Muslims! Don't Be Deceived By America!



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19/04/05


By Abu Sulayman


The United States regularly undertakes the action of political deception, where the Islamic Ummah's interests are portrayed as the objective but in actuality the interests are for the Kuffar alone and the continuation of the Islamic Ummah's misery. Below are just a few examples of these political deceptions.


Example ONE:


The Palestinian issue is a vivid example of political deception. The United States has worked tirelessly to portray the establishment of a Palestinian state as the just solution for the Ummah and the dream that most of the people in Palestine yearn for. In reality though, it is the American method of giving legitimacy to the state of "Israel" and integrating it in the Muslim lands via the treacherous Arab rulers. Furthermore the Palestinian state will act as the U.S. protected buffer zone preventing any future attacks on the Jews.


Muhammed SAW said: The Hour will not come until the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims will kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or Abdallah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.


Example TWO:


This is the policy of "fighting terrorism", of which the Muslims are the foremost to suffer from. The focus is on anchoring the concept of terrorism as being reflected in the rules of Islam and its concepts about life, e.g. Jihad, Martyrdom and The Islamic State. Anyone who works sincerely towards the establishment of an Islamic State and hence opposes the "democratic" colonisation of the Kuffar, is automatically pigeonholed as an 'Al Qaida' operative. Indeed by pursuing the policy of "fighting terrorism", America has made the Islamic Ummah its primary target, by wanting to tame the Muslims into praying, fasting and secular thinking individuals who abandon their obligation of ruling by what Allah SWT has revealed.


The attempt to turn Jihad and martyrdom into a terrorism that has to be eradicated is in order to paralyse the Muslims and contain them according to requirements that are in line with what the Kuffar plot and plan. The Muslims' rulers and their harem of government sponsored 'Sheikhs' have cowardly proceeded behind this policy of fighting terrorism due to the fear of their own political survival and the consequences of disobeying the orders of America. They even went as far as labelling all martyrdom operations as terrorist acts, including those related to killing Jewish soldiers in Palestine and American soldiers in Iraq. All of this aims at paving the way for the American objectives to proceed by getting rid of the sincere fighters and subjugating those who survive. In fact, there is no other nation being targeted apart from the Islamic Ummah due to the strength of her Reference Point, reflected in the Islamic Aqeedah.


Example THREE:


This deceptive ploy is linking the economic failure and brutal policies in the Muslims lands to the absence of "democracy" and the lack of "freedoms". In fact these failures and brutal policies have come from the direct orders of America to her subservient agents who rule the Muslim lands. In order to consolidate her plundering of the Islamic Ummah's resources, the U.S. placed these inhumane torturers as 'rulers' to subjugate and quash those that opposed her and called for the reestablishment of the Islamic State. Now, having realised the resolve of the Muslims to not abandon their Aqeedah, the U.S. aims at redefining Islam by attempting to link the Muslims' solutions to Kufr ideals such as Democracy and Pluralism. By replacing these loyal agents into quasi democratic regimes, the U.S. aims at giving economic and domestic stability to the Muslims while at the same time producing a new 'American Islam'. Without exposing their ulterior motives, it would be an 'American Islam' that conforms to the 'Free' and 'Democratic' values of:


- the 'freedom' for married Muslim couples to commit adultery


- the 'freedom' for our Muslim youth to commit fornication


- the 'freedom' of Muslim men to openly practice homosexuality


- the 'right' for our Muslim sisters to remove their hijabs and to 'star' in derogatory pornographic movies


- the 'right' for our Muslim youth to reject Islam and declare their conversion to Judaism


- the 'freedom' to write books which deface and insult our beloved Prophet Muhammed SAW and the Noble Qur'an


- the 'freedom' for our Muslim sisters to marry or fornicate with the Kuffar


- the 'freedom' to openly establish nightclubs, brothels and bars alongside our mosques


- the 'right' to educate our Muslim youth that all religions are parallel to Islam irregardless if they insult and denigrate the Prophets and completely contradict our Aqeedah


- the 'right' to edit, redefine and even remove Ayaat and Hadith which call for the dominance, superiority and rule of Allah SWT over the whole of mankind.


Allah SWT says: Quite a number of the people of the Book wish they could turn you (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed from selfish envy after the truth hath become manifest unto them TMQ


The above are just a few of the objectives and consequences of this particular insidious deception. In fact with this deception America is using all the styles and means at her disposal to turn us away from our Deen and our duty as Muslims. They have started a massive propaganda campaign with the help of all of their agencies and cultural apparatuses such as Al-Jazeerah to give “da'awah” on her ‘new Islam’, calling for a ‘Reformation’. They are using those amongst us who are smitten by their culture and corruption to be the carriers of their blanket of darkness by focusing on the building of mosques, publishing books and educating morals while keeping silent about the domination of Kufr and the continuous rape and murder of our women and children.


Example FOUR:


The 'Ummah is too weak' syndrome is a deception created by America using those from amongst us who have been smitten by the Satanic Way of Life or are pure cowards. Via the numerous media and subservient 'Islamic' spokesmen, America has created a thought pattern of 'the Islamic Ummah is incapable of defeating America due to her Superpower status and the plethora of sins committed by Muslims'. The purpose of this deception is to destroy the morale of the Muslims and disperse their orientations, casting doubt over their zeal and their wish to remove the forces and agents of Kufr. By confining the Muslims' energies to moral perfection and repentance while propagating the supposed incapability of the Muslim armies to confront the kuffar, they provide the indirect justification of the treacherous rulers' idleness. Thus dismissing the military option and diverting people's attention from establishing a public opinion of pressing for the mobilisation of the armed forces, America aims at confining the Muslims' work to donating money, making Dua 'a and boycotting American and Israeli goods. It is a fact that since the destruction of the Islamic State, America, indeed the Kuffar as a whole have NEVER faced a genuine army who has fought under the banner of Islam.


Allah SWT says: If there are twenty amongst you patient and persevering they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred they will vanquish a thousand of the unbelievers TMQ


These deceptions are a few from many and must be challenged, exposed and opposed by every single Muslim. These deceptions concern every Muslim and will determine the fate of all Muslims wherever they may be. There is no excuse or justification for taking a neutral stance and the Muslim has no choice but to incline towards his Aqeedah.


Allah SWT says: I am with you and give firmness to the believers: I will strike terror into the hearts of the unbelievers TMQ


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EMBRYOLOGY AND HUMAN CREATION BETWEEN QURAN AND SCIENCE


Dr Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal


August 2004


Acknowledgement : I would like to acknowledge the great help that Mr. M A H Madi * provided into the English translation of this article


لقراءة المقالة باللغة العربية ، من فضلك اضغط هنا


Historical background


The Sperm


Al Alaqa (Leech-like clot)


Al Mudgha (chewed-like lump of flesh)


The Stage of bones


The stage of muscles


The stage of Nash’ah (developing) and viability


The stage of labour


Conclusion


Historical background



Since Aristotle had summed up the prevailing theories in his age relating to the creation of the embryo, controversy continued among the supporters of the theory of the full dwarf embryo existing in man’s sperm and those of the theory of the full dwarf embryo created out of the woman’s menstrual blood coagulation (thickening). Most of them believed that man was reduced into that sperm drop, and they drew a figure in which they imagined the embryo as a full creature in the sperm drop, which then grew up in the womb as a small tree.


None of both groups could realize that man’s sperm and woman’s ovum participate in the creation of the embryo, as supported by the Italian Scientist “Spallanzani” in the year of 1775. In 1783, Van Beneden was able to confirm this statement, and thus the idea of the dwarf embryo had been discarded. During the years 1888 and 1909 Boveri proved that chromosomes when divided carry the different genetic characteristics. Morgan, in 1912, was able to determine the role of genes, existing in certain parts of chromosomes, in hereditary.


Therefore, it is clear that mankind did not realize that the embryo is created of a man’s sperm mingled with a woman’s ovum except in the 18th century, and only to be confirmed at the beginning of the 20th century.


On the other hand, the Holy Quran and the Prophetic speeches have confirmed in a very accurate scientific manner the creation of man from a mingled fluid-drop (nutfa amshaj), as coined by the Quran, which says ;


( إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا) (الإنسان:2)


“Verily We created man from a drop of a mingled fluid-drop (nutfa amshaj), in order to try him: so We gave him (the gifts), of hearing and sight.” (76:2).


It has been agreed upon by commentators of the Holy Quran that “amshaj” means mingling, as man’s water mingles with that of the woman, and this is also what the Prophet (peace be upon him) confirmed in one of his speeches. Imam Ahmed indicated in his book “Al Musnad” that a Jew passed by the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) while he was addressing his companions. Some people from Quarish said; “O Jew! This man proclaims that he is a prophet.” The Jew said: “ I will ask him of something no one knows except a prophet.” He asked the prophet (PBUH); “ O Mohammed! What is man created from? The Prophet (PBUH) said; “O Jew! Man is created from both: man’s fluid (nutfa) and woman’s fluid.” The Jew said; “This is said by those prophets before you.” .


In the next few pages, the embryological developments as indicated in the Quranic verses will be discussed, while shedding light on the fixed scientific facts in each stage of development.


The Sperm



Scientific facts :


The sperms are formed in the testicles, which in turn are created, as proved by embryology, from cells underneath the kidneys at the back and then go down to the lower abdomen at the last weeks of pregnancy. Man’s fluid mainly contains the following components: the sperms which should be gushing, and motile to cause fertilization and Prostaglandin which causes contractions to the uterus, thus helping the transport of sperms into the place of fertilization. The man's fluid (semen) contains also sugar necessary for providing energy for the sperms, different fluids for neutralising the acids at the entrance of the uterus and creating a slippery environment for the easy movement of the sperms.


While hundred millions of these sperms (500 m.- 600 m.) enter through the vagina to the uterine cervix, only one sperm is able to fertilize the ovum crossing through a long distance to reach the place of fertilization in the Fallopian Uterine Tube which connects the ovary with the uterus. The distance is full of obstacles that can be compared with the distance man takes to reach the moon! After direct fertilization, a quick change occurs to the membrane of the ovum preventing the entrance of the rest of the sperms.


The sperm contains 23chromosomes, of which one chromosome determines the sex of the embryo. The chromosome in the sperm is either (Y) or (X), while the chromosome in the ovum is always (X). When a sperm of the chromosome type (Y) mingles with an ovum of the chromosome (X), the formed zygote will be male (XY), whereas the embryo will be female (XX) if the sperm (X) mingles with an (X) ovum. So, the sex of the embryo is determined by the sperm (the male), rather than the ovum (the female).


After 5 hours of forming the zygote, which is the primary human cell containing 46 chromosomes, the dominant and recessive genetic characteristics can appear in the parent's sons or grandsons (the stage of genetic programming). The zygote is then divided quickly without a change in size and move from the Fallopian Tube (connecting the ovary and the uterus) towards the uterus, where it is implanted as seeds are implanted in the soil.


The Uterus is the place where the embryo grows and develops before emerging as a fully created and well formed child. The uterus is distinguished as a safe place to perform this function for the following reasons:


1- The location of the uterus in the woman’s pelvis, where it is protected with ligaments and fascia that hold the uterus from the sides and allow its mobility and growth to hundred times its size at full term pregnancy.


2- Muscles of pelvis and perineum fix the uterus in-situ.


3- The secretion of Progesterone (pregnancy hormone) helps stabilize the uterus and slows down the uterine contractions.


4- The embryo in uterus is surrounded with different membranes that produce amniotic fluid which the embryo swims in to protect the embryo from the effect of external traumas .


The process of fertilization and the travel of the zygote to the uterus continue for about 6 days, and the zygote keeps implanting ( known as blastocyst) and growing in the uterus wall for 15 days, when the Alaqa (thick clotted blood) stage begins.


Reflections and comments on related Quranic verses:


“Nutfa” in Arabic means “very little water” or “a drop of water”. This coincides with man’s water which contain sperms as part of its components. The sperm or (spermatozoon) is reproduced from the despised lowly water (nutfa) and looks like a long-tailed fish (this is one of the meanings of Sulalah). Allah the Almighty says;


( الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنسَانِ مِن طِينٍ . ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن مَّاء مَّهِينٍ ) (السجدة :7-8)


“He It is Who created all things in the best way and began the creation of man from clay, and made his progeny from an extract of despised fluid (Sulalah) ” (32: 7-8)


The other meaning of Sulalah is "extract", means the essential or best part of something . By either implication, it means "part of a whole" indicating that the origin of creation is from only part of man's fluid and not all of it (which contains many components as shown above) .


Clarifying the role of the nutfa in creation, He the Almighty says;


( فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَ خُلِقَ. خُلِقَ مِن مَّاء دَافِقٍ) (الطارق 5-6)


“So, let man consider of what he was created . He was created of gushing water ” (86: 5-6)


and also says;


( خَلَقَ الإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ ) (النحل : 4)


“He has created man from a sperm (fluid-drop) and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer.” (16: 4).


The Quran tells us also that the essence of man is not the whole semen, but only a small part of it. this is explained in the Quran :


( أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ، أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَى ) القيامة 36-37


Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not once a fluid-drop of ejected semen? . (75:36-37


As we have seen , the Quran informs us that man is made not from the entire semen, but only a small part of it. That the particular emphasis in this statement announces a fact only discovered by modern science is evidence that the statement is divine in origin. The divine statement also reiterates that man’s characteristics are determined and decreed in the


nutfa stage, as He says


( قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ . مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ . مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ ) ( عبس17-19)


“Woe to man! What has made him reject (Allah)? From what stuff has He created him? From a nutfa (fluid-drop) He has created him, and then moulds him in due proportions.” (80: 17-19).


And Allah says :


(إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ) (الإنسان:2)


“Verily We created man of a fluid-drop (nutfa), mingling (amshaj) , in order to try him: so We gave him (the gifts of) hearing and sight.” (76:2).


The mingled nutfa in this verse reveals the Quran miraculous nature. Nutfa, in Arabic, is a single small drop of water, but it was described here as (amshaj) , which means its structure consists of combined mixtures . This fits with the scientific finding, as the zygote is shaped as a drop, and is simultaneously a mixture of male fluid chromosomes and female ovum chromosomes.


Has anyone ever thought, before the Quran was revealed, that man’s nutfa, when ejected, is responsible for determining if the embryo will be male or female? Has this ever occurred to one’s mind? The Quran says;


( وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىِ . من نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَى) ) النجم 45-46 )


“That He created the pairs, male and female, from a fluid-drop sperm as it is emitted.” (53: 45-46), confirming that man’s gender as male or female is determined when the sperm drop is emitted. Who told the Prophet Mohammed that the sperm (nutfa) with one of its types (Y) or (X) is responsible for determining the sex of the embryo? This was not discovered except after the invention of microscopes in the past century, when it was possible then to know that the embryo being a male or female is only determined by the sperm (nutfa), rather than the ovum. In other words, we were in the beginning of the 20th century and the whole of mankind were not aware that the nutfa decrees if the embryo is male or female. While the Quran, which was revealed 14 centuries ago, has stated this fact in a very clear manner.


Here is a remarkable note! We have mentioned earlier that the sperms are formed in the testicles, which in turn are created, as proved by embryology, from cells underneath the kidneys at the back and then go down to the lower abdomen at the last weeks of pregnancy. This is in confirmation of Allah’s saying :


( وإذ أخذ ربك من بني آدم من ظهورهم ذريتهم ) (الأعراف 172)


“And remember when your Lord brought forth from the children of Adam, from their loins, their seeds…” (7: 172).


This is a clear indication that the origin of progeny is at the region of the back where the embryonic testicles are formed. So, praise be to Allah the Omniscient.


The uterus, as mentioned before, is considered as a place settled (Makeen) and safe for the growth and protection of the embryo, according to reasons mentioned earlier. We find that Quran mentions and affirms this fact 14 centuries ago, as He Almighty says:


( فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ . إِلَى قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ . فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ ) ( المرسلات :21-23)


”The which (embryo) We placed in a place of settlement, firmly fixed for a period (of gestation), determined. For We do determine, for We are the best to determine (things). (77: 21-23).


Al Alaqa ( Leech-like clot)



Scientific facts:


The stage of Alaqa starts on the 15th day and ends on the 23rd or 24th day, after which the embryo is gradually developed and looks like a leech, which lives in ponds. Alaqa hangs to the lining of the uterus by the umbilical cord. Blood is then formed in the vessels at the shape of closed islands, and is not circulated in blood vessels, thus having the image of clotted blood.


Although it is in the nature of human body to expel any external matter, the uterus does not reject the alaqa implanted in its lining despite the fact that half of the alaqa components and genes are from an external source (the father). This is because the region of syncytial cells in alaqa have no antigens.


It is noteworthy that the primitive streak is created at first on the day 14th or 15th, in which the primitive node appears. Out of this primitive streak, stem cells are composed, as well as the sources of the main tissues of Mesoderm, Ectoderm and Endoderm, which will form the different organs and tissues of the body as seen in. At the end of the 3rd week, the primitive streak shrinks and the remnant stays in the sacrococcygeal region at the end of the spine, maintaining the remaining of stem cells in this region. This explains why some tumors in the coccygeal region which is called Teratoma can contain different tissues (muscles, skin, cartilage, bones and teeth as well), contrary to the tumors that exist in different regions and take its toll on one definite tissue.


Reflections and comments on related Quranic verses and Sunnah:


Transformation process from nutfa to alaqa takes more than 10 days till the zygote clings to the primitive placenta by way of a connecting stalk which later becomes the umbilical cord. Therefore, the Quranic statement uses the conjunction article (thumma) in Arabic, indicating sequence of events with time delay and not using (fa) which also means "then" but indicates rapid progression without any delay. Quran states:


(ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً) (سورة المؤمنون14)


“then of that fluid-drop (nutfa) We created a leech-like clot" (23:14) .


Alaqa, in Arabic, has several meanings:


1- A leech that lives in ponds and sucks the blood of other creatures.


2- A thing attached or clings to something else.


3- Clotted or coagulated blood.


All these meanings fit exactly with the reality of the human embryo after being implanted in the lining of uterus (endometrium), as the embryo looks like a leech, as shown in Figure 8, while clinging to the endometrium through the umbilical cord, blood vessels initiated in the form of closed islands giving it the image of a clotted blood.


A quick transformation then occurs from alaqa to mudgha within two days (day 24 to day 26). Therefore, the Quran describes this rapid change with the use of the conjunctive article (fa) (i.e., then) in Arabic, to indicate rapid progression of transformation :


(فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً) (المؤمنون: 14)


“then We changed the Alaqa (leech-like clot) into a Mudgha (chewed-like lump) ” (23: 14).


So even the use of different conjunctive articles has miraculous indications, reflecting the difference in embryonic stages.


Thus, the stage of alaqa is the second stage of embryonic stages, and is mentioned in the Quran in several verses. He the Almighty says;


(أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِنْ مَنِيٍّ يُمْنَى . ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّى . فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالأُنثَى) (القيامة: 37-39)


“Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)? Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female.”(75: 37-39),


And in a surah called al-alaq, i.e., a leech-like clot, Allah says;


( خلق الإنسان من علق ) (العلق 2)


“ (We) Created man, out of a leech-like clot.” (96: 2).


Further to the point of primitive streak, it is the first to be created in embryo, and out of which, stem cells are composed, as well as the different organs and tissues; and at the end of the 3rd week, it shrinks, and its remaining stays in the sacrococcygeal region at the end of the spine, maintaining the remaining stem cells in this region. This explains and coincides with the speech of the Prophet (PBUH) which was narrated by Abu Huraira in Ahmad’s book “Al Musnad”:


“All of the son of Adam decays, and is eaten by dust except for the coccyx, of which man is created and in which man is re-built.”


So, cells which form the tissues and the organs of man are placed in coccyx and out of which man is re-created. Verily said the Prophet of Allah .


Here a very important question arises: why did the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) raise such a scientific issue at a time no one was aware of, and how had he acquired such knowledge if he was not bound up with inspiration and taught by the creator of heaven and earth? The answer is that Allah the Almighty knows with His encompassing knowledge that man will come to know one day the embryonic stages of development, and will know the role of the primitive streak, so He inspired prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to speak out such a fact to be a witness on the genuineness of his prophethood and message, that fits every time and age.


Al Mudgha (chewed-like lump of flesh)



Scientific facts:


The embryo is transformed from the stage of alaqa to the beginning of the stage of mudgha on the 24th day to the 26th day, which is a very brief period if compared with the period of the nutfa changing to alaqa.


This stage starts with the appearance of somites on the 24th or 25th day on top of the embryonic scapula, and then gradually appear at the embryo’s buttock. On the 28th day the embryo is formed of several bulges, with grooves in between, thus giving the embryo the image of a chewed gum. The embryo turns and rolls in the cavity of the uterus during this stage which ends by the end of the 6th week.


It is noteworthy that the stage of mudgha starts with the growth and increase of cells in a large number. The mudgha looks like a piece of meat which has no distinguished structure, then after a few days, the second stage starts, called the stage of formation (takhaloq), where some organs begin to appear, such as the eyes, tongue and the lips , but human distinguishing features do not appear except at the end of the 8th week. Limbs bulges (hands and legs) also appear in this stage.


In the 5th week the heart starts beating and the embryo has already developed its placenta and amniotic sac.


The placenta is burrowing into the uterine wall to access oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream.


Reflections on Quran and Sunnah :


Mudgha in Arabic means the material chewed by teeth. This gives an accurate description of the embryonic stage as the embryo shape looks like a chewed material which constantly changes, with the appearance of somites bulges. The differences in these somites look like the “teeth imprints” over bread bite. The embryo turns and rolls in the cavity of the uterus as a piece of chewed material in the mouth.


The stage of mudgha comes after the stage of alaqa. This coincides with the Holy verse:


(فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً) (المؤمنون: 14)


“And of that clot We made a (foetus) lump.” (23: 14). Of the characteristics of mudgha is that it elongates and changes shape when chewed. This is exactly what occurs to the embryo in this stage. As we mentioned before, the mudgha has an early form before the creation and formation of organs and another form following the formation of organs. The Quranic verse states:


( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاء إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى) ( الحج 5)


“O mankind! If ye have a doubt about the Recreation (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a chewed-like lump of flesh, formed and unformed, in order that We may manifest (Our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term.” (22: 5) .


Thus, there are two types of mudgha: formed and unformed. The formed one is the embryo itself which starts forming into different organs with specific functions and the unformed one is the placenta which starts developing in the 5th week (around day 35) of the mudgha stage . And Allah knows best !


The mudgha stage ends at the 6th week (i.e. 40 days). Imam Muslim narrated in his “Sahih” on the authority of Abdullah Bin Masoud that he said; “Allah's prophet - Mohammad (PBUH) - the truthful and trustworthy, told us;


"The creation of each one of you is composed in the mother‘s womb in forty days, in that (creation) it turns into such a clot, then in that turns into such a mudgha and then Allah sends an angel and orders him to write four things, i.e., his provision, his age, and whether he will be of the wretched or the blessed (in the Hereafter). Then the soul is breathed into him. And by Allah, a person among you (or a man) may do deeds of the people of the Fire till there is only a cubit or an arm-breadth distance between him and the Fire, but then that writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write) precedes, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is only a cubit or two between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it."


Who told the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) all these facts? Did he have anatomy and measurement tools, or microscopes to tell us the characteristics of an embryo no more than 1cm tall? It is He Allah (Who told him), the Only One, the Subduer.


The Stage of bones



Scientific facts:


During the 6th week, the cartilaginous skeleton starts to spread in the body. Yet, we do not see the human image features except at the beginning of the 7th week, where the shape of the embryo takes the look of the skeleton. Transformation from the mudgha form to the beginning of the skeleton form occurs in a very short period of time at the end of the 6th week and the beginning of the 7th week. This stage is characterized with the appearance of the skeleton which gives the embryo the human image.


Reflection on Quran and Sunnah :


The term of “izam” (bones), coined by Quran, accurately expresses this stage in the life of the embryo, which includes the external appearance and is considered the most important change in the internal structure, with its associated new relations among body organs and regularity of embryo shape. This stage is clearly distinguished from the preceding stage of mudgha (chewed-like lump of flesh). Allah says;


( فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ) (المؤمنون: 14)


“then We made out of that mudgha (chewed-like lump of flesh) bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create.” (23: 14) .


Bone formation is a notable process in this stage, as embryo is transformed from the image of mudgha which has no features of human image to the beginning of the skeleton image in a very short period of no more than few days at the end of the 6th week ; therefore, the quranic verse uses the Arabic conjunctive article (fa) instead of (thumma) to indicate quick sequence of events.


This skeleton gives the embryo the image of a human being after being clothed with lahm (muscles). The two eyes and the two lips then appear, and the head is differentiated from the trunk and the limbs. This is in accordance with the Prophet’s (PBUH) saying in "Sahih Muslim"; “When 42 nights have passed over the conception , Allah sends an angel to it, who shapes it (into human form) and makes its ears, eyes, skin, muscles and bones. Then he says; ` O Lord, is it male or female?`, and your Lord decides what He wishes and the angel records it.”


After 42 nights (6 weeks), the embryo begins to take the human image with the appearance of cartilaginous skeleton, then the external genitals begin to appear later on (the 10th week). In the 7th week (Figure 13) the human image gets clearer with the start of the spread of skeleton. This week represents (between 40 and 45 days) the demarcation line between mudgha and human image.


So, it is well proved that the Quran's words are very well contrived and scientifically accurate, as they are composed by Allah Who has perfected everything .


The stage of muscles (clothing with flesh)



This stage is characterized with muscles encircling and tightly surrounding the bones. With the completion of clothing the bones with lahm (muscles and flesh), the human image starts to be more clear, as human parts are appropriately connected. After completion of myogenesis (muscle formation), the embryo can start to move.


This stage, which starts at the end of the 7th week and ends at the end of the 8th week, is considered as the end of the stage of takhaloq (formation). Embryologists termed the end of the 8th week as the end of the embryology stage followed by the foetus stage which coincides with the Nash’ah (developing) stage as Quran stated. Allah says;


( فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ) (المؤمنون: 14)


“And clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create.” (23: 14)


Until very recently, embryologists assumed that the bones and muscles in an embryo developed at the same time. For this reason, for a long time, some people claimed that these verses conflicted with science. Yet, advanced microscopic research conducted by virtue of new technological developments has revealed that the revelation of the Quran is word for word correct. These observations at the microscopic level showed that the development inside the mother's womb takes place in just the way it is described in the verses. First, the cartilage tissue of the embryo ossifies. Then muscular cells that are selected from amongst the tissue around the bones come together and wrap around the bones


The stage of Nash’ah (developing) and viability



Scientific facts:


By the end of the 8th week, a new stage starts where important processes occur. The rate of developing accelerates compared with the previous one. The embryo transforms into another creature, as the sizes of head, body and limbs start to be balanced and regular between the 9th and 12th week. At the 10th week, external genital organs appear, and the skeleton develops structure from soft cartilaginous to hard calcic bones at the 12th week. Limbs and fingers are distinguished at the same week. The gender of the embryo is manifest with the clear appearance of genitalia.


The weight of the embryo increases noticeably. Voluntary and involuntary muscles develop, and voluntary movements start in this stage. In the 16th week (112 days) the foetus can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.


In this stage the organs and the systems become well prepared to function. The foetus is ready for life outside the womb starting from the 22nd week to the 26th week (i.e., after the completion of the 6th month of gestation), when the respiratory system is ready to function and the nervous system is able to adjust the temperature of foetus body.


The first sense to develop in a developing human embryo is hearing. The foetus can hear sounds after the 24th week. Subsequently, the sense of sight is developed and by the 28th week, the retina becomes sensitive to light.


In this stage, no new system or organs are formed, and the uterus provides food and suitable environment for the foetus to thrive until the stage of labour.


Reflections on Quranic verses :


This stage starts after the stage of clothing the bones with lahm (muscles and flesh), i.e., at the beginning of the 9th week, taking a period of almost 3 weeks. This is indicated with the use of conjunctive article (thumma) then, which denotes a time break between clothing with lahm and developing into another creature: He the Almighty says;


(فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَر فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ ) (المؤمنون: 14)


“And clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create ” (23: 14).


After the development of the cartilaginous skeleton, clothing it with muscles, and the head and the limbs are distinguished, the embryo changes into a human creature well differentiated from other creatures.


During this stage, some important processes occur in the development of the embryo, which are clearly described in the Holy Quran and can be summarized as follows:


1- Nash’ah (developing) which is clearly noticed in the accelerated rate of growth at the 9th week compared with the previous stages.


2- Khalqan Akhar (another creature): this description coincides with the first one and indicates that the embryo has changed in the nash’ah stage into another creature, i.e., the foetus. Limbs and external organs begin to appear, and fingers and external genitalia are distinguished. Allah the Almighty says;


( هوَ الَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي الأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَاء لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ) آل عمران 6


“He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” (3:6)


Here is an exquisite remark. Allah says in Surat Al Zumar;


( يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ ثَلَاثٍ) (الزمر6 )


“He creates you in the wombs of your mothers in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness.” (39:6), thus indicating the continuation of the embryonic development and the change from one stage into another, as explained earlier. Embryologists have confirmed that the foetus is surrounded, during the stages of development, with three membranes:


1- The amnion membrane which contains a fluid encompassing the foetus to make it in a state of swimming, thus protecting it from trauma that the uterus encounters, and facilitates the foetus movements for re-position smoothly during labour.


2- The chorion membrane.


3- The decidua membrane.


Some scholars interpreted the three veils of darkness with the amniotic membrane surrounding the uterus, wall of uterus, and abdomen wall. Yet, Allah knows best.


As we have mentioned before, the foetus becomes ready for life outside the womb after completion of the 6th month. It is noticed that the Quranic statement indicates in Surat Ahqaf that the stage of conception and incubation takes 30 months;


( وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلاثُونَ شَهْرًا ) (الأحقاف: 15)


“The bearing of him (the child) and the weaning of him is thirty months ” (46: 15),


whereas in Surat Luqman, it is indicated that the period of incubation is 24 months;


( وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ) (لقمان: 14)


“And in two years was his weaning.” (31: 14).


With a simple calculation, we deduce that the quranic statement decides that the least period of conception is 6 months as mentioned earlier, being a scientific fact, and before the 22nd week, in which this stage starts, the foetus is delivered abortus (not able to survive) in most cases. Praise be to Allah is the Omniscient.


It is very interesting to mention that the first sense to develop in a developing human embryo is hearing. The foetus can hear sounds after the 24th week. Subsequently, the sense of sight is developed and by the 28th week, the retina becomes sensitive to light. Consider the following three Quranic verses related to the development of the senses in the embryo


" وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَة " (السجدة 9)


َAnd HE gave You (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (And understanding) - 32:9


" إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا " (الإنسان 2)


Verily We created man from a drop of a mingled fluid-drop (nutfa amshaj), in order to try him: so We gave him (the gifts), of hearing and sight - 76:2


" وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنْشَأَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَا تَشْكُرُونَ " (المؤمنون 78)


It is HE WHO has created For you (the faculties of) Hearing, sight, feeling And understanding: little thanks It is ye give! - 23:78


In all these three verses the sense of hearing is mentioned before the sense of sight. Thus the Quranic description matches with the discoveries in modern embryology that the sense of hearing is develops before the sense of sight


The stage of Labour



After the passing of 9 lunar months (38 weeks), the foetus completes growth in the uterus. It is time now to go out after the end of this specified period. Allah says;


(وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاء إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى) ( الحج :5)


“And We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term ” (22:5). So the term is appointed and determined;


( فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ . إِلَى قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ . فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ ) (المرسلات :21-23)


“The which (foetus) We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed, for a period (of gestation), determined. For We do determine, for We are the best to determine (things). (77: 21-23)


Before elaborating the stages of labour, it is noteworthy to mention the Quranic reference to the benefits of dates for the woman in labour, in which the status of the Lady Mary (mother of prophet Issa "PBUH") is described in the following verses as ;


(فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا وَكُنْتُ نَسْيًا منسيّا . فَنَادَاهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَا أَلَّا تَحْزَنِي قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّا . وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا . فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِـي وَقَرِّي عَيْنًا ) (مريم 23-26)


“And the birth pains surprised her by the trunk of the palm tree: she said; ‘Ah! Would I had died before this! And become a thing forgotten.’ But (a voice) cried to her from beneath: ‘Grieve not! Your Lord has set below you a rivulet. Shake to you the palm-trunk , and there shall come falling upon you dates fresh and ripe. So eat , and drink, and be comforted …” (19: 23-26).


It has been scientifically proved that dates have several benefits. Of these benefits, for the woman in labour:


*Dates are rich in fibers which help avoid constipation, as it is a natural laxative, and helps a smooth delivery.


*Dates contain more than 70% glucose, which is easily absorbed and assimilated, thus ensuring the provision of necessary energy during labour.


*Dates is also rich in minerals, particularly magnesium which is necessary for cells physiology, and potassium which is necessary for the muscles, and iron which is necessary to treat anemia.


*Dates contain a substance that helps alert the muscles of uterus to contract and increase contraction during delivery (this substance resembles Oxytocin hormone excreted by pituitary glands). This is in addition to many other benefits ( no room to mention here) . Praise be to Allah, the High and the Able.


Labour, which ends with delivery, is comprised of 4 stages:


1- Stage of dilatation of cervix and contraction of uterus muscle. This stage takes about 7-12 hours and occurs as a result of several factors: mechanic and hormonal. A set of hormones is excreted to help facilitate the stage of labour. Of these hormones are: Prostaglandin, Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, Adreno Cortico Tropin, Corticol, Oxytocin, Estrogin. .


2- Stage of delivering the foetus. This stage takes about 30-50 minutes, and starts after enough dilatation of cervix. As a result of consequent uterus contractions, foetus head starts to emerge first. It is striking that the diameter of foetus head may exceed 12 cm., i.e., normally triple the diameter of vaginal canal. Having considered this fact, and the role of self hormonal factors, in addition to the expansion of pelvis ligatures and muscles, that all facilitate the delivery of the foetus, we realize the wisdom underlying Allah’s saying;


(ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ) (عبس: 20)


“Then He makes his path smooth for him.” (80: 20). So blessed be Allah, the Most Wise of all disposers.


3- Stage of placenta emergence and the formation of blood clot behind the placenta (Figure 19). This stage lasts about 15 minutes.


4- Stage of uterus contraction. This is to alleviate the bleeding after delivery process, and continues for about two hours.


After delivery, and cutting the umbilical cord, which the foetus has depended upon for acquiring food from his mother during pregnancy, the baby then starts another stage in a new station in his life.


Conclusion



The miracle of human creation in the holy Quran is one of many other medical miracles . Having reviewed previous detailed statements of Quranic verses and scientific analysis of the embryonal stages, it is evident that these Quranic verses give an accurate description of the main stages the embryo encounters during creation and formation until delivery. It is noticed that these changes coincide with the remarks of modern embryology, and truly expresses the external phenomena of changes that result from the internal changes. The Quranic descriptions contain expressions comprehensible to people of different backgrounds, whereas the current expressions in embryology used for the description of these stages do not identify the distinguished characteristics of the embryo in each stage, as numerical coding is used without reference to any description. This proves the wonderful miraculous nature of the Quran, which cannot be revealed except from the comprehensive knowledge of the Omniscient. These facts were confirmed by the embryologist Professor Keith Moore and also other non Moslem scientists.


In the age where Quran was revealed, with the description of human creation expressed in very accurate terms that fit with the modern rules of science, and with the confirmation that the creation and development of embryo are fulfilled on stages, as Allah says;


( مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا .وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا )( نوح)


“What is the matter with you, that ye are not conscious of Allah’s majesty,- Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages" (71: 13-14)


Non-Moslem scientists at that time believed that man was created from menstrual blood. In so far as the 17th century, they believed that the embryo was fully created from man’s sperm, and then it grew after entering the uterus. Thus they perceived man as a seed reduced wholly in that small drop of sperm. The idea remained as such until the 18th century when microscopes proved that sperm and ovum are both necessary for pregnancy. This was discovered so many centuries after it had been revealed by the Holy Quran. This shows that the Quran is the word of a Will that knows the creation of man down to its slightest detail. This Will is Allah, the creator of man, Who says;


( وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا) (النمل: 93)


“And say: ‘Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His signs, so that ye shall know them’ " (27: 93) , and Who also says;


( سنريهم آياتنا في الآفاق و في أنفسهم حتى يتبين لهم أنه الحق ) ( فصلت 53)


“Soon will We show them our signs in the furthest horizons, and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth” (41: 53). Verily says the Almighty Allah.


Source: http://www.islamicmedicine.org/embryoengtext.htm

Assalaam alaikum to all


It has been a long time since i have been in the forum here, a time that has been 'wasted' so to speak. For those who do know a bit of my story, i have in this time away, 'lost' Islam. It has been a hard road for me and i am glad i am back on this straight path, alhamdulillah. If there is any help or advice to help me strengthen my beliefs i would appreciate.


Nice to see there have been some new members while i was gone.


Thank you,


Salaam


Carol

And remind for reminding benefit the believers


From the Noble Quran;


"O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the thaalimoon(polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)"al-Maa'idah 51



From the Sunnah;



Ibn Majah in his Sunan on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever assists in killing a believer (even) by half a word, will meet Allah (on the Day of Judgment) with ‘no hope in Allah’s mercy’ written on his face."


From the Ulema;


The Ten Nullifiers of Islam...



#8 – Supporting the mushrikeen and helping them against the Muslims.


From current events;

Asalamalaikum


Giving money to someone who does the nikah ceremony?


Giving money to someone who recites Quraan on someone who's sick?


If you don't give money to the person who does Nikah, there will be no blessing in the marriage.


What's that all about?


Is this part of the sunnah of our beloved prophet mohamed (Saw) or seen anywhere in the Quraan? I have looked but it's not there [img]style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif[/img]


I am so baffled..........

<b>The Horrendous Crime And Sin Of Zinaa </b>


Zinaa means sexual intercourse between a man and a woman not married to one another. It is immaterial whether it is adultery (where the participants are married people) or fornication (when they are unmarried). Islam regards zinaa in any case as a great sin.


There are many verses of the Qur’aan and Prophetic statements with regard to this issue and we relate just a few below. Each indicates the seriousness of zinaa and makes it crystal clear that there is no room for it as acceptable behavior in Islam.


From The Qur’aan



<i>Do not come near to zinaa. Verily, it is a faahisha (a great and shameful sin) and an evil way (that leads someone to Hell unless Allah forgives him). [Al-Israa’ 17:32]</i>


Those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse (zinaa) and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace. [Al-Furqaan 68 - 69]


<i>Come not near to Al-Fawaahishah (shameful sins, zinaa, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly… [Al-An’aam 151]</i>


<b>The zaani (male fornicator or adulterer) marries not but a zaaniyah (female fornicator or adulterer) or mushrikah (female polytheist) and the zaaniyah none marries her except the zaani or mushrik. Such a thing is forbidden to the believers. [An-Nur 24:3]
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One meaning of this is that the man who agrees to marry or have a sexual relationship with a polytheist or a prostitute is surely either a polytheist or a zaani (fornicator/adulterer) himself and likewise applies to such a woman. Some scholars see it as an absolute prohibition for a believing Muslim to marry another Muslim who has committed zinaa while others permit it if the person has sincerely repented to Allah.


<i>If any of your women are guilty of zinaa, take the evidence of four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them, and if they testify confine them to houses until death claims them or Allah ordains for them some other way. [An-Nisaa 15]</i>


This verse was abrogated by the verse 24:2 below.


<i>If two persons among you are guilty of zinaa punish them both. If they repent and amend themselves, leave them alone for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [An-Nisaa 16]</i>


The woman and the man guilty of zinaa, flog each of them with a hundred stripes: let no compassion move you in their case in a matter prescribed by Allah if you believe in Allah and the Last Day; and let a party of the believers witness their punishment. [An-Nur 24:2]


When this verse was revealed, it was understood that those guilty of adultery should be given a hundred lashes as a punishment. The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) clarified the injunctions:


<b>Take from me, accept from me. Undoubtedly, Allah has now show the path for them. For unmarried persons, the punishment is one hundred lashes and exile for one year. For married adulterers it is one hundred lashes and stoning to death.</b>
[Al-Bukhaari, Kitabul Hudood]


From The Hadeeth


<b>There is no sin after shirk greater in the sight of Allah than a drop of semen which a man places in the womb which is not lawful for him.
</b> [Al-Bukhaari, Kitabul-Hudood]


Also: <b>The zinaa of the legs is walking (with bad intention towards a woman who is not lawful for a man) and the zinaa of the hands is touching and patting (such a woman) and the zinaa of the eyes is the passionate glance.</b>
[Al-Bukhaari]


After me I have not left any fitnah (trial) more harmful to men than women. [Al-Bukhaari, Book of Marriage]


<b>At the time a person fornicates or commits adultery he is not a believer. And a thief, at the time he steals, is not a believer...</b>
[Al-Bukhaari]


<b>From a long narration from Samura Ibn Jundub (radiallahu ‘anhu) the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) related a vivid dream he had (and prophetic dreams are true and a part of revelation) depicting the condition of the inhabitants of Hell. He described being taken by the hands by two men. Then he stated: "They told me to proceed on: so we proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven with a narrow top and wide bottom and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the people were lifted up to such an extent that they were about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got quieter, the people went down into it and there were naked men and women in it. I said ‘Who (what) is this?’ They told me to proceed on…</b>



They explained to him the meaning of what he saw and they told him: "And those whom you saw in the hole (like an oven) were Az-Zunaat (those who committed illegal sexual intercourse)…" [Al-Bukhaari, The Book Of Funerals]


<b>Some Of The Disastrous Effects Of of Zinaa On Individuals and Society</b>


Adultery corrupts lineage and makes it spurious and contributes to the disintegration of the family unit. Although genetic testing can be done to ascertain the parentage of a child it nevertheless is no guarantee that the father will consider himself morally bound to undertake the patronage and upbringing of such a child therefore it often gets neglected or is insufficiently raised in other than a wholesome and loving home under the care of two biological parents. Adoption agencies are full of children whose mothers were unwilling or unable to care for them after becoming pregnant after committing zinaa.


No one has any lawful right to an adultress under the shariah since she has not entered into wedlock with any one person. Any number of men may have made or make advances towards her and there are indeed subsequent rivalries, quarrels and even loss of life and property that are well-known to all. How many crimes are committed as a result of zinaa. Everything from jealous lovers and revenge to simply the willingness to do anything to obtain sex.


Zinaa tends to promote and lead to promiscuity. When sex can be obtained without responsibility, coupled with the availability of many partners, it is difficult for one who indulges in this behavior to be satisfied. Chaste men or women will obviously shun a person who is known to be of that sinful nature. Zinaa however spreads and becomes commonplace when free and uninhibited sexual relations between men and women go unchecked. Little, if any, value is placed upon commitment, responsibility or marriage and family.


The emotional, psychological and moral health of the members of society is adversely affected. Men and women become more callous, selfish, superficial and their main goal becomes the pursuit of pleasure as opposed to nurturing the natural inclinations and noble characteristics of loving companionship, taking responsibility for the well-being of a mate, or the raising and nurturing of children. The resultant emotional toll, especially on unwed mothers and their children is incalculable and a definite correlation has been proven with regards to the level of crimes committed by children from fatherless households. Immoral societies have attempted to remove unwanted pregnancy (which served as some deterrent among them in the past) through making birth control easily available and by even handing out condoms at high schools! The sin is not in the act but in doing so "unprotected"!


The problem of unwed mothers has increased the level of poverty for such women and their children worldwide. The economic toll is very high due to social structures and services created to support such women and their children in the absence of a supporting family structure. Abortions increase as a method of birth control. Health problems among children resulting from such relationships are more frequent and create an economic burden on the society as a whole. Despite massive campaigns in the West to educate the youth of the dangers of "unprotected" sex it has not stemmed the tide.


Public health and welfare is endangered by the proliferation of zinaa. Diseases and other health problems increase due to the multiplicity of sexual partners and even those who do not condone such behavior are affected. Case in point is the general danger to the public from AIDS because of its spread though people who have had relations with homosexual, bi-sexual and heterosexual partners who have themselves had multiple "relationships". There have even been cases of tainted blood used for transfusions. Other diseases less in the media spotlight also abound as a direct result of the widespread practice of zinaa.


Zinaa leads to and encourages the departure of modesty and moral decorum. Indeed the fornicator or adulterer is spurred on and encouraged when men and women freely mix within society and indeed emphasis is placed on how "sexy" one can look or how much "animal attraction" one possesses. In turn, sexual exploitation, especially of women, becomes widespread and they willingly participate in that exploitation when their egos and vanity are appealed to. All this is to the advantage of the promoters of zinaa. Beauty (zeenah/jamaal) and sex (jins) are very big business. Even children are exploited. Modesty , chastity, lowering the gaze and covering of the body are the last thing wanted in societies where zinaa is rampant. Youth slogans and educational campaigns like "Just say no" "Be patient" or "Pacts" to remain virgins until marriage have largely failed under the overwhelming societal messages that encourage sexual relationships without marriage.


<b>The Muslims Must Ask Themselves About Hypocrisy In Deeds</b>


We as Muslims must ask ourselves if we are encouraging this evil and destructive behavior among our community. Are we opening the door to it by allowing our children to read and watch anything they wish so that by the time they reach sexual maturity the main thing on their minds is sex? Have we shown them through example as well as words that nurturing a family is a noble goal in life and that family life is important and precious? Have we demonstrated within our families the type of wholesome, respectful and loving relationship that a husband and wife/mother and father should have? Do we men contradict ourselves and show ourselves to be hypocrites by demanding that our wives and daughters cover and act modestly while we eagerly smile in the face of every uncovered woman we meet, steal obvious glances at the bodies of attractive females that pass by, comment on women’s looks to our wives, or spend so much time with our heads in magazines full of beauties or looking at sexy actresses or singers on TV and in films?


Do our women spend too much time in front of the TV as well or have their heads buried in the latest movie gossip or fashion magazine filled with male and female models who exemplify the very self-centered focus on looks and beauty that we know is the height of immodesty? Are we naïve enough to believe that a handsome man with a nice body does not affect or attract the female as the female affects the male? It is absolutely shameful that in some Muslim countries great pains are taken by censors to cut scenes where a woman’s shins may be exposed whereas no effort is taken to cut out scenes of men in bikini briefs going swimming or running etc.! Are the thoughts of our womenfolk not susceptible to conjuring up these images of men as regularly and commonly as is expected to come into the minds of males about females? We had better wake up!


Do parents make unreasonable demands upon prospective spouses by making dowries (mahr) exorbitantly high thus preventing their daughters from getting married? Or do they reject suitor after suitor whose deen is impeccable because of the incorrect thinking that a large bank account the first criterion for marriage? Do they not realize that they may be the cause of their daughters’ unhappiness and frustration? Do they not reflect that their un-Islamic attitude may fuel resentment and bitterness towards them and even worse drive their daughter to the sin of rebellion or worse?


If we read accounts and listen to the stories within our community we know the sad answer to these questions. Let us take heed of the warnings of The Most Wise and His Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) as well as their guidance. We really have no excuse before Allah and even the blind can see the decadence and immorality that has engulfed so much of the world. We have a responsibility to teach our children and raise them properly and to protect ourselves from this ugly and horrendous sin of zinaa.


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Bismillah


as salam alykom


I got this from another board


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A group of people entered the Sacred Masjid (Makkah) just before the salaah and amongst them there was man who’s face does not appear from a far distance. None of the them were Muhar’eman (i.e. they never came for hajj or umrah etc..), But as if they came for the salaah, and only the salaah. As they entered into the circulating point, they advanced for an isolated place from the Kaabah and some of them sat whereas others carried out the performance of the Sunnah prayer.


After a short while, another group of people entered the Sacred Masjid and amongst them there was a woman who was wearing niqaab, hence you could not see any part of her. Thus this group proceeds to the same place that the former group was and it happened that they left the women next to the man who came with the first group!


It was somewhat obviously unusual that this man was very close to this woman, but even that did not raise the alarm of those who witnessed this incident. Nothing too out of the ordinary appeared from it, but Allah knows that they were too close to each others. But as soon the adhaan was proclaimed, they never raised like the rest of the people did to pray!


But once again, no one had denounced this strange scene. Indeed, maybe the women may come to pass to some weakness etc.. so that they are excused from performing the salaah. But what excuse has the man have? And why did they remain so close to each other without people raising their dissatisfaction? Why didn’t their parents take notice of them? Why didn’t the authoritarian of the Sacred Masjid prohibit them from remaining close to each other when the time of salaah started?


Many questions played in my mind…


I asked myself: What if I was in the place of that man? What would I’ve done?


I asked myself: Imagine what was the feeling of this man considering that everyone was praying while he was just in his place alongside a woman?


But the answer was in one word….


The word that troubled the believers and the righteous…


It is the decree which every significant person is not so, compare to it….


And each and every tightness is opened, compare to it…


It is…DEATH !


Allahu ta’ala says in Sûrat Al-‘Ankabût (The Spider) 29: verse 57 {Everyone shall taste death} also Allahu ta’ala says in Sûrat Al-Qiyâmah (The Resurrection) 75: verse 26-30 {Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit), And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?" And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death); And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded). The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allâh)!}.


Umar ibn Abdulazeez (ra) used to advice a person called 3nbasa, so he said to him, “O 3nbasa: Remember more often the remembrance of death, for the reason been that if you do remember it often then no-matter how hardship matters you will face but it will open for you and turn to ease. And do not be a cheerful person then all of the sudden you remember death subsequently turn to a miserable person”.


Back to the story, the two people were dead... the masses never saw nothing except two funerals, you can’t see nothing of them but their shrouds (the two pieces of clothing that covers the deceased).


Both were brought carried on the shoulders, and they were put side by side in preparation of the salaatu janaaza upon them, and for this reason they did not move a living (no one voiced their disgust etc..), this particular scene was not out of the ordinary since it has been repeating for ever now (many people have passed away peacefully in the Sacred Masjid).


The salaah upon the deceased , may Allah have mercy upon all said the (Imaam)


Every single person got up for these two person and stood up the standing of one (i.e. they all stood up full of emotion at the same time), the praise (tasbih) was calmed, and the Sunnah salaah was postponed until the people finishes the funeral prayer.


Allahu Akbar!


The Imaam made the Takbeer and started by reading al-Fatiha .


Imagine were they on the Straight Way? The Way of those on whom Allah have bestowed His Grace, not (the way) of those who earned His Anger, nor of those who went astray? We beseech the Mercy of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).


Allahu Akbar!


O Allah! send prayers on Muhammad, and on the family of Muhammad, as you sent prayers on Ibraaheem and on the family of Ibraaheem. Imagine Imagine if they were on the path of Muhammad, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and his Sunnah?


Allahu ta’ala says in : Sûrat Al-Ahzâb (The Confederates) 33: verse 21 {Indeed in the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allâh and the Last Day, and remembers Allâh much }.


Allahu Akbar

Asalamalaikum


I know that a Muslim father-in- law can see the wife of his Son without a hijab. The Mother-in-law can also hug and shacke hands with the Daughter's Husband (mothers son-in-law). It won't nullify their wudu, right.


What if my father-in-law is a nonmuslim? Knowing that we have to cover ourselves from non-muslim women, kind of answers my own question but I am not sure.


FeeAmanaAllah


Jezekelah khayr in Advance

Assalaamualaikum


I'd like to share with you all today this poem I wrote a few weeks ago. I originally wrote it in Urdu, and gave it to a sister, from whom I have learnt the essence of being a Muslim, learnt to pray from my heart, and thus, learnt to fall in love with my Deen, and Allah. She also taught me poetry, and helped me a lot to improve my Urdu, which was really rusty from when I learnt it about 17-18 years ago! She got married last week, and is stepping into a new life. Please make dua's for her that Allah make it all easy for her inshallah. Anyways, I just translated the poem into English, so inshallah more people can benefit from it. Please excuse my translation if it is not the best. I'd share the Urdu version too for the Urdu speakers of this forum (who may be able to translate it better), but that version is not mine any more. Anyways, here is the translated version...


MORNING SOUNDS



Early morning some sounds echoed


Someone was calling out to me,


But not by my name.


Was someone calling out to me,


Or just making a declaration?


When my eyes opened, I saw


There was no one in the house.


When I checked by touching,


The alarm clock hadn't gone off


And there was darkness all around.


Listening intently, the voice came again.


Again someone was thinking of someone.


Then I thought of him too.


There was darkness all around,


Yet I wanted to go meet him.


I thought of him and said out him name.


Even in darkness, everything became visible.


I threw my blanket off the bed


And started standing on my feet,


When someone started whispering,


"You are very tired,


You are very sleepy.


What are you doing?


Sleep. Its still night.


There is darkness all around."


The morning sounds echoed again.


"Come for prayers. Come for prayers"


These sounds were calling out to me.


"Come to flourish.


Come to flourish."


Shaitan started whispering again,


"These sounds are not calling you.


The caller is someone going crazy.


You don't have to do anything.


You don't have to ruin your sleep."


"Prayer is better than sleep."


Now who should I listen to?


"Prayer is better than sleep."


On one side, Allah's Callings.


On one side, Shaitan's whisperings


"Allah is the Greatest."


I finally got my answer.


"There is no God but Allah."


I went to perform wudhu


And prayed my Fajr prayer.


I thank You Allah,


Today I'm alive.


I thank You Allah,


Today I'm well.


Today I have Allah in my soul!

'Muslim Representatives' for a Dead Kaffir from Vatican City


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9/4/05


by Abu Sulayman


Recently a well known Kaffir, named the 'Pope' died in the vicinity of the Vatican City. He was a Kaffir who worked arduously in line with the U.S. agenda of legitimizing the Jewish occupation of Muslim Land under the slogan of 'inter-faith dialogue' and the 'Peace Process'.


This Kaffir's death is meaningless and insignificant to the Islamic Ummah who witness hundreds of her own brethren being slaughtered on a daily basis. So why then were there numerous representatives from the 'Muslim rulers' attending this Kaffir's funeral?


Where were these 'Muslim Representatives' during the funeral of the assassinated Sheikh Ahmed Yassin?


Where were these 'Muslim Representatives' when the mass graves were being dug up for the helpless victims of the Jenin Massacre?


Where were these 'Muslim Representatives' after the U.S. army's bloodthirsty onslaught of the Muslim citizens in Fallujah?


What were these 'Muslim Representatives' doing during the carpet bombing and bloody slaughter of those from the Islamic Ummah who tried to defend their dignity and honour in Afghanistan?


How many tears did these 'Muslim Representatives' shed after witnessing the brutal and inhumane images of Abu Gharib and Guantanamo Bay?


Indeed these 'representatives' are mourning and attending the funeral of a Kaffir…. A Kaffir who they clearly held more dearly to their hearts than any of the aforementioned from our noble Islamic Ummah.


Allah SWT says: The parable of those who disbelieve their Lord (the kuffar) is that their actions are as ashes on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day….T.M.Q. 14:18