The Reality of the Looking Glass: Seeing Muhammad

madani sirjee,

the bum in karachi was an irani warning shot fired over the bow. soon there will be strikes on ispahan nuke facility and pakistani govt is reminded of irani capability in karachi.

I would like to express my regrets on two interactors that I hold in highest regard viz. Monto and Zeena to very carelessly equate Deobandi school of thought with Al Qaidah and Wahabism.

I am utterly disappointed to see that the two very learned interactors have opted to fall into the trap that has been laid by the powers that be to divide the Muslims.

While as a Deobandi, I am totally against pompous overly gaudy showing of respect for our Holy Prophet (saww) through participating in Milads and Jalsas, I am also of the view that no one can question Deobandis on their love for the Holy Prophet and the fellow humans.

As a Deobandi, I am totally against holding Milads and Jalsas for this means showing off and leaving the destination to the “5th Element” whereas the need of the time is to get our new generation educated enough to take destiny in their own hands.

On a political front, I would like to proudly state that it was Deobandi religious parties in the NWFP and Pashtoon belt of Balochistan, who resoundingly defeated the communists, nationalists and secessionists forces in those areas in all the elections held to date.

In my last paragraph there is a subliminal message for all those Deobandi haters who, without any doubt in my mind, are patriots.

Good morning everybody.

Varnasi and now Karachi.

India leads the game 2-1. The 2 goals against Pakistan came in quick succession. One was own goal (women’s stampede in the mosque).

It is a fast paced game. Let us see if Pakistani offensive line up will be able to reorganize and attack a Hindu worship place in India or strike in Bengalore.

Re: # 77

ahmedzai,

........ i don`t think the indians had anything to do with the bombing in karachi as you seem to suggest ....... it seems to be the work of mad men who love the prophet`s nephew and grandsons more than they love the prophet - imbeciles !......... but every crowd has a silver lining and it seems that most of the folks killed on the stage were of the bearded and turbaned variety ...... now, hopefully, these ashiqs-i-rasool (lovers of the prophet) will retaliate and take out a dozen or more equally turbaned and bearded yokels on the other side ......... black rats killing brown rats is not necessarily a bad thing - maybe it is the only way to rid mankind of this pestilence .......

Once a man came to Holy prophet (pbuh) and told him that he wanted to convert but he had committed such grave sins that he feared that Allah would never forgive him. Prophet assured this man that no sin is bigger than His blessing. All he had to do was to repent. But that man was insistent that God will never forgive him. Holy Prophet asked him what sins did he committ, which had made him so hopeless. The man said, in the days of his ignorance he used burry his newborn daughters alive; and he kept it doing it many times in the hopes that one day his wife would bear him a son. This narration brought tears to Holy Prophet`s eyes and after waiting for a little while he told that man that all the sins of his days of ignorance are forgiven. Then he converted this man into a Muslim but told him never to appear before him again because that would remind him the pain and suffering of those little girls whom he used to burry alive.

Re: # 76

Is by converting to Islam the sin of Shirk is also forgiven? In corollary, can a Muslim be a Mushrik as Dewbandies or Wahabis claim that both Barelvis and Shias are Mushrik? What about Mushrikin Arabs who converted to Islam, some of whom might have been lynched if Blasphemy law or Sharia was in operation then?

Re: # 76

Burying daughters alive is one of the many myths innovated by Wahabis. Saudis still treat their women with cynicism and don’t allow them basic freedoms such as traveling alone or driving a car, or leaving house without accompanied by someone with a penis. They haven’t changed much since the 6th century. In other places however, women were more advanced than they are now in where Islam originated.

You may want to note that Egyptian women enjoyed more rights in 300 BC (1000 year before the birth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)) than women in today’s Islamic Arab world enjoy. Even when Greek conquered Egypt, they were surprised to see women having so many rights, such as right to inherit, being treated equally in a court of law, etc. Please sell your garbage to the ignorant. Thanks.

.......... a befitting birthday present ...

........... two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a birthday party for this man in karcahi and killed 57 other guests - it is reported that they all went to heavan ........

......... mo, with his penchant for violence would have loved this present !

Aaj milad e Nabi hai kya suhaana noor hai
Aa gya woh Noorwala jis ka saaya noor hai!

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Thanks for this wonderful article. About the Blessed Prophet`s beauty a poet has said:

Woh kamaal husn e Huzoor hai ke gamaan e naqs jahaan nahin
Yehi phool khaar se door hai, yehi shama` hai ke dhuwaaN nahin!
-Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

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Perfectly enumerating the Master`s (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) perfect qualities Shaykh Sa`di wrote in Farsi:

Husn e Yusuf, dam e `Isa, yad-e-bayzaadaari
Aancheh khooban hamehdaarand keh tu tanhaa daari

The beauty of Joseph, Christ`s breath, the miraculous shining hand of Moses
All those virtues which they had combined--you possess alone!

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Eid Milad al Nabi to all!

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#66


I`ll repeat what I had said before.

``When I looked into his eyes, I saw God and the Devil residing together in perfect harmony``.

So you agree that Devil did reside in him.

Now the things are clear to me. When you look into his eyes, god looks at you. When others(Kaffirs) look into his eyes, Devil looks at them. Thats why for you, he is God. And for others he is devil.

#63 by Mantolives

I wonder if vedas could be said to have been divine sanction for discrimination??

The Vedas contain absolutely nothing about discrimination (I assume you`re talking about the caste system). Only the `Manu Smriti` talks about the caste system. Even the staunchest of Hindus don`t know much about Manu Smriti. In any case, none of the Hindu scriptures are as sacred to Hindus as the Quran is to Muslims.

MANTOLIVES

No actually the divine sanction was to unify the Arabs under one flag... I wonder if vedas could be said to have been divine sanction for discrimination??

1. If divine sanction was to unify the Arabs under one flag, then why do you try to unify all other humans under one umbrella of Islam.

2. Caste System is the worst part of Hinduism. Nobody supports it,it has to go...no matter whether it has divine anction or not. But are you perpared to shun Muslim-Kaffir business and in turn Jehad. Doesnt appear to be so.

Happy Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH)

To the author:

The manner of Zainab`s death which you relate is surprising. Zainab Bint Muhammad was married to a non-Muslim so she did not follow her father to Madina. Her husband actually fought against Muhammad at Badr. But when he was taken prisoner at Badr in 626 CE, Muhammad had him freed after Zainab had promised to come to Madina. Her husband was taken prisoner again in 628, and once again freed by Zainab`s intercession. He became a Muslim the following year, and was reunited with his wife.

Where did you get the version which you relate? I`m interested in knowing.

Rgds.

#38 by kaalchakra

Wishing a blessed day to all those who celebrate it.

What a wonderful thing to say, Kaal. May God bless you. Yours and everyone`s in all of its manifestations.

I noticed your very generous remark on your iLog. I hardly deserve the generosity. I may be many things, but all I am not is a `Munafiq`. I.e a Hypocrite. That is what Muhammad himself used to say all the time. If you don`t believe, say so. Never pretend to believe if you don`t. But then be prepared for the consquences. That`s all. Muslims have forgotten that ....

I`ll repeat what I had said before.

``When I looked into his eyes, I saw God and the Devil residing together in perfect harmony``.

That is who Muhammad was. And that is the ultimate `Truth`.

Muhammad

He was one hell of a guy. Muhammad=Quran. If anyone has difficulty in understanding Quran, he just has to look at Muhammad. Muhammad personified the entire spectrum of Islam today ranging from the spiritual Sufis to the political pacifists to the unrelenting negotiator to the ferocious Jehadis. All of them. He was all combined into one person.

Whether it was divine or not? I don`t know. But he was certainly extra-ordinary.

There`s a telling incident which took place at Khaibar after its conquest which ultimately took his life.

A prominent Jew lady, Zainab held a feast in the honor of Muhammad and his companions. At the dinner Muhammad first took a morsel of meat and after chewing it threw it aside saying that the meat was poisoned. A companion Bashr ate a good deal of meat and died on the spot. The feast ended in confusion. Zainab was put to explanation and she admitted her guilt. She pleaded that she had poisoned the meat thinking that if Muhammad was a false prophet, the world would get rid of him.

Accounts differ about the fate of Zainab. According to one account, she became a Muslim and was pardoned. According to another account she was executed.

That poison remained in Muhammad`s system and took his life a few years later. The question arises, why did Muhammad accept the invitation at all? The Jews were subjugated, and Muhammad had no need to attend a dinner at a subjugated person`s invitation. Why did he do it? It was political.

What is most striking about Muhammad is that he was never a hypocrite. Whether it was marrying a rich widow much older than him, or marrying a child of 13, or taking on entire Mecca who were his own people, or leading a pauper`s life while riches were no object, or bowing down with mercy on the smallest specimens of human beings, while at the same time overpowering and eliminating the most powerful of his enemies in the cruelest fashion; he was always Muhammad. That`s why every Muslim regardless of cast or creed love him because he was everyone`s man. Muhammad reflected everyone`s human nature ranging from the most base instincts to the most profound. You can take whichever you want.

That is why Muhammad will always be perhaps the greatest man who ever lived.

Rgds