The world needs Islamic Schools to combat terrorism and usher in peace. It may seem strange; however, it is true, as you will discover when you read on…
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 5 verse number 32
مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا
“If anyone kills an innocent person it would be as if he has killed the entire mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he has saved the entire mankind.”
A person who calls himself Muslim can never kill an innocent human being if he truly believes in the above verse.
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 21 verse number 107 referring to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ
“And We have not sent you (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ) but as a mercy for the whole Universe.”
From this verse we come to know that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is not only a mercy for the Muslims but for all that which exists in the Universe.
A talk on The Criteria of Hijab
Zuha Abidi, Grade 9 student of Al-Muminah School, Mumbai, India, giving a talk on The Criteria of Hijab
A presentation titled Why Allah (SWT) created us?
Zainab Ansari, Grade 5 student of Al-Muminah School, Mumbai, India, giving a presentation titled Why did Allah (SWT) create us?
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Sumayya Khan, Grade 6 student of Al-Muminah School, Mumbai, India giving us a talk about the excellence of spreading salaams using Quran ayah and ahadeeth
How Muslims kill innocent people?
The reason is that Muslims who commit such crimes are unaware about the teachings of Islam. They may be ‘educated’ as far as academics are concerned; they may be doctors, engineers or pilots but if they are ignorant about the teachings of Islam it is very easy to misguide such ‘illiterate’ Muslims.
Such ‘illiterate’ Muslims are programmed by cunning and heartless brutes who misquote and misinterpret the Qur’an and their sole aim is to seize power and wealth for their personal gains.
They are able to sell the rubbish to their followers that for their ‘sacrifice’ they will be rewarded after death with even greater pleasures than the ones they were deprived of in this life. They are anointed with the titles of holy warriors and martyrs to give it a gloss of righteousness.
All scriptures preach righteousness and piety but history is evident that invariably at some time or the other, religion has been used as a tool of oppression for temporal gains of individuals.
Although, the authors and perpetrators of the ‘INQUISITION,’ (over half a million were tortured to death) were high priests of the church, they could not be the followers of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was undoubtedly the epitome of love and compassion. Similarly, it is inconceivable that the perpetrators of 9/11 and 26/11, or for that matter any other heinous acts of violence could be the followers of ‘Mercy for the whole Universe,’ Prophet Muhammed ﷺ.
How would we deal with this situation
Imparting religious education to Muslim children in school will help them to become good human beings who will contribute to the society at large.
They will no longer remain ‘illiterate’ about the teachings of Islam and will therefore not be misguided by the misquotations and misinterpretations provided by vested interests.
Confronting the terrorist with religion – his most effective tool – will prove decisive in the war against terrorism.
A few examples of the teachings of Islam, which, if followed by all the Muslims (who comprise 1/5th of the world population) will make this earth a better place to live for all of us.
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 6 verse number 165
وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَائِفَ الْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ
“And He is the One Who has made you trustees of the earth and raised some of you above others in ranks so that He may test you in what He has given you.”
If Muslims take this command of God seriously they will take care of the environment, adopt a lifestyle which will reduce pollution, and help in decreasing global warming.
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 49 verse number 13
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
“O humankind! We have created you from a pair of male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you in the sight of God is the one who is the most righteous.”
This verse of the Qur’an makes it very clear that the whole humanity is one single brotherhood.
Almighty God orders in the Qur’an in chapter 41 verse number 34
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
“The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil deed) with what is better. Then verily! He, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend.”
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 13 verse number 22
وَالَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ
“And those who remain patient, seeking the pleasure of their Lord, perform prayers and spend out of that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good, for such there is a good end (in the Hereafter).”
Almighty God says in the Qur’an in chapter 3 verse number 134
الَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
“Those who spend in prosperity and in adversity, who control their anger, and who pardon men; verily, Allah loves the good – doers.”
Almighty God orders in the Qur’an in chapter 6 verse number 108
وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ
“And do not insult those whom they worship besides Allah.”
Muslims are ordered by God not to insult anything or anybody that others worship.
Almighty God orders in the Qur’an in chapter 5 verse number 8
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَاءَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا اعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah and be just witnesses and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just; that is nearer to piety, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.”