma’arij, 5)
Patience is one of the most important attributes of a believer. What renders patience so valuable is “to be patient with a patience which is beautiful”. All Mighty Allah creates many incidents for a Muslim for which he should display patience.
Weaknesses and diseases peculiar to this world, unbelievers’ oppression and insults, people that Allah makes us encounter to test our lower selves are some of these.
It is a great blessing to live in the hope of and willingness to attain Paradise, which is a manifestation of infinite beauties Allah relates us in the Qur’an and the hadith. While hoping to attain Paradise, a believer has to show a beautiful patience towards the weaknesses of the life of this world.
One of the most important attributes of a beautiful patience is remaining patient with a serene heart. It is being assured that all incidents Allah shows us are created in the best way, in the most wise form. A convinced heart reveals itself from the expression of one’s face, the serenity in his soul and speech. In his face there appears peace in his face that patience gives. His statements reveal maturity and trust in Allah.
A person who shows patience with a beautiful patience does this with the consciousness of the worship he performs and awareness that he is patient for Allah. Therefore he takes pleasure from showing this patience. Just as how a person gives thanks to Allah with his words and deeds when he receives a lot of blessings, and uses those blessings in the best form, he should likewise meet those situations towards which he should be patient and act in the consciousness that they are also blessings from Allah. He must act with the awareness that those incidents are created with many wisdom so as to lay the basis for beauties and experience its beauty while displaying patience.
Another purpose of showing patience is this morality’s rendering one draw closer to Allah and increase a sincere Muslim’s love of Allah. A person who shows patience towards hardship, trouble or a sickness for Allah’s good pleasure knows that every moment, every second of this patience is very precious in Allah’s Sight. In the Hereafter, the rewards of a deed done by showing a beautiful patience and the one done under very comfortable conditions or with no effort at all may not be the same. If a person engages in a deed while at the same time showing patience, his morality may render his deed more worthy. For instance showing self-sacrifice while one is sick and while he is perfectly healthy may not be the same. If a person makes sacrifice for Allah’s good pleasure while he is sick, he, by Allah’s leave, experiences the profound and candid beauty of showing patience. For this reason, until death comes upon them, Muslims always show the kind of beautiful patience Allah describes in the Qur’an when they encounter an incident, whether big or small. In return for their moral perfection and beautiful patience he shows, he lives in the hope of earning Allah’s good pleasure.

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