I've just reached home from my Terawih prayers. Today is a special day and I can feel it. It's the day the Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad S.A.W through the angel Jibril A.S.
I prayed with the residents of Simei at the void deck of block 117.
To mark this special day, the organiser had invited AlHafiz Sheikh Saad Ramadhaan to be the imam of the Terawih prayer. It was an honour felt to be a ma'mum to this imam who frequents Masjid Ba'alwi at Bukit Timah.
The imam is from Cairo, Al-Azhar and has lead prayers in Masjidil Haraam. We did the minimum 8 rakaats for the Terawih followed by the 3 Witr prayers. Subhanallah, the atmosphere was splendid. It was calming and soothing to hear the imam recite the Quran in the prayer. I believe that everyone would rather he recited the longer surahs instead of from the Juzu' Amma and they will not mind at all. How I wish I can be like him. Ameen. Insya' Allah.
Next came the sermon. The invited speaker was Ustaz Ghouse Khan Surattee, the imam of Masjid Al-Firdaus. I've been to his many sermons especially those about Sufism or Tareeqah in Masjid Khadijah. I like him. His speech always opens up my mind and today's topic was about the Miracles of the Quran in conjunction with the day of the revelation of the Quran.
Ustaz Ghouse talked about how the Orientalists like to calculate exact dates of when an event took place. They had even known when the Veda, the Hindu scripture was written i.e. 5000BC.
But when it comes to the Quran, they were dumbfounded. Why? It is because the Quran talks about events that took place during Muhammad's time (The Present).
The Quran relates stories before The Prophet's time. It talked about events of the Past. It talks about events before the Creation of the Universe.
Not only about past events but the Quran talks about events of the Future. It talks about what happens when you die. It talks about the Hereafter (Akhirat).
So how are they going to date when the Quran was written? Impossible!
Had they known about Lauh Mahfuz (The Guarded Board) where the Quran was kept prior to being revealed to the Prophet Muahammad S.A.W. they would have known that their effort would be fruitless. Allahu a'lam!
There are many who tried to prove that the Quran is not perfect. They did not succeed. The Quran is the word of Allah and whatever that is said in the Quran is the truth. When the truth is said, nothing can change it! The Quran is the same as always.
Ustaz Ghouse pointed out that of all the enemies of Islam, there were only 2 persons that had the opportunity to proof the Quran wrong. They were Abu Lahab and his wife.
The Quran spoke of both husband and wife and how they will burn in Hell via surah Al-Masad.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[1] Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! perish he!
[2] No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
[3] Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing Flame!
[4] His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood; As fuel!
[5] A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
This surah was revealed when both Abu Lahab and his wife were alive! They heard repeated recitations of this surah by their own ears. They can proof that the Quran is not right about them. How? By converting to Islam!
Yes, if they had converted to Islam, they would not have to burn in Hell and by doing so prove the Quran as erroneous. They have a choice of to be a Muslim or burn in Hell as a non-believer of Islam. Their minds and hearts were fixed. The Quran states the truth because Allah's knowledge is unlimited. Allah knew that their minds and hearts will not change, hence relates the story of Abu Lahab and his wife in surah Al-Masad. Allahu Akbar!
The event ended with Sheikh Saad Ramadhaan seated in front performing his solo Qasidah.
Subhanallah! What a performance.
That's all I can blog at the moment. I had a terrible day earlier but the Terawih rewarded me with a better spirit.
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalamiin.
Wassallam.
To my muslim brothers and sisters reading this blog. I would like to highlight a new book that has been in the market that spreads anti-Islamic message in the guise of a holy book, ' The True Furqan.'
This new Quran is being distributed in Kuwait. It is being described as the ayats of the Syaitaan and Al-Furqan weekly magazine has found out that the two American printing companies, 'Omega 2001' and 'Wine Press' are involved in the publishing of 'The True Furqan', a book which has also been titled 'The 21st Century Quran'!
It is over 366 pages and is in both the Arabic and English languages. It is being distributed to children in Kuwait in the private English schools!
The book contains 77 Surahs, which include Al-Fatiha, Al-Janna and Al-Injil.
Instead of reciting the Basmalah (Bismillah), each Surah begins with a longer version of this incorporating the Christian belief of the Trinity.
This so-called Quran opposes many Islamic beliefs. In one of its ayats it describes that having more than one wife as fornication, divorce being non-permissable and it uses a new system for the sharing out of the will which is opposing the current system.
It states that Jihad is HARAAM.
This book even goes as far as attacking Allah, Subhaanahu Wa Ta'ala!
All this is poisoning the children of Kuwait at approximately $3.
I found the website amazon.com selling the book at $49.00 .... NO!
I will not link this blog to that site lest I be dragged to the Hellfire for introducing the book to the weak of faith in Islam.
However, these are the reviews that I picked and posted for your perusal --
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Arabic and English side-by-side on every page. Prose and poetry of the highest caliber in classical Arabic with English interpretation. It contains 77 surahs (chapters) dealing with as many subjects which are beautifully written and easily understood. Love, Light, Peace, Truth, Repentance, Women, Marriage, Fasting, Prayer, Abrogation, The Sacrifice, Inspiration, Paradise, The Scale and The Excellent Names are some of the chapters written in the unique style of the Quran.
Spotlight Reviews
What crap!,
December 16, 2005
Reviewer: Angee (Ozone Park, New York United States) - See all my reviews
Don't even waste your time or money on this book. It belongs in the garbage. If you want real poetry and real divine words, the Holy Quran is available, unchanged from the time it was revealed by Jibreel to the Prophet Muhammad (saw) hundreds of years ago. I'd also like to note that most of the positive reviews (5 stars) for this book come from people with stereotypical "Muslim" names and this is the only thing they've reviewed on this site or they review similar books but put the same review, promoting this garbage book. If you see a positive review for this book, just click on "Read my other reviews." Obviously, they were all written by people who work for the publishing company because they can't get genuinely positive reviews. They use fake Muslim names to make it seem like Muslims like this book. Nice try!
Shed some light...,
January 5, 2006
Reviewer: Nabila Ali "techqueen" (chicago, il) - See all my reviews
Let me tell you something. Ages and ages back, men recieved guidance by way of prophets and messengers who wrote down the word of GOD. Unfortunately it was due to later man's own vice and corrupt nature that he changed its contents to befit his own agenda. Among those inclusions was the advent of the Trinity (created some 300 hundred years after the 'death' of Christ.) which continues through modern day to be the prominant Christian theory of the nature of God. Now once you read this book, it becomes evident that it actually an attempt to integrate the religions of both Christianity and Islam in order to benefit the Christian religion and draw more believers. WHY SO? Because more and more people are realizing that the TRINITY is just a hoax, a man-made one at that, which cannot be explained by even the most knowledgeable of clergy members. This has been done by copying the Arabic words used in the Quran and Arabic script on the right side and trying to mimicking the Glorious Quran. For all those people who have found this work to be beautiful, yes you would, because some of the rhetoric you refer to as poetry has been 'inspired' by the true Quran itself although the content is absolute garbage to the Muslim. Sorry, no offense intended, but this is not a book for Muslims. For all you Christians and Zionists out there, have a good time reading this book and take what you will from it. But none of you will find the fulfillment, peace and resolve from this so-called duplication of the original Masterpiece, the one and only Quran. Fellow Muslims, our faith is too deep and we have all come across many non-believers who have tried to demean our faith, but they fail to understand the depth of our allegiance to our Lord. We will never leave Islam for anything. We will live and die as Believers. Woe to those who try to defame Islam and our Loving and Merciful God Allah! May we always be united and stand strong against those who oppose. Ameen!
This is very sad indeed,
September 7, 2006
Reviewer: Amal (Texas USA) - See all my reviews
Anyone who has any intelligence and knowledge about Islam would know that this is a fake Qur'an. The Qur'an in its original Arabic has never been changed or tampered with.. God knows all things. Anyone who wants to know about Islam should study the faith with sound and correct materials and not be mislead. May peace and blessings be upon us all. Peace.
DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM THIS IS NOT THE HOLY QU'RAN,
September 6, 2006
Reviewer: C. Childs - See all my reviews
This item is not the holy qu'ran and is only a michievous act of the devil. Allah will punish all of those who tamper with His divine word. This is not like the Bible where man has been able to change it time and time again. The Qu'ran is not to be changed and this is not the words of the All-Mighty, please do not purchase...please do not purchase or support this book please buy a real Quran.
Again my advice is that we should not aggravate this situation. I do not want to promote free advertisement for this unholy book nor do I want others to be misled by this cheap trick. It's only a trick and Allah is the best of all planners!
Wabillahi Taufiq Wal Hidayah
Wassallam.
