STORY OF ABRAHAM As narrated By Jesus (In the Gospel of Barnabas).

 

Story of Abraham

As Narrated By Jesus

(In the Gospel of Barnabas)

First, God makes man; then

man starts making gods and

sells them for money! Then man

kills god and then starts killing his

fellow men in the name of God!

What a man!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

Today, man doesn’t even like to hear the word ‘God’ (or religion) in his daily affairs. Using the silly excuse of separating the Church from the State, he has dumped religion and with that God too. For him, it is very old fashioned and annoying to talk of God and applying His laws on his life. He does not like to admit that to God belongs everything in the heaven and on earth.

The Bible says

"Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and

the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.”

(Deuteronomy 10:14)

The Quran says:

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلأَعْلَىٰ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

“Glorify the name of your Guardian-Lord the

Most High, Who has created, and further, given

order and proportion; Who has ordained laws;

and granted guidance.”

(al-Quran 87:1-3)

The Bible says:

"Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker – An

earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!

Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?'

Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands'?”

(Isaiah 45:9)

When God created Man, He gave him a lot of freedom, a lot of liberty and a lot of choices; and also warned him of the bounds and limits prescribed for him. But man, being so ungrateful, hasty and Devil-friendly, abused that liberty and freedom of choice to the fullest extent. So much so that he became disobedient and rebellious to God – the Almighty Who created him in the first place. He ignored all warnings (he still does that) and kept doing what he ‘liked’ to do while bending and twisting the laws/rules prescribed by God to cover or justify his evil deeds. But the Lord God is watching!

The Quran says:

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ

 وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيّاً
"

Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and

of all that is between them; so worship Him,

and be constant and patient in His worship!

Know you of any who is worthy of the

same Name as He?"

(al-Quran 19:65)

The Bible says:

"The God who made the world and all things in it,

since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not

dwell in temples made with hands.”

(Acts 17:24)

We have abandoned God and the result is obvious. We are living in chaos, misery, hypocrisy, sin, lawlessness and civil wars. Ironically, all that chaos, misery, death and destruction is created and promoted by the followers of Abraham (Ibrahim, a.s.) who was the father of all three major Semitic religions of the world – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – which were hijacked by the racist Zionists who strive for the hegemony of the world. They are pitting one against the other in a divide-and-rule campaign to achieve the New World Order; and eliminate the opposition at the same time.

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In the old, gods were made of wood too but

it was not sinful to burn wood! Today, in

digital India, the racist extremist Hindus are

killing Muslims & Christians because they eat

beef. And beef comes from the Holy Cow (or

Holy Bull?). At the same time, ironically, India

is the biggest exporter of beef to the Muslim

Middle East. What a freaking hypocrisy!

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In Chapters 26, 27 and 28 of the Gospel of Barnabas, Jesus Christ narrates the story of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim, a.s.). We know the story of Abraham from the Holy Quran. The Quran says that Ibrahim’s father was called Azar, while the Bible says he was called Terah. But the name is not important; the dialogue is. Here is how the Gospel of Barnabas narrates it:

‘Then Jesus said: “There was a man on a journey who, as he was walking, discovered a treasure in a field that was to be sold for five pieces of money. Straightway the man, when he knew this, sold his cloak to buy that field. Is that credible?”

The disciples answered: “He who would not believe this is mad.”

Thereupon Jesus said: “You will be mad if you do not give your senses to God to buy your soul in which resides the treasure of love; for love is an incomparable treasure. For he that loves God has God for his own; and whoever has God has everything.”

Peter answered: “O master, how can one love God with true love? Tell us.”

Jesus replied: “Truly I say to you that he who shall not hate his father and his mother, and his own life, and children and wife for love of God, such is not worthy to be loved of God.”

Peter answered: “O master, it is written in the Law of God in the Book of Moses: Honour your father, that you may live long upon the earth. And further he says: Cursed be the son that obeys not his father and his mother.” God commanded that such a disobedient son should be stoned by the wrath of the people before the gate of the city. (Why) do you bid us to hate father and mother?”

Jesus replied: “Every word of mine is true, because it is not mine, but God’s, who has sent me to the House of Israel. Therefore I say to you that all that which you possess God has bestowed it upon you; and so, what is more precious, the gift or the giver? When your father and your mother with every other thing is a stumbling block to you in the service of God, abandon them as enemies. Did not God say to Abraham: Go forth from the house of your father and of your kindred, and come to dwell in the land which I will give to you and to your seed? Why did God say this, except that the father of Abraham was an image-maker, who made and worshiped false gods? (For this reason) there was enmity between them, such that the father wished to burn his son.”

Peter answered: “Your words are true. I pray you tell us how Abraham mocked his father.”

Jesus replied: “Abraham was seven years old when he began to seek God. So one day he said to his father: ‘Father, what made man?’

The foolish father answered: “Man (made man); for I made you, and my father made me.”

Abraham answered: ‘Father, it is not so; for I have heard an old man weeping and saying: ‘O my God, why have you not given me children?’

His father replied: “It is true, my son, that God helps man to make man, but he does not put his hands to (the task); it is only necessary that man come to pray to his God and to give him lambs and sheep, and his God will help him.”

Abraham answered: ‘How many gods are there, father?’

The old man replied: ‘They are infinite in number, my son.’

Then Abraham said: ‘O father, what shall I do if I serve one god and another (god) wishes me evil because I do not serve him? In any case discord will come between them, and so war will arise among the gods. And if, perhaps, the god that wills me evil shall slay my own god, what shall I do? It is certain that he will slay me also.’

The old man, laughing, answered: “O son, have no fear, for no god makes war upon another god; no, in the great temple there are a thousand gods with the great god Baal; and I am now near seventy years old, and yet never have I seen that one god has smitten another god. And assuredly all men do not serve one god, but one man one, and another.”

Abraham answered: “So, then, they have peace among themselves?”

His father said: “They have.”

Then said Abraham: “O father, what be the gods like?”

The old man answered: “Fool, every day I made a god, which I sell to others to buy bread, and you know not what the gods are like!” And then at that moment he was making an idol.

“This,” said he, “is of palm wood, that one is of olive, that little one is of ivory; see how fine it is! Does it not seem as though it were alive? Assuredly, it lacks but breath!”

Abraham answered: “And so, father, the gods are without breath? Then how do they give breath? And being without life, how give they life? It is certain, father, that these are not God.”

The old man was wroth at these words, say: “If you were of age to understand, I would break your head with this axe. but hold your peace, because you have not understanding!”

Abraham answered: “Father, if the gods help to make man, how can it be that man should make the gods? And if the gods are made of wood, it is a great sin to burn wood. But tell me, father, how is it that, when you have made so many gods, the gods have not helped you to make so many other children that you should become the most powerful man in the world?”

The father was beside himself, hearing his son speak so; the son went on: “Father, was the world for some time without men?”

“Yes”, answered the old man, “and why?”

“Because,” said Abraham, “I should like to know who made the first God.”

“Now go out of my house!” said the old man, “and leave me to make this god quickly, and speak no words to me; for, when you are hungry you desire bread and not words.” Abraham said: “A fine god, truly, that you cut him as you will, and he defends not himself!”

Then the old man was angry, and said: “All the world says that it is a god, and you, mad fellow, say that it is not. By my gods, if you were a man I could kill you!” And having said this, he gave blows and kicks to Abraham, and chased him from the house.’

Very interesting story indeed! Now, a question comes to mind. Abraham was only seven years of age and he was talking intelligently and reasonably about God. What were you and me talking about at the age of seven? We have graduated from the most modern universities of the world while Abraham probably didn’t even go to school!

 

The first man – Adam – and his entire family knew that there was only One God. They never made any images of God nor worshiped any idols. Then somewhere along the line, something went wrong – terribly wrong – and we couldn’t fix it till today. We are fighting over fake sovereignty, i.e., our hegemony of the world. Unless and until we fight for God’s sovereignty, we would never be able to live in peace and happiness.

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَالِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ ٱلأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

 يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
“ 

He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the

Bestower of forms (or colors)! To Him

belong the most beautiful names. Whatever

is in the heavens and on earth, does declare

His praises and glory. And He is the Exalted

in Might, the Wise.”

(al-Quran 59:24)

The Bible says:

"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.” - (1-Chronicles 29:11)

Unless we believe in the Divine and understand that everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to God, and we are the guardians of it on earth, we would never be able to fix this world. This world is for everybody – people of all colors, all races and all religions – and everybody is responsible for its maintenance, peace and progress.

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ZIONISTS ARE BRINGING DEATH & DESTRUCTION To The World And We Are Watching!

 

The Evil Zionists Keep

Bringing Death & Destruction

To The World And

We Keep Watching!

Dajjal’s disciples are preparing the world

for the final show-down by

destroying world peace

(M. Javed Naseem)

Man has become evil. Greed has turned him into a beast and he has lost sense of logic, reason, dignity and justice. He wants to serve his own interest, no matter what. But there is always an end to everything. Anything that goes up, comes down. That’s the law of Nature. History of the world tells us that when Man is unable to thwart evil and deliver justice to the victims of aggression and oppression, God intervenes and delivers justice. The helpless poor victims of Palestine, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Kashmir, Somalia and Africa are all waiting for that now. And it can come anytime!

For the poor Palestinians, Syrians, Iraqis, Libyans, Kashmiris, Sudanese and the Yemenis, the era of injustice, oppression, aggression, bloodshed, cold-blooded murder of innocent children and women continues and there is no end to their misery in sight. The world, the so-called ‘civilized’ world, has become a silent spectator to the apartheid, the injustice and the inhuman treatment of the Muslims in their own countries by the Zionists. This is the height of injustice!

The so-called ‘champions’ of human rights are violating human rights of weaker nations; and the champions of democracy are trampling the democratic values by using their veto power to suppress the voice of the majority. Democracy has become the ‘might is right’! What a shameless hypocrisy! You deny the majority of the people of the world their rights and claim to be exercising your own democratic right? What a joke!

The poor helpless victims of the weaker nations can’t do much against the oppression and aggression of the rich and powerful. Their own leaders sold them out. They are told to be patient, therefore, they are waiting patiently. How things would change, no one knows. But there’s hope and everybody is clinging to it. The pious and the righteous tell us that this is a big trial for the righteous and we have to pass through it with patience and prayer. The real life – the permanent life – is in the Hereafter. This worldly life is a temporary game show. It is easy to believe but very hard and difficult to endure! Muslims can get the consolation from the Quran:

“Say: Short is the enjoyment of this world.

The Hereafter is the best for those who do

right. Never will you be dealt with unjustly

in the very least!”

(al-Quran 4:77)

The tyrants, the aggressors and the oppressors don’t care about the Torah, the Bible or the Quran. They don’t even fear God because God allowed them for a very long time to continue their evil works. Some of them don’t even believe that they are doing something wrong. But God gave them a long leash – enough time to change their ways, repent and rectify the situation by bringing justice and peace back into people’s lives. 

If the tyrants and oppressors of mankind don't budge, God knows well how to bend them, even break them. The arrogant should know the history of the earlier nations that were destroyed because they resorted to evil-doing and did not stop or repent. Here's the promise of Allah:

“So, by your Lord, without doubt, We shall

assemble them together, and (also) the Evil Ones

(the Devils); then shall We bring them forth on

their knees round about Hell. Then shall We

certainly drag out from every sect all those

who were worst in obstinate rebellion against

(Allah), the Most Gracious. And certainly

We know best those who are most worthy

of being burned therein.”

(al-Quran 19:68-70)

The trouble-makers are under the strong influence of the Devil. But they don’t realize that one day, the Devil is going to abandon them and they’ll have to face the music alone. The Devil (Shaitan) was once close to God and used to hang out with angels in the Heaven. He knows very well the justice system of the Divine. Therefore, he’ll keep himself clear of any responsibility for misleading or misguiding human beings. He would say: ‘I didn’t force you to do evil. I just talked but you did the actions. You made your own choices!’

 

(Miko Peled is the son of late Matti Peled, who was a General in the Israeli army.)

Can you imagine that Devil fears God and acknowledges His severe punishment but we humans don’t!

“And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made

their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said,

"No one of mankind can overcome you this Day

(of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am near to

you." But when the two forces came in sight

of each other, he ran away and said "Verily,

I have nothing to do with you. Verily! I see

what you see not. Lo! I fear Allah for

Allah is Severe in punishment."

(al-Quran 8:48)

We have brought the world by our inaction or evil deeds, where it is today – to the lowest ebb. Those who were clever with manipulative minds, took advantage of us. They used us to their benefit. Now, we are crying foul but there’s no referee to blow the whistle and stop the game. Those who are conducting the game, are already bought up. So, let us suffer the consequences of our ‘inaction’ patiently and pray to God, because when there was time for action, we did nothing. We were busy accumulating wealth, enjoying dance, music and getting laid. Now, we are reaping the harvest and crying! It’s better to cry before God as only HE can deliver us! We have already closed all doors. Only His door remains open 24/7. So, keep knocking! One day it’ll open, Insha-Allah!

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RAMADAN IS OVER But The Shower of Allah's Mercy Never Stops.

Ramadan Is Over But

The Shower Of Allah’s

Mercy Never Stops

Just Be Grateful To Your Merciful Lord

And You’ll Be Blessed!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

Ramadan, the month of blessings and mercy, is almost over. But that does not mean the end of Allah’s blessings and mercy for mankind. The Most Merciful and Benevolent Lord God loves our good deeds and His shower of blessings and mercy never stops, no matter what. He gives us great rewards for even the smallest act of mercy and righteousness. Allah is Infinite Mercy; He is Infinite Love and He shower of blessings upon us is also infinite.

“And [remember the time] when your Sustainer (Allah)

made [this promise] known: 'If you are grateful

[to Me], I shall most certainly give you more and

more; but if you are ungrateful, verily,

My chastisement will be severe indeed!"

(al-Quran 14:7)

What religion Prophets Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (s.a.w.) practiced and preached? It was submission to God Almighty. That submission or surrender is called Islam in Arabic language. Islam is righteousness and justice! As a matter of fact, social justice is a part of righteousness. You can’t be a pious or a righteous person without being just and fair in your dealings. You must be an honest and just person in every walk of life to be rightly called ‘righteous’. The best definition of ‘righteousness’ comes directly from the Almighty God in the Holy Quran. Allah says:

“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces
towards east or west; but the righteousness is to
believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels,
and the Books, and the Messengers; to spend of
your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin,
for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for
those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to
be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity;
to fulfill the contracts which you have made; and
to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and
adversity, and throughout all periods of panic.
Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing.”
(al-Quran 2:177)

God is gracious! You take care of people around you and God will take care of you! What a beautiful bargain, only win/win situation! Allah commands the believers in the Holy Quran to be just, honest and kind to others so that there is no injustice, inequality and corruption.

The Quran says:

“Allah commands justice, the doing of good,
and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all
shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion. He
instructs you that you may receive admonition.”
(al-Quran 16:90)

The Bible Says:

“But let justice roll on like a river,
Righteousness like a never-failing stream!”
(Amos 5:24)

A society based on social justice and equality is a peaceful and happy society. But we need to train ourselves to be content with whatever we have earned honestly and legally. No greed, no injustice! All evil springs from greed and unfairness or injustice. The world today is in chaos because of the rich and powerful who want to control and run it their way which is not just or fair. Their greed, dishonesty and wish to rule the entire world is the basis of all corruption, all wars, all death & destruction, all fake diseases and all fake vaccines. Allah commands:

“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as
witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your
parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or
poor; for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the
lusts (of your hearts), lest you swerve, and if you
distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah
is well-acquainted with all that you do.”
(al-Quran 4:135)

You see the level of piety and righteousness in the above command of God about justice! The words “even as against yourselves” or against your family, would take you to another level of moral achievement which is rarely seen in today’s material world. That’s true justice and that’s true Islam!

Look at the game of ‘death & destruction’ being played by the Evil Empire in Palestine and Syria. That land is burning and bleeding but nobody cares. Everybody, including world leaders, is watching and nobody is helping the victims. And those few who are trying to help, they are not allowed to. This is hypocrisy. Muslim leaders are so selfish and corrupt that they ignore the cries for help of the dying Palestinians. They are behaving like the deaf and dumb. And still worse, they are siding with the oppressive Evil Empire just to protect their own rule, just to stay in power.

It is not easy to deliver justice or to maintain justice in a fast changing society where interests always clash, even in the family. With so much crime and injustice around us; with so much corruption in the society, with so much selfishness, we have lost confidence in people. We don’t trust people easily. There is always suspicion. The irony is that we are suspicious about others because we are judging them by our own yardstick and not by universal standards. At the same time, we don’t like to be judged by the same yardstick. We easily find faults in others but see no fault in ourselves. We criticize others but hate it when others criticize us as we feel insulted. This is real hypocrisy or bigotry (Munafiqat). We are supposed to enjoin good and forbid evil. May Allah give us the strength and faith to stand up for truth and justice – Amen.

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AFRAID OF CORRUPT RULERS But Not Afraid Of God!

 

Afraid of Corrupt Rulers

But Not Afraid of God!

Allah Is Severe in Punishment But

Oft-Forgiving And Most Merciful Too!

 

(M. Javed Naseem)

“They are those who, upon committing an evil deed

or wronging themselves, remember Allah and seek

forgiveness for their sins—and who forgives sins

except Allah?—and they do not knowingly persist

in wrongdoing. Their reward is forgiveness from

their Lord and Gardens under which rivers flow,

staying there forever. How excellent is the

reward for those who work righteousness!”

(al-Quran 3:135-136)

When a calamity or natural disaster hits mankind, people change and remember Allah. But as soon as that calamity or disaster subsides, man forgets Allah and goes back to evildoing. Generally speaking, man is so stubborn and naive that he cannot stand up to evil. He is weak and seeks strength from the sources that force him to obey the Devil. He is never consistent in obeying Allah, Who has created him and Who is the Most Merciful, Oft-forgiving.

In the face of an affliction, man cries to God because he is afraid of dying. He panics but does not change his ways and character. He still lies; he still steals; he still commits adultery; he still practices dishonesty, and he remains unjust in his dealings; and above all he still acts like the biggest hypocrite on the face of earth. He lectures others on ethics and morals but he himself does everything contrary to that. Corruption and evil-doing continues in the earth as a result of man’s actions and so do the death and destruction.

The most ridiculous thing one can notice today is that Man is afraid of Coronavirus or a corrupt govt. official or even a dog but he is not afraid of the Almighty God Who created him and prescribed for him the rules of conduct. What a shameless and ungrateful creature – Man! The Bible says:

"Woe to the one who quarrels with his

Maker – An earthenware vessel among the

vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the

potter, 'What are you doing?' Or

the thing you are making say,

'He has no hands'?”

(Isaiah 45:9).

When God sent Man to live on the earth, He gave him a lot of freedom, a lot of liberty and a lot of choices; and also warned him of the bounds and limits prescribed for him. But man, being so ungrateful, hasty and Devil-friendly, abused that liberty and freedom of choice to the fullest extent. So much so that he became disobedient and rebellious to God – the Almighty Who created him in the first place. He ignored all warnings (he still does that) and kept doing what he ‘liked’ to do while bending and twisting the laws/rules prescribed by God to cover or justify his evil deeds. But the Lord God is watching! The Quran says:

Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and”

of all that is between them; so worship Him,

and be constant and patient in His worship!

Know you of any who is worthy of the

same Name as He?”

(al-Quran 19:65)

And the Bible says:

"The God who made the world and all things in it,

since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not

dwell in temples made with hands.”

(Acts 17:24)

Today, man doesn’t even like to hear the word ‘God’ (or religion) in his daily affairs. Using the silly excuse of separating the Church from the State, or fancy terms like ‘secular’, he has dumped religion and with that God too. For him, it is very old fashioned and annoying to talk of God and applying His laws on his life. He does not care that to God belongs everything in the heaven and on earth.

The Bible says:

"Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and

the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.”

(Deuteronomy 10:14):

The Quran says:

“Glorify the name of your Guardian-Lord the

Most High, Who has created, and further, given

order and proportion; Who has ordained laws;

and granted guidance.”

(al-Quran 87:1-3)

Allah says in the Quran: “Remember Me, I'll remember you!” In other words, if you ignore God, He will ignore you too. Simple as that! We should acknowledge the sovereignty of God in the universe. He is the Supreme Creator and the Supreme Commander. He is running the universe and we have the obligations to fulfill His commands. That's the only way that can guarantee the smooth running of affairs. Otherwise, there will be chaos all over because every powerful man wants his own way. And we are all suffering from arrogance.

The solution of today's problems is repentance and return to God. We need to bring God back into our lives because we cannot survive without Him. We should enforce His laws and glorify His name for our own success in this world as well as in the Hereafter. We should have learned the lesson by now, but unfortunately we are making the same mistakes the people before us made and we are going to meet the same fate if we don't mend our ways. The Most Merciful is ever ready to forgive our mistakes and bless us again. Let's invoke Him tonight. Under the present circumstances, He is our only hope and our last resort.

The Blessed Night

We are going through the month of Ramadan in which there’s a blessed night. As a matter of fact, there are blessings every night; and every night is like the Blessed Night. It is narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “In the last third of every night our Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer – Allah) descends to the lowest heaven and says: 'Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me, so that I may grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me, so that I may forgive him?'”

Allah tells us in the Quran:

“Those who show patience, firmness and

self-control; who are true (in word and deed);

who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way

of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the

early hours of the morning.”

(al-Quran 3:17)

May Allah guide us (but only seekers are guided), have mercy on us and bless us with protection from evil and disaster! -- Amen.

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THE BATTLE OF BADR: A Turning Point In Islamic History.

 

The Battle of Badr,

A Turning Point In

Islamic History!

Truth, righteousness and steadfastness

always prevail (with Allah's help)

over evil and oppression

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

“And let not those who disbelieve think

they will escape. Indeed, they will not

cause failure (to Allah).”

(al-Quran 8:59)

If your faith is strong and you are a true believer in God, you can shatter the mountains and conquer every tyrant and evil-doer. The size and numbers don’t matter; only hearts matter! The biggest lesson we learn from the Battle of Badr – the war between Good and Evil – is that the Truth and its followers, the true believers of God – the just and the righteous – always prevail. The true believers of God have Faith and Trust in God that gives them tremendous confidence and strength that can shatter the mountains of lies and evil.

The Battle of Badr has been referred to in the Holy Quran and Allah called it a “Day of Furqaan”. The Arabic word ‘furqaan’ means to 'separate' or to 'distinguish'. It was the 17^th day of Ramadan, in the 2^nd year of Hijrah (7^th of March, 624 CE) when the Almighty Allah separated (distinguished) the Truth from Falsehood; the Light from Darkness; and the Guidance from Ignorance! He gave the believers a great victory and vanquished the hopes and aspirations of the disbelievers who wanted to wipe out Islam which had started gaining popularity. Muslims were a tiny minority and were constantly persecuted by the politically powerful and financially strong Quraish of Makkah.

Reynold A. Nicholson wrote:

“But the importance of Mohammed’s success

(in the battle of Badr) cannot be measured by the

material damage which he inflicted (upon the pagans of

Mecca). Considering the momentous issues involved,

we must allow that Badr, like Marathon, is one of the

greatest and most memorable battles in all history.”

(From 'A Literary History of The Arabs', by R.A. Nicholson, 1969).

Badr was the first major encounter between the newly-born nation of Muslims and the evil-living unbelievers or pagans (Kaafireen), the Quraish of Makkah. This was the one historic event that changed the course of history of not only the Arabia but of the entire universe

 

At the dawn of Islam in Makkah, Muslims were killed, injured, tortured, robbed and persecuted. Eventually, they were expelled while some fled their homes and took refuge somewhere else. It is happening again today in every place where Islam has its foothold. Muslims are being persecuted, even massacred, their homes and homelands being destroyed and the survivors driven out as refugees.

The history of mankind tells us that it is the oppressed that conquer the oppressors in the end! That’s how Allah balances out the injustice, persecution, aggression, corruption, oppression and inequality. He helps the oppressed to break the shackles. The history of David and Goliath is being repeated – and we know the outcome very well! It’s a matter of time only. Allah tells us in the Quran:

“And We wished to be Gracious to those who

were being oppressed in the land, to make them

leaders (in Faith) and make them inheritors.”

(al-Quran 28:5)

At the battle-field of Badr, there were only 313 Muslims who came out to defend themselves against more than a thousand pagans/unbelievers of Makkah. The odds were heavily against Muslims as they were also ill-equipped. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) invoked Allah for help and the help did come!

“Remember you implored the assistance

of your Lord and He answered you:

'I will assist you with a thousand of

the angels, ranks on ranks'."

(al-Quran 8:9)

Like many other ‘Firsts’ of the history of mankind, Badr also set the first example of the treatment of prisoners of war. Their lives were spared; they were treated humanely; they were provided with shelter and fed properly, even when some Muslims did not have food to eat and survived on dates and water.

Sir William Muir, the famous British orientalist, known for his hostility towards Islam and Muslims, wrote:

“In pursuance of Mahomet’s commands, the citizens

of Medina and such of the emigrants who possessed

houses, received the prisoners and treated them

with much consideration. ‘Blessings be on the men

of Medina’, said one of these prisoners in the later

days, ‘they made us ride while they themselves

walked. They gave us wheaten bread to eat

when there was little of it, contenting

themselves with dates’.”

The Battle of Badr is a constant reminder to the Muslims that if they fear Allah, the way Allah should be feared; and if they obey Allah and His Prophet (s.a.w.), the way they should be obeyed, Allah’s help is guaranteed!

“And remember when you were few and

oppressed in the land, fearing that people

might abduct you, but He sheltered you,

supported you with His victory, and

provided you with good things so that

you might be grateful.”

(al-Quran 8:26)

It's your Iman (Faith in Allah) that gives you immense strength. With it, you can overcome any adversary, no matter how big, how strong or how well-equipped! Here's the promise of Allah:

“O Prophet, urge the believers to fight! If there

are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they

will overcome two hundred. And if there are

among you one hundred [who are] steadfast,

they will overcome a thousand of those who

have disbelieved because they are a people

who do not understand.”

(al-Quran 8:65)

But this promise is conditional. The verse of the Quran says: “IF there are twenty STEADFAST”. The emphasis is on 'steadfastness'. That means that simply claiming to be a Believer or a Muslim is not enough. You need to show and prove that you are a steadfast (true, honest, sincere and consistent) Believer/Muslim.

The Message:

The message that Battle of Badr sends to the Muslims of today, is that You must be somebody living by the Book of Allah – somebody who has surrendered to the Will of God – a true practicing Muslim, if you expect help and mercy from Allah!

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IF YOU DISOBEY ALLAH Or Turn Away, You'll Be Replaced!

 

Are We Being Replaced?

If You Disobey Allah

Or Turn Away,

You’ll Be Replaced!

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

Allah the Almighty, the Supreme Creator, created humans to glorify Him, worship Him, obey Him, thank Him and live on the planet Earth as per the rules prescribed by Him through the Scriptures. He also made it very clear that Satan (the Devil) was the No.1 enemy of humans. Allah forbade us (humans) to follow the footsteps of the Devil, and spread corruption in the world. He also warned us of severe punishment (like Hellfire) if we disobeyed Him and spread corruption through our evil deeds. He gave us advance warnings.

Now, if we look at the world today, we see only evil and corruption all over. Only a very small minority of people obey Allah and live the righteous life. The Devil rules us because we allow him to do that. If we honestly and sincerely obey the Almighty, the Devil and his friends would be defeated. But this is not happening because of our hypocrisy and dishonesty. The temporary glitter of the fake gold (this world) has mesmerized us. We are chasing the material world at the cost of our Hereafter. And we don’t seem to care about the results. Allah questions our intelligence:

“Have they not seen how many generations We

destroyed before them which We had established

upon the earth as We have not established you?

And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in

showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then

We destroyed them for their sins and brought

forth after them a generation of others.”

(al-Quran 6:6)

The Almighty God destroyed many a nation in the past history that rebelled against Him, disobeyed His Commands and promoted evil-living or corruption. We were supposed to learn our lesson from the stories of those earlier nations but we seem not to care. It is obvious that if we don’t care and mend our ways, our fate would be similar to those nations passed before us. The Laws of Allah don’t change and His promise is true. We are just fooling ourselves.

We have abandoned Allah and the teachings of the Prophets and Messengers of Allah do not interest us any more. Our lives are shallow and our characters are dubious. We have become empty shells but we are trying our best to paint those shells with attractive colors like Easter eggs. That fools everybody. We prefer to be cool, hip and mod instead of being righteous and pious. A serious look at the Muslim world tells us that there’s bloodshed, death & destruction, turmoils, social, economic and political problems in every Muslim country. Its leaders are dishonest, corrupt and of shady characters who are ruling people with lies, deception and betrayal. But where those corrupt leaders come from? From the corrupt and dishonest nation! Simple as that!

When we leave God, keep Faith out of our daily lives, we become herds of animals and cattle driven only by stronger animals and cattle, even by wolves. There’s one valid excuse though – the Zionist Agenda. But that agenda is more like a means of punishment. The real reason is hypocrisy, ignorance and corruption among Muslims. With practically no faith and no conviction, you can’t go too far on the road to success. Here’s a warning from Allah:

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“O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns

back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people

whom He will love and they will love Him; humble

towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers,

fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the

blame of the critics. That is the Grace of Allah which

He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-

Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower.”

(al-Quran 5:54)

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As believers, we have made covenant with Allah that we will worship only Him, obey Him, seek help from Him and live in this world by the rules prescribed by Him. But most of the time, we break that covenant. We disobey Him, we ignore Him and we disregard all His warnings of punishment. That’s really stubborn and stupid on our part. Allah does not need us but we need Allah in our lives all the times. We simply cannot survive without Him. He is our sole Provider, our Cherisher and Protector in every way, always and forever! Therefore, it is only just and fair that we pay our due and obey His Commands.

 

The Bible says:

1. “Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.'” (John 14:23)

2. “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:17)

3. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24)

4. “Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.” (Proverbs 10:17)

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