"....a mass of details in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)
Micheal H. Hart in his book on ratings of men who contributed towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes: "My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels." (Source: M.H.Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York,1978)
"He must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness."
(Source:THE GENUINE ISLAM,Singapore,Vol.1, No.8,1936)
He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth.He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the world of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. Started his mission of preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God) at the age of forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his Prophethood, He changed the complete Arabian Peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion,from drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence.
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one-sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields, such as religious thought or military leadership.The lives and teachings of these great personalities of the wor ld are shrouded in the midst of time. There is so much speculation about the time and place of their birth, the mode and style of their life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity to reconstruct accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished so much in such diverse fields of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail of his private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and faithfully preserved to our day.The authenticity of the record so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even by his prejudiced critics.
The Prophet (pbuh) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only for the selfless personality of Muhammad (pbuh) to achieve such incredible perfections.
Mahatma Gandhi, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (pbuh) says in YOUNG INDIA:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life.
It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle”
It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Qur'an about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from Allah, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of Allah.
[Professor Keith Moore, one of the world’s prominent scientists of anatomy and embryology University of Toronto, Canada]
"But Islam has a still further service to render to the cause of humanity. It stands afterall nearer to the real East than Europe does, and it possesses a magnificent tradition of inter-racial understanding and cooperation. No other society has such a record of success uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavours so many and so various races of mankind . . . Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If ever the opposition of the great societies of East and West is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an indispensable condition. In its hands lies very largely the solution of the problem with which Europe is faced in its relation with East. If they unite, the hope of a peaceful issue is immeasurably enhanced. But if Europe, by rejecting the co-operation of Islam, throws it into the arms of its rivals, the issue can only be disastrous for both."
[H.A.R.Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, London, 1932, P. 379.]
"It (Islam) replaced monkishness by manliness. It gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature."
[Canon Taylor, Paper read before the Church Congress at Walverhamton, Oct. 7, 1887;
Quoted by Arnoud in THE PREACHING OF ISLAM, pp. 71-72.]
"How, for instance, can any other appeal stand against that of the Moslem who, in approaching the pagan, says to him, however obscure or degraded he may be 'Embrace the faith, and you are at once equal and a brother.' Islam knows no color line." [ S. S. Leeder, VEILED MYSTERIES OF EGYPT ]
I think it seems to me very, very mysterious, almost unbelievable. I really think if what you have said is true, [Professor Siaveda , He is also one of the most famous scientists in the world.]
Professor William W. Hay is one of the best known marine scientists in the United States. Expert in Satellite photography and remote-sensing techniques. Professor Hay says : I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scripture of the Holy Qur'an, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages. Professor Hay further says Well, I would think it must be the divine being!
[Professor Yushudi Kusan :Director of the Tokyo Observatory ]
I can say, I am very mush impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Qur'an.
[Professor Alfred Kroner who is one of the world’s most famous geologists]
"Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad came from, he was after all a bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case.
[Dr. T.V.N. Persaud is a Professor of Anatomy and Head of the Department of Anatomy, and a professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is the author or editor of 25 books, and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada.]
"It seems to me that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read or write. In fact, he was illiterate. We are talking about 1400 years ago. You have someone who was illiterate making profound pronouncement and statements and are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. I personally cannot see how this could be mere chance. There are too many accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind in concerning that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements."
Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the North Western University in Chicago in the United States of America. Professor Simpson said:
It follows, I think, that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion, but in fact religion can guide science by adding revelation to some traditional scientific approaches. That there exists statements in the Qur'an shown by science to be valid, which supports knowledge in the Qur'an having been derived from Allah.
[Professor Palmer- a scientist from the U.S.]
We need research into the history of early Middle Eastern oral traditions to know whether in fact such historical events have been reported. If there is no such record, it strengthens the belief that Allah transmitted through Muhammad bits of His knowledge that we have only discovered for ourselves in recent times. We look forward to a continuing dialogue on the topic of science in the Qur'an in the context of geology. Thank you very much.
[Professor Tagata Tagasone, formerly Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Shiang Mai in Thailand. He is now the Dean of the College of the Medicine at the University.] From my studies and from what I have learned throughout this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Qur'an 1400 years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a Messenger who relayed this truth which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the One Who is an Eligible Creator. This Creator must be Allah. Therefore, I think this is the time to say ‘Laa ilaaha illallah’, that there is no Allah to worship except Allah, ‘Muhammad Rasoolull Allah’, Muhammad is Messenger of Allah...
[Professor Armstrong, Scientist works at NASA]
I am impressed that how remarkably some of the ancient writings seem to correspond to modern and recent Astronomy. There may well have to be something beyond what we understand as ordinary human experience to account for the writings that we have seen.
[Professor Durga Rao]
It is difficult to imagine that this type of knowledge was existing at that time, around 1400 years back. May be some of the things they have simple idea about, but do describe those things in great detail is very difficult. So, this is definitely not a simple human knowledge.
The nation's claim to be a Christian country is about to meet its first challenge: the number of practising Muslims is set to overtake Anglican Christians.... There has also been a number of high-profile conversions to Islam from Christianity. These include Mike Tyson, the former world champion boxer; Chris Eubank, the British middle weight boxing champion, who has changed his name to Hamdan; and Cat Stevens, the pop musician, who calls himself Yusuf Islam.... Prince Charles courted controversy earlier this year when he reaffirmed his claim that when he succeeds the throne, he does not wish to be the defender of only the Christian faith. [Rajeev Syal and Christopher Morgan Sunday Times (London, U.K.)]
"Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshipped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty, he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband. "Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded 'Read.' So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: 'There is one God.' "In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced,”An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human being. "At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad, let him know that he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever." [James A. Michener, "Islam: The Misunderstood Religion” in READER'S DIGEST(American edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70.]
"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal ruler of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world.” [ John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P. 's and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927.]
"Everything made so much sense. This is the beauty of the Qur’an; it asks you to reflect and reason....When I read the Qur'an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but I felt the only answer for me was the Qur'an and God had sent it to me." [Cat Stevens (Now Yusuf Islam), former British pop star.]
"Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Makkah, in Arabia the man who,of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Muhammed . . . " [John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol.1, pp.329-330]
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." [ Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, p. l 22.]
"People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed,who combined all three functions.To a lesser degree, Moses did the same." [Professor Jules Masserman]
"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue..." [A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, p. 205]
"Sense of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because as I read in the Qur'an I find those dynamic principles of life, not mystic but practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world." [Lectures on "The Ideals of Islam;" see SPEECHES AND WRITINGS OF SAROJINI NAIDU, Madras, 1918, p. 167.]
"History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated." [De Lacy O'Leary, ISLAM AT THE CROSSROADS, London, 1923, p. 8.]
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today." [G.B. Shaw, THE GENUINE ISLAM, Vol. 1, No. 81936.]
"The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a l and and a people like previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races, and building up a whole new world - world of Islam.
"The closer we examine this development the more extraordinary does it appear. The other great religions won their way slowly by painful struggle and finally triumphed with the aid of powerful monarchs converted to the new faith. Christianity had its Constantine, Buddhism its Asoka, and Zoroastrianism its Cyrus, each lending to his chosen cult the mighty force of secular authority. Not so Islam. Arising in a desert land sparsely inhabited by a nomad race previously undistinguished in human annals, Islam sallied forth on its great adventure with the slenderest human backing and against the heaviest material odds. Yet Islam triumphed with seemingly miraculous ease, and a couple of generations saw the Fiery Crescent borne victorious from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas and from the desert of Central Asia to the deserts of Central Africa." [A.M.L. Stoddard, quoted in ISLAM - THE RELIGION OF ALL PROPHETS, Begum Bawani Waqf, Karachi, Pakistan, p. 56.]
"I am not a Muslim in the usual sense, though I hope I am a "Muslim" as "one surrendered to God," but I believe that embedded in the Qur'an and other expressions of the Islamic vision are vast stores of divine truth from which I and other occidentals have still much to learn, and 'Islam is certainly a strong contender for the supplying of the basic framework of the one religion of the future.'" [W. Montgomery Watt, ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY, London, 1983, p. ix.]
'I believe in One God and Mahomet the Apostle of God,' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." [Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870, p. 54.]
"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Muhammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." [Bosworth Smith, MOHAMMAD AND MOHAMMADANISM, London, 1874, p. 92.]
"The doctrine of brotherhood of Islam extends to all human beings, no matter what color, race or creed. Islam is the only religion which has been able to realize this doctrine in practice. Muslims wherever on the world they are will recognize each other as brothers." [Mr. R. L. Mellema, Holland, Anthropologist, Writer and Scholar.]
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great Messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." [Annie Besant - TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p.4
"The essential and definite element of my conversion to Islam was the Qur'an. I began to study it before my conversion with the critical spirit of a Western intellectual .... There are certain verses of this book, the Qur'an, revealed more than thirteen centuries ago, which teach exactly the same notions as the most modern scientific researches do. This definitely converted me." [Ali Selman Benoist, France, Doctor of Medicine.]
"I have read the Sacred Scriptures of every religion; nowhere have I found what I encountered in Islam: perfection. The Holy Qur'an, compared to any other scripture I have read, is like the Sun compared to that of a match. I firmly believe that anybody who reads the Word of Allah with a mind that is not completely closed to Truth, will become a Muslim." [Saifuddin Dirk Walter Mosig, U.S.A.]
"The universal brotherhood of Islam, regardless of race, politics, color or country, has been brought home to me most keenly many times in my life -- and this is another feature which drew me towards the Faith." [Col. Donald S. Rockwell, U.S.A. Poet, Critic and Author.]
"Medieval Islam was technologically advanced and open to innovation. It achieved far higher literacy rates than in contemporary Europe; it assimilated the legacy of classical Greek civilization to such a degree that many classical books are now known to us only through Arabic copies. It invented windmills, rigonometry, lateen sails and made major advances in metallurgy, mechanical and chemical engineering and irrigation methods. In the middle-ages the flow of technology was overwhelmingly from Islam to Europe rather from Europe to Islam. Only after the 1500's did the net direction of flow begin to reverse." [(pg 253) Jared Diamond a world renowned UCLA sociologist, and physiologist won the Pulitzer Prize for his book: "Guns, Germs, and Steel."]
The Scientists who participated in these dialogues were all non-Muslims, most of whom were explaining some scientific facts which they have realized only very recently and after several years of research and study. When they were told that what they have just discovered recently was already referred to either directly or indirectly in the Holy Qur'an more than 1400 years ago, they showed a great deal of astonishment. Their comments were varied, but almost all of them confessed that this Qur'an could not have come from any human or ordinary source.Indeed, some of them were convinced and have affirmed that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is a messenger from Allah, to the point that one of them even embraced Islam by declaring the Islamic creed otherwise known as the "Shahaadah" and thus became a Muslim.
The QUR’AN which was revealed 14 centuries ago mentioned facts only recently discovered by proven scientists. This proves without doubt that the Qur'an must be the literal word of Allah, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and it also proves that Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is truly a Messenger and Prophet sent by Allah. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated methods. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) reviewed the Qur'an with the Angel Jibreel once each year and twice in the last year of his life. Since the Qur'an was revealed up until this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Qur'an, letter by letter. Some of them have been able to memorize all of the Qur'an by Heart.
Prof. Ramakrishna Rao further calls him in his book” Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam” the Perfect model for human life.
Today, after a lapse of 14 centuries,the life and teachings of Muhammad (pbuh) have survived without the slightest loss,alteration or interpolation. They offer the same undying hope fortreating mankind’s many ills, which they did when he was alive.This is not a claim of Muhammad’s (pbuh) followers but also the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical and unbiased history.
The least YOU could do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a moment and ask yourself : Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and revolutionary be really true ? And supposing they really are true and you did not know this man MUHAMMAD (pbuh) or hear about him, isn’t it time you responded to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him ?
It will cost you nothing but it may prove to be the begining of a completely new era in your life.
We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, MUHAMMAD (pbuh) , the like of whom neverwalked on the face of earth !
One truth is we are alive today. Another is that we all have to die tomorrow. Question is - Do we live and die without a purpose? Or is there a purpose behind our Existence?
Let’s look around. Do we find anything happening without a reason or purpose. The answer is NO. Nothing happens without a purpose; nothing is done without a purpose. How then can we assume that the whole human race is here without a purpose? Yes, there is a strong reason why we are here on Earth! It is important for every human being to find out this reason before it is TOO LATE!
We did not arrive on this planet by our own sweet will. And neither will we depart from this planet because of our own sweet will. Which means there is a Supreme Being - the Creator, who controls our birth and death. This Creator has put in every person a Judgement of right and wrong, good and bad. Further He helps men by choosing a man amongst men and conveys His guidance to mankind through such chosen messengers. He also revealed a series of scriptures to guide mankind. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus are the names of some of these Messengers (Peace be upon them all). The last in this series of Prophethood was a man by the name Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Born more than 1400 years back, in the deserts of Arabia. Himself being unlettered, the Word of God was revealed to him. That book is the Qur'an - the Word from our Creator. A Book preserved by that same Creator through the past 1400 years absolutely unchanged ."
In the Qur'an our Creator has clearly stated the purpose of our existence "He Who created Death and Life, that He may TEST which of you is best in deed . Yes, dear Brothers and Sisters,this life is a TEST! The test is whether a person does good deeds or does bad deeds, whether he follows the truth or follows falsehood. This is a Test. And the purpose why we are here on Earth is to pass this Test.
Question-When will the results of this test be declared? "Every soul shall have a taste of death: and only on the Day of Judgement shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (Purpose of Life): for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception. ” After the life in this world there is a life after death. We will all, every single one of mankind (past, present and future) will be raised back to life. No one will be able to escape that day . We will find ourselves alive once again. But there will be no deeds then - only the results of our deeds. On that day we won't have our wealth, our possessions, our relatives, our spouses, our parents, our friends. On that day everybody will be bare and alone, the same way we were first born on Earth. Only thing with us on that day will be our deeds.
"Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil,shall see it. “ That will be the day when every single person shall see the consequences of his deeds. Everyone on whom wrong was done, justice will be done to him. The one who has more good in his scale as compared to bad will be the one truly successful! The one who has more bad in his scale will be the truly unsuccessful one.
Brothers and Sisters all this is surely going to happen. "The Hour (of Judgement) certainly come: therein is no doubt (about it) The realization will dawn on everyone, that yes I have been raised back to life by my Creator. That will be the day of very severe regrets for the wrongdoer. " The Day that the wrongdoer will bite at his hands, he will say, “Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger"the guilty will be struck dumb with despair The righteous shall see the results of their striving.
Among the bad deeds there is one such deed which will be counted as treason in the court of our Creator on the Day of Judgement. That sin is associating partners with the One True God. All round us there are clear proofs of the Oneness of our Creator. If there were more than one God, there would have been confusion and chaos in the universe .If we take a glance around, we can see the absolute harmony in everything in this universe. Have we ever imagined if Venus or Mars would even shift a few cms from their orbit, then in due time they would collide with Earth. If we ponder we can see millions of such other examples. If there were more than one God, there would have been disputes with one another: each "god" trying to fulfill his will against the will of the other "gods" and some would have defeated others. Each one would have taken away what he had created .If God is defeated or unable to defeat He is surely not the One True God. And why does God Almighty need a partner ? Isn't He Perfect ? Isn't He the totally Independent One, the One free from all needs ? If we say that two different "gods" take care of two different aspects of the needs of the creation; e.g. one supplies rain while another is the Sun "god", or one is the "god" of money, the other "god" of knowledge, this indicates that one "god" is incompetent of certain acts and moreover, he is also ignorant of the other "god's" powers, duties, functions and responsibilities. The Almighty God is not incompetent or ignorant. He is Perfect! He does not need wives,sons and sharers. This is clear to any mind which ponders. If anyone appears on the Day of Judgement having associated partners with the One True God, then he will NEVER be forgiven. "Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him.
Those who succeed will go to Paradise - the unimaginably beautiful place with ever fresh gardens, rivers flowing beneath them, fruits hanging low and such in taste that can't be compared to any on Earth. There will be peace, security, not even a lurking sense of injury, good companionship, pure spouses, the best of the pleasures - all that the heart desires and above all knowing that our Lord is pleased with them and their striving. There will be no hurt nor harm, nor any hurting words, but happiness in its most perfect sense. Happiness which will last; not flee as it does in this world.
But those who fail will go to Hell, the worst place that a person can be in. They will be in the blazing fire. "Those who reject Our Signs, We shall soon cast into the fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty ". So much that even the clothes will be of fire. The drink there will be boiling, fetid water which will hurt unbearably and not quench the thirst. To eat there will be the Zaqqum which will neither nourish, nor satisfy hunger but will burn the interiors of a person. So much that death will come from all sides, yet a person will not die! None will be permitted to endure this punishment and none who are there will be left alone! All this punishment or reward will be borne by our physical bodies. We take so much care of our bodies here. Why not take long term care and do more good acts?
Today, we can't see God Almighty, the Day of Judgement, Paradise or Hell. But this is the test! The day when mankind will see all this happening-NO ONE will disbelieve. But belief will be of no use then. The test will be over. The test is to believe in all this while they are unseen. There are clear signs all around us to guide us. What were we a hundred years back? Nothing. Today we are living and vibrant. Who did this ? Surely our Creator ! After we die then still something of us will be left in nature. When God made us something out of nothing, then to create something out of something is not difficult for Him . Let’s look around - there are so many signs for those who want to see! The earth goes dead in particular seasons; then when the rains come, it comes back to life! Who does that? The Creator. Similarly, the same Creator will bring us back to life after our death.
The Qur’an has brought these warnings for mankind. Let us take heed. It is the Book from our Creator. There are clear signs in the book itself. Today is considered the "age of science". The modern man wants to measure everything with science as his yardstick. The Qur’an invites all of mankind to come and examine it. "Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would have found therein many discrepancies .This is the standing challenge of the Qur’an. Check the Qur’an.Scrutinise it. Examine it. You will not find in it even a single contradiction!
Science discovered in 1973 that the universe was created by a Big Bang. Qur’an spoke about it more than 1400 years back in Surah Al Anbiyah 21 :30. The Earth is spherical was confirmed in1597.In recent years, it was discovered that it is geo-spherical i.e. flattened at the top and bulging at the centre. Qur’an mentions in Surah Naziat 79:30 that the Earth is shaped like an ostrich's egg (Arabic 'Duhaha') more than 1400 years back. The sun was believed to be stationary. Recently it was discovered that it is also rotating round its own axis and moving in space. The Qur’an speaks this more than 1400 years back in Surah AI Anbiyah 21 :33 and also in Surah Yaseen 36.40. Though the atom is the smallest particle of matter but it was discovered in the twentieth century that it was possible to split the atom. The Qur’an mentions things smaller than the atom in Surah Saba 34:3. This was at a time when it was believed that nothing is smaller than an atom. The Qur’an mentions the expanding universe (51 :47). It describes the complete water cycle (39:21, 30:24, 23: 18, 15:22,30:48). It mentions that mountains provide stability to the surface of the earth or else it will shake (78:6-7, 21 :31). The Qur’an also mentions the barrier between sweet and salt water (55:19-20,27:61,25:53). The Qur’an describes the darkness at the bottom of the ocean (24:40). The Qur’an mentions that every living thing is made of water (21 :30); fruits and plants being in pairs (20:53, 13:3) .. , And a large number of scientific facts in the fields of Astronomy, Physics, Geography, Geology, Oceanology, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Medicine, Physiology, Embryology, etc.These facts science confirms today and were unknown until a few years back. Who could have known all this more than 1400 years back? It is none else but the Creator Himself! There are in the Qur’an more than a thousand scientific statements. Not a single one of them goes against established science. These are but signs pointing to it being the Word of God.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, we have just one chance here on earth. The life after death is the reality. The Judgement day, Paradise and Hell are all true. Why not sincerely search the Truth and come on the purpose of our existence with surety of faith. All this before it is too late.
"Soon will We (God) show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own souls, untilt it becomes manifest to them that THIS IS THE TRUTH.”
16. For a more detailed coverage of this topic, read Dr. Zakir Naik’s book-Qur’an and Modern Science: Compatible or incompatible ? A VCD is also available of a Public Lecture on the same subject.
17. Al-Qur’an 41:53