Answer:
Allah does not force anyone to submit to Him. He has layed out a clear path and then made it known to them the two ways (Heaven or Hell). The person is always free to make his or her own choice. There is no complusion in the way of "Islam." Whoever choses to worship Allah without partners and is devoted to Him and is obeying His commands as much as possible, has grasped the firm handhold that will never break. Whoever denies God and chooses some other way to worship or not to believe at all, for them there is an eternal punishment that is most horrible (Hell).
All religions originated with Allah and then people began to add or take away from the teachings so as to take control over each other. Man made religions are an abomination before the Lord and will never be accepted. He will only accept true submission, obedience and in purity and peace to His commandments.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
No Racism in Islam.
O Mankind! Most certainly, it is We (God almighty) who have Created you all from a single (pair) of a male and a
female. And it is we who have made you into nations and tribes, that ye may recognize each other (not that ye
may despise each other). Verily, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is (He who is) the most righteous of you. „
(Qur’an 49:13)
You should know that no Arab is superior over a non-Arab and, no non-Arab is superior over any Arab, no white
is superior over black and no black is superior over white. Superiority is by righteousness and God-fearing
[alone]. (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 411)
female. And it is we who have made you into nations and tribes, that ye may recognize each other (not that ye
may despise each other). Verily, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is (He who is) the most righteous of you. „
(Qur’an 49:13)
You should know that no Arab is superior over a non-Arab and, no non-Arab is superior over any Arab, no white
is superior over black and no black is superior over white. Superiority is by righteousness and God-fearing
[alone]. (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 411)
1) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I TESTED?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Do men think that they will be left alone saying,'We believe', and
that they will not be
tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true
from those who are
false." [29:2-3]
2) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why I never get what I wanted?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " It is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and
that you love a thing,
which is bad for you. But Allah knows, while you know not." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:216]
3) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I burdened this way?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Allah does not place a burden to a soul greater than it can bear. It
gets every good that it
earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:286]& " So verily, with
every difficulty there is
relief: (repeated) Verily, with every difficulty there is relief." Surah Al-Insyirah [94:5-6]
4) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why am I losing hope?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For you will be superior if
you are true in Faith."
Surah Al-Imran [3:139]
5) WE ALWAYS ASK: How can I face it?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " O you who believed! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in
such perseverance;
strengthen each other; and fear Allah that you may prosper." Surah Al-Imran[3:200] &
"And seek(Allah's) help
with patient, perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a
humbly submissive (to
Allah)." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:45]
6) WE ALWAYS ASK: What do I get from all these?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and
properties (in exchange)
for that they will have the garden (of Paradise)..." Surah At-Taubah [9:111]
7) WE ALWAYS ASK: To whom could I depend?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "(Allah) suffice me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust- He
the Lord of the Throne
(of Glory) Supreme." Surah At-Taaubah [9:129]
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Do men think that they will be left alone saying,'We believe', and
that they will not be
tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true
from those who are
false." [29:2-3]
2) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why I never get what I wanted?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " It is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and
that you love a thing,
which is bad for you. But Allah knows, while you know not." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:216]
3) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why was I burdened this way?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Allah does not place a burden to a soul greater than it can bear. It
gets every good that it
earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:286]& " So verily, with
every difficulty there is
relief: (repeated) Verily, with every difficulty there is relief." Surah Al-Insyirah [94:5-6]
4) WE ALWAYS ASK: Why am I losing hope?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For you will be superior if
you are true in Faith."
Surah Al-Imran [3:139]
5) WE ALWAYS ASK: How can I face it?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: " O you who believed! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in
such perseverance;
strengthen each other; and fear Allah that you may prosper." Surah Al-Imran[3:200] &
"And seek(Allah's) help
with patient, perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a
humbly submissive (to
Allah)." Surah Al-Baqarah [2:45]
6) WE ALWAYS ASK: What do I get from all these?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and
properties (in exchange)
for that they will have the garden (of Paradise)..." Surah At-Taubah [9:111]
7) WE ALWAYS ASK: To whom could I depend?
AL-QURAN ANSWERS: "(Allah) suffice me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust- He
the Lord of the Throne
(of Glory) Supreme." Surah At-Taaubah [9:129]
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Say No to Valentine's day
1- In Islam, the festivals are clearly defined and well established, and no additions or subtractions may be accepted. They are an essential part of our worship and there is no room for personal opinion. They have been prescribed for us by Allaah and His Messenger 
. Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "Festivals are part of the laws, clear way and religious ceremonies of which Allaah Says (what means): 'To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way' [Quran 5:48] and 'For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow.'" [Quran 22:67]
Like the Qiblah (the direction faced in prayer), prayer and fasting. So there is no difference between joining them in their festival and joining them in their other rituals. Agreeing with the whole festival is agreeing with disbelief. Agreeing with some of their minor issues is the same as agreeing with them in some of the branches of disbelief.
Festivals are the most distinctive things by which religions are told apart, so whoever celebrates their festivals is agreeing with the most distinctive rituals of disbelief. Undoubtedly, going along with them in their festivals may, in some cases, lead to disbelief. Dabbling in these things, at the very least, is a sin. The Prophet referred to the fact that every nation has its own festivals when he said: "Every nation has its own ‘Eed and this is our ‘Eed." [Al-Bukhaari]
If the Christians have a festival and the Jews have a festival, which belongs exclusively to them, then no Muslim should join in with them, just as he does not share their religion or their direction of prayer.
2- Celebrating Valentine's Day means resembling or imitating the pagan Romans, then the Christian People of the Book in their imitation of the Romans in something that was not part of their religion. If it is not allowed to imitate the Christians in things that really are part of their religion - but not part of our religion - then how about things which they have innovated in their religion in imitation of idol-worshippers?
Imitating non-Muslims in general -whether they are idol-worshippers or People of the Book - is Haraam (prohibited), whether that imitation is of their worship - which is the most serious form - or of their customs and behavior. This is indicated by the Quran, Sunnah and Ijmaa' (scholarly consensus):
(i) From the Quran: Allaah Says (what means): "And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment." [Quran 3:105]
(ii) From the Sunnah: the Prophet said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them." [Abu Daawood]
Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "This Hadeeth (narration) at the very least indicates that it is Haraam to imitate them, although the apparent meaning implies that the one who imitates them is non-Muslim, as Allaah Says (what means): 'And if any amongst you takes them friends (and helpers), then surely, he is one of them' [Quran 5:5]."
(iii) With regard to Ijmaa', Ibn Taymiyyah 
narrated that there was agreement that it is Haraam to imitate non-Muslims in their festivals at the time of the Prophet’s Companions 
and Ibn Al-Qayyim narrated that there was scholarly consensus on this point.
3- The love referred to in this festival ever since the Christians revived it is romantic love outside the framework of marriage. The result of that is the spread of fornication and immorality. Hence, the Christian clergy opposed it at some stage and abolished it, then it came back again.
. Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "Festivals are part of the laws, clear way and religious ceremonies of which Allaah Says (what means): 'To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way' [Quran 5:48] and 'For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow.'" [Quran 22:67]Like the Qiblah (the direction faced in prayer), prayer and fasting. So there is no difference between joining them in their festival and joining them in their other rituals. Agreeing with the whole festival is agreeing with disbelief. Agreeing with some of their minor issues is the same as agreeing with them in some of the branches of disbelief.
Festivals are the most distinctive things by which religions are told apart, so whoever celebrates their festivals is agreeing with the most distinctive rituals of disbelief. Undoubtedly, going along with them in their festivals may, in some cases, lead to disbelief. Dabbling in these things, at the very least, is a sin. The Prophet
referred to the fact that every nation has its own festivals when he said: "Every nation has its own ‘Eed and this is our ‘Eed." [Al-Bukhaari] said: "Every nation has its ‘Eed" [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim] - then this means that every nation should be distinguished by its festivals.If the Christians have a festival and the Jews have a festival, which belongs exclusively to them, then no Muslim should join in with them, just as he does not share their religion or their direction of prayer.
2- Celebrating Valentine's Day means resembling or imitating the pagan Romans, then the Christian People of the Book in their imitation of the Romans in something that was not part of their religion. If it is not allowed to imitate the Christians in things that really are part of their religion - but not part of our religion - then how about things which they have innovated in their religion in imitation of idol-worshippers?
Imitating non-Muslims in general -whether they are idol-worshippers or People of the Book - is Haraam (prohibited), whether that imitation is of their worship - which is the most serious form - or of their customs and behavior. This is indicated by the Quran, Sunnah and Ijmaa' (scholarly consensus):
(i) From the Quran: Allaah Says (what means): "And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment." [Quran 3:105]
(ii) From the Sunnah: the Prophet
said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them." [Abu Daawood]Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "This Hadeeth (narration) at the very least indicates that it is Haraam to imitate them, although the apparent meaning implies that the one who imitates them is non-Muslim, as Allaah Says (what means): 'And if any amongst you takes them friends (and helpers), then surely, he is one of them' [Quran 5:5]."
(iii) With regard to Ijmaa', Ibn Taymiyyah
narrated that there was agreement that it is Haraam to imitate non-Muslims in their festivals at the time of the Prophet’s Companions and Ibn Al-Qayyim narrated that there was scholarly consensus on this point.3- The love referred to in this festival ever since the Christians revived it is romantic love outside the framework of marriage. The result of that is the spread of fornication and immorality. Hence, the Christian clergy opposed it at some stage and abolished it, then it came back again.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
How Big Are You?
Now, this is really fascinating. This image shows the size of Earth compared to some other planets in our solar system.
The image below shows Earth compared to some of the larger planets in our solar system. Look how small we are compared to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune! About 1,400 Earths can fit inside the Jupiter.
The image below shows the sizes of the huge planets compared to the Sun. There is no comparison! The huge Jupiter looks tiny compared to the Sun. About 980 Jupiters can fit inside the Sun.
Now going beyond our solar system, it's a big universe. Look how tiny the sun is compared to some other stars.
Finally, the huge stars above is tiny compared to the stars shown below! The Sun is only 1 pixel in size in the image below. Subhan Allah.
Allah created it all.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
All the Same.
There was a king who decided to take a tour of his country. As he passed by different places, everyone rushed to see him. However, while passing by a certain place, he noticed a poor old man who did not pay any attention to the king's arrival and remained engaged in his own activities. The king went up to this poor man and asked why he did not join the people to see him. The poor man replied, "Before you, there was another king who once passed by this place. Everyone gathered to see him as well. But, few days later he died and was buried in a place nearby. A poor man also died during that time and was buried near the king's grave. After some time, a strong flood passed through that area causing those graves to overturn. As a result, the bones of the poor man became mixed up with those of the king's. We could not differentiate between them any longer. After seeing this, it does not matter to me anymore as to who is a king and who is a beggar. In the end, our home is the same."
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