Aapki Amanat Aapki Sewa Mein

by Maulana Mohammed Kaleem Siddiqui

(Translation By V & A)

Foreword

Let’s  begin  with  some  introspection  -  if  we  face  a  situation,  where  a small innocent child is running barefoot towards fire and is unaware of its  perils,  what  will  be  our reaction  to it?  Won’t  you  consider  it  to be your  moral responsibility  to  save  the  child  by  picking him  up  in  your arms?  And  won’t  you  feel  peaceful  after  doing  this  good  deed?  On similar  lines,  if  any  person  gets  severely  burnt  then  you  feel  both sympathetic and concerned towards him. But, have we ever wondered the reason behind it. It’s due  to the fact that  the  entire  human  race  is  a  family  of  one  father  (Adam)  and mother (Eve). Everyone has got a heart that has love, compassion and sympathy  owing  to  which  we  share  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  others. Hence, a true human being is the one whose heart is an infinite source of love for entire human race, whose every action is meant for service of others, who cringes at someone else’s sufferings and who seeks the purpose in help of others. In this world, the life is temporary; post death the life granted will be everlasting.  Without  acknowledging  and  submitting  to  the  true  God one  will  never  achieve  Heaven  and  will  have  to  burn  in  Hell  Fire  for eternity. These  days,  millions  of  people  with  their  own  inactions  are  moving towards the hell fire. Hence, the onus is on those, who love humanity that they come forward and try to save others from the eternal perils of Hell Fire.    We  are  grateful  that Maulana  Mohammed  Kaleem  Siddiqui ,  has presented  some  beautiful  insights  in  the  book,  which  are representative  of his love  towards  humanity.  It is also a reflection of his responsibility to show the right path to the non-followers/ignorants, which essentially is hallmark of a true Muslim.

With these words, I will like to present your legacy to you

Wasi Suleiman Nadvi

Editor, Urdu Monthly Letter   

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Please Forgive Me

My dear  readers, I would like to seek your  forgiveness for  my Muslim brothers  and  me.  Under  influence  of  the  archenemy  of  mankind  – Satan,  we  have  failed  to  convey  your  own  legacy  to  you.  Satan  has corrupted  our  hearts  such that  there  is  hatred  for  the  Sinners  rather than  Sins.  Under  its  influence  people  have  waged  innumerable  wars making this whole world a battlefield. In order to put things in correct perspective, I intend to selflessly convey your own legacy to you. Lord ,who knows what is in the heart of a person, is witness of the fact that in bringing the legacy to you, I am both selfless and sympathetic. The  burden,  of  not  being  able  to  convey  it  to  you  till  date,  has  lain heavily in my heart and has left me sleepless for many a nights.

A Message of Love

I  would  request  you  to  receive  the  message  with  love.  I  would  also seek Allah to be the witness of my actions that I have tried  to convey the  legacy  to my brothers  and sisters  as  my  responsibility. Please  try to read, think and reason for the Lord, the sustainer of this world. After  arriving  in  this world, it  is  essential that  a  human  identifies  and follows  the  real  truth.  It  is  his  biggest  responsibility.  I  would  like  to share the same message of love with you    

The Biggest Truth

The biggest truth of  the world, rather universe is that the creator and the  preserver  of  the  world  and  entire  universe  is  one  and  only  one God.  He  is  the  only  one  of  his  type.  There  is  no  partner  of  Him  in creating,  preserving  and  destroying  the  world.  He  is  everywhere,  He listens  to  everyone  and  sees  everything.  Not  even  a  single  leaf  can flutter  without  his  command.  Every  human  being,  irrespective  of  his religious background, even if he is an idol worshipper will agree to the fact that there is only one God. If  a  person  contemplates  logically  then  he  can  easily  conclude  that there  can  be  only  one  Lord.  For  example,  if  any  institution  has  two heads  then  there  will  always  be  quarrel  between  them  and  the institution cant function then. If there cannot be two kings of the same kingdom then how can there be more than one master of the world?

An Argument

Quran, which is the speech of God, has challenged the world: “If you doubt that Quran is not the true revelation of the God, then try writing  even  a  small  chapter  which  can  parallel  its  Grace.  You  can summon the entire world to help you in the task” For the past 1400 years, many human beings, Science and Computers have  challenged  and  were  defeated.  None  could  prove  that  Quran  is not Allah’s Book.    In this  holy book,  God has  shared  many arguments  and examples so that  the  human  mind  can  grasp  the  truth.  For  example,  “  Had  there been many masters on Earth and Sky then chaos would have been let loose  on  Earth.”  Its  quite  clear,  if  there  were  many  masters  then  it would have led to arguments and infighting amongst them. One would have commanded for night while the other for day, one for 6 months a year  other  for  3  months  a  year,  one  for  Sun  rising  in  the  East  while other  in  the  West.  If  there  were  other  deities  working  with  the Supreme  lord  as  partners  then  it  may  happen  that  while  they  have blessed people for Rains, the Supreme God wants famine. Essentially it will lead to chaos and disaster.

True Witness

In  real  sense  everything  in  this  world;  the  efficiently  and  perfectly running order of the world is a witness of the fact that there is one and only  one  master.  He  is  free  to  do anything anytime. With our  limited mind, we can neither imagine him nor can make idols of him. The God has created the entire world for the  service of  mankind. The Sun, Air, Earth, Fire, Water,  Plants,  Animals,  everything - all are meant  for the service  of mankind. They are  made  subservient to  Humans while the latter’s  existence  is  meant  for  sole purpose  of  worshipping  the  God alone and following his wishes. It’s only justified that a  true  human being  acknowledges the fact that our Life, Death, Food, Shelter and other necessities of life are provided by the  blessings  of  the  God.  Hence, our  life  should  be  in  accordance with His Wishes. Any person who is not leading his life as per the that one true God’s wishes then his existence is futile.    

An Indomitable Truth

In the Holy Quran, the true Lord has mentioned an indomitable truth: “Every  life has to  taste  death,  after  which  you  will  have  to  return  to us” The  verse has  two  truths  in  it.  The  first  is  that  everything  alive  is mortal  and will have  to face death. Any believer or non-believer can’t deny this fact. Even  animals acknowledge this law, which can be seen from their behavior- a mouse runs away from a cat, a dog is afraid of cars on the roads. It’s because they believe in death.

After Death

The  second part of  verse introduces the mankind to  a powerful  truth, which if understood  and followed can change  the entire world. It says that after death, you will return back to me and based on your actions in the world you will be rewarded or punished accordingly. After  death,  you would neither  perish nor  will  enter the endless  cycle of rebirths. This viewpoint won’t be accepted by any logical mind. The  very  first  argument  is  that  such  kinds  of  rebirth  cycles  aren’t mentioned  in  Vedas.  In Puranas ,  which  came  later,  such  cycles  are mentioned, according  to which man’s characters are passed on to  the progeny through his semen. Satan (The Evil), who on religious pretext had  divided the  human  society in  upper  and  lower  caste, has  created the  myth,  owing  to  which  lower  caste  people  were  openly  exploited    and  ill-treated.  When  these  lower  caste  people  questioned  that  when our  Creator  has  made  us  equal  in  all  senses,  be  it  eye,  ear,  nose, hands  then  why  have  you  positioned  yourself  superior  to  us.  The Upper  Caste  people  justified  their  actions  based  on  Law  of  Karma. They  said  that  the Shudras have  to  pay  penance  for  the  Sins committed in their previous life. As  per  this  belief,  all  the  souls  are  reborn  and  take  birth  as  per  the actions  committed  in  previous  life.  Sinners  take  form  of  animals  and those  who  commit  the  worst  sins  take  form  of  vegetation.  The  good doers attain liberation.

Three Arguments again Cycle of Rebirth

1. The biggest argument against the common belief of rebirth is the scientific findings and conclusions, which state that the very first life  form  on  earth  was  that  of  vegetation,  followed  by  animals and  after  millions of  years human  beings were born.  Since, the population  of  the  former  two  can  not  be  dependent  on  sins  of humans, which came to life after a  gap of millions of  years, the argument for rebirth fails. 2. The  second  argument  is  that  as  souls  attain  liberation,  the population of humans, animals and vegetation should reduce but on the other hand opposite is true. 3. Also there is a huge disparity between the birth and death rate. The  total;  number  of births is much  higher  vs the total number of deaths. Many a times innumerable insects take birth and very few humans die and vice versa.    There  are many people  who have  claimed  that  they can  identify a place  which  they  had  never  seen  in  this  life,  or  they  can  tell  the name of their past life. This leads to a wrong belief that people are taking  rebirth.  But  essentially  these  are  all  doings  of  Satan  who influences others in order to corrupt their believes. The truth will be revealed to all after death, Everyone has to return back to the Lord and on the Day of Judgment he will be punished or rewarded based on his deeds on earth.

Punishment or Reward for the Deeds

As  an  award  for  the  good  deeds  and  correct  path,  a  soul  will  be rewarded with the heaven, where he will  receive everything in plenty. The comfort and abundance of Heaven is unimaginable and unparallel. And the best part of heaven will be that those residing there will get to see the Lord from their own eyes. There is nothing comparable to it. Similarly, the non-believers,  who  commit  sins, by  not  following  Lord’s commands, they  will  eternally burn in  Hell Fire. They will be  punished for each  and every sin  committed and  the  biggest punishment will be that  they  will  be  deprived  of  their  Lord’s  presence  and  love.  And  on them there will be wrath of their Lord.

The Biggest Sin –Making Partner with God

In the Holy Quran,  God has mentioned that the virtues or sins can be big  or  small.  He  has  specifically  mentioned  that  the  biggest  sin,  for which a  soul would  never  be  forgiven, is to  make  partners with God.    The  non-believers will  burn eternally  in  Hell  Fire  for  not following the Commands  of  Allah.  He  has  commanded  that  one  should  not  bow  in veneration to any idol, Sun, Moon or Prophet. One should not consider anyone  besides Him  as sustainer, controller of  life,  death and worthy of worship. Shirk (associating partners with Allah) will not be forgiven, He  may  forgive  any  other  sin  if  he  wills.  Committing  of  Shirk  is  the biggest Sin and people should guard themselves against it.

An Example

We can appreciate this sin by usage of an Example. Lets assume there are two women. One is very argumentative; who fights every now and then with her husband and never pays heed to his sayings. In spite of these shortcomings  she is essentially loyal  to  her  husband  and would never  leave her true home.  In  this case,  irrespective of her  behavior, her husband will be forced to (because of her love) to live with her. On  the  other  hand,  there  is  a  docile  wife,  who  is  very  caring,  loving and  obedient,  She  waits  for  her  husband till  late  evening  and  serves him hot food. If one day she declares that she can’t live only with one husband and needs even her neighbor as her husband what will be you make  of  the  lady’s  character?  Inspite  of  all  other  talents  she  will  be considered as Sinner and will be punished for the same. If  we contemplate on  this example  and  think  on  broader perspective, then we can appreciate why God can’t bear humans praying to anyone else but Him. If we, who are made from a tiny sperm, don’t like to be paralleled to  anyone else,  how can  the  infinite Lord,  who has  created the  whole  world,  the  earth,  the  sea,  the  air, the  sun,  the  moon, the    angels,  who  has  given  us  innumerable  resources  for  our  sustenance can accept any partners to him? A human who indulges in worshipping any  other  deity  other  than  Him,  stands  in  front  of  Lord  worst  than  a prostitute, who has given up her self-respect for some paltry gains.

Idol Worship prohibited in Holy Quran

There is an example presented in Holy Quran which is worth reflecting on: “O  mankind!  A  similitude  has  been  coined,  so  listen  to  it  (carefully): Verily! Those, on whom you call besides  Allah, cannot create (even) a fly, even though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly snatched  away  a  thing  from  them,  they  would  have  no  power  to release  it from  the fly. So weak  are(both) the seeker and the  sought. They  have  not  estimated  Allah  His  Rightful  Estimate;  Verily,  Allah  is All-Strong, All-Might” To  think  of,  the  creator  is  always  stronger  than  the  creation,  hence instead  of  humans  worshipping  idols  (his  creation);  the  idols  should have  worshipped  humans.  Thus  it  is  impertinent  to  worship  idols instead of the Supreme Lord.

A Thought to Ponder On

Many a people worship the Gurus who  have shown the path of God to them, owing to which they claim they have received mercy of the Lord. It  is  akin  to  a  situation, where  you  enquire  regarding  a  train  from  a porter  and  once  you  received  the  information  you  alight  on  him instead!   Hence, those  who guide  us regarding the right  path are the    intermediaries  only  who  help  us  in  our  search  of  knowledge,  but should never be confused with real God. There is only one God without any Parallel or Partner or any Subordinate or any Intermediary. Few  brothers  also  claim  that  the  idols  are  used  for  lesser  humans  to concentrate  on  the  Godhead.  The  argument  is  very  shallow –  can anyone look at a dog and claim that he uses it to think of his father. If one  tries  to  limit  the  Merciful,  Strongest  and  most  Gracious  Lord  in weak idol of clay will it strengthen or weaken once faith? The  conclusion is  that  those who  make  any partner  to Supreme Lord are  committing biggest  sin  for  which  they  will  never  be  forgiven  and will have to spend an eternity in Hell.

The Biggest Virtue is Faith

The  biggest virtue,  best  deed  and  best act is  “Faith”.  After  death,  all the  materialistic  gains  will  be  rendered  useless  but  what  will  matter the most will be the fruits of Good Deeds we have done in the name of Allah.  Virtuous  is  the  one  who  shares  with  others  what  is  rightfully theirs.  One  who  steals  or  snatches  from  others  is  a  wrongdoer. Similarly,  on  humans  there  is  only  one  benefactor,  Allah,  hence  only he should be revered and no one else. He is the one who is Lord of our destiny, our gains and losses. When he alone is worthy of worship then only he should be  worshipped. We should spend life given  by Him the way He wills. Hence, a meaningful life is the one where we follow what He  has  commanded  and  those  who  do  not  follow  can’t  be  called truthful.    Our creator has right of our worship and he shouldn’t be denied of the same.  One  who  does  that  and  act  to  be  a  virtuous  person  is  like  a bandit  robbing  someone  of  his  riches  and  then  returning  measly amount in order to look honest. Honesty and Virtue is in believing and worshipping the sole creator and spending every precious moment of the transitory life given by Him in fulfilling his commands.

True Religion

Right  from  beginning  there  was  only  one  religion,  which  states  that only the Supreme Lord should be worshipped and we should follow his commands. The  Holy  Quran has  stated: “There  is only one  religion of Allah, which is Islam. Other than that, all others are irrelevant” The  frailness  of  human is  in his  limitation  –  of  sight, hearing,  tasting and  feeling.  Owing  to  the  limitations  of  his  senses  his  mind  is  also limited – it can’t imagine or understand beyond a boundary. What kind of Life God wants us to lead, how should we worship, what is life  after  death,  which  are  the deeds,  which will  lead  to  Heaven  or Hell? Such questions cant be answered by human mind.    

Prophet of God

Considering  human’s  shortcomings,  God  has  been  kind  to  send  his messengers on Earth who preached How to Live and Worship the God, which couldn’t have  been  thought  correctly  by  human’s  limited mind. Such great people are called as Prophets or Messengers. They are also termed  as Avtaars ,  which  means  those  who  come  to  Earth  but  not Manifestations  of  God.  To  assume  them  to  be  God  or  God  has manifested  himself  as  human  is  superstition  and  a  great  sin.  This creates  a  rift  in  your  faith  and  one  ends  up  worshipping  the prophets/avatars instead of the Supreme Lord. Such  Messengers  /  Prophets  are  selected  by  God  specially  for conveying  his  message  for  benefit  of  Humankind.  They  have  taken birth  in  al  towns,  regions  and  century.  All  of  them  taught  to  believe and worship the only  Lord and asked to live our lives  as per His Laws and  Commands  ( Shariat ).    None  of  the  Prophets  have  propagated anyone  else’s  worship  other  than  His.  On  the  other  hand  they  have tried to stop the biggest Sin, Worshipping anyone else other than Lord, from hands of mankind time and again.

The Beginning of Idol Worship

Those  innumerable  prophets  who  had  graced  this  earth  and  their followers both were mortals as other humans. They were governed by God’s Law of Life  and Death; hence they perished like other  humans. After  their  demise,  the  followers  in  their  ignorance  missed  them  and used  to  grieve.  Satan  saw  this  as  a  great  opportunity  to  corrupt  the believers.  He  went  to people  and  showed  his  fake  sympathy.  He  also    volunteered to make clay idols of the Prophets as their remembrance. Initially the people would come to see the idol  whenever  they  missed their  Prophets.  As  the  time  passed,  Satan  declared  that  if  you  bow your head in reverence in front of the idols then they would bless you. Till  then  people  already  started  loving  the  idol  and  they  started worshipping  them.  Owing  to  this  they  got  corrupted  by  Satan  and started indulging in Shirk. When a human, for whom the world has been made by Creator, bows to an idol of clay then he loses the mercy of Lord spending his afterlife in Hell. The  merciful Lord sent many a Prophets to correct  the human behavior; those who understood the sin and stopped it received God’s forgiveness while others perished.

Messages of Prophets

All  the  prophets  who  came  had  same  base  for  the  religion  -  there  is only one God. They have time and again maintained that none should be  made  His  partners;  none  but  He  should  be  worshipped;  all  the prophets  should  be  believed  in;  the  revelations,  which  you  have received  via  them,  should  be  revered  and  followed;  believe  in  the eternal  life  after  this  temporary  life  on  Earth;  our  destiny  is  only determined  by  our  Lord’s  wish  and  finally  the  Shariat(Law  of  Life) which has been reveled should be lived. All the  prophets and the revelations  they disclosed were  true and one should  have faith on the same.  It  is only essential, that  the prophets, who  have  time  and  again  preached  about  one  Lord  and  warned  us against  committing  Shirk,  should  not  be  worshipped.  Hence,  those    religious leaders who have propagated idol worship or polytheism were not  prophets  or  their  message  got  corrupted  with  time.  Prior  to Prophet Mohammed’s  time  all the revelations have  got  corrupted  and many a times scriptures have also been changed.

The Last Prophet – Hazrat Mohammed

It’s an invaluable truth that all the prophets and the scriptures foretold about  the  last  Prophet.  They  also  warned  that  after  the  revelations brought  by  last  prophet  all  the  previous  revelations  will  be  rendered meaningless and one should follow only what has be preached by him. It  is  an  argument  for  the  truth  of  Islam  that  inspite  of  all  the corruption, which has happened in various scriptures this prophecy has been intact in them. This is the grace of God so that not even a single human  can  claim  ignorance  of  this  truth.  In  Vedas  he  has  been mentioned as Narashansh*, in Purana  as Kalki, in Bible as Pharkleet and Ahmat and in Buddhism as last Buddha. *For  further  details  please  read  Pt  Vedprakash  Upadhyay’s  books  – Kalki Avtaar aur Muhammed Saahab and Narashansh aur Antim Rishi. In these scriptures the birth time, place and other signs were revealed.

An Introduction of Hazrat Mohammed

Almost  1400  years  back,  the  last  saint  Mohammed Rasulallah Sallallahu Allahi Wa Sallam (peace be upon him) was born in Mecca in South  Arab.  His  father  died  few  months  before  his  birth  and  mother too  died  after  some  time.  His  grandfather  and  his  uncle  looked  him after. He was loved by one and all in Mecca. As he grew  older he was known  for  his  honesty  and  virtue.  People  would  leave  behind  their    valuables  with  his  safekeeping.  He  would  often  resolve  arguments between people. Kaaba, which is a holy place of Allah was being rebuilt at that time, the people suggested those who would be virtuous should get  the honor to place the Holy Stone in the corner of a wall. Many  a people jumped for the opportunity and they started infighting amongst them.  It  was  subsequently  suggested  that  the  first  person  visiting Kaaba  will get  to do  the  honors.  By  God’s  grace,  Prophet  Mohammed was  the  first person  to  visit  Kaaba  that  day,  on seeing  him everyone cheered in unison and accepted him to place the Holy Stone. But Prophet Mohammed, true to his nature, spread a sheet and placed the stone on it. Further, he requested Leader of every group to hold a corner of the  sheet  and  carry it  towards  the  wall. Once  they  reached there, he picked the stone and placed it. He  was  a  unanimous  leader,  whenever  he  went  on  a  journey  people grieved on his absence and overjoyed on his return. During that time, in Arab, there were 360 idols of various deities. Class discrimination,  women  exploitation,  indulgence  in  gambling  and alcohol, exploitation of poors  by  high interest  rates, infighting  among people and many other issues were prevalent When he turned 40, then Allah started revealing the Quran to him via an  angel. With this  he  was  made  a  prophet with the  responsibility  to spread command of Allah regarding monotheism.    

The Voice of Truth

He  once  stood  on  a  peak  of  mountain  and  called  everyone.  People came running to his invite since the call came from a true and honest person.  Further,  he  asked  everyone,  will  they  believe  if  he  said  that there  was  a  very  strong  army  behind  the  mountain  who  is  ready  to attack them? Everyone  cried back  in unison that  they  believed him.  Later he called them  towards  Islam  and  asked them to  shun idol  worship,  which  is  a sure path towards Hell.

A Human Weakness

Humans have an essential weakness that they end up blindly following the  right  and  wrong  actions  of  their  ancestors.  They  turn  deaf  to arguments,  which  try  to  break  age-old  myths.  This  leads  to  their ultimate downfall.

Hurdles and Tests

Owing to the  above-mentioned weakness, the residents of Mecca who respected  you for  40  years turned  against him  when  he  started  your preaching.  The  more  he  called  people  towards  the  truth;  more  the animosity grew in their hearts. The non believers tortured his followers by beating, making them lie on fire, by putting a noose on their necks and stoning them,  Still he  always prayed  to Allah for  their  well  being. Once in grief, when he went to the town of Taeef he was humiliated by the inmates who cussed and stoned him. Whenever he tried to rest the    kids  running  behind  him  would  stone  him  more.  Inspite  of  such humiliations and pain he always prayed for their forgiveness. He would pray  that  they  are  ignorant  and  are unaware  of  their  actions. Due  to the hostile environment in Mecca he had to leave it and go to Madina, there too he faced many a hurdles.

Truth Prevails

End  of  the  day,  truth  always  prevails  and  even  in  this  case  was  no exception.  After  23  years  of  sincere  and  selfless  efforts  put  in  by Prophet  Mohammed,  Islam  was  accepted  by  all  in  Arab.  It  brought with  it a  revolution  in the  rest of the world,  which  marked  the  end of idol worship and class discrimination while the true followers increased in numbers.

The Last Legacy

Few  years  before  his  death,  Prophet  Mohammed  went  for  Hajj  with approximately  1.25  Lacs  people.  Then  he  gave  his  last  legacy  to everyone,  saying  after  death  when  they  are  asked  whether  he  could spread God’s Religion ( Deen ) and Truth to all what will be their reply? Everyone  said,  without  doubt  he could  achieve what  he had intended to. At that he pointed his finger towards sky and said it thrice that “Oh God,  you  be  the  Witness!”  Then,  he  ordered  others  to  take  Islam  to those who were still ignorant of the truth. He also specified  that he was the  last  prophet  and there wont be any other after him. That he was the last Narashansh and last Kalki avatar that everyone was waiting for.    It  is  mentioned  in  Quran  that  those  who  have  received  the  books recognize him as a mother will recognize her son. Though few corrupts would try to hide the truth from others

Every Human’s Responsibility

Every human is bound by the religious and humanitarian responsibility that  he  follows only one  Lord, doesn’t make partners to  him  and who believes Prophet Mohammed to be the last messenger and follows the revelation he  had brought with him.  It  is  called as  Faith in  Islam and one who doesn’t practice the same will burn in Hellfire for an eternity,

Two Questions

Many a people will think now, that we cant see any life after death and subsequently any Hell or Heaven. Hence why should one believe it? In this relation, all the religion and scriptures have explained regarding Hell  and  Heaven  from  which  it  can  be  concluded  that  the  concept  of Heaven and Hell is endorsed by all religions. We  can  also  understand  it  with  an  example  of  an  infant  in  womb.  If you reveal to the infant that after coming out of womb he will cry, will drink milk,  will  get  to  see  a lot  of  world  still  he  will  never  believe  it. Nevertheless,  once  he  is  born  he  will  get  to  see  everything  as  said. Similarly, this world can be considered as a womb and with out death we  are  born  in  the  eternal  life  where we  will  get  to see everything in front of us.    The  description  of  Heaven  and  Hell  has  been  revealed  to  us  by  that honest  man  whose  archenemy  also  never  dared  to  call  him  a  liar. Further,  the  truth  is  endorsed  by  Quran  whose  validity  has  been accepted both by believers and non-believers equally.

Second Question

The  second  question  which  may  occur  to  you  is  that  if  all  the  other religions and scriptures were true then why one needs to accept Islam. There is a very simple answer to that, if you think of Indian Parliament and  Constitution,  there  were  many  real  prime  ministers  –  Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shashtri, Indira Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi, V  P  Singh  and  others.  They  reigned  during  various  time  frames  and they brought  in  new  rules  and  policies  based  on the  requirements  at that  time.  All  of  the  policies  were  true  still  an  old  rule  or  policy  is overridden by a new one. All Indians are supposed to follow the  latest rules. Any Indian,  who  says he would follow Indira Gandhi’s rules and not  the  new  rules  will  be  considered  a  criminal  in  the  eyes  of  law. Similarly, all the  religions  and religious scriptures  were true and all of them  points  to  the  last  prophet  and  final  revelation.  Inspite  of  the previous  revelations,  the  mankind  was  forgetful  in  remembering  the truth  and  ended  up  innovating  new  methods  of  worshipping  while deviating from truth. By God’s grace we received a final revelation and the onus is on humankind to make the most of it.

There Is Only One True Religion

It  wont  be  wrong  to  say  that  all  the  religions  lead  to  the  same God. There maybe more than one ways but only a single destination. There    can be innumerable lies but only one truth, various shades of darkness but only one glorious light. Right from beginning, there has been only one  true  religion.  The  religion  never  changed  even  though  the  laws changed with  time  as  per  God’s  commands. Entire human race is one and their lord is only one. It is clearly mentioned in Quran that there is only one faith of Allah which is Islam.

One More Question

Skeptics  may also ask that  is there  any  proof that Hazrat  Mohammed was a Prophet and the last messenger of Allah? The  truth  is  obvious,  first  of  all, Quran  is  God’s  Book. The arguments put forward by it couldn’t be challenged by anyone. It clearly declares Prophet Mohammed to be the last Prophet. Also, Prophet Mohammed’s life is open for scrutiny by all. No one in this world, had a life, which has been as transparent as his. Even  his  enemies  and  non  believer  historians  never  claimed  that Prophet Mohammed  ever  lied  to anyone.  Residents  of  his  town would swear by his name. The person, who never lied in his personal life how can  he lie  to anyone  regarding  God.  He  himself  said  that  he  was  the last  Prophet  and  no  one  will  come  after  him.  All  the  previous prophesies  mentioned  by  earlier  Prophets  and  Scriptures  pointed  at him.    

Thoughts of Pd Shri Ram Sharma

Pt  Shri  Ram  Sharma  has  written  that  one  who  doesn’t  accept  Islam and doesn’t believe in Prophet Mohammed cant be considered to be a Hindu.  Since,  it  is  clearly  mentioned  in  Vedas  and  Puranas  that  one should  follow  the  religion  revealed  by  Narashansh  and  Kalki (respectively).  Hence,  a  true  Hindu  who  believes  in  his  scriptures should surely follow Islam.

The Need Of Faith

Islam and Faith are needed both for this world and Life Hereafter. It is human’s responsibility to be true to his lord and be loyal and steadfast towards  him.  One  who  pursues  anyone  else  other  than  him  is  worse than  a  dog,  who  inspite  of  being  an  animal  is  at  least  loyal  to  his master. The  faith  is  more  important  for  the  afterlife,  since  there  is  no  return after  Day  of  Judgment.  He  will  never  get  another  chance  and  worst still  he  will not  even get another  death even  if he  pleads for  that.  At that  time he  will  repent  for  the sins  he had committed in  the  worldly life.  If  a  man  dies  without  faith  in  this  world  then  he  would  always burn in Hell Fire.  If a single  spark touches our body then we  shriek in pain,  then  we  can  imagine  the  enormity  of  Hell  Fire,  which  seventy times  hotter  than  fire.  Once  one  layer  of  our  skin  is  burnt  we  will receive a new skin. This torture will last for eternities.    

Dear Readers

My  dear  readers,  this  life  is  unreliable-  you  never  know  when  the death will arrive. Before death It is our responsibility that we fulfill the biggest responsibility  given  to  us.  Without  faith both  this  life  and  the life hereafter will be futile. One day, everyone has to  go  in front  of the Lord, at that time we will be questioned and judged on  our faith. Even  I have  a hidden interest that when I would be judged on my efforts to spread the truth. I hope that the true words which I have shared with you are agreeable and acceptable to you. So lets make our Lord our witness and pray to the God:

“Ashahdu  Allah  Ilaha  Illallahu    Wa  Ashadu  Anna  Muhammed

Abdhu Wa Rasuluhu, Sallallahu Allahi Wa Sallam”

Meaning: I am the Witness that there is no one else worth worshipping other  than  the  God,  he  has  no  partners  and  Hazrat  Mohammed Sallallahu Allahi Wa Sallam is a real Prophet and true believer of God. Lets  now  shun  from  atheism,  associating  partners  with  him  and  all other sins and also resolve to be obedient to the Lord’s commands and follow Prophet Mohammed’s path. My dear readers, I will also pray to our Merciful and Gracious Lord that we follow the right path till our last breath. Now  readers, if you  lead  your life  with true  faith then  you  will  get  to know regarding the beautiful returns.    

Test of Faith

Due  to  your  Faith  and  Islam,  you  may  be  tested  but  believe  me    - Truth  Prevails.  Even  if  in  this  whole  life  you face  tremendous hurdles and obstructions keep patience for Life Hereafter will bring in bounties of Heaven  and  the  everlasting joy  of  being  able  to  see the  Lord.  For those fruits the tribulations of this world don’t even matter.

Your Responsibility

One  more  thing,  Faith  and  Islam  are  rights  of  every  human  even though  he  may be  currently ignorant  about  it. Hence its  your  duty to bring  this  truth  to  them  in  the  most  selfless  and  sincere  manner  so that  they  would be  saved  from  the  perils of Hell  Fire. Also  pray  from your  lord  that  everyone  is  blessed  with  this  truth.  Can  you  consider yourself a human if a blind falls into a pit in front of you and you never even  warned  him?  If  a  blind  is  forewarned  then  he  will  take  an alternate  course and be  saved.  Similarly,  its  only  human  to save  our brothers from Hell Fire. A  true  believer,  who  has  received  the  revelations  of  Quran  and  the Prophet,  should  sincerely  put  in  efforts  to  show  true  light  to  non- believers  so  that  they  get  to  correct  their  path.    A  truth  told  from  a sincere  heart  and  when  told  with  full  compassion brings in  change  in the hearts of people.  If a single non-believer finds the right path then you have done justice to your responsibility. God is most pleased with the one who becomes a medium to spread Faith to others.    

After You Receive Faith

Once  you  have  accepted  Islam,  then  you  should  perform Salat (Namaz)  five  times  a  day.  One  should  learn  it  and  practice  it. It  will bring peace and will increase love towards Allah. In the holy month of Ramdaan, one  should fast  daily.   Those  who can  afford  should go for Hajj once in his lifetime. Be  warned,  that  you shouldn’t  bow in  front  of  anyone  else but  Allah. Further,  Alcohol,  Gambling,  Pork  Meat,  Interest,  Bribery  and  other unlawful things are banned and you should never indulge in the same. Also, cherish all the lawful things commanded by Allah. One  should read  Quran  regularly and  follow  the  laws  of  Hygiene  and Cleanliness. One should also pray that our relatives, friends and all the humans  residing  in  this  Earth  should  die  after  accepting  the  Faith. Since faith is the only hope we have for our this life and Life Hereafter. Abraham could jump into fire only because of his faith hence he came out  unscathed.  The  same  faith  can  help  us  in  crossing  every  hurdle and help us in achieving our final destination

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