(Back Ground Azaan, By Brother Yusuf Islam)<\/p>\n
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(Dr. Mohammed) Bismillah Hiraman Nirrahim. We initiate today\u2019s programme with the Qirat, the recitation from the Holy Qur\u2019an by Brother Ashraf Muhammedy.
\n(Ashraf Mohammedy) (Arabic)\u2026The translation from Surah Al-Baqarah, Chapter 2 \u2013 verse 255. \u2018I seek refuge with Allah from satan the accursed.
\nIn the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah, there is no God but He, the Living, the Self Subsisting, Eternal \u2013 No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all the things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permits. He knows what appears to His creatures, as before or after, or behind Him. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge, except as He wills.<\/p>\n
His throne does extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in the guarding and preserving them, for He is the most High, the Supreme in glory\u2019.<\/p>\n
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. \u2018Say: O people of the Book come to common terms as between you and us. That we worship none but Allah, that we associate no partners with Him. That we erect not from amongst ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah.<\/p>\n
If then they turn back, say: Bear witness that we at least are Muslims bowing to the will of Allah. Verily Allah has spoken the truth\u2019.<\/p>\n
(Dr. Muhammed) Respected brothers and sisters, Assalaam Alaiykum, May peace be upon you. On behalf of the Islamic Research Foundation, I Dr. Muhammad Naik, welcome all of you to today\u2019s programme. As did I, you may too have read, two days back, in the sacred space of \u2018The Times of India\u2019, Mumbai, the following verses\u2026And I quote\u2026\u2018Hold fast all together, to God\u2019s rope and be not divided among yourselves. Remember with gratitude, God\u2019s favour on you, for you were enemies, and He joined your hearts in love \u2013 So that by His grace you became brethren. Let there arise out of you, one community, inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong\u2019 \u2013 Holy Qur\u2019an, Surah Al Imran, Ch. 3, verses 103 and 104. This quotation aptly represents, the Islamic Research Foundation\u2019s striving for Islamic Dawa\u2019h, the proper presentation, understanding and clarification of the message of Islam, amongst Muslims and Non-Muslims, as well as removing misconceptions about Islam, amongst Muslims and Non-Muslims. Reason, logic, and modern scientific understanding, are the basis of all our presentations. The IRF office complex has a Video cassette library, a Publication department, a Cable and Satellite Television production studio, an Audio Video Recording department, and a Computer department. It also has a multi purpose Audio Visual reading room, an Auditorium, a Sales Outlet called Islamic Dimensions, a Ladies\u2019 Wing and a Children\u2019s Wing. These provide the much needed facilities and services for understanding the overall excellence of Islam and its proper teachings. The IRF office complex and its facilities are open from 10.00 am to 8.30 p.m. daily, except Fridays. The regular programmes of the IRF include, organizing public lectures, followed by open question and answer sessions like this one today. Symposia, Open forum Interactions and other such programmes, Providing more than 3500 video cassette titles on Islam and comparative religion to the public, on free hire. Free distribution of more than 50 publications on Islam, on request. Distribution of the Holy Qur\u2019an with translation for understanding the message of God, meant for the whole of humankind. Regular interactions internationally on the Internet for presenting the proper message of Islam as well as removing misconceptions about Islam. The IRF also has its own web site for providing information and clarifications about Islam. Through the cable TV relay networks in Mumbai alone, The IRF videocassettes, on Islam reach more than one million homes daily, for approximately 3 hours. The ATN satellite TV channel, telecasts IRF programmes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 6.30 A.M. Indian Standard Time across 68 countries of the world. The NEPC satellite TV channel and other TV channels too telecast IRF programmes regularly. Dr. Zakir Naik, though a medical doctor by professional training, has devoted himself for analyzing Islam, and other religions objectively to understand and spread the real truth, understanding and clarifications about religion, as a way of life. He is an International orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. In fact in the last one year itself, in addition to his many talks inIndia, Dr. Zakir has delivered more than 160 public talks abroad, in theUnited States of America,Canada, theUnited Kingdom,South Africa,Singapore,Malaysia,Saudi Arabia, Srilanka andBahrain. He will Inshallah leave, next weekend for a series of public talks inKuwait. He is acclaimed widely for his logical, reasonable and scientific approach towards his subject. He is appreciated for his comparative knowledge of Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, specially for his verbatim quotations from Religious Scriptures. \u2018Concept of God in Major Religions\u2019 \u2013 Why have we chosen this topic? We not only need to understand and realize what God is, and what are His qualities, but also\u2026 and it is very important\u2026we need to know, what God certainly is not. Brothers and Sisters, to promote better understanding and integration on similarities between religions, as well as living in real harmony along with the differences, the Islamic Research Foundation presents today\u2019s, talk on \u2018Concept of God in Major religions\u2019 by Dr. Zakir Naik.<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) (Arabic)\u2026Respected Elders and my dear Brothers and Sisters, I welcome all of you with the Islamic greetings, Assalmu Alikum Wa Rahmatullahi, Wa Barakathu. May Peace, Blessings and Mercy of Almighty God be on all of you. The Non-Muslims may be wondering that, what was I murmuring or uttering in the beginning of my talk. I was not trying to mesmerize you, or hypnotize you, but I was reciting few verses of the Holy Qur\u2019an from Surah Taha, Ch. No. 20, verses No. 25 and 28. When Allah Subhana Wa Taala, Almighty God asks Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) to deliver the message to the Pharoah, Moses (peace be upon him), he prays to Almighty God, Allah Subhana Wa Taala, and recites these verses. (Arabic)\u2026. \u2018Oh my Lord expand my breast for me, Expand my center for me, (Arabic)\u2026 And make my task easy for me,(Arabic)\u2026 And remove the impediment from my speech\u2019. Since we know that Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) was a stamerer, was a stuterer \u2013 So he prays to the Almighty God to remove the stamering, to loosen his tongue, as well as remove the barrier, if there is any between him, and the person to whom he is going to deliver the message. If a person is giving a talk, on other religions, those people in the audience who do not belong to that religion, they may think that this person is going to speak against their Religion. For example, if suppose, a Hindu is giving a talk on other Religions, the Non-Hindus may feel that, he is going to speak against my Religion. If a Christian is giving a talk on other Religions, the Non-Christians may feel that, he is going to speak against my religion. Similarly, I being a Muslim, when I am giving a talk on other Religions, the Non-Muslims may feel, that I am going to speak against their Religion. That is the reason, I am praying to Allah Subhana Wa Taala, Almighty God, to loosen my tongue as well as remove the impediment, the barrier \u2013 mental or otherwise, if there is any, between me and you. The topic of this morning\u2019s talk is\u2026 \u2018Concept of God in Major Religions\u2019. \u2018Religion\u2019\u2026 according to the Oxford Dictionary means\u2026\u2018A belief in a Super Human controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, that deserve obedience and worship\u2019. The Qari, Brother Ashraf Muhamedy, he recited few verses of the Holy Qur\u2019an from Surah Al Imran, Ch. No.3, V. No. 64, which says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Say to the people of the book\u2019 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that come to common terms as between us and you\u2019 Which is the first term? (Arabic)\u2026\u2018that we worship none but Allah\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026\u2018that we associate no partners with Him\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026\u2018that we erect not among ourselves, Lords and Patrons, other than Allah\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026\u2018if then they turn back\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026\u2018say we bear witness\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we are Muslims bowing our will to Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019. This is a verse of the Holy Qur\u2019an which shows you a way how to speak with people of different communities. It says : (Arabic)\u2026\u2018That came to common terms as between us and you\u2019. Which is the first term? (Arabic)\u2026.\u2018That we worship none but Allah\u2019 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we associate no partners with Him\u2019. One thing common in all the Major Religions of the world is, that the God they worship, they believe He is the same God for them, as well as for the others. For eg\u2026 the God which the Hindus worship, they believe He is the same God for the Hindus as well as for the Non-Hindus. The God which the Christians worship, they believe He is the same God, for the Christians as well as for the Non-Christians. Similarly the God\u2026Allah Subhana Wa Taala which we Muslims worship, we believe He is the same Allah Subhana Wa Taala for the Muslims, as well as for the Non-Muslims. The Major Religions of the world can be broadly classified as : Semetic Religions and Non Semetic Religions. The Non Semetic Religions are further divided into Aryan and the Non Aryan Religions. The Semetic Religions are those Religions that are followed by the Semites. Who are the Semites? The Semites are the descendents of \u2018Shem\u2019, who was the son of Prophet Noah (Peace be upon him) which is mentioned in the Bible, in the book Genesis, Ch. No. 5 and Ch.No. 11. So Semetic Religions are those Religions, that are followed by the Jews, by the Arabs, by the Asyrians by the Ponysians \u2013 who speak Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Acadians, Ponysians, etc. The major amongst the Semetic Religions are, Judaism, Christianity and Islam \u2013 all of which are Prophetic Religions. The Non Sematic Religions are further divided into Aryan and Non-Aryan Religions. The Aryan Religions, are the Religions followed by the Aryans \u2013 a group of Indo-European speaking community, which spread in Iran and Northern India, in the 1st half of the 2nd millenium B.C, that is 2000 to 1500 B.C. The Aryan Religion is further divided into Vedic and Non \u2013 Vedic Religion. The Vedic religion is \u2018Brahaminism\u2019 which has been given the misnomer of Hindusium. The Non-Vedic Religions, are Sikhism, Buddism, Jainism, etc. Amongst the Non-Aryan Religions, we have those of the Chinese origin like \u2018Taoism\u2019, \u2018Confusism\u2019, etc \u2013 those of the Japanese origin, like \u2018Shintuism\u2019, etc. But most of these Religions, they do not have a concept of God. Therefore they are preferably called as ethical systems, instead of Religions. As far as my talk today will be concerned, I will be speaking about the Concept of God in Major Religions, of \u2018Semetic\u2019 and \u2018Aryan\u2019 origin. To understand the concept of God, the best and the most accurate way is to analyze their Religious Scriptures, and understand what it has to speak about God. Trying to analyze the concept of God, by looking at the followers is not always correct, because most of the followers they themselves do not know what their Scripture speaks about God. So let us, analyze today, the concept of God in Major Religions by analyzing their Religious Scriptures. First we will discuss the Aryan Religion. Hinduism is the most popular of all the Aryan religions. And if you ask a common Hindu, that\u2026 How many gods does he believe in? Some may say 3, some may say 33, some may say a 1000, while the others may say, 33 crores, 330 million. But if you ask, a Hindu learned man, who knows his Religious Scriptures, he will tell you that a Hindu should actually believe, only in God. The major difference between the common Hindu and the Muslim is that, the common Hindu believes in a Philosophy known as \u2018Pantheism\u2019 \u2013 that is, everything is god. The tree is god, the sun is god, the moon is god, the snake is god, the monkey is god, the human beings are god. The Muslim believes that everything is God\u2019s \u2013 GOD with an Apostofy \u2018S\u2019, everything belongs to God. The tree belongs to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, the monkey belongs to God, the human beings belong to God. So the major difference between the common Hindu and the Muslim, is the Apostofy \u2018S\u2019. The Hindus say, everything is God, and we Muslims say everything is God\u2019s \u2013 God with a Apostofy \u2018S\u2019. If we can solve this difference of Apostofy \u2018S\u2019, the Hindus and the Muslims will be united. How do you do it? As the Qur\u2019an says\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026.. \u2018That come to common terms as between us and you\u2019. Which is the first term? (Arabic)\u2026\u2018that we worship none but Allah\u2019, (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we associate no partners with Him\u2019. So let us analyze the concept of God in Hinduisum, by analyzing their Religious Scriptures. The most popular amongst all the Hindu Religious Scriptures, is the \u2018Bhagwat Geeta\u2019. This is a copy of Bhagwat Geeta \u2013 In the IRF we have Alhamdulillah, more than 30 different translations only of Bhagwat Geeta. The Bhagwat Geeta says in Ch. No. 7, V. No.20 \u2018That those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires, they worship the demi gods\u2019 \u2013 That means the materialistic people, they worship demi gods \u2013 That means not the true Almighty God. The Upanishads are the other Sacred Scriptures of the Hindus. It is mentioned in the Chandogya Upanishad, Ch.No. 6, Section No. 2, Verse No.1. \u2018God is one only\u2026 \u2018Akam Avidetuim\u2019\u2026 not a second\u2019 That means \u2013 There is only God, He doesn\u2019t have any partner, He is alone. Same as the Holy Qur\u2019an which is mentioned in Surah Ikhlas, Ch. No. 112, V. No.1, (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Say He is Allah, one and only\u2019. It is mentioned in the Sweta Sutara Upanishad, Ch. No. 6, Verse No.9, \u2018Na Kasia Kasji Janita Nakadipa\u2019, which means\u2026.\u2018Of Him there is no parents, nor Lord\u2019 He has got no parents, He has got no masters \u2013 That means, He alone is sufficient, He is not dependent on anyone else. As the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Ikhlas, Ch. No.112, V. No.3, (Arabic)\u2026\u2018He begets not nor is He begotten\u2019 The quotation I gave from \u2018Upanishads\u2019, was translated by S. Radha Krishnan, and we have other translations also in our foundation. Further, if you read in the Sweta Sutara Upanishads, Ch. No. 4, V. No. 19, it says \u2026\u2018Natastiya Pratima Asti\u2019 \u2018There is no likeness of Him\u2019.<\/p>\n
Same as the Holy Qur\u2019an, Surah Iklas, Ch.No. 112, Verse No. 4 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. It is further mentioned in the next verse of the Sweta Sutara Upanishads, Ch.No.4 Verse No. 20, that\u2026 \u2018His form cannot be seen, No one can see Him with the eyes\u2019. Similar to the message that is given in the Holy Qur\u2019an in Surah Anam, Ch.No.6, V.No.103\u2026\u2018No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision, He is beyond comprehension, yet He is acquainted with all things\u2019. Amongst all the Religious Scriptures of the Hindus, the most sacred are the Vedas, and there are principally 4 Vedas \u2013 the Rigved, the Ajurved, the Samved, and the Atharvaved. The Rigved deals with \u2018Songs of praises\u2019; the Ajurved deals with \u2018Sacrificial formulas\u2019, the Samved with Melody, and the Atharvaved with Magical formulas. It is mentioned in the Ajurved, Ch. No. 32, Verse No. 3\u2026\u2018Natasti Pratima Asti\u2019 \u2013 There is no image of Him. And verse continues and says that \u2018He is unborn, and He should be worshipped\u2019. It is mentioned in the Yasjurved, Ch. No. 40, V. No.8 that \u2018God in bodyless and Pure\u2019. It is mentioned in the Ajurved, Ch.No. 40, V.No.9,\u2026 \u2018Andasma Pravishanti Ya Sambaiti Upaste\u2019, which means \u2013 \u2018They are entering darkness those who worship the Asambuti\u2019. The \u2018Asambuti\u2019 are the natural things like air, water, fire. And the verse continues\u2026\u201cthey are sinking more in darkness, those who worship the \u2018Sambuti\u2019 \u201d. The \u2018Sambuti\u2019 are the \u2018created things\u2019. The quotation I gave of Ajurved, was by Devichand as well as by Ralfh.T. Grefith. The other Veda is the \u2018Atharvaved\u2019. It is mentioned in Atharveda, Book No. 20, Ch. No. 58, Verse No. 3 \u2013 It says \u2018Dev Maha Osi\u2019\u2026 \u2018God is verily great\u2019. Same as \u2018Allah-o-Akbar\u2019 \u2013 Allah is the Greatest. Amongst all the Vedas the most sacred and the oldest, is the Rigveda. It is mentioned in the Rigved, Book. No. 1, Hymn No. 164, Verse No. 46\u2026\u2018Sages call one God by many names\u2019.<\/p>\n
That means, there are various names given to this one God, and the Rigved alone gives no less than 33 different attributes to Almighty God \u2013 most of which are mentioned in Rigved, Book. 2, Hymn No. 1. And one of the beautiful attribute which is mentioned on Rigved of the Almighty God is \u2018Brahama\u2019, which is mentioned in Rigved, Book No. 2, Hymn No.1, Verse No.3. \u2018Brahama\u2019 means, \u2018The Creator\u2019. If you translate into Arabic, it means \u2018Khalique\u2019. We Muslims have got no objection if anyone calls Almighty God, Allah Subhana Wa Taala as \u2018Khalique\u2019, or \u2018Creator\u2019 or \u2018Brahama\u2019. But if someone says that \u2018Brahama\u2019 is Almighty God, who has got four heads, and on each head is a crown and he has got four arms, we Muslim take strong objection to it. Moreover, it is even prohibited in the Ajurved, Ch. No. 32, Verse No. 3, which says\u2026 \u2018Natastya Pratima Asti\u2019- There is no image of Him. Another beautiful attribute, which is given in the Rigved, Book No. 2, Hymn No.1, Verse No. 3, is \u2018Vishnu\u2019. \u2018Vishnu\u2019 means \u2018The Sustainer\u2019. If you translate into Arabic, it means \u2018Rab\u2019. We Muslim have got no objection of someone calls Almighty God as \u2018Rab\u2019 or \u2018Cherisher\u2019, \u2018Sustainer\u2019 or \u2018Vishnu\u2019. But if someone says that \u2018Vishnu\u2019 is Almighty God, who has got 4 hands, and one of his right hand holds the \u2018Chakra\u2019 that is the diskettes, and one of his left hand holds the conch and he is riding on a bird, or reclining on a couch of snakes, we Muslims take strong objection to it. You are going against the Ajurved, Ch. No. 40, V.No.8, which says<\/p>\n
\u2018God is bodyless\u2019- as well as Upanishads, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 19, of Sweta Satra Upanishad, which says: \u2018Natastya Pratima Asti\u2019\u2026\u2018There is no likeness of Him\u2019. It is mentioned in the Rigveda Book. No. 8, Hymn No. 1, Verse No. 1 \u2018Maach dangadi Samshata\u2019 \u2013 that means\u2026 \u2018Do not worship anyone besides Him alone \u2013 Praise Him alone\u2019. It is mentioned in the Rigved, Book No. 5, Ch. No. 81, Verse No. 1, \u2013 it says \u2018Verily great is the glory of the Divine Creator\u2019 Same as Surah Fatihah, Ch.No. 1, V.No.2\u2026\u2018Alhamdulillah hi Rab ul Alameen\u2019\u2026 \u2018Praise be to Allah (swt) the Lord of the worlds\u2019. It is further mentioned in Rigved, Book No. 3, Hymn No. 34, Verse No.1, \u2013 it says that\u2026 \u2018He is the Bountiest Giver\u2019. It is further mentioned in the Ajurved, Ch.No.40, V.No. 16 \u2013 It says that\u2026 \u2018Lead us to the good path, and save us from the sin which makes us wander and go astray\u2019. Similar to the verse Holy Qur\u2019an of Surah Fathiha Ch. No.1, Verse No.6 and 7, (Arabic\u2026..) That\u2026\u2018Show us the straight path, the path of those who have earned thine favour, And the path of those who go not astray\u2019 It is mentioned in Rigved Book, No. 6, Hymn No. 45, Verse No. 16\u2026 \u2018Ya ekt it mustihi\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Praise Him who is Matchless and Alone\u2019. The quotation I gave from the RigVed was by Satya Prakash Narayan and Satyakam Vidyalankar, as well as by Ralph.T.Grifith, Vol. I and Vol. II. We have various translations of Religious Scriptures of various Religions. So whatever quotations we give, if any one wants to verify that the speaker is pulling a fast one, they are most welcome to come to our foundation and take a Photostat copy. And all these translations which I gave to you is not done by Muslims \u2013 It is done by the people who follow that religion, as well as by Orientalists. The \u2018Brahma Sutra\u2019 of Hinduism, of the Vedanta \u2013 the main cream is, \u2018Akkum Braham Dusta Nastim \u2013 Niya nastim Kincham\u2019 \u2018Bagwan Ek hi hai, dhusra nahi hai, nahi hai, nahi hai, zara bhi nahi hai\u2019. There is only one God, not a second one, not at all, not all, not in the least bit. So if you read the Hindu Scriptures, you will understand the concept of God, in Hinduism. Let us discuss the concept of God in Sikhism. Sikhism is a Non Semetic, Aryan Non Vedic Religion. Though it has a small following, as compared to the other major Religions, it is an offshoot of Hinduism. Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak Sahib, at the end of the 15th century, and it originated from the area of Pakistan and North West India, that is Punjab, the land of the five rivers. And this religion which was founded by Guru Nanak Sahib \u2013 it is a Religion of 10 gurus. The first one who founded the Religion, is Guru Nanak Sahib, and the last and the 10th one is Guru Govind Sahib. Guru Nanak Sahib was born in a \u2018Shatriya\u2019 warrior caste family, but he was very much influenced by the Muslims. \u2018Sikh\u2019 is derived from the word \u2018Sisya\u2019 which means a \u2018disciple\u2019 or \u2018follower\u2019, and the sacred book of the \u2018Sikhs\u2019, is Sri Guru Granth Sahib \u2013 this is a book \u2018Sri Guru Granth Sahib\u2019. And the Sikh has to maintain his five \u2018Ks\u2019 . The first \u2018K\u2019 is the \u2018Kash\u2019, the uncut hair which all the gurus kept, the second is the \u2018Kanga\u2019, the comb which is used to keep the hair clean, the third is the \u2018Kadha\u2019, the metal or the steel bangel used for strength and for self restrain, the fourth is the \u2018Kripan\u2019, the dagger which is used for self defence, and the fifth is the \u2018Kacha\u2019 the long under wear till knee length, or under dross which is used for agility \u2013 These 5 \u2018Ks\u2019 also help in identifying any Sikh. The best definition that any Sikh can give regarding the concept of Almighty God in Sikhism, is quote the \u2018Mul Mantra\u2019 \u2013 the fundamental creed of Sikhism, which occurs in the beginning of Shri Guru Granth Sahib\u2026at the beginning, i.e. of Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Volume No.1, Ch. No.1,Verse No.1. It is also called as \u2018Japoji Mulmatra\u2019 \u2013 It says that\u2026 \u2018Only one God exists\u2019. And He is called by \u2018Dadru\u2019, \u2013 the \u2018Creator\u2019, \u2018the One free from fear and hatred\u2019, \u2018the Immortal, \u2018Not begotten\u2019, \u2018Self-Existing\u2019 \u2018Great and Compassionate\u2019. Sikhism strictly believes in Monotheism. And Almighty God, in the unmanifest form is called as \u2018Ek Omkara\u2019 and in the manifest form, He is called as \u2018Ek Omkara\u2019. And Guru Granth Sahib, he gave various attributes to this manifest form of Almighty God, \u2018Omkara\u2019 \u2013 and called it also as \u2018Kartar\u2019\u2026 the Creator, \u2018Akal\u2019\u2026 the Eternal, \u2018Satyanama\u2019\u2026 the Holy One, \u2018Sahib\u2019\u2026 the Lord, \u2018Parvadigar\u2019\u2026\u2018Cherisher\u2019, \u2018Rahim\u2019\u2026 the Merciful, \u2018Karim\u2019\u2026\u2018the Benevolent\u2019, and he also called Him as \u2018Wahe Guru\u2019\u2026 \u2018One true Lord, one true God\u2019. Sikhism besides believing in Monotheism, it is also against \u2018Avtarvada\u2019- the concept of incarnation of God. They are against that God can take human forms\u2026 can incarnate \u2013 and they are also against idol worship. Guru Nanak, was very much influenced by Sant Kabir \u2013 No wonder, if you read the \u2018Guru Granth Sahib\u2019, several chapters contain many couplets\u2026 \u2018Do has\u2019 of Sant Kabir. And one the most famous \u2018Dohas\u2019 of Sant Kabir is\u2026\u2018Dukh mein sumren sab kare, Sukh mein kare na koi. Jo sukh mein sumren kare, to dukh kahe hoi\u2019. \u2018Everyone remembers God during trouble \u2013 no one remembers Him during peace and happiness. The one who remembers him during peace and happiness, why will he have trouble?\u2019 A similar message is given in the Holy Qur\u2019an, in a Surah Ar Zumar, Ch. 39, Verse No. 8\u2026\u2018that Man, when trouble touches him, he cries out to the Lord and repents to Him, and when the Lord bestows him from His mercy, the man forgets that he had prayed and cried \u2013 and he associates rivals to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. Let us discuss the concept of God, in \u2018Zorastarnism\u2019. \u2018Zorastarnism\u2019 is a Non Semetic, Aryan Non-Vedic Religion, which is not associated with Hinduism, and it is a \u2018Prophetic\u2019 Religion. Zorastrianism is also called as \u2018Parisism\u2019, and it was founded by Prophet Zoraster. It is an ancient religion of Persia about 2 1\/2 thousand years old, and their Sacred Scriptures are, the \u2018Dasatir\u2019 and \u2018Awesta\u2019. The \u2018Dasatir\u2019 can be further divided into \u2018Khurdadasateer\u2019 or \u2018Kalan Dasater\u2019. And the \u2018Awasta\u2019 can be further divided into the \u2018Kurdha Awasta\u2019 or \u2018Kalan Awesta\u2019 \u2013 The Maha Avesta or the \u2018Zendth Awasta\u2019. This is a copy of the \u2018Awasta\u2019 \u2013 One of the volumes of \u2018Avasta\u2019 and there are various other translations of the \u2018Awasta\u2019 present in Islamic Research Foundation. The Zorastrians\u2026 the Parsis, they call Almighty God as \u2018Ahora Mazda\u2019. \u2018Ahora\u2019 means \u2018the Lord\u2019 \u2026 \u2018God\u2019, \u2018Mazda\u2019 means \u2018Wise\u2019. \u2018Ahora Mazda\u2019 means \u2018the Wise Lord\u2019 or \u2018the Wise God\u2019, and He has been given several attributes and names in the \u2018Dasatir\u2019. For example, \u2013 \u2018He is the only One, He has no beginning, no origin, and no end \u2013 He has no father, no mother, no wife, no son. He has got no image \u2013 He is beyond imagination. There is nothing like Him \u2013 No vision can see Him. He is beyond comprehension. He is closer to you than yourself\u2019. There are also other attributes given to Almighty God, in the \u2018Awastha\u2019. The other Sacred Scripture of the Parsis. It is mentioned in the \u2018Awastha\u2019, in the \u2018Kathas\u2019, and the \u2018Yasnas\u2019, He is called as the Creator, in Yasna, Ch. No.31, Verse No.7 and 11, and also in other places in Yasna, Ch. No. 44, Verse No.7, Ch. No. 50, Verse No.11, Ch.No. 51, Verse No.7. In several places He is called as the \u2018Creator\u2019. He is also referred as \u2018the Mightiest\u2019, \u2018the Greatest\u2019. In Yasna Ch. No. 33, Verse No.11, as well as in Ch.No. 45, Verse No.6, He is referred to as the \u2018Beneficent\u2019. In the Yasna Ch. No. 33, Verse No.11, as well as in Yasna, Ch.No.48, Verse No.3, He is referred to as the \u2018Bountiest\u2019. No less than seven times only, in Yasna Ch. No. 43, Verse 4,5,7,9,11,13 and 15. He is also referred as the \u2018Bountiest\u2019. In other places of Yasna, Ch. No.44, Verse.No.2, Ch. No. 45, Verse No.5, Ch. No. 46, Verse 9, as well as Ch. No. 48, Verse No.3, He is referred to as the \u2018Bontiest\u2019 several times. So if you read the Scriptures of the Parsis, you will understand the correct concept of Almighty God in Parsism\u2026 in Zorastarism. Now let us discuss the Sematic Religions. Major Sematic Religons are : Judaism, Christianity and Islam. First, we will discuss about the concept of God, in Judaism. It is mentioned in the Old Testament \u2013 Moses (pbuh) says in the book of Deuteronomy, Ch. No. 6, V.No. 4, \u2018Shama Israelo Adna ilahaina adna ikat\u2019. It is a Hebrew quotation which means\u2026 \u2018Hear oh Israel, the Lord our God, is one Lord\u2019. That means\u2026 \u2018God is One and Only\u2019. It is further mentioned in the book of Isaiah Ch.No.43, V.No.11\u2026\u2018I, even I, am Lord and besides Me there is no Savior\u2019. In the book Isaiah, Ch.No. 45, V.No.5\u2026\u2018I am Lord, and there is none else, and I am God, besides Me, who there is no one. In the book of Isaiah, Ch.No. 46, V.No 9, it says\u2026\u2018I am Lord, and there is none else \u2013 I am God, and there is nothing like Me\u2019. It is further mentioned in the Book \u2018Exodus\u2019, Ch. No.20, V.No.3 to 5. It says that\u2026 God Almighty says in the scriptures \u2013 \u2018Thou shall have no other Gods besides Me\u2019. Thou shall make unto thee no graven image of any likeness, of anything that is in the heavens above, that is in the earth beneath, and that is in the water under the earth. Thou shall not bow down to them, nor serve them, for I the Lord, the God, is a jealous God.\u2019 Same message is repeated in the book of Deuteronomy, Ch.No. 5, V.No.7 to 9, that\u2026\u2018Thou shall have no other gods besides Me. Thou shall not make thee any graven image, of any likeness, of anything that is the heavens above, that is in the earth beneath, and in the water beneath the earth. Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them for I the Lord, the God am a jealous God\u2019. So if you read the Old Testament, you will understand the concept of God in Judaism \u2013 it believes only in one God, and is totally against idol worship. Before we discuss \u2018the concept of God in Christianity\u2019, I would like to make a few points clear. Islam is the only Non-Christian faith, which makes it an article of faith to believe in Jesus (peace be upon him). No Muslim, is \u2018a Muslim\u2019 if he does not believe in Jesus (peace be upon him). We believe that he was one of the mightiest messengers of Allah Subhana Wa Taalah \u2013 of Almighty God. We believe that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe. We believe that he gave life to the dead with God\u2019s permission. We believe that he healed those born blind, and lepers with God\u2019s permission. The Christians and Muslims, we are going together hand in hand, but there are parting of ways. There are many Christians who say that \u2018Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), he was Almighty God, he himself claimed Divinity\u2019. Infact, if you read the Bible, there is not a single uneqvivocable statement in the whole Bible, where Jesus (peace be upon him) himself says, that \u2018I am God\u2019, or where he says \u2018Worship me\u2019. I would like to repeat that statement that there is not a single uneqvivocable statement in the complete Bible, where Jesus (peace be upon him) himself says that\u2026 \u2018I am God\u2019 or, where he says\u2026 \u2018Worship me\u2019. Infact if you read the Bible it is mentioned in the Gospel of John, Ch.No. 14, V.No.28, Jesus (peace be upon him) said \u2013 \u2018My Father is greater than I\u2019 In the Gospel of John, Ch. No.10, V.No. 29 \u2018My father is greater than all\u2019. In the Gospel of Mathew Ch.No.12 V.No.28 \u201cI cast out devil with Sprit of God\u2019. Gospel of Luke, Ch. No. 11 V.No.20 \u201cI with the finger of God, cast out devils\u2019. Gospel of John, Ch.No.5 V.No.30 \u2018I can of my own self do nothing \u2013 as I hear I judge, and my judgement is just, because I seek not my will, but the will of thy Father, who has sent me\u2019. He never claimed Divinity. Infact he came to testify the pervious law. And he mentions in the Gospel of Mathew Ch.5 V.17 to Verse No. 20, \u2018Think not that I am come to destroy the law and the Prophets \u2013 I am come not to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till the heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall not pass away from the law, untill all be fulfilled. And whosoever therefore, shall break one of the least commandments and teach men to do so, will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven. And whosoever shall keep them, and teach them so, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For verily, unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharasees, in no way shall you enter the Kingdom of Heaven. So Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) said, \u2018that If you people want to enter Heaven, you have to keep each and every commandment of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him). You have to follow each and every law given in the Old Testament, including the verses I quoted earlier that \u2018there is one God, and you should not do idol worship, you should not make any graven image of Him\u2019. Jesus (peace be upon him), he never said that he was God. Infact he said \u2018He was sent by God. He was a Prophet of God\u2019. It is mentioned in the Gospel of John, Ch.No. 14, V.No.24, \u2018The words that you hear, are not mine, but it is my Father\u2019s, who has sent me\u2019. Gospel of John, Ch.No. 17, V.No.3 \u2018This is eternal life, so that you may know there is one true God, and Jesus Christ, who Thou has sent\u2019. And it is mentioned in the Gospel of Mathew, Ch.No.19, V.No.16 and 17, that one of the persons approaches Jesus (pbuh), and says \u2018Good Master, what good things shall I do, that I shall attain eternal life\u2019. Jesus (peace be upon him) replies in V.No.17 of Gospel of Mathew, Ch.No.19 \u2013 \u2018And Jesus said upto him, \u2018Why thou callest me good? For there is none good, except One, that is God \u2013 And if you want to enter life, keep the commandments\u2019. Jesus (peace be upon him) never said that if you want to go to heaven, you consider me as Almighty God. He never said that you believe that I will die for your sins \u2013 In fact he said, \u2018You keep the commandments\u2019. It is further mentioned in the book of Acts, Ch.No. 2 V.No.22 \u201cO men of Israel, hear this, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God, amongst you, by miracles, and wonders and signs, which God did by him, in your presence, and you were witness\u2019. It says, \u2018Jesus of Nazareth a man approved by God, by miracles and wonders, which God did by him\u2019. And when Jesus (peace be upon him) was asked, that \u2018which is the first of the commandments\u2019? he repeated verbitem what was said earlier by Moses (peace be upon him). It is mentioned in the Gospel of Mark, Ch. No. 12, V.No. 29, he said \u2018Shama Israelo, Ada Ilahaino Ada Ihad\u2019 It is a Hebrew quotation which means, \u2018Hear Oh Israel, the Lord our God, is in one lord\u2019. So if you read the Bible, you will understand the concept of God, in Christianity. It reminds me of an incident where Maulana Rahmatullah Karanvi \u2013 he was having a discussion with a Christian missionary, who was trying to prove to Maulana Shahib that \u2018Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) is God Almighty, and that Jesus (peace be upon him) died for the sins of human beings\u2019. After a great deal of time, without any results, the discussion was continued. Later on, the servant of Maulana Shahib, he comes and whispers something in the Maulana\u2019s ears. The Maulana\u2019s face becomes sad \u2013 he starts crying. The Christian missionary asks, \u2018Maulana Shahib, \u2018what is the bad news?\u2019. The Maulana Shahib said in a very sad tone, \u2018My servant, he just gave me information, \u2013 he brought news, that Arch Angel Gabriel \u2013 he died\u2019. The Christian missionary began to laugh loudly. \u2018Maulana Shahib, you being such an intelligent person, how can you believe in such absurd things \u2013 Can Angels die?\u2019 The Maulana Shahib said, \u2018When God can die, why can\u2019t Angels die?\u2019 And the Christian missionary, without speaking a single word, he left \u2013 It is a battle of wits. Lets discuss \u2013 \u2018The Concept of Almighty God in Islam\u2019. The best answer that any one can give you, regarding \u2018the Concept of Almighty God in Islam\u2019, is quote to you the Surah of the Holy Qur\u2019an, Surah Ikhlas, Ch.No. 112, V.No. 1 to 4, which says\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026. \u2018Say He is Allah, One and only\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Allah the Absolute and Eternal\u2019. \u2018As-Samad\u2019 is a bit difficult to translate \u2013 It means, that \u2018He exists\u2019, and \u2018He has created things, when nothing existed\u2019. Everything and every person is dependent on Him, but he is not dependent on any person, or anything. \u2018As Samad\u2019 \u2013 \u2018The Absolute and Eternal\u2019 (Arabic\u2026.) \u2018He begets not, nor is He begotten\u2019,(Arabic\u2026.) \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. This is a four line definition of Allah Subhana Wa Talaah, which is the touch stone of Theology \u2013 Surah Iklas, is the touch stone of Theology. \u2018Theo\u2019 in greek means God \u2013 \u2018Logy\u2019 mean study. \u2018Theology\u2019 means study of God. Surah Ikhlas is the touchstone of Theology. If anyone wants to purchase or sell any of their gold jeweleries, first they will evaluate their gold jewellery \u2013 And for that, they will go to a goldsmith.And the goldsmith, he takes your gold jewelry and he rubs it against a touchstone. And he compares the colour with samples of gold which he has rubbed at the side, and then tells you, whether its 24 Karat gold, whether its 22 Karat gold, or whether it is not gold at all \u2013 It may be fake gold, because all that glitters is not gold. Surah Ikhlas is the touchstone of Theology \u2013 It is a four line definition, if you apply to any candidate, who says that \u2018He is Almighty God\u2019, and if he fits in this definition, we Muslims have got no objection, in accepting that candidate as Almighty God. It is a touchstone \u2013 It is the acid test to decipher, whether the person that anyone claims \u2013 whether he is Almighty God or not \u2013 It is the acid test \u2013 It is the touchstone \u2013 Four line definition. Arabic\u2026. \u2018Say He is Allah One and Only\u2019. Arabic\u2026. \u2018Allah the Absolute and Eternal\u2019. Arabic\u2026.. \u2018He begets not nor is He begotten\u2019. Arabic\u2026. \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. It is a four line definition \u2013 Anyone claiming to be Almighty God \u2013 if that candidate fits in this four line definition, we Muslims have got no objection in accepting that candidate as Almighty God. For example, some people say, that Bhagwaan Rajnesh, Osho Rajnesh \u2013 he is Almighty God. I would like to make it very clear, I said \u2013 \u2018Some people say Bhagwan Rajneesh is God \u2013 Not Hindus say Bhagwaan Rajneesh is God\u2019. Because once during question answer time, there was a Hindu gentlemen, who came and told me that we Hindus don\u2019t believe in Bhagwaan Rajneesh, as God. I have read the Hindu Scriptures \u2013 I know that the Hindu Scriptures don\u2019t call Bhagwaan Rajneesh as God. I said \u2018Some people call him God\u2019 \u2013 and Rajnesh has got followers from various different Religions. Lets put him to test of the touchstone of Theology \u2013 Surah Ikhlaas. The first is, Arabic\u2026. \u2018Say He is Allah One and Only\u2019. Is Rajneesh one and only? We know that there we have several such fake godmen \u2013 especially in our country India. He is not one and only. But there may be some people who are diciples of Rajneesh and say \u2018No.. No\u2026 Rajneesh is one and only\u2019. Okay, lets go to the second test \u2013 (Arabic)\u2026. \u2018Allah, the Absolute and Eternal\u2019. Is Rajneesh Absolute and Eternal? We know from his biography, that he was suffering from Diabetics, from Ashthama, from Chronic backache. And he alleged that the American government, they gave him slow poisoning \u2013 Imagine, God being poisoned. The third test is \u2018Arabic\u2026. \u2018He begets not, nor is He begotten\u2019. We know that Rajneesh had parents \u2013 He had a mother and father. He was born in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, in India. But he was a very intelligent person \u2013 Later on, his parents became his own diciples. And in the year 1981, Rajneesh \u2013 he goes to America and in Oregon, he establishes his own town and calls it \u2018Rajneeshpuram\u2019 \u2013 He took America for a ride. Later on the American government, they arrested him and put him in jail, and later on kicked him out the country. In 1985 when he was kicked out from America, he comes back to India, and in Poona, he starts \u2018Rajneesh Neo Sanyaas Commune\u2019,. which later on he called it as \u2018Osho Commune\u2019. And when you go to Poona in the \u2018Osho Commune\u2019, its mentioned on his tomb stone \u2013 \u2018Osho \u2013 , never born, never died, but visited the Earth, from the eleventh of December 1931, to the nineteenth of January 1990\u2019. They forgot to mention, that he was not given visas to 21 different countries \u2013 Imagine Almighty God visiting the Earth and he requires visas. And the Archbishop of Greece said that \u2018if you don\u2019t deport Rajneesh, we will burn his house, and the house of his disciples. And the last test \u2026 (Arabic)\u2026It is so stringent \u2013 its impossible for anyone besides Allah Subhana Wa Taala, the true Almighty God, to pass. It says \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. The moment you can imagine, the moment you can draw a mental picture what God is, \u2013 he is not God. We know that Rajneesh, he was a human being like you and me. He had one head, two hands, two legs, two eyes, one nose, one mouth, long flowing beard, long hair \u2013 So surely, he can\u2019t be Almighty God. Arabic\u2026. \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. And this test \u2013 (Arabic)\u2026.is so stringent, that no one besides Allah Subhana Wa Taala, can pass.Suppose someone says that Arnold Swarzneggar \u2013 You know Arnold Swarzneggar? \u2013 The person who is known as the strongest man in the world \u2013 He was given the title \u2013 \u2018Mr. Universe\u2019. If suppose, someone says that \u2018Almighty God is a thousand times as strong as Arnold Swarzeneggar\u2019. The moment you can compare God to anyone, whether it be Arnold Swarzeneggar, whether it be Dara Singh or King Kong, \u2013 whether it be a thousand times or a million times, \u2013 the moment you can compare Almighty God to anyone, he is not Almighty God. Arabic\u2026 \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019. This is a four line definition given in the Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 \u2018Surah Ikhlas\u2019, which is the touchstone of Theology. We Muslims, we prefer calling Allah Subhana Wa Taala, by the Arabic name \u2018Allah\u2019, instead of the English word \u2018God\u2019 \u2013 because, the Arabic word \u2018Allah\u2019 it is pure, Its unique. Where as the English word \u2018God\u2019, it can be played around with, You can play around with that word. If you add a \u2018s\u2019 to \u2018God\u2019, it becomes \u2018Gods\u2019 \u2013 plural of God. There is nothing \u2018Plural Allah\u2019, in Islam. Arabic\u2026 \u2018Say: He is Allah, One and Only.If you add a \u2018dess\u2019 to \u2018God\u2019, it becomes \u2018goddess\u2019 \u2013 a female God. There is nothing like \u2018Male Allah\u2019, or \u2018Female Allah\u2019, in Islam. Allah is Unique, \u2013 He has got no gender. If you add a \u2018father\u2019 to \u2018God\u2019, it becomes \u2018Godfather\u2019 \u2013 He\u2019s my Godfather \u2013 he\u2019s my Guardian. There is nothing like \u2018Allah Father\u2019 in Islam, or \u2018Allah Abba\u2019 in Islam. If you add a \u2018Mother\u2019 to God, it becomes \u2018Godmother\u2019. There is nothing like \u2018Allah Mother\u2019 or \u2018Allah Ammi\u2019 in Islam. Allah is a Unique word \u2013 It\u2019s a pure word. If you prefix a \u2018tin\u2019 before \u2018God\u2019, it becomes \u2018tin God\u2019. There is nothing like \u2018Tin Allah\u2019 in Islam. That\u2019s the reason we Muslims, we prefer calling Allah Subhana Wa Taala by the Arabic word, \u2018Allah\u2019 instead of the English word \u2018God\u2019. But if some Muslims, \u2013 if they use this word whilst speaking to Non \u2013 Muslims, I have got no objections, because Non \u2013 Muslims may not know what\u2019s the concept of \u2018Allah\u2019. So if any one uses \u2018God\u2019 for \u2018Allah\u2019, I\u2019ve got no objection \u2013 But the more appropriate word is \u2018Allah\u2019. Otherwise, the Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Isra, Ch. no. 17, Verse No. 110\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026\u2018Say: call upon him by Allah or by Rahmaan \u2013 By whichever name you call upon Him, it is well \u2013 To him belongs the most beautiful names. You can call Allah Subhana Wa Taala by any name \u2013 But it should be a beautiful name \u2013 It should not conjure up a mental picture. And there are no less than 99 different attributes given of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, in the Holy Qu\u2019ran \u2013 No less than 99 different attributes of Allah Subhana Wa Taala are given in the Holy Qur\u2019an. For example \u2018Ar-Rahmaan\u2019, \u2018Ar-Raheem\u2019, \u2018Al-Karrem\u2019, \u2013 \u2018Most Gracious\u2019, \u2018Most Merciful\u2019, \u2018Most Benevolent\u2019. He is called as \u2018Rabb\u2019, as \u2018Raziq\u2019, as \u2018Lord\u2019, \u2018Cherisher\u2019, \u2018Sustainer\u2019, \u2018Provider\u2019 \u2013 No less than 99 different attributes are given in the Holy Qu\u2019ran for Allah Subhana Wa Taala. And the same message is repeated besides Surah Isra, Ch. No. 17, Verse no. 110, it is also mentioned in Surah Taha, Ch.No. 20, V. No. 8, in Surah Araf, Ch. No. 7, Verse No. 180 as well as in Surah Hashr Ch.No. 59, V. No. 24, which says \u2018To Allah belongs the most beautiful names\u2019. But whatever attribute you give to \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019 \u2013 to \u2018Almighty God\u2019, it should be a Unique attribute \u2013 It should only refer to Him and to no one else. And if we reverse the order, it should yet point out to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. For example, I am 5 feet 11 inches tall, I wear spectacles, I live in Bombay. If someone says that \u2018Dr. Zakir Naik, is 5 feet 11 inches tall\u2019 \u2013 It\u2019s a correct characteristic. But if we reverse it,\u2026 \u2018Who is 5 feet 11 inches tall?\u2019- you will find more than a 1000 people, who are 5 feet 11 inches tall .It doesn\u2019t point specifically to me \u2013 Its not unique. If you say Dr. Zakir Naik wears spectacles, its correct, but its not unique. Because if you reverse it, \u2018who wear spectacles\u2019? \u2013 there will be more than a thousand people who wears spectacles\u2019. If some one says \u2018Dr. Zakir Naik lives in Bombay, \u2013 he is right, but its not unique. \u2018Who lives in Bombay?\u2019 \u2013 More than a million people live in Bombay. So the attribute that you give should be unique. For example, if some one says that \u2018Dr. Zakir Naik is the father of Fariq Zakir Naik, who was born on the 10th of July 1994, in Jahangir nursing home, in Poona\u2019 \u2013 that\u2019s a unique attribute. Because if we reverse it, \u2018Who is the father of Fariq Zakir Naik, born on the 10th of July 1994, in Jahangir nursing home in Poona, the answer in only one \u2013 Dr. Zakir Naik \u2013 No one else. It\u2019s a unique attribute \u2013 It points out to only one but one person. Similarly, let me give you another example \u2013 \u2018that Dr. Zakir Naik is the founder Chairman of IRF Educational Trust, which was established on the 6th of November 1992 in Dongri, Mumbai\u2019. If we reverse it, \u2018Who is the founder Chairman of IRF Educational Trust, which was established on 6th of November 1992 in Dongri, Mumbai\u2019 \u2013 the answer in only one \u2013 Dr. Zakir Naik. Similarly, if you call \u2018Allah Subhanawataala\u2019 by any attribute, by any name \u2013 it should be Unique. You can\u2019t say Allah Subhanawataala is the \u2018Creator of a building\u2019, because even many builders can build buildings. You can call Him \u2018the Creator of the Universe\u2019 \u2018Khaliq\u2019, \u2018the Creator\u2019. Who is the \u2018Creator?\u2019 \u2013 Only one \u2013 Who is the \u2018Ultimate Creator of the Universe?\u2019 \u2013 Only one \u2013 Allah Subhana Wa Taala. \u2018Ar Rahmaan\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Who is the Most Gracious\u2019 \u2013 the answer is Only One \u2013 Allah Subhana Wa Taala. \u2018Ar-Raheem\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Who is the Most Merciful?\u2019 \u2013 The answer is Only One \u2013 Allah Subhana Wa Taala \u2013 So it should be a Unique attribute. The example I gave of myself was Unique \u2013 but was nothing great. Being the founder Chairman of IRF educational trust is nothing great \u2013 Its unique, fine \u2013 Its nothing great. But Allah Subhana Wa Taala, besides the attribute being Unique, it is something ultimate. Being the father of Fariq Zakir Naik is not ultimate \u2013 Its Unique \u2013 Its not ultimate. But Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019s attribute besides being Unique should be Ultimate. You cannot give attributes which are just common \u2013 which you and I can also do. Secondly, besides giving Unique attribute, it should not be combined with characteristics which do not belong to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. For example if some one says that \u2018Dr. Zakir Naik is the father of Fariq Zakir Naik, who was born on the 10th of July 1994, Jahangir nursing home, in Poona, and is 4 feet tall\u2019. The attribute is correct \u2013 I am the father of the person who he said \u2013 but I am not 4 feet tall \u2013 I am 5 feet 11 inches tall. So if someone says \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Almighty God\u2019 is a Creator \u2013 but he has got a human form like you and me \u2013 one head, two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two hands \u2013 \u2018the Creator\u2019 attribute is correct, but the characteristic of a human form is wrong.So besides the attributes being Unique, it should not be mixed up with false attributes. And the third is that the attribute, \u2013 the various attributes that you give to Allah Subhana Wa Taala should point only to one Allah Subhana Wa Taala \u2013 not more than that \u2013 Because there is Only One (Arabic)\u2026\u2018Say He is Allah, one and only\u2019. So if someone says that Dr. Zakir Naik is the father of Fariq Zakir Naik, born on the 10th of July 1994 in Jahangir nursing home, Poona \u2013 And Abdullah Shaikh is the founder Chairman of IRF Educational Trust, which was established on 6th of November 1992, in Dongri, Mumbai \u2013 One attribute is correct of mine \u2013 But my attribute is given to another person, who is not me. Abdullah Shaikh and Dr. Zakir Naik aren\u2019t the same. So you cannot say that \u2018Khaliq\u2019\u2026 \u2018the Creator\u2019 is one God, and \u2018Ar-Raheem\u2019\u2026 \u2018the Merciful\u2019 is another God. If someone says that \u2018Rain God\u2019 is different\u2026\u2018Cloud God\u2019 is different, and \u2026 \u2018Sun God\u2019 is different and \u2013 \u2018Creator\u2019 is different, and \u2018Cherisher\u2019 is different \u2013 Its totally wrong. The attributes are correct, but it should point out only to one person and no one else. People may ask me that \u2018what is wrong in having more than one God?\u2019 The Polytheists, they may say \u2013 \u2018Dr. Zakir Naik, what is the harm in having many gods\u2019. If we have many gods, there will be fighting between them, and each one will try to defeat the other, and try and establish his rule. So people may say\u2026 \u2018see we can divide \u2013 One is \u2018a god of rain\u2019, one is \u2018a god of Sun\u2019, \u2018one is a god who created\u2019, \u2018one is a god who is a \u2018Cherisher\u2019. If we divide in such way, and have multiple gods, that means one god is unable to do the things of the other god. He does not have knowledge of the other god. It means it\u2019s a \u2018deficient God\u2019 \u2013 Its not an \u2018Ultimate God\u2019 \u2013 and we don\u2019t have to believe in a \u2018deficient god\u2019. We want to believe in a God which is Ultimate \u2013 The Supreme! No wonder you find in the mythology, of certain religions \u2013 gods fighting among themselves. And one god killing the other god, and one god taking the help of the other god to defeat the third god \u2013 This is found in the mythology. The Holy Qu\u2019ran gives the answer, in Surah Al-Ambiya, Chapter 21, Verse. No. 22, that \u2013 it says that \u2026 \u2018if there were more gods besides Allah, there would surely be confusion\u2019. And we know that there is no confusion in the universe \u2013 The universe is running harmonously. Its further mentioned in Surah Muminun, Chapter 23, Verse no. 91 that\u2026 \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019 does not have any sons, neither does He have any partners. If there were many Gods besides Allah, each God would have taken what they created, and would have a hoarded over the other. So surely there has to be only one true God. If you analyze, all the religions which speak about \u2018Concept of God\u2019 \u2013 all of them ultimately believe in \u2018Monotheism\u2019 \u2013 That is they believe in one God. Any religion which believes in the concept of God, \u2013 ultimately that religion believes only in one God \u2013 At a higher level. At the lower level there may be other Gods but at the higher level it finally believes in one God only. If you analyze the Scriptures of Almighty God \u2013 they spoke about the true concept of Almighty God. But later on \u2013 the Scriptures, they got manipulated \u2013 they got interpolated \u2013 they got corrupted. Why? \u2013 By people \u2013 for their own requirements \u2013 to fulfill their own material desires. And later on, you have a religion which has been changed from Monotheism to Polytheism, or Pantheism. The Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Baqrah, Chapter. No. 2, Verse. No. 79 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Woe to those who write the book with their own hands\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Woe to those who write book with their own hands and then say this is from Allah to traffic with it for a miserable price. Woe to those for what their hands do write and woe to those for what they earn\u2019. The Holy Qur\u2019an says that people have changed the Scripture of Almighty God for their own material desire \u2013 Woe to such people and woe to what they earn. There are certain Religions like \u2018Buddhism\u2019, \u2018Confusiusnisn\u2019, we have \u2018Taoism\u2019, which do not comment on God. Neither do they confirm, nor deny the existence of Almighty God \u2013 Its called as an \u2018Agnostic\u2019 Religion. We have other religions like \u2018Jainism\u2019, which are Atheistic \u2013 They deny the existence of Almighty God. Regarding, how to prove to the Athiest, or the Agnostic, the existence of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, you can refer to my Video cassette, \u201cIs the Qu\u2019ran God\u2019s word\u201d part I and II. This talk was given about two years ago in the same auditorium. Two years ago, in the same auditorium -Birla Mathushree \u2013 Where I have proved here, to an Atheist, to an Agnostic, to a Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, whether he be a scientist \u2013 to all these people \u2013 with reason, logic and science, on the basis of the Holy Qu\u2019ran, the existence of Allah Subhana Wa Taala. So all those who want to know, how to prove to an Atheist or an Agnostic the existence of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, you can refer to my Video cassette. I think it is available in the foyer outside \u2013 Its available for sale outside \u2013 Part I and Part II. In Islam, we believe in \u2018Tawheed\u2019. Tawheed does not merely mean Monotheism, or merely meaning \u2018Believing in one God\u2019 \u2013 It has much more to it. \u2018Tawheed\u2019 means \u2018Unification\u2019 \u2013 Asserting Oneness. And its derived from the Arabic verb \u2018Vahadah\u2019 \u2013 which means to Unite, \u2018to unify\u2019. \u2018to consolidate\u2019 and there are three categories in \u2018Tawheed\u2019. The first is \u2018Tawheed-Ar-Rububiya\u2019. Its derived from the verb \u2013 \u2018Rabb\u2019, which means Lord, Cherisher, Sustainer \u2013 It means maintaining the unity of Lordship. And the basic concept here is, that Allah Subhana Wa Taala is the Person, Who created all the things which exist. He is not dependant on anything or any person, but all things and persons are dependant on Him. He is Absolute, whereas all the other thing \u2013 they are relative, and they are temporary and they are conditional. The second category is \u2018Tawheed-al-Asma-Was-Sifaat\u2019, Which means maintaining the unity of Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019s Names and Attributes\u2019 \u2013 And there are basically five points in this category. The first is, \u2018Allah should be referred to according to what Allah and His Messenger described Him\u2019. Second is, \u2018Allah should be referred to as He has referred to Himself\u2019. No one can call Allah Subhana Wa Taala, as \u2018Al-Ghadir\u2019 \u2013 \u2018the Angry One\u2019. The Qu\u2019ran says that He gets angry \u2013 but that\u2019s a quality which you cannot say \u2018The angry One\u2019. Because Allah and His messenger didn\u2019t give that Attribute to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. The third is \u2013 \u2018You cannot give human qualities to Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019. Like some Scripture says that God Almighty after creating the universe, He has rested \u2013 He was tired. Some scriptures say that he repented. See, repenting, getting tired, are acts which human beings require \u2013 Not Allah Subhana Wa Taala. And the criteria for this category is, from Surah Ashuara, Ch. 42, V. No. 11 which says\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026 That\u2026\u2018there is nothing whatever like Him \u2013 There is nothing whatever like Him\u2019. And the verse continues, \u2018He is the Seer and Hearer of all things\u2019. But this Seeing and Hearing cannot be compared with what we human beings see and hear \u2013 because for us to hear, we require sound waves \u2013 we require a ear apparatus. God Almighty does not require all these things \u2013 So Allah Subhana Wa Taala Sees and Hears in a different way, as compared to what we human beings see and hear. The fourth point : is that Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019s attribute cannot be given to any of His creatures. Like you can\u2019t call a human being \u2013 \u2018Without a beginning and without an end\u2019. A person who will not die \u2013 he\u2019s eternal. You can\u2019t give this attribute to any human being or any of the creation of Allah Subhana Wa Taala. And the last point is : \u2018You cannot give the name of Allah Subhana Wa Taala to any of his creatures, without prefixing \u2013 \u2018Abd\u2019. Certain indefinite forms like \u2018Rauf\u2019, \u2018Raheem\u2019 can be given, but the definite form, ultimate, without prefixing \u2018Abd\u2019- You cannot give like, \u2018Abdur \u2013 Rehmaan\u2019, \u2018Abdur Raheem\u2019. \u2018Abd\u2019 means slave \u2013 Slave of Rehman, Ar-Rahmaan, Slave of Ar-Raheem, Abdullah, slave of Allah. Neither can you give this \u2018Abd\u2019 to anyone besides Allah Subhana Wa Taala. You cannot say \u2018Abdur-Rasool\u2019 \u2013 \u2018the slave of the messenger\u2019. You cannot say \u2018Abdul-Nabi\u2019 \u2013 \u2018the slave of the Prophet\u2019. The third category of Tawheed, is \u2018Tawheed \u2013 Al \u2013 Ibada\u2019. The \u2018Ibada\u2019 has been derived from the Arabic word \u2018Abd\u2019. which means slave, servant. \u2018Ibada\u2019 means to \u2018worship\u2019. But many people have the misconception that \u2018worship\u2019 merely means \u2018offering prayers\u2019. Hah\u2026 prayer is one of the high form of worship, but that\u2019s not the only form of worship. As I said, \u201cIbada\u201d is derived from \u2018Abd\u2019 meaning \u2018slave\u2019, \u2018servitude\u2019. So worship means any commandment you follow of Allah Subhana Wa Taala you are doing worship. Anything which you do not do what Allah has asked you not to do \u2013 that is \u2018Ibada\u2019. So \u2018Ibada\u2019 is not merely prayers \u2013 it has much more to it \u2013 Obeying the commandments of Allah Subhana Wa Taala is \u2018Ibada\u2019. Without following the third category of \u2018Tawheed-al-Ibada\u2019, which is maintaining the \u2018Unity of Worship\u2019 \u2013 following the first two categories only, is useless. Because the Holy Quran says that there were pagans\u2026 Arabs at the time of the Prophet, who believed in the first two categories \u2013 That is \u2018Tawheed-al-Ruboobiyah\u2019 and \u2018Tawheed-al-Asma-was-Sifat\u2019, But not in the third category. And they were referred as \u2018Mushriks\u2019 and \u2018Kafirs\u2019- idolators and rejecters of faith. The Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Yunus Chapter No. 10, Verse. no. 31, \u2018Say who is He that sustains life to you in the sky and the earth, or Who is it that Hears and Sees all things? And Who is it that gives life to things that are dead and gives death to things which are alive? Who is it that regulates and controls the affairs? \u2013 Soon they will say, it is Allah. So why don\u2019t you have piety towards Him? \u2013 Why don\u2019t you worship Him? A similar message is given in Surah Zukhruff, Chapter 43, Verse. No. 87, \u2018That when you ask them, who has created them, they will say, \u2018Allah\u2019 \u2013 But they are far deluded from the truth. So the pagan Arabs at the time of the Prophet \u2013 even they had a concept of One Supreme Almighty God, which they called as \u2018Allah\u2019. But along with it they even had about 360 idols, which they worshipped. So if you worship anyone besides Allah Subhana Wa Talla, then you are not following the third category of \u2018Taweed-al-Ibada\u2019. And whether the first, second, or third category of \u2018Tawhhed\u2019 is missed by anyone, or if there is any deficiency in fulfilling any point of any of the three categories, it is called as \u2018Shirk\u2019. \u2018Shirk\u2019 means \u2018associating partners\u2019 \u2013 It means \u2018Sharing\u2019 \u2013 and in Islamic terms it means, \u2018Associating partners with Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019. The biggest sin which is mentioned in the Holy Qu\u2019ran in \u2018Shirk\u2019 \u2013 Associating partners with Allah Subhana Wa Taala. It does not only mean that you worship some other god \u2013 but \u2018Shirk\u2019 \u2013 that is not fulfilling any of the three categories of \u2018Tawheed\u2019, leads to \u2018Shirk\u2019. And the Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Nisa, Chapter No. 4, Verse. no. 48, that \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019 will never forgive \u2013 associating partners to Him. If He pleases, He may forgive anything else, but the sin of associating partners with Allah \u2013 He shall never forgive\u2019. The same message is repeated in Surah Nisa, Chapter. No. 4, Verse no. 116, that \u2018those who do the sin of joining gods with Allah\u2026 Allah Subhana Wa Taala will never forgive them. Anything else if He pleases He may forgive. But all those who join gods with Allah, they have strayed far away from the truth. Its mentioned in Surah Maidah Chapter 5, Verse No. 72, (Arabic)\u2026 That they are doing Kufr \u2013 those who say that \u2018Allah is Christ the son of Mary\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026but said Christ\u2026(Arabic)\u2026Oh! Children of Israel\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 Worship Allah\u2026(Arabic)\u2026Who is my Lord and your Lord. (Arabic)\u2026 Anyone who associates partners with Allah\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 Allah will make Jannat haram for them\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 and fire shall be his dwelling place, and he shall have no helper in the hereafter. The Holy Qu\u2019ran Says that Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, said \u2013 (Arabic)\u2026 anyone who associates partners with Allah\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 Allah will make Jannat Harram for him\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 and fire shall be his dwelling place, and he shall have no helper in the hereafter\u2019. When I started my talk, in the beginning of it \u2013 the Qari, he recited verses of Surah Al-Imran Chapter 3, Verse. 64, which says (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that come to common terms as between us and you\u2019. Which is the first term \u2013 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we worship none but Allah\u2019. It doesn\u2019t say, \u2018we believe in One and Only Allah\u2019 \u2013 believing is not sufficient. It says (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we worship none but Allah\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018that we associate no partners with Him\u2019. So only believing in \u2018One God\u2019 is not sufficient \u2013 You should even only worship Him \u2013 And no one else, and associate no partners with Him. The Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Anam, Chapter 6, Verse. No. 108, \u2018Revile not ye those whom they worship besides Allah \u2013 best out of spite, they revile Allah Subhana Wa Taala in their ignorance\u2019. The Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Luqman, Chapter 31, Verse. No. 27, that \u2018If all the trees on the earth were made into pens, and the ocean into ink, and the \u2018Seven oceans to back it up, yet the words of Allah Subahana Wa Taala will not be exhausted in writing \u2013 Because \u2018He is All powerful\u2019, \u2018Full of wisdom\u2019. I would like to end my talk by giving the quotation of the Holy Qu\u2019ran, from Surah Al-Haj, Chapter 22, Verse. No. 73 which says. \u2013 \u2018Ye men, there\u2019s a parable set forth for you \u2013 Listen to it. Those whom you call upon, anyone besides Allah \u2013 they cannot even create a fly \u2013 They cannot even create a fly. If all of them got together and if the fly took away some thing from them, they cannot even relieve from it. Feeble are those who petition, feeble are those on whom they petition\u2019. Wa aakiru Dawana Anil Hamulillahi Rabbil Aalameen. <\/p>\n
(Dr. Mohammed) To analyze \u2018The concept of God in Major Religions\u2019 adequately, for all present here today, in the limited time available, we would like the following rules to be followed, during the question and answer session. Questions asked should be on the topic \u2018Concept of God in Major Religions\u2019 only. Questions not relevant to the topic, including any general questions on religion, will not be allowed. Kindly state your questions briefly and to the point \u2013 Only one question at a time may be asked. For your second question, you would have to go at the back of the row again, and await your second chance, to ask your question. Three mikes have been provided for the questions from the audience in the auditorium \u2013 two in the front next to the stage on my right and left side, and one at the back in the ladies section. Please stand in the queue at one of the mike, if you wish to put a question to the speaker \u2013 And speak into the mike only when the mike handling assistants hand the mike to you. We will allow one question on each of the mikes, in clockwise rotation. Written questions on slip papers, which are available from our volunteers on the sides and in the center aisle, would be given secondary preference, after the questions on the mikes are answered by Dr. Zakir, and if time permits. Kindly state your name and profession before putting forward your question. May we have the first question from the ladies side please.<\/p>\n
(Q). As Salaam Wa Alaikum \u2013 I am Saba Baqai from Delhi, and my question to Zakir uncle is \u2013 the Christian concept of the God is the \u2018trinity\u2019\u2026 the father, the son and the holy ghost. But these are one \u2013 does this mean that they believe in only one God?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir). The sister has asked the question, that the Christians believe in \u2018trinity\u2019 \u2013 the father the son and the holy ghost, and that they are one. Does it mean that they also believe in one God? Sister, if you analyze, the word \u2018trinity\u2019 \u2013 it occurs, no where in the Bible. If you search the full Bible, the word \u2018trinity\u2019 doesn\u2019t exist anywhere in the Bible \u2013 Its not there in the Bible. But the word \u2018trinity\u2019 is there in the Holy Qu\u2019ran \u2013 But the word \u2018trinity\u2019 in there in the Holy Qu\u2019ran. The Holy Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Nisa, Ch. 4, V. No. 171, it says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Don\u2019t say trinity\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Desist, stop it, its better for you \u2013 For God in one God\u2019. It is again repeated in Surah Maidah, Chapter No. 5, Verse No. 73, it says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018They blaspheme, those who say that Allah is one of three, in a \u2018trinity\u2019- For there is no God, but Allah\u2019. The word \u2018trinity\u2019 is not mentioned in the Bible but it is there in the Qu\u2019ran \u2013 and Qu\u2019ran says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018Don\u2019t say trinity\u2019. The closest verse that you can find in the Bible, which can be taken for \u2018trinity\u2019 is the first Epistle of John, Chapter, No. 5, Verse No. 7 which says\u2026\u2018For there are three which bears record in heaven \u2013 the father, the word, and the holy Ghost \u2013 and these three are one\u2019. This verse of the Bible, 1st Epistle of John, Chapter 5, Verse No. 7, is the closest resemblance to \u2018trinity\u2019 in the full Bible. But if you read the \u2018Revised Standard Version\u2019, which has been revised by 32 scholars of the highest eminence, backed by 50 different Christian co-operating denominations \u2013 they have removed this verse from the Bible as an interpolation, as a concoction, as a fabrication. It was not removed by Muslims or non-Christian scholars \u2013 but it was removed by 32 Christian scholars of the highest eminence backed by 50 different co-operative denominations as an interpolation, as a concoction, as a fabrication, because it was not there in the original manuscript. We Muslims \u2013 we should thank the galaxies of DDs, \u2018the doctors of Divinity\u2019, for getting the Bible one step closer to the Qu\u2019ran \u2013 Closer to Islam. As the Qu\u2019ran says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018Don\u2019t say trinity\u2019. In fact if you analyze, as I said in my talk, Jesus Christ, (peace be upon him), never spoke about \u2018trinity\u2019- that father, son and Holy Ghost \u2013 they were one. In fact he said in the Gospel of John, Chapter 14, Verse No. 28, \u2018My father is greater than I\u2019, Gospel of John, Chapter No. 10, Verse No. 29, \u2018My father is greater than I\u2019, Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No. 12, Verse No. 28, \u2018I cast out devils with the spirit of God\u2019. Gospel of Luke, Chapter No. 11, Verse No. 20 \u2018With the finger of God, I cast out devil\u2019, Gospel of John Chapter No. 5, Verse No. 30, \u2018I can of my own self do nothing \u2013 As I hear I judge and my judgement is just \u2013 Because I seek not my will but the will of the Father who has sent me\u2019- He never spoke about \u2018trinity\u2019. In fact when he was asked that, \u2018which is the first of the commandments\u2019 \u2013 he said \u2013 its mentioned in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter No. 12, Verse. No. 29\u2026(Hebrew)\u2026 Which means, \u2018Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord\u2019. But if you ask the Christian Church \u2013 in the Catechism, they tell you that the Father is a person, the Son is a person, and the Holy Ghost is a person \u2013 but they aren\u2019t three persons, \u2013 they are one person\u2019. Person, person, person, but not three persons \u2013 one person \u2013 What language is this? 1+1+1 is equal to 3, Its not equal to 1. 1 into 3 is 3\u2026Not 1. So when we ask them that suppose, there are three triplets, identical triplets \u2013 If one of them commits murder, can you hang the other \u2013 they say\u2026 \u2018No\u2019. Then you ask them why? \u2013 Because each one has a different personality \u2013 If one of the triplets commit murder you cannot hang the other, because each one has a different personality. And when the Christian, when they think of the Father in heaven, they think like an old man like \u2018Santa Clause\u2019, sitting in the Heaven on one of the Planet with the earth as His foot stool. When they think about the son, that Jesus Christ, (peace be upon him), they think if a tall man who is fair, who has got blonde eyes like Jeffrey Hunter. You see in the movie \u2018King of Kings\u2019. He did the acting of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) \u2013 Jeffery Hunter \u2013 they have a certain mental picture. When they talk about Holy Ghost, they think of a \u2018dove\u2019 as the Bible says\u2026 \u2018which came upon Jesus Christ, peace be upon him when he was baptized\u2019 \u2013 Or they think it like a \u2018spirit\u2019 that came at the feast of Pentecost which is mentioned in the Bible. But when you ask the Christian that when you speak about trinity, how many pictures do you have in your mind \u2013 the Christian will tell you\u2026 \u2018One\u2019. Believe me he is lying to you, because 1+1+1 is three, it is not one. Hope that answer the question.<\/p>\n
Q. Assalaam wa Alaikum \u2013 My name is Mohammed Javed and my question is \u2013 why can God not take a human form?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The brother asked a question that why can God not take a human form. If God wants, he can take a human form \u2013 But the moment He takes a human form, he ceases to be God. Because God and man, they are two opposites \u2013 Man is mortal \u2013 God is immortal. You can\u2019t have a mortal and immortal person at the same time. Man has a beginning \u2013 God has got no beginning \u2013 You can\u2019t have a person who has a beginning and no beginning at the same time. Man has an end \u2013 God has no end \u2013 So you can\u2019t have a person, having an end and no end at the same time \u2013 It doesn\u2019t make sense. So you can\u2019t have a God man \u2013 You can either have God or you can have man \u2013 You can\u2019t have a God man. So if God takes human form, He ceases to be God\u2026 He becomes human being \u2013 Because man requires to eat \u2013 God does not require to eat. The Qu\u2019ran says in Surah Anam, Chapter 6, Verse No. 14, that\u2026\u2018He feedeth everyone, but doesn\u2019t require to be fed\u2019. The human beings, they require rest \u2013 They require sleep. The Qu\u2019ran says in Ayatul Qursi, Chapter. No. 2, Verse No. 255 which was also recited by the Qari, Brother Ashraf Mohammedy. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Allah, He is one and only, The Self Existing, the Eternal, no slumber can seize, nor does He require sleep \u2013 To Him belongs everything in the heaven and the earth\u2019. Therefore God, when He takes the human form, He ceases to be God \u2013 You can\u2019t have a god-man together. And if a God becomes human being and gives up His quality, and becomes man \u2013 why should we worship a human being? Because he has same powers as you and me \u2013 People will want to worship you and me also then. What is the use of worshipping a person who has same powers like you and me? And later on if someone tells me this same human being became God, its not possible. If human beings can become God, even you and I would become God tomorrow. Therefore if Allah wants He can become a human being, but He ceases to be a God \u2013 Therefore Allah will never want to become a human being. Allah can tell a lie if He wants \u2013 But He will never tell a lie \u2013 Because to lie is ungodly \u2013 The moment He lies, he ceases to be God. Allah can do injustice if He wants, but He will not \u2013 Because to do injustice is ungodly. As the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Nisa, Chapter 4, Verse No. 40, that\u2026 \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala is never unjust in the least degree\u2019. So if He does injustice, He ceases to be God. Allah Subhana Wa Taala, if He wants He can make a mistake \u2013 But he will not make a mistake, because to make mistake is ungodly. The Qur\u2019an says in Surah Taha, Chapter No. 20 V.52\u2026 \u2018That Allah does not make mistakes\u2019 Allah does not err. So if He makes a mistake He ceases to be God. Allah can forget if He wants \u2013 But He will not forget, because forgetting is an ungodly act. The Qur\u2019an says in Surah Taha, Chapter 20, V.52\u2026 \u2018Allah doesn\u2019t make a mistake, neither does he forget\u2019 -The moment He forgets, He ceases to be God. Therefore the Holy Qur\u2019an says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Verily Allah has power over all things\u2019 \u2013 In several places in Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2, V.No.106, In Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2, V.No.109, Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2 V.No.284, Surah Al Imran, Chapter No. 3, V. 29, Surah Nahl, Chapter 16, V.77, Surah Fatir, Chapter 35, V. No.1. And Allah says\u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018For Verily, Allah has power over all things\u2019 \u2013 But Allah only does Godly things, he doesn\u2019t do ungodly things. Because Qur\u2019an says in Surah Buruj, Chapter 85, V. No.16\u2026\u2018Allah is the doer of all He intents\u2019 \u2013 Whatever Allah intents He can do \u2013 But He only intents Godly things. This theory of God becoming a human form, is called as \u2018Anthropomorphism\u2019 \u2013 Almighty God taking a human form. And most of the major Religions, sometime or the other, they have in their Philosophy, that God has taken a human form \u2013 Some religion once, some several times. And they have a very beautiful logic for that \u2013 they say that God Almighty, He is so Pure, He is so Holy, He doesn\u2019t know regarding the feelings of the human being \u2013 regarding the shortcomings, the difficulties the human being can have. He is so Holy and Pure \u2013 And Allah Subhana Wa Taala doesn\u2019t know how does a human beings feel when he is hurt \u2013 How does he feel when he gets into trouble. So therefore, God Almighty came in the form of a human being in this world to set the rules for the human beings. On the face of it, very good logic \u2013 But I tell these people, that if I manufacture a tape recorder, do I have to become a tape recorder, to know what is good or what is bad for the tape recorder? No! I just write an instruction manual \u2013 that when you want to play the audio cassette, put in the cassette, press the play button \u2013 When you want to stop, press the stop button \u2013 When you want to fast forward, press the FF button \u2013 Don\u2019t drop it from a height it will get spoilt \u2013 Don\u2019t immerse it in water, it will get damaged. I write an instruction manual \u2013 I don\u2019t have to became a tape recorder to know what is good or what is bad for the tape recorder. Similarly, when Almighty God is our Creator, He doesn\u2019t have to become a human being to know what is good or what is bad for the human being. He sends an instruction manual and the last and the final instruction manual for the human being, is the holy Qur\u2019an. The Holy Qur\u2019an is the last and final instruction manual for the human beings \u2013 The do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for the human beings. And he need not come down in this world as a human being to give us the instructor manual \u2013 What does he do? He chooses a man, amongst men to deliver His message \u2013 whom we call as Messengers or Prophets with whom He communicates on a higher level, through the \u2018Revelation\u2019. It is so clear cut to any logical person, that God Almighty cannot take human form \u2013 Any fool can also understand. That\u2019s the reason the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2, Verse No.18\u2026.(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018The deaf, the dumb, the blind \u2013 they will not come to the true path\u2019. And the Bible gives the same message in the Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No.13, Verse No.13\u2026 \u2018Seeing they are see not, hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Rigveda also gives the same message in Book No. 10, Chapter No. 71, Verse No. 4\u2026\u2018That though they see the word, they see it not, though they hear the word, they hear not\u2019.<\/p>\n
(Dr. Muhammed) Next question from the ladies side.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalamwaalaikum, If all the major Religions and Scriptures speak about one God, then does it imply that all these Religious Scriptures \u2013 that is Bible, Vedas, etc., are the word of God \u2013 and does it further imply that which ever religion you follow, be it Islam, or Hinduism, or Christianity, it is one and the same?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The sister has asked the question, that I have quoted so many various Scriptures and proved about the concept of Almighty God \u2013 that is Monotheism \u2013 does it simply that all these religious Scriptures I quoted \u2013 they are the Word of Almighty God \u2013 and does it imply that irrespective whether you follow, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam, it is one and the same? Sister, many people have the misconception that Islam came into existence, and the founder of the religion of Islam was Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him), 1400 years ago. In fact Islam is there in existence since time immemorial \u2013 since man set foot on the earth. And the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Fatir, Chapter 35, Verse No.24\u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018There is not a nation or a tribe to whom We have not sent a warner\u2019. The Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Rad, Chapter No.13, Verse No.7\u2026(Arabic)\u2026. \u2018And to every nation have We sent a guide\u2019. By name only 25 are mentioned in the Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 But our Prophet Muhammed (Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam) \u2013 he said that there were more than 124 thousand messengers sent on the face of the earth. By name we know only 25, mentioned in the Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 Adam, Moses, Jesus, Solomon, Muhammed, (Peace be upon them all) \u2013 But there were more than one hundred and twenty four thousand messengers sent. Similarly by name we know only four Revelations of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, of Almighty God \u2013 the Torah, the Zabur, the Ingel and the Furqaan. The Torah is the \u2018Wahee\u2019, \u2018the Revelation\u2019 which was given to Moses (Peace be upon him), Zabur is the \u2018Wahee\u2019, \u2018the Revelation\u2019 which was given to David (peace be upon him), Ingel is the \u2018Wahee\u2019 \u2018the Revelation\u2019 which was given to Jesus (Peace be upon him), and Furqaan, that\u2019s \u2018the Holy Qur\u2019an\u2019 is the last and final revelation which was given to the last and final messenger, Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him). But if you analyze that all the other Scriptures, \u2013 whether are they the word of God or not \u2013 Bible, can I say it\u2019s the word of God or not? We believe in the Ingel, the \u2018Wahee\u2019 which was given to Isa Alaysalam \u2013 This Bible that the Christians have today, is not the \u2018Wahee\u2019 which we believe in. This Bible does contain the word of God \u2013 It also contains the word of Prophet, and also words of historians, as well as pornography. It is totally not the word of God \u2013 No wonder the Christian scholars, they are keeping on revising the Bible. We believe in the original \u2018Wahee\u2019 given to Isa Alaysalam \u2013 But the present Bible is not the correct \u2018Wahee\u2019- It may contain part of the \u2018Wahee\u2019. How to check up, which part is true? \u2013 We have to check it with the \u2018Furqaan\u2019 \u2013 And the Furqaan is the Holy Qur\u2019an. Simlilarly, if you analyze all the messengers that were sent before Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him) \u2013 all the revelations that came before Holy Qur\u2019an\u2026 all of these revelations and these messengers were only sent for their people and their message was supposed to be followed only for a particular limited time period. As the Holy Qur\u2019an Says in Surah Al-Imran, Chapter No.3, V.49, that\u2026 \u2018Isa Alysalaam \u2013 He was sent only for the Bani Israel\u2019. The message is repeated in Surah Saff, Chapter No.61, Verse No.6\u2026 \u2018that Isa Alysalam, the son of Mary was sent only for the Bani Israel\u2026 the children of Israel\u2019. The same message is given in Bible in the Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No.10, Verse No.5 to 6, that Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) tells his disciples that \u2018go ye not into the way of the Gentiles\u2019 Who are the Gentiles? The Non-Jews, the Hindus, the Muslims. \u2018Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, but rather go to lost sheep of the house of Israel\u2019 \u2013 that means he was only sent for the house of Israel. Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) said \u2013 It\u2019s mentioned in the Gospel of Mathew, Chapter No.15 Verse No.24 that \u2018I have not been sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel\u2019. So all the messengers, and all the revelations \u2013 by name only four revelations are given in the Holy Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n
But there were several revelations of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, like \u2018Sugfe Ibrahim\u2019 and various other Revelations. But all the revelations that came before the Holy Qur\u2019an, and all the messengers that came before Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him) \u2013 they were only sent for their people and for a particular time period. But our beloved Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him), the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Anbiya, Chapter 21, Verse No.107, it says\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026. \u2018That We have sent thee, not but as a mercy to the whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the worlds, as a mercy to all the creatures\u2019. The Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Saba, Chapter 34, Verse No.28 that \u2026(Arabic)\u2026 That \u2018We have sent thee not but as a universal messenger, giving glad tidings and warning them against sin \u2013 But most of the human kind yet do not know\u2019. Similarly all the Religious scriptures that were sent by Allah Subhana Wa Taala, that came before the Qur\u2019an, were only meant for that people, and for a particular time period. But the Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 it says in Surah Ibrahim, Chapter 14, Verse 52, as well as Surah Baqarah, Chapter 2 Verse 185, and Surah Al-Zumur, Chapter 39, Verse No.41, that it was sent for the whole of humanity. Regarding your question \u2013 that are these Scriptures \u2013 the Vedas, the Bible, the Zend Avesta, the Dasatir, the Upanishads \u2013 are they the word of Almighty God? What I can say \u2013 that we believe in \u2018Injil\u2019 as the word of God \u2013 But the present Bible is not the word of God. Regarding Veda, Upanishad, Geeta, Zend Avesta, Dasatir, I can say \u2013 may be they were the word of God \u2013 May be. I cannot say for sure, since the Qur\u2019an does not say that Vedas is the word of God \u2013 I cannot say for sure. I can only say \u2018may be\u2019 they were word of God. But even if they were the word of God, all the Scriptures besides the Holy Qur\u2019an, have been changed by human beings \u2013 they have been corrupted. As a famous critic of Islam, William Myore \u2013 He said 2 centuries before, that \u2018the only Religious Scripture which has maintained its purity, is the Holy Qur\u2019an for 12 centuries. William Myore, who is a very strong critic of Islam \u2013 he had \u2013 to agree that this Qur\u2019an has maintained its original purity for 12 centuries \u2013 He said this 200 years before. So regarding the messengers, whether Ram\u2026whether Ram whether Lakshman, all these, were they messengers of God or not? Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) \u2013 he was \u2013 Because the Qur\u2019an says. But the name of Ram and Buddha and Zorastras is not mentioned in the Qur\u2019an \u2013 What I can say, \u2018May be they were\u2019 \u2013 I don\u2019t know. But even if they were, they were only meant for that time, and they were only supposed to be followed by that particular people. The Scriptures that came before the Qur\u2019an, they were only meant for a particular group of people, and they were only meant to be followed till that time. So even if they were words of God \u2013 Even if the previous messengers were messengers of God \u2013 you only have to follow the last and final messenger \u2013 that is Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him). Even if the other scriptures were the word of God, today you have to follow the last and final message of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, \u2013 that is the Holy Qur\u2019an, and nothing else. Regarding \u2013 can you be a Christian, Hindu, Muslim, \u2013 is it the same? No sister it is not the same. Why \u2013 Because if you analyze the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Al Imran, Ch. 3 V. No. 52, that Jesus (Peace be upon him), he was a Muslim. Same thing, as the Bible says in Gospel of John, Ch. 5, V. No. 30\u2026\u2018I seek not my will, but the will of my Father\u2019. If you translate into Arabic, \u2018Not my will\u2026God\u2019s will\u2019\u2026 It is nothing but Islam \u2013 He was a Muslim. Abraham (Peace be upon him) \u2013 the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Al Imran, Ch.3, V. 67\u2026 \u2018He was not a Jew or a Christian \u2013 He was a Muslim\u2019. So today, if you have to choose any Religion \u2013 the Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Al Imran, Ch. 3, V. 19\u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018The only Religion acceptable in the sight of Allah (swt), is Islam\u2019. Though the other religions speak about Monotheism \u2013 only Monotheism is not sufficient. You have to believe in Tawheed \u2013 You have to do \u2018Ibada\u2019 of Allah (swt). That is why the Holy Qur\u2019an repeats the message in the Surah Al Imran Ch. 3, V.No.85, that\u2026 \u2018If anyone desires any other religion besides Islam\u2026 submitting will to Allah (swt) \u2013 it will not be accepted of him. And in the Hereafter, he will be among the losers\u2019. Hope that answers the question.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalamualaikum I am Adam Khan, I am a Mechanical Engineer by Profession. First, I congratulate you for the beautiful speech you had delivered. Now my question is, \u2018Water\u2019 is called by different names in different languages \u2013 Like in English as \u2018Water\u2019, the Hindi as \u2018Pani\u2019, in Tamil as \u2018Tanni\u2019 \u2013 Similarly if God is either called \u2018Ram\u2019 or \u2018Jesus\u2019 \u2013 it is not one and the same ?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The brother had posed a question that \u2013 \u2018Water\u2019 in different languages can be called as \u2018Water\u2019 in English, \u2018Pani\u2019 in Hindi, \u2018Tanni\u2019 in Tamil \u2013 Similiarly God is one \u2013 Can we not call him by \u2018Ram\u2019 or \u2018Jesus\u2019, etc. (Peace be upon him)? I mentioned in my talk, the Holy Qur\u2019an says, in Surah Isra, Chapter No. 17, Verse No. 110\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026\u2018Say call upon Him by \u2018Allah\u2019 or by \u2018Rehmaan\u2019 by whichever name you call upon him, to Him belongs the most beautiful names\u2019 You can call Allah Subhana Wa Taala by any name, but it should be a beautiful name, and it should not conjure a mental picture \u2013 It should contain the qualities of Almighty God. And the same message in repeated in Surah Taha, Chapter No. 20, Verse No. 8, in Surah Araf, Chapter No. 7, Verse No.180, as well as in Surah Al Hashr Chapter 59, Verse No. 24 which says\u2026 \u2018To Allah belongs the most beautiful names\u2019. You can call him by any name, but it should not conjure up a mental picture. Regarding your question that \u2018Water\u2019 is called by different names in different languages \u2013 and I know about it \u2013 In English its called as \u2018Water\u2019 in Hindi as \u2018Pani\u2019, in Tamil as \u2018Tanni\u2019 in Arabic its called as \u2018Mayae\u2019, in Surah Al Ambiya, Chapter 21, Verse No.30, In Sanskrit its called as \u2018Apah\u2019, \u2013 in Bhagwat Gita, Chapter No. 7, Verse No. 4. In shudh Hindi it\u2019s called as in \u2018Jal\u2019, In Gujrati as \u2018Jal\u2019 or \u2018Pani\u2019, in Marathi \u2018Pani\u2019, It\u2019s called as in Kannad, its called as \u2018Nir\u2019, in Telugu as \u2018Nirr\u2019 and Malayalam is \u2018Vellum\u2019. Various languages you can call. I gave you only 10 examples \u2013 Qur\u2019an gives 99 attributes to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. But there is no objection if you call \u2018Water\u2019 in any language, as long as it is water \u2013 in any language. But it should be water \u2013 it should not be something else. For example, if suppose someone comes and tells me that\u2026 \u2018I have been advised by my friend that \u2013 every day in the morning, I should have one glass of \u2018Pani\u2019. I know \u2018Pani\u2019 means water So I understand what he saying. But then he continues\u2026 \u2018But when I have that one glass of pani, I feel like vomiting\u2019 I ask him why do you feel like vomiting? So he tells me\u2026 \u2018because the water stinks \u2013 It is yellowish in colour. Later I realized that what he is talking is not \u2018Paani\u2019, it is \u2018Urine\u2019. So somebody told him that you have one glass of urine \u2013 But the name he gave was \u2018Pani\u2019. So you now call water by \u2018pani\u2019, \u2018tani\u2019, \u2018maya\u2019 \u2018apa\u2019, \u2018pani\u2019 no problem \u2013 but it should be \u2018water\u2019. You can call \u2018water\u2019 by any name \u2013 but anything else besides \u2018water\u2019, neither can you call it \u2018water\u2019, neither can you call it \u2018pani\u2019, neither can you call it \u2018tanni\u2019, neither can you call it \u2018Mayae\u2019. \u2018Water\u2019 as \u2018water\u2019 you can call \u2013 But \u2018something else\u2019 as \u2018water\u2019, you can\u2019t call. People may think that what an \u2018illogical example \u2013 even an ignorant person can make out the difference between Urine and water. Only a fool will not know the difference between urine and water. And I agree with him, that \u2018even an ignorant person knows the difference between urine and water\u2019. Similarly those people who know the concept of Almighty God, the correct concept \u2013 they say that \u2018these people who worship false gods, they are not only ignorant, they are foolish. Can\u2019t they differentiate between a true God and a false God? You give it any name, but if it\u2019s a true God, you can give it the name of God. If its not a true God, you are giving false god, the name of God \u2013 Aren\u2019t they foolish?.- They are foolish. For example, if you want to buy some gold \u2013 If there\u2019s a person who comes and wants to sell his gold jewelry to you, and he says, \u2018this is 24 Carat Sona\u2019. You know that \u2018Sona\u2019 in Hindi, means \u2018Gold\u2019 \u2013 In Arabic, it is \u2018Zahaba\u2019- You know it very well. But even after knowing that \u2018Sona\u2019 in Hindi is for \u2018Gold\u2019, yet you will not just buy it like that \u2013 You will verify whether the \u2018Sona\u2019, what he is calling \u201824 Carat Sona\u2019, \u2013 is it actually 24 Carat Gold or not? You will not just buy it off. What will you do? You will go to a goldsmith, and verify whether it is actually \u201824 Carat Sona\u2019 or not. And after verifying with the \u2018touchstone\u2019 \u2013 you know I gave the example of \u2018touchstone\u2019 in my talk \u2013 he tells you \u2018it is fake\u2019. Though the Jewelry was glittering \u2013 But all that glitters is not gold. You will verify before buying the \u2018Sona\u2019, whether it is actually \u2018Sona\u2019 or not. Why? \u2013 Because you have to pay money for it. You Know \u2013 You do not want to loose \u2013 Because you know if you loose a thousand Rupees. \u2026. or ten thousand Rupees. \u2013 It is precious. So why don\u2019t you do the same, when anyone says \u2018this is God? \u2013 You check it up with the touchstone. Which is the touchstone? \u2013 Surah Ikhlas, Chapter No. 112, Verse No. 1 to 4 which says\u2026 (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Say He is one and only\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026. Allah the Absolute and Eternal. (Arabic)\u2026 He begets not nor is He begotten.(Arabic\u2026..) There is nothing like Him\u2019. So anyone says \u2018this is God\u2019, you first check it up with the \u2018touchstone\u2019 whether actually He is God or not. If he fits in that definition, we have got no objection, accepting that person who they are calling as \u2018Almighty God\u2019. For example, suppose some lunatic \u2013 he says that \u2018Muhammed (Peace be upon him) \u2013 he is Almighty God\u2019. \u2013 A lunatic, if he says that. You know we Muslims we love our beloved Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him) \u2013 We love him \u2013 we will do anything for him \u2013 we obey him. Even the Non-Muslims \u2013 Michael H. Hart when he wrote a book on \u201cHundred most influential people in the world, \u2013 No. 1 he gave to the last and final messenger, Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him). Yet\u2026. Yet- inspite of that, we use the touch stone \u2013 Surah Ikhlas. Though we respect him maximum, amongst all the human beings -yet, we check with the touchstone \u2013 \u2018Surah Ikhlas\u2019. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Say He is Allah, one and only\u2019. Is Muhammed \u2013 one and only? (May Peace be upon him). Allah has sent several messengers he is not the only messenger. We agree, he is the last and final \u2013 But Qur\u2019an says, we have to believe in all the messengers \u2013 do not differentiate in the belief of the messengers. Second is \u2026(Arabic)\u2026. \u2018Allah the Absolute the Eternal\u2019. We know that our beloved Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him), he was a great human being \u2013 But he was not Absolute and Eternal. He toiled, he worked hard \u2013 His biography tells us that, he was even stoned many times \u2013 he prayed to Almighty God. he was not absolute the Eternal. Third test is (Arabic\u2026) \u2018He begets not, nor is He begotten\u2019. We know that he was born in Mecca, he had a father and mother, by the name of Abdullah and Ameena \u2013 He had parents. He had children also \u2013 Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), Ibrahim (may Allah may pleased with him) \u2013 he had. He was begotten and he also begetted. So he is not Allah Subhana Wa Taala for sure. Though we Muslims, we love our Prophet, we respect our Prophet, No Muslim in his true senses will ever say that Prophet Muhammed is Almighty God \u2013 Never! You know why? Because Allah Subhana Wa Taala has seen to it, that the Islamic creed, the \u2018Shahadah\u2019 says\u2026. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018There is no God but Allah, and Prophet Muhammed is the messenger of Allah\u2019. We say this 5 times a day, minimum \u2013 In the \u2018Adhan\u2019, In the \u2018Iqamah\u2019, before \u2018Salah\u2019, we always say \u2018There is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him), is the messenger of Allah\u2019 \u2013 He is the servant of Allah. To see to it \u2013 No one however much you may love, he may not equate him to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. So whoever you are saying is \u2018Almighty God\u2019, you use the touchstone \u2013 Whether it be Jesus, whether it be Ram, whether it be Krishna, whether it be Buddha, whether it be Mahavir \u2013 use the touchstone \u2013 I have given you the touchstone. On the day of the judgement, I can give \u2018Shahadah\u2019 to Allah Subhana Wa Taala that the thousands of people that were present here, I showed them how to use the touchstone. Now the God that you worship\u2026 the God that you worship \u2013 you apply this formula of \u2018touchstone\u2019 to that God. If it passes the touchstone, even I agree, He is Almighty God. If it does not pass, then you cannot call him God at all \u2013 Hope that answers the question.<\/p>\n
(Q) My name is M.D.Marathi \u2013 I am a technologist. Before I start, I just like to explain, that I would like to take the audience from the sentimental plane to a more scientific and rational plane \u2013 I hope I have your permission, please. Today\u2019s school books present the following information \u2013 \u2018In the course of evolution \u2013 the animal \u2013 man, or Homo Erectus, evolved 2 billion years ago with the brain size of 1000 cc, against the size of 400 cc of the Apes. Evolution continued with the brain growing to 1400 cc, 200 thousand years ago, and these animals were known as homosapians. The present form of man was evolved about 35,000 years ago, and is known as <\/p>\n
HomoSepians\u2026Sepians. And Propologist have estimated that man developed a speech center in his brain 50,000 years ago. Now the question is\u2026 \u2018In this record of development, when did God originate? And for what purpose?\u2019 No. 2\u2026 \u2018the progress of science has made it possible\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n
(Dr. Mohammed) Only one question sir<\/p>\n
(Q contd\u2026) This is in relation to that \u2013 if you cut it short or \u2026<\/p>\n
(Dr. Mohammed) No, No\u2026.<\/p>\n
(Q contd\u2026) The answer will not be long \u2013 Give me time for the question\u2026please\u2026 Ya\u2026Ya\u2026Okay. The progress of science has made it possible to clone all animals, including man, to produce any number of animals having all desired characteristics. If God ever existed\u2026 how much of the power attributed to God is now left with Him?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) Sorry?<\/p>\n
(Q contd\u2026) If God is ever existed\u2026 how much of the power attributed to God is now left with Him? 3rd one : God is described as \u2018A Sea of Kindness and Mercy\u2019 \u2013 Yet, all leaders of all religions, when faced with the prospect of death, rush a hospital like the one to next door \u2013 and never to a place of worship, where they preached all their life, \u2013 that man lives and dies by the wish of God \u2013 Is there any explanation for this phenomenon?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The brother has asked basically 3 questions \u2013 First he gave, according to him, \u2018the theory of evolution of man\u2019 and said\u2026 \u2018where does God fit in? Secondly, after God has created all these things, how much of His power has been reduced? Thirdly, that when you get sick you run to the hospital, not to the Temple or Church or Masjid \u2013 3 parts of the question. He said the answer will be short \u2013 the question was long \u2026 so imagine to give a detailed answer will take time. Brother, I will like to tell you that what you quoted about the Homosapiens, etc. \u2013 You are talking about \u2018The Theory of Evolution\u2019, brother \u2013 theory of Evolution. I am a medical doctor \u2013 I have not come across a single book in my life which says\u2026 \u2018The Fact of Evolution\u2019. It is \u2018Theory of Evolution\u2019. And even I know about the \u2018Theory of Evolution\u2019, and about the Darwin\u2019s theory. Complete answer\u2026 refer to my video cassette, \u2018Qur\u2019an and Modern Science \u2013 Conflict or Conciliation?\u2019 What Darwin said was only a theory. He wrote a letter to his friend Thomas Thompton in 1881 \u2013 \u2018That I believe in this theory of natural selection because \u2026I don\u2019t have any proof\u2026Only because it helps me in Natural Selection, it helps me in \u2018Embryology, in classification in Rudimentary Organ. There is no book saying \u2018the Fact of Evolution\u2019 \u2013 All the books say \u2018Theory of Evolution\u2019. That\u2019s why if we have to say to a friend that \u2013 \u2018if you were present at Darwin\u2019s time \u2013 Darwin\u2019s theory would have been proved right. Trying to insinuate you look like an Ape. There were missing links \u2013 Darwin himself said \u2018there were missing links\u2019. You spoke about the \u2018Homonoids\u2019- You only spoke about one wave \u2013 I will tell you about all the four waves. The first wave was \u2018Lucy\u2019\u2026 Lucy. Lucy was first wave, which name three and a half million years. You talk about 2 million years. I am telling you what Scientists have said 3 million years ago. Lucy \u2013 It died of, by the Ices. The second came the \u2018Homoerectus\u2019\u2026 Homoerectus\u2026 about 500,000 years. After that came the \u2018Neanderthal Man\u2019 \u2013 The 3rd wave about 40,000 years ago. And the last was the \u2018Cro-Magnon\u2019. But brother, there is no link between all these stages \u2013 It is only a hypothesis. According to P.P. Grashe\u2026 according to P.P. Grashe, who held the Chair of Evolutionary Studies in Paris, in Shojorn University, in 1971 \u2013 he said, \u2018it is letting our imagination run too wild \u2013 Just based on vestiges, to say who our ancestors were? I do know there are some people who speak about Darwin\u2019s theory \u2013 I am a medical doctor, I know about that \u2013 but do you know that there are hundreds of Scientists who speak against it. A few scientists \u2026 few scientists speak in favour, \u2013 but there are more who speak against it. For the complete answer refer to my video cassette, \u2018Qur\u2019an and Modern Science\u2019. There are few Scientists\u2026 because there is no \u2018Fact of evolution\u2019, they say\u2026 \u2018Let us support a theory\u2019. Qur\u2019an doesn\u2019t support any theory or hypothesis \u2013 Qur\u2019an speaks about facts. So regarding your 2 million years \u2013 Allah Subhana Wa Taala \u2013 No beginning \u2013 when man came, no one knows the exact date \u2013 no one knows, \u2026assumptions\u2026assumptions\u2026assumptions. But Qur\u2019an says\u2026 \u2018The first man was Adam (Alaysalam) and with it came Eve (may Allah be pleased with her)\u2019. Man hasn\u2019t reached that stage. There is not a single statement in the Holy Qur\u2019an, which Science has proved wrong yet. Hypothesis go against the Qur\u2019an \u2013 theories go against the Qur\u2019an. There is not a single scientific fact, which is mentioned in the Holy Qur\u2019an which goes against established science \u2013 It may go against theory. So brother, your thing is only supported by a few people \u2013 Not by the majority. Regarding 2nd part of the question, that\u2026 \u2018If Allah has created all these things, how less His power has become?\u2019. You can\u2019t understand Him completely. As the Qur\u2019an says in Surah Anam, Chapter No.6, Verse No.103\u2026 \u2018He is beyond comprehension\u2019. I can give you a simile \u2013 Not exactly same. An ocean \u2013 If you take a drop out of the ocean, how much does the level of the ocean go down? How much? How much? Yet\u2026yet, inspite of this, the difference between Allah becoming less when He creates things, and the difference between the level of the ocean becoming less is infinite. The level of the ocean may become .000000 somewhere .00 somewhere it will end. But Allah Subhana Wa Taala not even, and not even a bit, become less. He is \u2018All Powerful\u2019 \u2013 That is Allah Subhana Wa Taala. If such a God who becomes less\u2026 you do not worship such God who become less. He goes on creating \u2013 He will, sometime lose His power. So this God, He is Eternal, Absolute. As I said in my talk, He is Absolute and Eternal. Everything depends on Him \u2013 He doesn\u2019t depend on anything. Where did Allah come? Allah was before the Universe was created \u2013 Does He fit in? Where did He get created? \u2013 He is uncreated. You are asking me the question when did He came into existence \u2013 He is uncreated. Its like you asking me \u2013 that when I tell that my friend \u2013 he told me, \u2018That my brother, Tom, he gave birth to a child \u2013 Is the child, girl or a boy? I being a doctor, know very well that a man cannot give birth to a child \u2013 So where does the question come \u2013 whether it\u2019s a girl or a boy. So you are asking me when did Allah came into the picture? Allah is uncreated \u2013 because He is uncreated, the question doesn\u2019t arise \u2013 When did He come? He is there \u2013 The question doesn\u2019t arise. Regarding the third part of the question \u2013 that when people get sick, they run to the hospital \u2013 they do not run to the temple, they don\u2019t run to the mosque, nor to the church. The brother, may not be knowing \u2013 all the people \u2013 I am a doctor, I know, that when the doctors give up \u2013 the thing we doctors say \u2013 we doctors say. \u2026Arabic\u2026. \u2018It is He who cures\u2019. That doesn\u2019t mean, if a person gets sick \u2013 only go the Temple. Because the Qur\u2019an says in Surah Nahl, Chapter No.16, Verse 43, as well as in Surah Furqaan Ch. 25, Verse. 59, \u2018If you are in doubt, go to a person who knows \u2013 who is an expert.<\/p>\n
If you get sick, besides praying to Allah Subhana Wa Taala, go to a person who is an expert in medicine \u2013 go to a doctor. Qur\u2019an says that. But even after going to the doctor, have faith in Allah, because He is the person who cures you. He can cure you with a doctor or without a doctor. So Allah Subhana Wa Taala says. \u2018We don\u2019t believe in blind belief \u2013 No Muslim scholar will ever say, \u2018if you are sick, don\u2019t go to a doctor\u2019. Go to a doctor, but finally the Person who cures is Allah Subhana Wa Taala. That is why all the doctors when all their brain, all their science, and all the medicines fail, they say\u2026 \u2018it is only Allah who can save you\u2019.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalaamu Alaikum brother. I am Dr. Qamar Aara and my question \u2013 is Christians explain the concept of \u2018trinity\u2019 as well as, \u2018that God can take human form\u2019 \u2013 by giving the example that water can be present in 3 states \u2013 as \u2018solid\u2019 like ice, \u2018liquid\u2019 as water, and \u2018gas\u2019 as vapour \u2013 Yet it is one and the same water. Similarly a person can also be a father, a brother, a business man at the same time \u2013 But yet he is one and the same person \u2013 So why not the father, the son and the holy sprit?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The sister has asked the question regarding \u2018trinity\u2019. The Christians have the concept of \u2018trinity\u2019, \u2013 father, son, holy ghost. Her previous question was \u2013 I had proved it from the Bible, that Jesus (peace be upon him) never believed in \u2018trinity\u2019. Now she gave an example \u2013 She has given a human logic, asking a question, that if water can be present in three states \u2013 as Solid, Liquid and Gas \u2013 as Ice, Water and Vapour \u2013 When water can be in 3 states, why can\u2019t God be? Similarly, the Christian missionaries \u2013 they pose the question\u2026 \u2018Even God Almighty can be present in three forms \u2013 the father, son, and holy ghost. But if you analyze, I do agree matter can be in three states \u2013 Solid, Liquid and Gas. But you should realize that if water is present in 3 states\u2026 solid, liquid, gas \u2013 as ice, water, and vapour, in all the three states \u2013 the constituents, the component of water is the same\u2026 H2O. Even if its ice, the constituent and component is H2O \u2013 Even when it is water it is H2O \u2013 Even when it is vapour it is H2O \u2013 Even when it is ice\u2026 even when it is gas or liquid, it is H2O \u2013 That\u2019s very important. Now lets analyze the example they gave of \u2018trinity\u2019 \u2013 Father, son and holy ghost. In 3 forms if you say\u2026 for the sake of argument, I agree \u2013 but are the constituents of all these three things, \u2013 father, son, that is Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) and holy ghost, the same? We know very well that human beings have got flesh and bones \u2013 A spirit and God Almighty have got no flesh and bones. Human beings require to eat -God Almighty does not require to eat. And the same message Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) gave \u2013 Its mentioned in the Gospel of Luke Ch. No.24, V.No.39 to 43. That, \u2018Behold my hands and feet \u2013 Its I myself. Handle me and see \u2013 that a spirit has got no flesh and bones as you see me have. And he gave his hands and feet \u2013 And they were overjoyed. To prove what? that he was not a spirit \u2013 he was not God Almighty. And the verse continues \u2018Do you have meat to eat\u2019 and the next verse says that he ate broiled fish and honey comb. To prove what? \u2013 that he was God? To prove that he was not God! Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) said, \u2018A spirit has no flesh and bones, as I have proving that he was not a spirit \u2013 he was not Almighty God. Regarding the second example \u2013 sister gave the example, that a person can be a father, a brother and a businessman at the same time, \u2013 So why can\u2019t God be father, son and holy ghost. It\u2019s a very good example, and I do agree that one person can be a father, can be a brother, and can be a businessman at the same time. Many people out here also may be father, brother and businessman at the same time. But if suppose, the sister of that man tells a secret to the brother, but natural even the father and businessman will know that secret, because he is one and the same person. If a sister tells a secret to the brother, who is a father and a businessman at the same time \u2013 when the secret is told to the brother, even the \u2018father\u2019 part of that man, and \u2018businessman\u2019 part of the man will know the secret. But when you read in the Bible, in the Gospel of Mark, Ch. No. 13, Verse No. 32, it says \u2018Of that day, of that hour, knoweth no man, \u2013 no, not even the angels in the heaven, nor the son of man, but the father\u2019. \u2018The knowledge of the hour of that day \u2013 no one knows. Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) said \u2018Except the Father\u2019 \u2013 not even the angels, not even himself. If Father -, the God Almighty, and Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), were one and the same \u2013 then if knowledge of hour is known to God Almighty, even Jesus should know about it (peace be upon him). So this proves that they were not one. Further\u2026 further, if the brother dies, even the man and the businessman will die\u2026 If the brother dies, even man and businessman will die. So when Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), according to the Bible\u2026 according to the Christians, he died on the Cross \u2013 do you mean to say even God Almighty and the Holy ghost died?<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalmu alaikum, I am Riaz Wadgaonkar\u2026 and a businessman. Sir, my question is \u2013 Allah is the most appropriate name for God \u2013 So besides Qur\u2019an is it mentioned in any other religions scriptures?<\/p>\n
(A) (Dr. Zakir) \u2013 The brother posed the question that \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019,as explained in my talk\u2026 is an appropriate name for \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Almighty God\u2019.<\/p>\n
Is this name \u2018Allah\u2019 mentioned anywhere else in the other Religious Scripture? If you analyze, most of the Religious Scriptures which have concept of Almighty God \u2013 somewhere or the other, most probably, one of the attributes of God Almighty is \u2018Allah Subhana Wa Taala\u2019. For example, if you read the Bible \u2013 in the Hebrew language, they call \u2018God Almighty\u2019 as \u2018Elohim\u2019. \u2018Him\u2019 is a sign of respect in the Semitic languages. So actually it is \u2018Elo\u2019. \u2018Elo\u2019 for God. And if you read the Bible Old Testament also, it says, for God, \u2018Elo\u2019, or \u2018Ela\u2019. And in the English Bible, revised by Reverend Scofield \u2013 he gives the spelling of \u2018Ela\u2019 as alternatively, either as \u2018El\u2019 or \u2018Elah\u2019 or \u2018Alah\u2019. It is pronounced as \u2018Elah\u2019, \u2018El\u2019, \u2018Elah\u2019 or \u2018Alah\u2019. We Muslims when we write in English \u2018Allah\u2019, \u2013 we write \u2018Allah\u2019 But Reverend Scofield wrote \u2018Alah\u2019. They pronounce \u2018Elah\u2019, we pronounce \u2018Allah\u2019. When I was in school, I was taught T-O to, D-O\u2026 do, G-O\u2026 GO, is what? Not goo\u2026 it is go. I was taught B-U-T\u2026 but, C-U-T\u2026 Cut, N-U-T\u2026 Nut, P-U-T\u2026 not Put\u2026But. I said\u2026\u2018What sort of a language is this?\u2019 They said\u2026\u2018No, you have to say B-U-T\u2026 but\u2026 not boot\u2019. And if I have to pass the examination, even I say \u2018BUT\u2019 \u2013 \u2018but\u2019. Go \u2013 is not goo \u2013 it is go. I have to, because its their language. Similarly we know how to pronounce correctly \u2013 \u2018Allah\u2019. They say \u2018Alah\u2019- we say no problem. The right pronunciation is \u2018Allah\u2019. Later on when Reverend Scofield realized what he had done \u2013 that he is coming closer to the Qur\u2019an \u2013 may be people took objection \u2013 In the Revised Edition that thing is taken out \u2013 \u2018Alah\u2019 is taken out. So now when you get those copies\u2026 English Bible \u2013 only \u2018El\u2019 and \u2018Elah\u2019 is there \u2013 \u2018Alah\u2019 is not there. But inspite of that, yet Alhamdulillah, by the Grace of Allah Subhana Wa Taala in every Bible, yet the name of \u2018Allah\u2019 is there. Because according to the Bible, when Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) allegedly he was crucified \u2013 its mentioned in the Gospel of Mathew, Ch. No. 27, Verse No. 46, as well as the Gospel of Mark, Ch. No. 15, V.No.34 \u2013 when he was put on the cross, he cried out \u2018Elai Elai Lama Sabac thani\u2019- so as to say \u2018Oh God, Oh God, why have thou forsaken me. \u2018If you analyze and ask them that \u2013 what is, \u2018Elai, Elai Lama Sabacthani\u2019. It is a Hebrew quotation, but it has been maintained \u2013 even in the English Bible. It has been maintained. And then they translate\u2026 \u2018Elai Elai Lama Sabacthani\u2019\u2026 \u2018Oh God, Oh God, why have thou forsaken me?\u2019. Some people say\u2026 \u2018the name of God is \u2018Jehovah\u2019. So I ask them, \u2018does \u2018Elai Elai Lama Sabach thani\u2019 \u2013 sound like \u2018Jehovah \u2018Jehovah\u2019 why has thou forsaken me? They say\u2026 \u2018No\u2019. Does it sound like \u2018Jesus\u2026 Jesus (peace be upon him), why has thou forsaken me?\u2019. They say\u2026 \u2018No\u2019. Hebrew and Arabic language are sister languages. If you translate\u2026 \u2018Elai Elai Lama Sabactani\u2019 into Arabic\u2026 it is \u2018Allah Allah Lama Sabachtani\u2019. Does it sound similar? \u2013 Yes! Why? \u2013 Sister languages. And the best part of it is that, the Bible has been translated into more than 2000 different languages \u2013 and in every language, this quotation is verbatim\u2026 the same\u2026 \u2018Elai Elai Lama Sabachtani\u2019 Whether it is a Tamil Bible, Chinese Bible, Hebrew Bible, any Bible \u2013 this Hebrew quotation has been maintained, and the word \u2018Allah\u2019 (Subhana Wa Taala) is there, in each and every translation of the Bible. This word \u2018Allah\u2019, \u2013 the Guru Nanak, one of the attributes he gave to God, is \u2018Rahim\u2019- Also he gave \u2018Allah\u2019. If you read the Hindu Scripture Upanishad \u2013 one of the Upanishad is called as the \u2018Allo Upanishad\u2019, and God Almighty is called by \u2018Allah\u2019 several times. Even in Rigved\u2026even if you read the Rigved, the name of \u2018Allah\u2019 (Subhana Wa Taala) \u2013 one of the attributes is given in Book No. 2, Hymn No.1, Verse No. 11 \u2013 the name \u2013 one of the attributes of God Almighty as, \u2018Allah\u2019. They write it as \u2018Ila\u2019. But when you pronounce it, we have to tell them \u2013 Pronounce it as Allah. Hope that answer your question.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalaam Alaikum \u2013 My name is Haji Muhammed. Brother Zakir\u2026 Brother Zakir, you mentioned in your talk that Jesus never claimed Divinity. But it is mentioned in the Bible that Jesus said\u2026 \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 Does this not simply that he claimed Divinity?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) Brother has asked a question that I said in my talk, that nowhere does the Bible say \u2018that Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) claimed Divinity\u2019 \u2013 And he gave a quotation of the Bible, that Jesus said \u2018I and my father one\u2019. What the brother is quoting is, a verse from the Bible, in the Gospel of John, Ch. No.10, Verse No.30, which does say\u2026 \u2018I and my father are one\u2019. But when you ask the Christian missionaries, that\u2026 \u2018What is the context?\u2019 I have not yet met a Christian missionary, who can tell you the context without opening the Bible. He knows \u2018I and my father are one\u2019, but he does not know the context. For example, if I quote to someone, that the Qur\u2019an says, \u2018Does not pray\u2019 \u2013 Most of the Muslims would be shocked \u2013 what am I saying? And if you open it up, it says\u2026 \u2018Do not pray\u2019 \u2013 but its half the verse. Surah Nisa Ch.4, Verse No.43, says \u2018Do not pray with your mind befogged\u2019 \u2013 Do not pray when you are intoxicated. So if I only quote\u2026 Do not pray \u2013 It will mean Qur\u2019an says, \u2018Don\u2019t pray\u2019 \u2013 half the quotation. So for the context, \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 \u2013 you have to go to the Gospel of John, Ch. No.10, Verse No. 23, and I am quoting from my memory, that \u2018Jesus walked into the temple, in Solomon\u2019s porch\u2019. Verse No. 24 says, and the Jews came around him and asked him. \u2018How long does thou make us doubt? \u2013 If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly\u2019. Verse No.25 says, \u2018I told you, but you believe me not \u2013 the works that I do in my father\u2019s name, \u2013 they bear witness of me. Verse No.26 says that, \u2018you believe not because you are not my sheep, as I said unto you\u2019. The Jews, they are asking Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) that \u2018Why don\u2019t you speak plainly?\u2019. So he tells them that\u2026\u2018Yes I am the Messiah \u2013 I have told you clearly, but because you are not my sheep, you don\u2019t believe in me. Verse No.27 continues\u2026Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) continues saying that\u2026 \u2018My sheep \u2013 they hear my voice, and I know them \u2013 and they follow me. Verse No.28, that\u2026 \u2018I give them eternal life \u2013 no man can pluck them out of my hand, and they shall not perish\u2019. Verse No.29 says \u2018My father who giveth to me, He is greater than all \u2013 No man can pluck them out of my father\u2019s hand. Then Verse No. 30 says, \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Any person who has little bit sense can make out, \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 doesn\u2019t mean one \u2013 as one person. It means one is purpose. Verse No.28 says, \u2018No man can pluck them out of my hand \u2013 Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) says- \u2018No man can pluck them out of my hand\u2019. Verse No.29 is saying. \u2018No man can pluck them out of my father\u2019s hand\u2019. Verse No.30 says \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 -In purpose. Both Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) and Almighty God \u2013 they are one in purpose. If I say that my father is a doctor\u2026 and he is a doctor\u2026 Alhamdulillah \u2013 Even I am a medical doctor. If I say, \u2018I and my father are one\u2019 \u2013 What does it mean? It means one in purpose \u2013 As medical profession, my father is a doctor \u2013 Even I am a doctor. It doesn\u2019t mean that \u2018I and my father are one\u2019. It means my father is a medical doctor \u2013 even I am a medical doctor. But Christians say \u2018No.. No \u2013 it means \u2018one\u2019 \u2013 actual Unity. So we say\u2026 \u2018Okay, you say actual unity\u2026 let us read further\u2019. If you go ahead in the Gospel of John, Ch. No.17, Verse No.21, it says that, Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) said that\u2026 \u2018Ye all of them are one \u2013 My father in me, and I in thee, we all are one\u2019. \u2018Does it mean that God Almighty, is in Jesus Christ\u2026 and Jesus Christ is in all his 12 disciples. So there will be 14 gods \u2013 Jesus Christ, God Almighty, and 12 disciples. The same \u2018one\u2019 is used there, and here. If you go to the source, the same word is used \u2013 If you go to the Greek\u2026 the same word is used \u2013 So does it mean you have 14 gods? And among those disiples, Judas was a traitor -. Even he is God? Thomas doubted Jesus Christ (peace be upon him ) \u2013 is he God? \u2013 \u2018Peter\u2019 \u2013 Jesus Christ says \u2026 \u2018is satanic?\u2019- Is he also God? No, \u2013 all of them, God Almighty \u2013 Jesus Christ and the Apostles, are one in purpose \u2013 they are same. Again if you go 2 verses ahead \u2013 Gospel of John, Ch. 17, Verse 23, says that, \u2018I am in thee, and you are in me\u2019\u2026 he tells the disciples. Does it make all them God? No! It means one in purpose. But then Christians will say, \u2018I have quoted the first part\u2026 why don\u2019t you quote after that\u2026 after Verse No.30 \u2013 Gospel of John Chapter 10. Lets go ahead \u2013 Gospel of John, Ch. No. 10, Verse No.31. says, \u2018And Jews picked up stones again, to stone at Jesus (peace be upon him) Verse No. 32, says\u2026 \u2018And Jesus (peace be upon him) asked them \u2013 for which of the good works of my father, do you stone me?\u2019 Verse No. 33, says that\u2026\u2018We don\u2019t\u2019 stone you for any good works, but because you blashpheme \u2013 being a man, you call yourself God \u2013 that is why we stone you\u2019. Verbatim\u2026I am reading from my memory \u2013 Any person who wants to check up, can check up. It is there in the Bible \u2013 Gospel of John, Ch. 10, Verse 23 onwards\u2026 I am quoting. So Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) gives the answer \u2013 the Jews say that see he is trying to blaspheme, calling himself \u2018God\u2019. Good riddance \u2013 they want to kill him \u2013 good riddance. The Christians say ooh! the Jews called him God Almighty \u2013 See they understood him correctly \u2013 for redemption. One wants for redemption \u2013 they are calling him God \u2013 the other group of people for good riddance. But the answer is given in the next verse \u2013 Verse no. 34, of John Ch. 10, Gospel of John, Ch. 10, says that\u2026\u2018Is it not mentioned in your Scriptures that ye are gods? \u2013 and if the person to whom the word\u2019 of God came \u2026 if he says\u2026 \u2018god\u2019 \u2013 the Scripture is not broken. If you check up in the Bible, in the Psalms, Ch. No. 82, Verse No.6, does say that, \u2018Ye are gods\u2019. So Jesus Christ gave the answer, that the person to whom the \u2018Word\u2019 of God came, if you call him \u2018God\u2019, it is not blaspheme. It is meaning that\u2026 they are one in purpose. Hope that answers the question. <\/p>\n
(Q) Assalam Alaikum, \u2013 this is Yaseen Ahmed \u2013 I am a Software Engineer by profession. My question is \u2013 the Hindu Pandits and Scholars, agree that the Vedas, and other Hindu Religious Scriptures prohibit idol worship, but initially because the mind may not be matured, therefore an idol is required for concentration while worshipping. After the mind reaches higher consciousness, the idol is not required for concentration. What do you have to say about it? The brother has asked the question, that the Hindu Pandits and Scholars \u2013 they agree that the Vedas is against idol worship, against making an image of Almighty God \u2013 but they give the logic that initially, because the mind is not matured, you require \u2018idol\u2019 to concentrate. Later on, when you reach higher consciousness, \u2018idol\u2019 is not required. If this is the logic, then I would like to say that we Muslims have already reached the higher consciousness. We don\u2019t require\u2026We don\u2019t require any \u2018idols\u2019 to concentrate on Almighty God \u2013 We have already reached the higher consciousness \u2013 If this is the logic. But now let us analyze. Once I was having a discussion with a Swami, from the ISKCON, \u2018Hare Rama Hare Krishna\u2019 \u2013 you know its there in Bombay \u2013 \u2018Hare Rama Hare Krishna\u2019. He came to IRF, and we were having a discussion on idol worship. So he gave me the example that brother Zakir, see when your son asks you, \u2018why does it thunder? \u2018So you tell him that \u2018Aayee maa chacki Peesti hai\u2019. \u2018Aayee maa chacki Peesti hai\u2019 \u2013 \u2018that is the Grand mother in heaven, she is grinding flour. Why? Because the child is innocent \u2013 He can\u2019t understand \u2013 Therefore we give this. Similarly, human beings\u2026 because they are immature initially, \u2013 idol is allowed \u2013 Later on when they get matured, idol is not allowed. So I tell them\u2026 and I told this, Swami from ISKCON, \u2018Hare Rama Hara Krishna\u2019, that I will never tell my child, when he asks me, \u2018why does it thunder?\u2026 that \u2018Aayee maa chakki peesti hai\u2019 \u2018Grandmother is grinding flour\u2019. You know why, \u2013 because to tell a lie, is \u2018Haraam\u2019 \u2013 Its wrong to tell a lie, in Islam. You cannot tell\u2026even if it\u2019s a white lie \u2013 you can\u2019t say. In extreme cases, certain cases\u2026 when someone puts a gun, and you lie \u2013 that\u2019s a different thing \u2013 Otherwise normal circumstances, why should a person lie? Because, if I tell my son, \u2018that Aayee Ma chakki peesti hain\u2019 \u2018Grandmother is grinding flour in heaven\u2019 \u2013 when he goes to school, and when the teacher teaches him that the thundering after lightning, is due to expansion of rapidly heated air \u2013 he will think, the teacher is lying And afterwards when he comes to know the fact he will say \u2018my father was a liar\u2019. \u2018Ayee Maa Chakki nahin peesti hai\u2019. So this is the problem. Then why should we say such wrong things? And this philosophy is there, common amongst all human beings \u2013 Common most of them, if not all. And you know, we have\u2026 like people who stay in a building\u2026 like, when they play with their children \u2013 you know they throw the toy out \u2013 \u2018Kawwa lekey gaya\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Crow has taken it\u2019. \u2013 You know. You do the action of throwing the toy out of the building \u2013\u2018Kawwa lekey gaya\u2019. Then you find even your child is throwing out toys. And then when you ask these parents\u2026\u2018Why are your children throwing out toys? \u2018Woo toh\u2026 everyone does \u2013 Sab log karte \u2013 Sab children phektain hai. The mother will tell\u2026 \u2018all the children throw out toys \u2013 So if my child throws\u2026 what is great?\u2019 All the children don\u2019t throw \u2013 It is because most of the parents do this trick.- Kawa leke gaye. So even he wants to do that trick \u2013 Even he throws it out. My son, Alhamdullillah we are staying in 9th storey,\u20269th storey in Mazgaon. My son has never thrown out any toys. You know why? I have never played that trick with him \u2013 \u2018Kawwa leke gaya\u2019. So you teach wrong things and your child remains following wrong things. Best is to give the answer \u2013 Simplify\u2026Simplify and give the answer, to the best of the their understanding. I know the child\u2026 many things, he doesn\u2019t understand \u2013 Give the answer in a simple way. But if you don\u2019t know the answer, you should have the guts to tell the truth\u2026 \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019. But most of the children specially nowadays, they won\u2019t take the simple answer. If I tell my son \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019 \u2013 he will tell me\u2026 \u2018Abba, why don\u2019t you know?\u2019 So what happens, then we have to do our homework \u2013 We have to go and find the answer \u2013 It educates us, as well as our children. But never tell a lie -You can never let your child grow up on falsehood. There are other Pandits, when I have discussions, they give me the example that, \u2018See brother Zakir, we don\u2019t know that Vedas are against idol worship, and its wrong to do idol worship. But initially, in standard one, because the mind is not matured, idol worship is fine \u2013 But when they graduate, then idol worship is not required. So I tell them that if a person goes to school in standard one, the fundamental, the basics, of any subject should be strong. If the basics and fundamentals are strong\u2026 in future \u2013 even the structure will be strong. If the basics are not strong, the structure may not be strong. So if a teacher teaches in Standard One\u2026 in Mathematics, 2 + 2 = 4. Even after he goes to standard 3,4,5 and he passes school, when he becomes a graduate, even if he does Ph.d in mathematics, yet 2 + 2 will always remain 4. He may learn Trigonometry, Algebra, Logarithms\u2026but the basics of Arithmatics addition 2 + 2, will remain the same. If the teacher teaches wrong things, 2 + 2 is 5, or 2 + 2 is equal to 6, in Standard 1 \u2013 what will happen to the student when he graduates?. Therefore the basics should always be strong \u2013 the fundamentals should always be strong. And these Scholars, they know very well, the fundamentals of the Vedas are regarding concept of God \u2013 \u2018that God has no image\u2019. You cannot make any idol of God \u2013 that is the fundamental. I ask these people, that if you know that the followers of your Religion are doing wrong things, it is your duty to correct them. If your son says 2+2=5, will you keep quiet\u2026In standard one? You will say \u2013 \u2018NO\u2019 \u2018NO\u2019, let him graduate, and then I will tell him that 2+2 = 4 -Will you say that? You will correct him initially \u2013 you won\u2019t wait till he graduates. As much as you can explain, you explain. So if you know that the Vedas, are against idol worship, it is their job to tell the people, that this is the fundamental of faith. Even in the initial stages, you can worship Allah Subhana Wa Taala, without any idol. Hope that answers the question.<\/p>\n
(Dr. Mohammed) Now we would allow one question on the slip, and one on the mike, in continuing in the clockwise rotation, so that we give an opportunity for the people, who have taken the trouble to write the question on the slip, One question on the slip \u2013 then on the mike again on the slip, then on the mike, again on the slip, then on the mike.
\n (SLIP) The question is, when all believe in one God, why people fight in the name of God, and in the name of Religion?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir) The person asked the question- that if all the people, all the human beings, or most of them believe in one God\u2026 believe in one type of religion \u2013 why do they fight? \u2013 Why are there so much of in fighting, riots, etc. No religion, which I know of, tells that people should fight with each other unnecessarily \u2013 No religion says that. Neither the Qur\u2019an, neither the Veda, neither the Bible \u2013 Unnecessarily you should not. And the Holy Qur\u2019an says, in Surah Maidah, Ch.No. 5, Verse No. 32, if any one kills any human being, unless it be for murder or creating mischief in the land, it is as though you have killed the whole of humanity\u2019. Qur\u2019an doesn\u2019t say, \u2018if you kill a Muslim you have killed the whole of humanity \u2013 If you kill any human being, unless it be for murder, or creating mischief in the land, it is as though you have killed the whole of humanity. So no religion teaches, that people should fight with each other unnecessarily. Suppose people are trying to oppress you, then most of the Religions say that you should put that oppressor back in its place. Qur\u2019an says that in Surah Anfal, Surah Tawba, that if the people try to drive you out of your house, out of your faith, out of your land, then\u2026 you can fight them for self defense. Even the Geeta\u2026the whole Bhagwad Geeta \u2013 it is known as the \u2018Nectar\u2019 of the Vedas \u2013 Lord Krishna, he is giving advice to Arjun that\u2026 \u2018See you fight for the truth \u2013 Even if the opposite people are relatives, don\u2019t stop\u2026 If they are in the wrong \u2013 you fight. The Qur\u2019an says in Surah Isra, Ch. 17, Verse 81\u2026.(Arabic)\u2026.. \u2018That when truth is hurled against falsehood, falsehood perishes, for falsehood in by its nature bound to perish\u2019. The Qur\u2019an is a \u2018Healing\u2019 and \u2018Mercy\u2019 for those who believe \u2013 It was revealed in stages. But for those who are unbelievers it is nothing but loss after loss. So basically no Religion tells you to fight, unless in self defense. Even the police kills the robber, in self defense \u2013 Kills the criminals. But yet I do know that people fight. Why?\u2026 Is the big question \u2013 You know what\u2019s the reason? Why?\u2026 Is the big question \u2013 You know what\u2019s the reason? The reason is, people fight for power, for material things. The politician \u2013 he wants \u2018vote\u2019. So what does he do? He instigates a riot\u2026a riot and then you get marginalized \u2013 And then Hindus vote Hindus, and Muslim vote Muslims -Politicians. If a builder wants a land \u2013 You can\u2019t acquire the land because there are 1000 huts there. What does he do? He instigates a riot on the base of religion \u2013 the huts are burned down and then he builds a big building on that land, for money. So these people, for power, for money, for material requirements \u2013 these people, they instigate the riots. Otherwise, the common Hindus, the common Muslims \u2013 Alhamdullillah, we love each other \u2013 We love our Non Muslim brothers. Bombay\u2026 you know Bombay, even during partition, there was not such a riot as we had a couple of years ago. Were engineered by whom? Politicians! Politicians engineered it \u2013 All because, for power, for material desires. Otherwise, no religion says that you should fight with one another. We do know \u2013 we have similarities \u2013 We agree with that \u2013 We have differences also. But a politician, on front of everyone, he will say, \u2018Ram bhi Khuda, \u2026 Allah be Khuda\u2019 \u2013 Front of you \u2013 And behind he goes and engineers riots. See we don\u2019t believe in Pseudo secularism. If suppose two people are there \u2013 one person is saying 2+2 = 4, the other person is saying 2+2=5. That does not mean Oh! He is such a good man, 2+2 is also equal to 4, 4, 2 + 2 is also equal to 5. I am very desh bakth\u2026 secular person. What secular? Hypocrisy! I should have the guts to say-\u2018see what you are saying 2 + 2 = 4 is right \u2013 what you are saying 2+2=5, is wrong\u2026 but I will not fight with you. I will tell you the truth, I will not fight with you. Then the Qur\u2019an says in Surah Kafirun, Ch. 109, Verse No. 1 to 6. \u2026(Arabic)\u2026. \u2018Say to those who reject faith \u2013 I will not worship what you worship, nor will you worship what I worship. I will not be worshipping that which you want me to worship, nor will you worship what I worship. To you is your way, to me is mine\u2019?- To you is your religion, to me is mine.<\/p>\n
I will present the truth to him\u2026 \u2018Bhai, don\u2019t do idol worship\u2026 Don\u2019t have wrong concept of God\u2019. Yet if you have\u2026. (Arabic)\u2026 \u2018To you is your way, to me is mine\u2019 The Holy Qur\u2019an says in Surah Baqarah, Ch.2, Verse No. 256\u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018There is no compulsion in religion \u2013 Truth stands out clear from error. If you hold the hand of Allah Subhana Wa Taala, He will take you from darkness to light. If you hold the hand of the evil one\u2026 the devil, he will take you from light to darkness. The choice is yours. But no Religion says that you should fight with each other, unnecessarily. Hope that answers the question.<\/p>\n
(Q) My name is Sushil Karamgutkar \u2013 Official photographer, All India Radio Vivid Bharti Service and Bombay Doordarshan Kendra. I have visited Holy country of Islam that is Saudi Arabia 3 times and spent nearly four years in Saudi Arabia, and watched Islam from closer distance. Now Dr. Zakir Naik, my question is\u2026 there is a Muslim blind person his one eye is replaced by eye donated by a Hindu person, his kidney\u2026 one kidney is replaced by a kidney donated by a Christian person, and his heart is replaced, by a heart donated by a Parsi gentlemen. Such a Muslim person, will be allowed to perform prayers in the mosque?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir)<\/p>\n
(A) The brother has asked a question, that he has been to Saudi Arabia \u2013 and one person his eye is from a Hindu, a heart from a Christian, and kidney from so and so various things. So having eye from another Religion, heart from other Religion, \u2013 can you offer Salaah in the Mosque? The answer is brother according to Islam Every human being is born as a Muslim. Every heart is a Muslim, every kidney is a Muslim, every eye is a Muslim. What is the meaning of Muslim? Muslim is a person who submits his will to Allah Subhana Wa Taala. Every heart, submits its will to Allah Subhana Wa Taala \u2013 I am talking about the organic heart\u2026 Organic heart. Organic heart\u2026 it pumps blood\u2026 the heart of the Christian pumps blood. the heart of a Muslim pumps blood. The heart of a Hindu pumps blood. The heart is a Muslim \u2013 talking about the organic heart. Eye\u2026the organic eye is a Muslim. But you see wrong things\u2026 I am sorry\u2026 I am not telling you. \u2018You\u2019\u2026 means \u2013 the human being see wrong things. So human being is to be blamed \u2013 But the eyes \u2018see\u2019. The eye is following the will of Allah Subuhana Wa Taala. The kidney is doing its job \u2013 Its purifying. It\u2019s a Muslim. So whether a heart taken from a person who is born in a Hindu family, or Christian family \u2013 every heart is a Muslim, every eye is a Muslim, every kidney is a Muslim. He will be very well allowed to pray in a Mosque. But even if a Non-Muslim wants to come to the Mosque, he is most welcome. Our beloved Prophet \u2013 he had discussions about \u2018Concept of God\u2019. Time didn\u2019t permit me, \u2013 the Revelation of Surah Ikhlaas, \u2018the Touch stone\u2019, \u2026The Touch stone of Theology, which I gave to every one, was revealed\u2026 When?. When he was having a discussion with the Christians in a Mosque\u2026 and they asked him \u2018Who is Allah?\u2019 Now what can you think?. The Qur\u2019an says \u2018You convert all the trees into pens, all the ocean into ink\u2019. What will he say? \u2013 Rahman\u2026 Rahim \u2013 what answer can He give? The direct revelation came\u2026 \u2018Qul\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Tell them\u2019. \u2026.(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018Say.. He is Allah the One and Only. (Arabic)\u2026 Allah the Absolute the Eternal. (Arabic)\u2026 He begets not nor is He begotten<\/p>\n
(Q) Next question from the slip is from Swati. S. Malik \u2013 She is an Engineer.<\/p>\n
As you mentioned in your talk, that Hindus say Sun, Moon, Snake and Monkey is, God. Basically its not like that \u2013 we Hindus don\u2019t believe that the above mentioned things are God \u2013 But we believe that god is everywhere. God is in each and every thing, God is in goat, God is in air, in fire. Does Islam believe the same? If not, then why? What\u2019s wrong in this?<\/p>\n
(A) The question posed was that they believe that the Moon the, Sun, the trees they are\u2019nt God\u2026 but God is present everywhere. Since God is present everywhere,\u2026therefore we worship it. What does Islam believe? The Holy Qur\u2019an says that \u2018wherever you turn yours face, you will find Allah Subuhana Wa Taala \u2013 Allah is everywhere. But what does it mean? Are you talking \u2013 \u2018Allah is present physically?\u2019 1st question is- \u2018Is Allah physical?\u2019 When Qur\u2019an says Allah is everywhere \u2013 Do you mean to say physical? My question is\u2026 \u2018What do you mean Allah is everywhere? Is it physical?\u2019.If physical \u2013 If you believe Allah is physical, then you should be able to see Him. No eye can see Allah Subuhana Wa Taala \u2013 Its not physical. The knowledge of Allah is everywhere\u2026the knowledge of Allah is everywhere \u2013 Allah has power over all things \u2013 But physically, He is not everywhere. First of all \u2013 is God physical?. So therefore the Qur\u2019an gives the logic in Surah Shura, Ch. 42, Verse No.11, (Arabic)\u2026. There is nothing unto Him \u2013 Nothing like whatever unto Him. So if you give physical natures to God that\u2019s the reason you worship the \u2018idol\u2019. So I am telling you \u2013 the moment you worship the Sun, do you mean to say \u2018God is only there, and nowhere else?\u2019 So even if I agree with you \u2013 \u2018OK, you say God is everywhere \u2013 For the sake of argument I agree\u2019. But then you are worshipping only a small part of God \u2013 The tree \u2013 very small in the whole universe \u2026 speck.. That means in directly you are saying, \u2018God is so small \u2013 Only in the tree, only in the snake\u2019. So therefore if you have to worship \u2013 Worship the true God Almighty. Even though His knowledge is present everywhere, He is present everywhere \u2013 not in the physical form. Hope that answers the question.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalamualaikum \u2013 Dr. brother Zakir Naik \u2013 My question is regarding the form of \u2018Allah\u2019 -Surah No. 39, Zumar, Verse 67. The translation says\u2026 That \u2018And on the day of resurrection, the whole of the earth will be grasped by His hand, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand\u2019. There is also an Hadith in support of this \u2018Sahih Al Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith No. 336 \u2013 Can we just imagine some form of Allah?<\/p>\n
(Dr. Zakir)
\n(A) (Dr. Zakir) The sister has asked a question \u2013 that in Surah Al Zumar, it says .. it is correct, Qur\u2019an does say, \u2018that.. that on the day of Judgement, i.e Resurrection, Allah Subuhana Wa Taala will hold all the creation\u2019 and there are various verses in the Qur\u2019an, etc. But if you heard my talk sister, I gave you the keyword. The key\u2026 the key to this concept, is Surah As Shura Ch.42, Verse No. 11 which says \u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018There is nothing whatever like Him\u2019. So if Qur\u2019an says, \u2018Allah has hands\u2019\u2026 people ask me that the Qur\u2019an says, \u2018Allah holds the sky\u2019. What do you mean,\u2026 \u2018Holds like that?\u2019 If I say, \u2018I am holding my family together\u2019 \u2013 Do you mean to say 24 hours I am with my wife and my child?. I am not holding my wife and child always\u2026 yet I am holding them \u2013 But I am not holding them, like that \u2013 there are words used. And whenever as I said if Qur\u2019an says \u2013 \u2018Allah Sees and Hears\u2019. He Hears \u2013 That means Allah has ears like us? He hears \u2013 How He hears?\u2026 Allah Ho Aalam\u2026 Allah knows. He has a hand \u2013 But not like yours and mine\u2026 five fingers with nail, and with this\u2026 not like that. He has hands \u2013 Yes, He has hands \u2013 How He has a hand? \u2026(Arabic)\u2026 \u2018There is nothing like Him\u2019 How will He do it? \u2013 Allah Hu Aalam \u2013 He will do it for sure. Qur\u2019an says He will hold it in the right hand \u2013 He will hold it in the right hand. How He will hold it? With five fingers, or six fingers, \u2013 I don\u2019t know. On the day of Judgement\u2026 Inshallah, you and I will witness that.<\/p>\n
(Q) (Dr. Muhammed) The next question from the slip \u2013 Assalamu Alaikum Br. Zakir.<\/p>\n
As Muslims, we believe that Allah Subhana Wa Taala is \u2018Noor\u2019- We cannot attribute any form or gender to Him. Why then, when we speak of Almighty God, or as written in the Holy Qur\u2019an \u2013 Allah is always refered to as\u2026 \u2018 He\u2019. The sister has asked a very good question and this question has troubled me for several years. And she asked the question \u2013 Allah is Noor, He has got no form, no gender \u2013 So why is it written as \u2018Hua\u2019\u2026 as \u2018He\u2019. And this question, I asked to various people\u2026 you know in India and other scholars \u2013 but never got a satisfactory reply. Then I myself did a little research and then I checked it up with the experts. That\u2019s when I learned Arabic \u2013 The grammar\u2026 The Arabic grammar has got only two genders \u2013 Male and Female. English language, three genders \u2013 Male, Female, Neutar. So if you translate \u2018Hua\u2019 into English, it can translated as \u2018he\u2019 or as \u2018it\u2019 \u2013 Either \u2018he\u2019 or \u2018it\u2019 Same as \u2018Heya\u2019 -If you translate into English, it can be translated as \u2018She\u2019 or \u2018It\u2019. That\u2019s Arabic language\u2026 \u2013 two genders \u2013 English language \u2026 3 genders. So \u2018Hua\u2019 if you translate, you can translate as \u2018He\u2019 or \u2018it. \u2018Heya\u2019 as \u2018She\u2019 or \u2018it\u2019. So \u2018Hua\u2019 in English, if you say \u2013 Allah Subhana Wa Taala is beyond any gender \u2013 So why have they used \u2018He\u2019. Some people may say that if \u2018Hua\u2019 means \u2018He\u2019 and \u2018It\u2019, and \u2018Heya\u2019 means \u2018She\u2019 and \u2018It\u2019 \u2013 both mean \u2018It\u2019. So why did Allah use \u2018Hua\u2019 and not \u2018Heya\u2019. Because Qur\u2019an says \u2026(Arabic)\u2026\u2018Say He is Allah one and only\u2019. When I learned in grammar\u2026 in Arabic grammer, I was told, that in the Arabic grammar, there are certain rules and criterias for feminine gender\u2026 feminine gender, 1st, if it is feminine in nature like \u2018mother\u2019\u2026 \u2018Ummun\u2019, it becomes a feminine gender. 2nd rule \u2013 if it ends with \u2018Toh\u2019. \u2018Toh\u2019, \u2013 it is feminine gender\u2026 like Mirvahatun \u2013fan ending with \u2018toh\u2019 it becomes feminine gender. Allah Subhana Wa Taala is not a female\u2026 So it can\u2019t be feminine \u2013 It is not ending with \u2018Toh\u2019. Is it ending with \u2018Toh?\u2019 \u2013 No! So can\u2019t be feminine. 3rd is \u2013 it should end with \u2018Bada Alif\u2019\u2026 then it becomes feminine. Allah doesn\u2019t end with \u2018Bada Alif\u2019\u2026 So it can\u2019t become feminine. And another one \u2013 if the pairs of the body \u2013 \u2018twos\u2019 like eyes\u2026 einum feminine, \u2018Yadun\u2019\u2026 hand, feminine. Allah is \u2026(Arabic)\u2026 Say He is Allah One and only. \u2018It is not fair\u2026 so therefore is defection, in default\u2026 since it can\u2019t be used as \u2018Heya\u2019\u2026 \u2018It\u2019, that she \u2018It\u2019 \u2013 Allah uses \u2018Hua\u2019 \u2018It\u2019. Otherwise Allah Subuhana Wa Taala has got no gender at all.<\/p>\n
(Q) Assalamu Alaikum Brother \u2013 Brother, my name is Ali Hussain.<\/p>\n
Now in your talk you have mentioned that\u2026 and even in your earlier talks which I have heard\u2026you have mentioned that Jesus in Bible is no where claiming Divinity. I have gone through a booklet, which was propagating Christianity\u2026 and implying that all the sufferings are healed by Jesus (peace be upon him), and it gives the reference that Jesus is saying, \u2018I am the Lord who heals you\u2019 and the reference was from Exodus Ch.15, Verse No. 26. And even it went further, saying that in 1st John, Ch. 1 Verse No. 7\u2026 The blood of Jesus -cleanses us from all sins. Now my emphasis is on the 1st reference, where he it is saying, \u2018who heals you\u2019. Now doesn\u2019t this imply, or doesn\u2019t it indicate that Jesus is claiming Divinity? The brother is quoting Exodus, Ch.15, Verse 26, and is saying Jesus says\u2026 \u2018that I heal you\u2019. Brother, \u2018Exodus\u2019 is a part of the old Testament\u2026 Old Testament. Jesus Christ never spoke in \u2018Exodus\u2019 \u2013 Never I said in my talk \u2013 there is not a single unequivocal statement in the whole Bible where Jesus (peace be upon him), himself says that \u2018he is God\u2019 or \u2018Worship me\u2019. This is the Bible I have got by the Christians \u2013 King James Version. Every thing what Jesus Christ spoke, is in red \u2013 You check it up \u2013 This will never be in red. It is not the words of Jesus \u2013 It is word of somebody else. And even if I agree with you, for sake of argument, that Jesus did say \u2026 \u2018that he heals\u2019 And the Qur\u2019an does agree with that \u2013 and I said in my talk, we believe that he gave life to the dead, with God\u2019s permission. He healed those born deaf and blind with Gods Permission. So I have got no objection in agreeing that Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), did heal the people. Its our faith \u2013 Even we believe in it. But whatever he did, as the Bible says in the Gospel of Mathew, Ch.12, Verse No. 28\u2026 \u2018He cast out devil by the Spirit of God. Gospel of Luke, Ch.11, Verse No.20 \u2018With the finger of God, he cast out devil. He did everything which bore witness of the Father. So I have got no objection in agreeing, that Jesus did do miracles. But regarding Exodus, it is not the word of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) Even if it is I have got no objection, because whatever miracles he did, Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), said that\u2026 \u2018This is done by Allah Subuhana Wa Taala. And again Jesus Christ (peace be upon him ) said in the Gospel of Mathew, Ch24 Verse No. 24. \u2018For there shall arise many false Christs, and false prophets\u2026 and if it is so possible, they shall deceive the very elect\u2019 \u2013 Miracle is not the test . Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) said \u2013 Its mentioned in the Gospel of Mathew, Ch. No. 11, Verse No. 11\u2026 \u2018Of those that are born of a woman, the greatest person is John the Baptist\u2019 \u2013 those that are born of a woman \u2013 the greatest person is John the Baptist. That means, he was greater even than Jesus (peace be upon him)\u2026 because Jesus was born to Mother Mary. So \u2018Amongst all born of a women, the greatest is John the Baptist\u2019 according to Jesus (peace be upon him). Which miracle did he do? \u2013 Not a single. Therefore, miracle is not the criteria to make him God. Hope that answer a question.<\/p>\n
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