dialog with my unbeliever friend

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Reem KanaanPh.D.Anatomy and Cell Biology. Temple University School ofMedicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine,

Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Erasmus Mundus master of bioethics-Belgium-Italy-Holland

Dialogue with my unbeliever friend

by Mustafa Mahmud (with modifications)

Chapter One

Who Created the Creator?

My friend is a social man, he is talkative, and he always gets engaged

in dialogs and debates. He thinks that we silly believers live on fantasias,

fooling our selves with paradise dream, wasting all pleasures of this life.

This friend has Ph.D from France.

He dose not believe in God so he asked me:

You believe in God existence, and your strongest evidence is that every

created thing has a creator. Thus fabrics are evidence for the presence of

the tailor, paint is evidence for the presence of the painter, and the universe

is evidence for the presence of God. I will use this same rationale to ask

who created the Creator?


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I answered: You are admitting that God is the creator then you ask

who created the creator. Thus, you think of Him as creator and being

created at the same time. This is controversy because God is either or.

{Is then He, who creates as one who creates not}

You are imagining the creator to be subject to the laws that apply only to the

created creatures. Created creatures' live in certain time and space, while

God has created time and space and thus he is above time and space. The

laws of time and space do not apply to Him. God has created the law. It

follows that we should not imagine Him to be subject to the law.

A similar methodology of thinking to yours is found in the example of a man

how created a doll that moves by battery. This man should also move by

battery, similar to the doll that he has made, thinks the doll. Simply that is

not correct, because the law that apply to what is made dose not apply to the

maker. However, if the doll has not seen the man it will assume that he

needs the battery to move. When told that the man moves with no battery the

doll refuses to accept that fact. It simply does not make sense to me, the doll

said.


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A German philosopher said "mans brain is able to understand phenomenon

and partial facts, but is incapable to understand what is beyond such as God

existence. We know God by our conscious.

Aristotle believed thatchair is made from wood, wood from trees, tree from

seeds, so its like a chain. He continued with this rationale until he came to

the conclusion that his chain must end up at a creator how is not in need for

creation.

God is the proof thus he dose not need a proof.

God existence is obvious in the organization, accuracy, and beauty present in

all His creations. His Greatness is manifested in the magnificence of

creatures such as the leaves of trees, the feathers of birds, the day and the

night, stars and planets.

If people claim creation to chance, they will be similar to whom who

imagines that letters thrown in air will assemble themselves forming a poem

as good as Shakespeares poem but, without an author.

God said

{God is only one, God is the self-sufficient master, whom all creatures

needs, he begets not, nor was he begotten, and there is none co-equal or

comparable to Him}

My friend asked:


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Why do you believe that God is one? Why could not He be more than one?

i.e. two or three? Each God has his own specialty?

We say God is one because the whole universe is created following a

similar plan. Hydrogen atoms were formed by Fujin; similar to the atomic

energy that irradiates from stars that were formed by the exact same way.

All life components were formed from carbon compounds. All can burn to

carbon.

All creatures were created following similar anatomical plan. Hence, the

anatomy of the frog rabbit pigeon, crocodile, and whale is similar.

All creatures have similar veins, arteries, heart cambers, bone, digestive

system, urinary system, and reproductive system. The simple unit which is

the cell behaves similarly in animals, plants, man, ameba (breath, proliferate,

differentiate).

{Do people not think deeply in their own selves (about them selves) how

Allah created them from nothing and similarity}

The unity of the creation reflects the unity of the creator.

God is the self-sufficient. He dose not need any other God to complete Him.

Only un-complete creatures need to be in multiples.


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If there is more than one God, then they would have fight with each other.

They will differ and each one of them would have kept what He created for

him self. Hence the universe would have been damaged.

{No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any God along with

Him. (I f there has been many Gods), then each God would have taken

away what He had created, and some would have tried to overcome

others! Glorified is Allah above all that they attribute to him!}

{High exalted is Allah above all that they associate as partners (to Him)}

{Is there any God with Allah? Say: Bring forth your proof, if you are

truthful}

My friend asked: Is it not strange that this God intrusive with every detail in

our life? He is watching the camel in the desert, he is watching the bee

sucking honey from the flower and taking habitation in the mountains, He is

watching the fish swimming in the sea. Moreover, He knows when a leaf

falls from the tree; He knows how many fruits the tree has! And He knows

when a female gets pregnant and when she is going to deliver a baby! He

also knows when a man falls on the ground and when a fly falls in soap pan!

When the rain dose not fall down, it is because God did not order it to fall!


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When the phone does not ring its because God did not want it to ring! Is not

God more important than caring about those things? Is not He too busy with

silly things?


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I answered: do you believe a better God will be one who has relieved

Himself from responsibilities and took few days off! Do you believe a better

God is one who do not see or hear or answer our prayers! Do you believe a

better God is one who does not care of His creatures? Who are we to decide

for God which subject worth attention and which does not?

The fly that you consider as insignificant creature might spread diseases

such as cholera. If cholera did spread during war; one party might win the

war over the other. Didn't Alexander the great die by mosquito bite! On one

hand the smallest events might lead to the greatest results. On the other

hand very dangerous events might end up without any consequences.

God who disserves to be God is one who knows every single detail in the

universe, even if it is as small as an atom. He is a creator who takes care of

His creatures.

{God is ever encompassing all things}

{He manages and regulates affairs from heavens to the earth}

{Neither you do any deed nor recite any portion of the Quran - nor you

(mankind) do any deed (good or evil) but We are witness thereof, when

you are doing it. And nothing is hidden from your Lord (so much as the


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weight of an atom on the earth or in the heaven. Not what is less than

that or what is greater than that but is written in a clear record}.

Chapter Two

If My Deeds are Distend to be My Deeds, why do God J udge me For

Doing Them?

My friend said: you claim that God is aware of every incident in His

kingdom. Every event or action runs according to His well. Moreover, it is

all recorded. If my actions are all Distend to be mine why does God

question me about them?

Do not claim that I have freedom and I can get to choose, I did not choose

when I was born, or when I well die, I did not choose my nationality, I did

not choose my height, I did not choose my skin color, I did not choose when

the sun rise or when the sun set. If I am a criminal isn't that what God

wanted for me to be?

I answered: your actions are known by God but they were not imposed on

you by Him. An example put forward is: If you know that your son will fail

in school, and then at the end of the year he does fail, you did not force him


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to fail but you knew he will fail. Your assumption that you were not given

freedom (since you did not choose your date of birth, sex, or height and

because you are unable to change the course of the sun) is dependent on the

way you view freedom. You are talking about absolute freedom. This

absolute freedom is limited to God. We Muslims agree with you my friend,

that humans were not given this absolute freedom.

{And your lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have

they. Glorified isAllah, and exalted above all that they associate (as

partners with him)}.

Thus, no one can choose in matters related to creation this is only in Gods

hands. For this reason God is not going to ask you about your being short.

He is not angry or pleased with you for being tall. God will only question

you about your actions and responsibilities. This is the window of freedom

that we believe in. Because you get to choose your actions, you are going to

be asked about them.

You are free in controlling your desires, anger, and in resisting bad

deeds that are so appealing to you. You are free to give your money to


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charity. You are free to tell the truth even if your only ways out of trouble is

to lie. You are free not to take advantage of other people weaknesses. You

are free not to say bad words. This is the freedom God given to you and it is

what He is going to ask you about. It is relative freedom not absolute. God

(Allah) order you to do good deeds, however, you choose to obey, or

disobey.

{Verily, Allah enjoins justice and worshiping none but Allah alone and

to be patient in performing your duties to Allah. Allah forbids evil

deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism to tell

lies. He admonishes you, that you may take heed}

God has created within human both evil and good. It is up to the

human to do the election; either to propagate good or propagate

evil. That is why humans are superior to angles that have no choice

other than being good. Unfortunately, the majority of humans

choose not to respond to their good side. According to the

Hobbesian approach: men are predators of one another.


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If you my friend still questioning this freedom look inside yourself;

naturally we feel responsible for our bad deeds consequently, we regret

them. Moreover, we feel happiness and self satisfaction when we control

our desires. At every minute in our life we choose between different

possibilities using our minds. This is the mind's main task. We also do

distinguish between the motions of our hand if it is shaking involuntary out

of fever or voluntary when we are writing. If the two motions were imposed

on us we would not have the ability to distinguish.

Another evidence that we entertainthe relative freedom is that we can never

force our hearts on things that they do not like. An example put forward is

that you can beat a woman until she gives you her body, but you can never

get her heart. God created hearts such that they are free. For this reason

God looks at the heart intention when one is doing the action. Moreover,

man is not punished for his worst actions if the heart intention was not in the

action, thus the believer who is tortured and forced to say bad words about

God is not going to be punished in the day after.

{Whoever disbelieve in Allah after his believe, except him how is forced

thereto and whose heart is at rest with faith; but such as open their


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breast to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a

great torment}

Some people think that human freedom is beyond God's well, this is

not true. Man is free to act in a way that does not please God, but he can't

act against God's well. God gave us freedom that is beyond his satisfaction

so we disobey him, but God did not give us freedom that is beyond his well.

All our actions are encompassed within God's well even if it is against Gods

satisfaction.

God choose to give us freedom, we did not force Him to give us freedom,

thus our freedom is God's well.

{But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is ever all-

knowing, all-wise.}

Because our will is included in God's will and is a gift from him, then there

is no competition between the two wills.

Another related point is that some people think that the destiny is

enforced on man kind against man's will and nature. God has refuted this


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idea stating that if He wanted mankind not to have the freedom of choice He

would have done so.

{If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign, to

which they would bend their necks in humility}

Thus if God wanted He could have forced all people to become believers.

Clearly this is not the way of Allah.

{There is no compulsion in religion. Verily the right path has become

distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in worshiping

anything other than Allah and worship Allah, then he has grasped the

most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-

hearer, All-knower}

{And had your lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of

them together. So will you (O Mohammed) then compel mankind, until

they become believers}


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Each man's destiny matches his own heart intention. God's will for a certain

person is based on thats person will and heart intention.

{Whoever desires (by his deeds) the reward of the hereafter, We give

him increase in his reward, and whoever desires (by his deeds) the

reward of this world, We give him thereof (what is decreed for him),

and he has no portion in the hereafter}

{In their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and Allah has

increased their disease. A painful torment is theirs because they used to

tell lies}

{While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance

and bestows on them their piety}

Also in Quran God address the prisoners of war.

{If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something

better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and

Allah is Oft-forgiving, most merciful}


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God leads us to what we choose by our hearts; there is no enforcement

against our will, or opposite to our nature

{As foe him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears

Him, and believes in the best. We will make smooth for him the path of

ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-

sufficient. And denies the best. We will make smooth for him the path

of evil}

Man has the heart intention while God enable him to do what is in his heart.

If the heart intention is good God enables the man to do good. If the heart

intention is bad God enables him to do badly. However, human freedom

dose not have steady state levels. It can increase or decrease.

The first method by which human beings can increase their freedom is

science, hence they are ordered to increase their knowledge.

{Read! in the name of your Lord}

{He (Allah) has taught man that which he knew not}

{Assembly of jinn and men! I f you have power to pass beyond the zones

of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond them}


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By inventing transportation and communication means, man was capable to

travel through and explore the universe. By studying climate man was

capable to find a way to stay warm in winter and cold in summer. Man used

science to increase his freedom and to meet various challenges.

The second method by which human beings can increase their freedom is

though their faith. By studying God constitution our Religious belief-

becomes intersubjective, concrete, situated in time and place.

We seek strength from God. We feel close to Him when we pray and

supplicate. This is how the prophets and good people lead their life. They

are rewarded by God's support, for example Prophet Solomon has employed

Al jinn and the wind. He also talked to the birds by the help of God.

Prophet Jesus razed died peaple, by God's help. God said

{I (Jesus) have come to you with a sign from your lord, that I design for

you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it and it

becomes a bird by Allah's leave, and I heal him who was born blind,

and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah's leave}


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Prophet Moses split the sea

{Then we revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying): Strike the sea with your

stick. and it parted, and each separate part became like a huge

mountain}

In addition to prophets good people also receives God support.

Chapter Three

Why Did God Created Evil

My friend said: how do you claim that God is perfect, merciful, kind, and

gracious, however He is the one how created all this Evil in the universe?

How do you explain illness, elderly, death, earthquakes, hurricanes,

microbes, poison, high temperature, very cold winter and very harsh

summer, ext.

If God loves beauty and goodness how could He create ugliness, hatred and

Evil?


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This issue is one of the principle debates that have been studied by

many philosophical schools. Those schools have come up with many

different opinions. We say that God is all mercy and goodness, however He

allows Evil.

God only ordered justice, love, forgiveness, beneficence. God does not

accept any deeds but good deed. The question that posits itself is why did

not God stop the killer from killing and the thief from stealing?

It's because God gave us freedom. Freedom encompasses mistakes. Giving

us freedom is meaningless if we did not get to choose between right and

wrong, and if we don't have the right to try good and bad.

In God constitution it is stated that freedom is accompanied with pain.

Freedom ranks man kind at much higher level than slavery with happiness.

For this reason God did not stop us from doing wrong deed, suffer and learn.

Even though God allows evil, He makes good a general rule while evil is an

exception. Health is the rule, while sickness is the exception. We spend

most of our lives healthy getting sick for few days only.

Earthquick altogether resemble few minutes in the earth life span, which is

counted by millions of years, similar to volcanoes.


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Wars constitute short intervals of the long peaceful periods of nation's lives.

Next we think that every story has two sides. Getting sick will boost the

immune system. Feeling pain will strengthen ones patience and tolerance.

Earth quick reduces the pressure that is inside the earth thus protecting the

earth crust from exploding. Earth quick also creates mountains that fasten

the earth.

Volcanoes release minerals hidden inside the earth and cover the earth crust

with a very fertile soil. Wars intermingle different nations and assembled

them in parties, such as world nation organizations. Moreover, many great

inventions came out of wars, such as penicillin, atomic energy, missiles, and

planes.

From the snake poison a curing medicine is made.

From microbe we make immunogen.

If our grand parents did not die there would not be enough space for us to

live.

Evil in the universe is similar to the shadow in a picture. If one is looking

very close to the picture he feels it ugly, but if he looked at the big picture

from a distance he feels that it is necessary and is making the picture

complete.


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If we did not get sick we well never appreciate being healthy.

If we did not know the exception we well never appreciate the dominant

rule.

One of the philosophers said: In the fact that universe is not perfect, lays its

perfection. Because the universe is like a bended paw, if it straightens up it

becomes unstable.

Another importance of evil is that it differentiates good people from bad

ones. A disaster constitutes the test that allows us to discover ourselves

(how good we can be or how bad we can get). It is the challenge that sort

people as good or bad.

{God will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until

he distinguishes the wicked from the good}

Then I asked my friend what constitutes an alternative for evil? Do you want

life without death, illness, or pain? Such life is total perfection. Total

perfection is only to God and we are not God. A total perfect life is the life

in paradise. What did you do to deserve paradise?


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Chapter Four

People who did not hear about the Quran do they go to Hill or

Paradise?

My friend said: What do you say about a man who did not hear the Quran?

A person living an area where he had never seen a prophet such as the

North Pole, is he going to hill? What did he do to join me in the hill? What

will happen to him in the day of the resurrection? Is it his fault that he is not

a Muslim?

I answered: God's mercy is comprehensive and His wards reach every

where and every one

{And there never was a nation but a Warner had passed among them}

{And verily, We sent among every nation a messenger proclaiming:

Worship Allah alone, and avoid any thing besides Allah}


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Messengers who were mentioned in Quran are not the only messengers that

God had sent. There were thousands of messengers whom we know nothing

about. God told His messenger Mohammed about them:

{And, indeed We have sent messengers before you (O Mohammed) of

some of them We have related to you their story. And of some We have

not related to their story}

God inspires all creatures, even the bees

{And your Lord inspired the bees saying Take your habitations in the

mountains and in the trees and in what they erect}

This inspiration might be a book deliver to human being by the holy spirit

(J ibrael), it might be inspiration that one feels lightning his heart, it might be

inspiration that relief one's conscience from any hardship, it might be

wisdom, science, and obedience to Allah.

Any person who has hearing and seeing if he chooses to listen and look, will

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see, and not to hear, their hearts are not going to benefit from any kind of

inspiration whether it is a book or a prophet or a miracle or what so ever.

{They could not bear to hear (the preachers of truth) and they used not

to see (the truth because of their severe aversion, inspire of the fact that

they had the sense of hearing and sight) They are those who have lost

their own selves}

God will not be asked of what He does. On the other hand, we don't know

how God is going to ask people in the day of the resurrection about their

deeds. It might be that if the person living in the North Pole just took a look

at the sky and asked God for guidance, that God will award him paradise.

This man's look at the sky might be equivalent to our fast and pray.

However, studying native African history reveals that they had their own

messengers and scripture. For example, Al Maow Maow tribe, believes in

one God that they call Mogabi, and they describe him to be the self-

sufficient master, whom all creatures needs, he begets not, nor was he

begotten, and there is none co-equal or comparable to him. They also

believe that this God is unseen, creator, provider, and merciful. All these


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names of Allah are mentioned in the Quran. It must be that a prophet was

send to them, he warned them, and then with time deviations and

superstition integrated with that message.

Another tribe so called Nyiam Nyiam believes in one God that they call

Mobli, they claim that every creature in the forest moves according to

Mobli's will, Mobli sends thunder on evil people, while good ones get

wages. Another tribe so called Shailook tribe believes in one God that they

call Joak; they claim that Joak is every where, and he is the creator of the

entire universe

The origin of all these massages is similar. God religion is one religion.

{Verily, those who believed and those who are J ews and Christians, and

Sabians, whoever believed in Allah and the last day and does righteous

good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no

fear, nor shall they grieve}

The first and last guiding message that descended to earth was Islam

(Literally means surrendering to God). Islam encompasses all religions.

{The religion of God is Islam}


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God knows that some people are born blind and some are born deaf. Some

people lived in prophet Moses time, and saw him striking the sea with his

stick. There are people who asked Jesus:Can your lord send down to us a

table spread with food from heaven. Allah warned them

{Allah said: "I am going to send it down to you but if any of you after

that disbelieve , then I will punish him with a torment such as I have not

inflicted on anyone among all the mankind and jinn}

Miracles are always accompanied with increased torment for the one who

see then denies.

Thus, a person living in the North Pole is going to be asked with Oft-

forgiveness that matches his looking to the sky while praying for Allah

forgiveness. More over, prophet Mohammed said:" a man in whom is

madness, sleep, or children are not judged for their actions in the day of

resurrection. Hence, as much as man is capable to comprehend the

message is as much as he will be asked about. And as much as man see

miracle as much as he is torment. God descends mercy and forgiveness on


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people based on there heart intentions. The Philosopher Giata said "the best

ethics are the ones in the heart; there is no virtue without practice and no

practice without Reflection on good. Prophet Mohamed said: belief is in the

heart and is manifested via actions.

{He knew what was in their hearts, and He send down calmness and

tranquility upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory}

Also the answer to your question my friend is in this verse

{And We (Allah) never punish until We have sent a messenger}

Chapter Five

Paradise and Hell

My friend asked: how come God the most Gracious the most Merciful punish

unbeliever with their limited sin (their life on this earth) by unlimited

torment in hell?

{They will be abide therein (Hell)}


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What do we mankind represent to the universe and to God? Are not we so

insignificant in comparison to the lord of mankind, jinn and all that exists?

If we are nothing why does He care to punish us?

I answered: mankind is not insignificant to God; Allah created Adam

and Eve with His own hands; and blow from His soul into Adam. Then, He

ordered the angles to prostrate themselves to Adam, and taught him the

names of all things.

{And indeed We have honored the children of Adam, and We have

carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with lawful good

things, and have preferred them to many of those whom We have

created with a marked preferment}

We are not insignificant in this universe: even though our size looks so small

to the universe, we can comprehend the universe with our minds. We

explored the Moon, and many other planets. Doesnt this mean that our soul

is bigger than the universe? Doesnt this mean that our soul encompasses


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the universe? Man is of great importance and he is from God's soul, and he

worth being asked for his deeds.

{Then He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him the

soul, and He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts. Little is the thanks

you give!}

Your other question concerning our limited sins which we are punished for

by unlimited torment, this was explained in the verse that states:

{If they were returned (to the world), they would certainly revert to that

which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars}

Thus their sins are immortal consequently they will dwell in Hell forever.

God also says about those who reject believing in him:

{On the day when Allah will resurrect them all together (for their

account); then they will swear to Him as they swear to you (O Muslims)

and they think that they have something (to stand upon). Verily they

are liars!}


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This is clearly another way of mischief and disobedience towards God.

They confront God with lies. Moreover, they swear to a lie while they

know. This is the highest levels of prudent and arrogance. Those people's

souls posses on going sin thereby they deserve disgrace and misery forever.

This is justice and the verses says about them

{Thus Allah will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they

will never get out of fire}

One of the scholars said: the mercy given to those is that they get to be used

to the fire and it becomes their natural habitat. Their soul nature matches the

fire nature since these souls where full of envy, jealous, hatred, anger, and

criminal sparks that feels as if it is a true fire. Such souls can not live in

peace and living in hell in not unjustly in the least.

We should understand that the hell fire is not exactly like earth fire. It is

different since Allah says that people inside it talk, and a tree grows inside it

too.


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{(Allah will say: "Enter you in the company of nations who passed away

before you, of men and jinn, into the fire." Every time a new nation

enters, it curses its sister nation (that went before) until they will be

gathered all together in fire. The last of them will say to the first of

them:"Our lord! These misled us, so give them a double torment of the

fire." He will say:" For each one there is double"}

This hell is unknown and is also beyond human being brain-comprehension.

This does not mean that we say that the torment is not materialistic, it's

being materialistic is stated very clearly in Quran:

{Surely! Those how disbelieved in our proofs, revelations, We shall burn

them in fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, We shall

change them for other skins that they may taste the punishment. Truly,

Allah is ever most powerful, All-Wise}

But we say that the torment is beyond human being understanding, similarly

paradise is not like a forest, it is stated in Quran:


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{An example of the paradise description which the believers have been

promised (is that) in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which

are not changed, rivers of milk of which the taste and smell are not

changed}

God said{An example}. So it is just as example of how things are, not how

they are indeed. It is example put forward for the human brain to imagine.

This paradise is unknown and is also beyond human being brain; Allah did

not disclose the secrets of the unseen. Moreover, we do not Know how

exactly life in paradise will be.

{No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for

what they used to do}

The origin of the rule is not to punish

{Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked Him and have

believed in Him. And Allah is Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-

knower}


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God's way in this life is to punish unbelievers in order that they may repent

and stop worshiping others besides Him (Allah).

{And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the

torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to

supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they mayreturn

(accept Islam)}

God Mercy encompasses every thing including His torment.

{He said my punishment Afflict therewith whom I will and My mercy

embraces all things. That mercy I shall ordain for those how are the

pious}

Then I asked my friend: Do you think that God will be more justice if He

treated all people equally! The killer and the victim! The oppressor and the

oppressed? Is this fare?

Chapter sex


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Is Religion anesthetic?

My friend asked: What do you think of the idea that religion is some kind of

anesthesia that anaesthetizes poor and oppressedpeople? Those

anaesthetized people will dream of paradise and happiness meanwhile rich

people get richer. What do you think of the idea that religion did not

descend from God but it escalate from the land due to social needs so that

one class will control the other?

I answered: There is nothing more wrong than the saying that religion

is anesthetic drug. The religion is all about taking responsibilities and

computing commandments from God. It is nothing about easiness or being

irresponsibile; on the contrary it is fulfilling duties, obeying all the rules and

regulations of the Islamic constitution.

{And say do deeds! Allah will see your deeds}

We say that Allah is the best disposer of our affairs, still one should take all

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his trust in Allah. A believer knows that if he worked hard Allah will help

him. Working hard is the condition for help because Allah does not like

laziness.

{Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah,

certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust in Him}

Making decisions should be based on studying all the possibilities,

alternatives, capabilities, thorough thinking and Trusting God. Prophet

Mohammed said (when he saw a man who lifts his camel untied because he

thought that this is what putting trusting in Allah means): tie your camel and

trust in Allah.

Our religion is awareness, attention, self control and watching God in our

actions, words, thoughts and moves. It entails studying outcomes and

choosing honorable means to reach them. On the contrary, drug addicted

person is the one who most likely denies religion so as not to abide by his

duties and responsibilities; he worships his lusts. Moreover, drug addicted

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atheists feel that they can do whatever they want to do; no matter how bad or

evil their actions are.

In the contrary a Muslim man considers himself responsible on his

neighbors, community, and on any other Muslim or non Muslim even if he

is living hundreds of miles away. Muslim man considers himself responsible

for the cosmos.

{Those who are faithfully true to all their duties (which Allah has

ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their

covenants}

It is not true that Islam did not descend from God but it escalated from

the land due to social needs so that one class will control the other. The

opposite is true. Islam came as a revolution against hoarding up money.

{And those who hoard up gold and silver, and spend them not in the

way of Allah, announce to them a painful torment}


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Islam directly orders that money should not be circulating between rich.

Moreover, a yearly 2.5% of one's saved money is a mandatory charity in

Islam. A Muslim is encouraged to increase his spending on voluntary basis

too.

{Those who spend their wealth by night and day, in secret and in public,

they shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear,

nor shall they grieve}

{And they ask you what they aught to spend. Say: That which is beyond

your need}

{And they (believers) give food, in spite of their love for it, to the needy,

the orphan, and the captive}

Islam also considers that poor have rights in the money of rich. Thus it is

not charity in the since that it is not a favor that the rich is paying towards

the poor. Considering the mandatory charity as a right preserves the poor

dignity, and to teach the rich humility.


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{And in their properties their was right of the beggar who asks and the

poor who does not ask others}

Islam fights interest (usary) so that money does not gather in the hands of

certain few minorities, while the majorities suffer.

{O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains (due

to you) from usury, if you are really believers. And if you do not do it,

then take a notice of war from Allah and His messenger, but if you

repent, you shall have your capital sums. Deal not un justly (by asking

more than your capital sums), and you shall not be dealt with unjustly

(by receiving less than your capital sums). And if the debtor is in hard

time, then grant him time till it is easy for him to repay, but if you remit

it by way of charity, that is better for you if you did but know}

Islam came to fulfill social needs. Islam respected mankind, and

raised him to the highest level. It considers one human being equivalent to

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{If any one killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or to spread

mischief in the land it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if any

one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind}

Man in Islam is secure in his house, free with his money, no one spays on

him. No Muslim can speak badly (gossip) about other Muslim or non-

Muslim. Sweet words and forgiving are the basics of how Muslims interact

with others. No Muslim hates, hurts, or envies others.

{And wish not for things in which Allah has made some of you excel

others}

{who repress anger, and who pardon men}

{O you who believe! Let not a group scoffs at another group; it may be

that the latter are better than the former. Nor let (some) woman scoff at

other woman, it may be that the latter are better than the former. Nor

defame one another, nor insult one another by nick names. How bad it

is to insult one's brother after having faith. And whoever dose not

repent, then such are indeed wrong-doers. O you who believe! Avoid


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much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither

backbite one another}

No muslin should claim that he is preferred or superior over the others.

Muslin is Modest. Show-off is forbidden.

{And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in

insolence through the earth. Verily Allah likes not any arrogant

boaster}

Islam fights dictators, arrogant tyrant on the earth, corruptness.

{So remind them (O Mohammed) you are only one who reminds. You

are not a dictator over them}

{The believers are nothing but brothers}

Islam forbids worshiping rulers and people in authority

{we worship non but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him,

and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah}


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{And your Lord has decreed that you worship non but Him}

Islam forbids kissing up to people in power and following the misled

majority

{And Allah has full power and control over His affairs, but most of men

Know not}

{Yet most people believe not}

{And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away

from Allah's. They follow nothing but conjectures, and they do nothing

but lie}

Islam forbids people from feeling that they are superior due to their race,

color, nationality ext, stating that their origin is similar

{It is He who has created you from a single self }

And they are preferred according to their faith.


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{Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is that the believer who is

pious}

Islam takes a middle position between Judaism (the very strict

religion) and Christianity (the very spiritual one). Moreover, Quran is both

practical and spiritual book adopting middle position between Al Taurat

(Torah-old testimony) which was rewritten until it became a very

materialistic book and the Injeel (Gospel-new testimony) which was edited

many times until it became a very spiritual and unrealistic.

{Then woe to those who write the book with their own hands and then

say, This is from Allah,"}

Quran encompass both justice and forgiveness. It approves self defense but

it encourage forgiveness and patience.

{Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah forgives you?

And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful}


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Capitalism approves almost any method for earning money, to the

extent that people became gritty, selfish, egocentric, and abusers for each

other. On the contrary, Communism vanish human rights and freedom,

killing ambition and hard work. Islam on the other hand is in-between

system

{Thus We have made you (true Muslims - real believers of Islam)

Monotheism, a just nation}

Contrary to Libertarianism which protects the property rights, claiming that

we are autonomous hence we can own acquisitions as much as we want

Muslims are free to earn, but he can not keep all his earning. 2.5% must be

given away from the yearly saving. This mandatory charity is not a favor,

instead it is the needy share in the rich money, it is the needy absolute right.

{And those in whose wealth there is a recognized right}


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Islam dose not restrict human mind to one absolute theory. It only state

guide lines giving the mind all the space it needs to excel, think and expand.

Followers accept Allah ordering them to think.

{Do they not think deeply in the Quran, or are their hearts locked up}

{Say: Travel in land and see how Allah will bring forth the creation of

the hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death)}

{So let man see from what he is created! he is created from water

gushing forth, proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs}

{Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? and at the

heaven, how it is raised? and at the mountains, how they are rooted?

and at the earth, how it is outspread}

These all are direct orders to look to see how we are created, the animals,

mountains, earth sky,...ext. There is no fear of expanding our thoughts, no

limits for our minds. Prophet Mohammed said "seeking education is a mush

by every Muslin; male or female". He also said Muslim should seek

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Arabs were uncivilized,there level of knowledge at that time when Islam

descended was so low that historians classify this period as the Dark Age of

human history. Verses of the Quran invite the reader to reflect over his own

being, the changing of seasons, plants, animals and the universe. Man kind

did not have even the basic knowledge of science and technology. The

common man did not know the art of reading and writing. As a result of

Islam, Arabic nation became the leading nation that led the rest of the world

towards science. There were scientists who excel in medicine, philosophy,

math, chemistry, biology, anatomy, astronomy, etc. The whole world used

to study literature written by Muslim scientists, who were motivated by their

religion instructions. Up till now, stars have Arabic names. Up till now the

distillation apparatus is called in French language (imbique) after the Arabic

word imbiquer.

Islam is the religion of science. People are asked to use science as a mean to

get to know God. Seeking education is mandatory on the followers of Islam.

The idea that religion conflicts with science came from the Dark Ages in

Europe. Mocks in churches forbid science and executed many scientists. In

Islam there are no Mocks, there are no mediators between the believer and


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his God. No one can speak in the name of God. Various verses in Quran

encourage people to study. Quran is a scientific miracle.

{And say:"My lord! Increase me in knowledge"}

{Say: "Are those who know equal to those know not?" It is only

understanding who will remember}

{Allah bears witness that (none has the right to be worshiped but He),

and the angels, and those having knowledge}

{Allah will exalt in degree those of you believe and those who have been

granted knowledge}

No conflict between Islam and science. The word science and its derivatives

are repeated about 850 times in the holy Quran.

Chapter Seven

Islam or Christianity

My friend said: J ust for the sake of argument I would say there is God. How

do I know that God is the one whom Muslims acknowledge and not Jesus

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I answered: Christians and Muslims believe in Jesus, love him, and honor

him. They are however divided over the question of his divinity.

Fortunately, this difference can be resolved if we refer the question to both

the Bible and the Quran, because both the Bible and the Quran teach that

Jesus is not God.

It is clear enough to every body that the Quran denies the divinity of Prophet

Jesus, so we do not need to spend time over that. On the other hand the Bible

clearly teaches that there is only one true God, the One whom Jesus

worshiped (see John c.17 v.3).

In no where in the Bible Jesus said: I am God

In no where in the Bible Jesus said worship me

In no where in the Bible Jesus said pray to me

In no where in the Bible Jesus said he is the son of God

In no where in the Bible Jesus said that he is personal savior

In no where in the Bible Jesus said God is a trinity.

Some body might said (son of God) about Jesus, but he did not say that in

his own wards. Moreover, every one the Bible is son of God. Nothing

though proofs biological relation between God and Jesus. If this is the


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impression the bible wants us to make one would expect at least half or even

one third of the bible would address that notion.

Originally Christianity and Islam were one religion. Jesus lifts his eyes to

heaven and prayed addressing God as a father: And eternal life means

knowing You the only true God, and knowing Jesus Christ, whom you sent

(John 17:3).

Muslims first pillar is No God but one God, and Mohammed was messenger

sent by God.

God said in the Quran{Say: O people of Scripture! Come to an

agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah,

and that we shall ascribe no partners unto him, and that none of us shall

take others for lords beside Allah} (3:46)

Chapter Eight

Quran the Miracle

Could Mohammed be the Author of Quran?

My friend asked: I do not want to look offensive; I know how muchyou love and respect Prophet Mohammed. But could not Mohammed with

his great personality be the author of Quran? I might not believe he was a

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has enlightened humanity and lead it to the critical, scientific and

methodological thinking. Could not Mohammed be the author of Quran?

I answered: Quran is the living miracle of Mohammed.

A miracle can be identified in various ways; for example: An act that can not

be explained by laws of nature, an act that is beyond human power or

capabilities, or an act that can not be explained by human reason and logic.

It follows that since a miracle can not be attributed to the power of faculties

of human kind. It must be regarded as direct act of Almighty Allah. Allah

did bless each of his prophets with miracles. Thus, he established the

credibility of his prophets beyond any shadow of doubt.

History tells that every prophet was given numerous miracles for the people

whom he was to call for God straight path.

Prophet Mohammed is unique in the chain of Allah's prophets. All the other

prophets were sent for specific culture or nation situated in place and time.

Allah therefore gave these prophets specific miracles to show their

respective people at a given time. These miracles were limited to certain

time and space. Only stories of these miracles exist as part of human

history. On the contrary, Prophet Mohammed was sent as Allah last prophet

for the entire mankind, for all times to come and for every single spot in

earth. The reason demands that Mohammed should have a universal miracle

for all people irrespective of time and space. Every individual at every stageof human history, living in any spot in the world is therefore justified in

saying: If Mohammed is a prophet for me today; I would like to have a

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Scholars, historians, philosophers, and scientists have written countless

pages showing the miraculous nature of the Quran. In Fact, each new

generation for the last fourteen centuries, has been discovering new miraclesin the Quran. These never ending miracles are the perpetual testimony that

Mohammed is Allah last Messenger, and that the Quran is Allah's final book

for the entire man kind.

Quran is basically a book of instructions, a code of conduct for man kind but

it also deals with attributes of God; duties of angels and jinn; histories of

prophets and communities and various phenomena of nature like: creation

and ending of the universe, alteration of day and night, changing of seasons,

creation of plants, animals and man etc., subjects which fall in the

jurisdiction of science through which man is invited to reflect on the creation

and its mechanism and thereby accept the existence and supremacy of God.

Quran the last religious deals with topics which impress people of all times

and intellectual standards.

God knew that the world would pass through an age of science when every

thing would be weighed in the balance of science, it is quite possible that

just due to this reason, and He included topics of science in the Quran in

such manner that should provide a proof of the truth of the Quran. The

common man who lived during the period of revelation of the Quran

fourteen hundred years back was not so well informed on the subject of

science as to understand, appreciate or admire the informative and

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Following are few of the miraculous verses of Quran starting with

A-Scientific miracles

Miracles in discoveries in nature:

I refer the reader to the book " 155 miracles and mysteries in the Quran for

Dr. Kazi

B- The miraculous Language of the Quran:

Differences between human writing and Allah revelation:

1-A human writer has the command of knowledge of a certain specificsubject, or few related subjects. e.g. one can write on the subject of

history or economics or philosophy or ethics etc. It is not possible for

a human being to write simultaneously on a large variety of different

topics with an equal command of language and depth of knowledge.

Further more, what ever the Quran has stated in a certain field has

always been proved to be eternal truth.

2-Every human book represents the knowledge that was available to thewriter at a certain time and place. Human knowledge keeps


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advancing. As a result every human book keeps advancing. As a result

every human book after some time is found to be either false or

incomplete. All books of human authors thus need to be revised or

rewritten after a period of time. Quran is the only authentic book of

Allah. Muslims and non Muslims equally agree that it is the only book

that is present in its purist form. None were able to find any mistakes

in the Quran.

3-An effective writer always modifies his style and language accordingto the varying needs of the readers. What may appeal to a young

person may not appeal to an old one. Similarly what may appeal to an

illiterate person may not appeal to an educated one. Moreover, every

person passes through various phases of emotional changes e.g. a

person who is happy likes to read something different from a sad

person. Every human being has a certain preference for the style of

writing. Quran moves whom who likes simple language and whom

who likes eloquent language.

4- If a human author keeps writing for years and years, he passes throughgradual changes in his writing style, views and thoughts. The Qruan

was gradually reveled on Mohammed during a period of 23 years. No


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changes have been found in the message and philosophy of the earlier

and the later revealed verses of Quran.

5-A human writer is mostly affected by the changing conditions of hisenvironment, which in turn affect his emotions and feelings. These are

then reflected in the style and the town of his writing. Prophet

Mohammed during 23 years of his mission went through numerous

periods of personal trials. He went from severe hardship in Makkah to

the leader and the ruler of al-Madenah. The language of Quran

remains steady in its own majesty far from being affected by any

environmental ups and downs of the Prophet.

6- A human writer do mistakes, the Quran consists of a total of 6236verses and 86432 words yet not a single verse, phrase, idiom or word

of the Quran contradicts any other text of the Quran. Each and every

verse is in perfect harmony with the entire text of the Quran. Arabic

letters each has diacritical mark which gives each its specific

pronunciation. Total number of alphabets are 323760, Total number

of diacritical marks is 210338 not a single one of those has been

changed in 14 centuries. Allah call us to do the falsification test, no


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human can dare to say my book has no mistakes. No human will

challenge humanity that he has 100% contradictions free book.

C- The Numerical miracles.

Examples of numerical relationship and symmetry the following words

Word Related Word

Number of times

appeared in the Quran

man Woman 24

Devil asking refuge 11

Faith (believe) kufer (not to believe) 17

Angles Satan 68

Dunia

(this life)

Akera (life after) 115

Fieel (action) Ajer (reward) 108

Month 12

Day 365

Other countless numerical miracles were reported by different people.

D: Islamic constitution in the Quran


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The most important miracle, the ability to change people life, behavior,

manners so that love and justice, good economical conditions prevails in the

society that is practicing Islam.

{This Quran is not such as can be produced by other than Allah. On the

contrary, it is conformation of (revelations) that went before it, and a

fuller explanation of the book; wherein there is no doubt from the Lord

of the worlds; Or do they say: He (Mohammad) forged it? Say (to

them) bring them a chapter like unto it, and call (to your aid) any one

you can, besides Allah, if it be (that) you speak the truth.}

Allah also said {We have heard an amazing Quran, which guide to

Correctness}al-Jin1, 2

This chapter is a summery of the book " 155 miracles and mysteries in the

Quran for Dr. Kazi"

Chapter Nine

Why wearing the veil?

My friend asked: Why do you wear the veil? I am sorry to say you look

unattractive. People look at you as a creature coming from the space. Why


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can not you enjoy life? Why can not you feel the admiration in men eyes?

This attraction is natural phenomenon. What do you think of the debate:

woman should not join our schools if they do not want to look like us?

I answered: The ethical debate concerning wearing the veil by Muslim

woman in schools and universities have been going on for years in Europe.

The paradox is that European countries establish themselves as the leaders of

liberties. Should Muslim woman be deprived from education if they want to

practice the religion their way! Every one is contributing with his opinion

regarding the debate except for Muslim woman! I thank you for the question

it is our duty to speak up. But I want to ask you do you know why I wear

this veil?

My friend said: yes because Muslim woman are oppressed. Men force them

to do so and because you follow blindly.

I said: I am living in this country alone, I am single and no men are present

in my life. I was never pressured to ware the veil this is my personal choice.

I cover so that men treat me as a person not as female. I am not reduced to

my sexuality. It is my sexuality that I covered not my femininity. The

covering of the former allowed the liberation of the later1. Covering helps


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me not being objectified. Men focus on my face and my words language

rather than my body language. People appreciate my logic, reasoning,

personality, and perspectives.

My friend said: I do not agree that men are going to reduce you to your

looking if you are not wearing this veil. I can look at your face which reveals

that you still look nice.

I answered: Prophet Mohamed said God is beautiful and He loves beauty. I

am not supposed to look ugly; I am supposed to look respectful. Muslim

men are ordered to lower their gaze if they have attraction feelings towards

women other than their wives. Men should take accountability for their

actions. Moreover, even though you can see my face, I do not look exactly

like woman with micro skirt.

My friend said: I think that women naturally enjoy showing the beauty. They

are very mush suffering by not having the chance to enjoy seducing men!

I said: it is true that woman likes to feel beautiful. I can do that in front of

my husband, and bunch of my men relatives whom I can not have relation

with (father, brother, nephewext) and all the women in the world. By

covering I am protecting fellow women. It is a form of women social

solidarity. Her husband can not see my wearing my full garments and in


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return my husband can not see her wearing her full garments. This way, men

will feel more attracted and content with their wives, and wives will not be

worried about their husbands chastity.

My friend said: I think you are living in Europe and you are not showing

respect to our tradition.

I said: I always thought that European tradition emphasizes respect of

liberties. All societies in the world are pluralistic societies, beauty is in

diversity. No one should impose his own perspective on the way others like

to practice there religion. The veil is not a sign of disrespect! How I am

inside does not directly change whether I am veiled or not. It is others

perceptions of me that are changed1. The veil is a relationship between me

and my God that drives me closer to Him.

Then I said to her: Let me ask you the question if European woman is

autonomous not to wear the veil, why am I not autonomous to wear the veil?

She said: You are autonomous, and you are choosing to look different, for

that I agree that women should not join our schools if they do not want to

look like us.

I said: I agree that I look different. However, I enjoy obeying God and my

relationship with him can never be broken under any pressure. I have


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accepted and chose to conquer rather than be conquered by the society

stigmatization1. For that I will I accept to be punished, but why depriving

from education? I mean Depriving from education is infringement of human

rights. It is like depriving food and water. Dr. Josef Selling states (Professor,

research unit theological ethics, K.U. Leuven): The gravest offenses against

human freedom are precisely those things which attack personal identity:

brain washing, the use of drugs or techniques to gain control over the person,

any assault on the selfhood of the person, be it individual, social, political,

through the use of violence, propaganda or deception.

I think of being illiterate as transgression. The Quran tells us the story of

woman Queen who ruled her country with consultation. Islam orders women

to develop their highest potentials. Muslim women in their countries are

doctors, engineers, and scientists. In Europe You have the choice to isolate

Muslim women from the society, or to give them the chance to integrate in

it. You can think of us as functioning nuns.

I will conclude by asking the question: if version Mary2 (Peace be upon her)

is alive, will you deprive her from her veil also?

1- Kathy Chin


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2- Mary is praised in the Quran. She is the mother of Prophet J esus Peace be upon him

Chapter Source Author Page number

Who Created the

Creator?

Dialog with my unbeliever friend Dr. Mustafa

Mahmmod

If My Deeds are

Distend to be My

Deeds, why do

God Judge me

For Doing

Them?


Mahmmod

Why Did God

Created Evil


Mahmmod

People who did

not Hear of the

Quran Do they

go to Hill or

Paradise?


Mahmmod

Paradise and Hell Dialog with my unbeliever friend Dr. Mustafa

Mahmmod

Is Religion Dialog with my unbeliever friend Dr. Mustafa


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Heroin Mahmmod

Islam or

Christianity

Was Jesus

crucified?

Is Jesus God the Bible says no

http://www.ahmed-

deedat.co.za/frameset.asp.

Shabir Ally

Ahmed

deedat

Quran the

Miracle: Could

Mohammed be

the Author of

Quran?

andwww.amrkhalid.netand 155

miracles and mysteries in the Quran

Dr. Mazhar

Kazi

Why wearing the

veil?

Islam and

Terrorism

www.islamonline.netand

www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com

Islam and liberty of believe

Jamal Al

banah
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