Islam Leaflet 1

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LIFE AND HAPPINESS

Have you found happiness yet? Here is a easy way to get it. You might say to yourself my life is not nice. It’s a miserable situation. Life is hard. If yours is very difficult then God is the only solution. If you don’t go to Him, things will get worse. Who else can give you happiness? False scientists and devious politicians have failed to help you. What have they done to solve your biggest problems such as love, health, wealth, and peace of mind? Think about your past and future.

I invite you to think seriously for a moment. There has got to be more to life than work, eat and sleep. This can’t be it. God has got to exist. Otherwise there is no point to it all. It would be all meaningless. But you ask me, how one can be sure about God.

Well, first you have to admit that truth must exist. There has to be answers to big questions. There must be a way to achieve lasting happiness. To get these answers, you need to seek them sincerely and seriously. No time wasting. You need to be completely honest.

If you lie, or, if you get distracted by liars, then you will not find the truth. Truth does not like any falsehood to come near it. Would you let dirty muddy shoes into your clean room?

God is Pure and Beautiful. Nothing evil, ugly, or impure comes near God. He is Holy. Only those who are intellectually honest, and pure of heart, may find Him. Remember, God is the Supreme Creator of everything. He caused the Big Bang, and He started the Universe. He is all powerful, all knowing, and all good. If you truly desire Him, sincerely strive to know Him, and genuinely ask Him for help, then wait and see what He gives you, and see how he provides you with answers and assistance.

Science and reason point us to such a Supreme God. Just look around you. There is a vast Universe. It is working perfectly. There are laws which are running the planets, the stars, and the galaxies. Where did all this come from? Who set the laws? Things don’t happen for without a reason; and universe does not come into existence from nothing. Even scientists admit that every effect must have a cause behind it. Therefore, there has to be some Originator behind everything that you can see. There has to be some supreme force that designed the universe and its laws. That’s just basic science. You don’t have to be rocket scientists to work that out.

Choice is clear, and it is yours to make. Decision is personal. No one can make it but you. Go for God, or stay where you are. It’s up to you.

End is near. Death is coming. You cannot escape the inevitable. It will happen. You know it. Your soul was breathed into you when you were in your mother’s womb. Then you were born but friends and family made you confused and dirtied your soul. You have to clean yourself a bit to get in with God. Rest of your cleansing He will do Himself. Your souls will soon leave your body and return to its Maker. Then accounts will be held for all what you had done in this life. Why live in doubt and depression. Why not have God as your friend. What a friend. But friendship does not come cheap. He is God after all. You have to want Him badly. He will then come to you. Try Him.

Saklayn

23 October 2012

saklayn@yahoo.com

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Saqifa and Caliphate

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HISTORICAL EVENTS SURROUNDING CALIPHATE

May 2012

Some very shocking incidents took place immediately before, and after, the death of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family.

In short, this is what we are led to believe:

Holy Prophet performs last Hajj in year 632 C.E. On returning to Medina, Prophet suddenly falls ill and dies. Abu Bakr is unanimously chosen as the Calipha.

That simply does not make sense. It raises a lot of questions. We need to find out what really happened? In order to understand we need to read authentic Seerah (Life of the Prophet). We discover that three main events:

1. Pen and Paper incident. Some Muslims refuse to allow Prophet to write his will.

2. Abu Bakr leaves body of the Prophet to takes oath of allegiance in Saqifa.

3. Fatima not allowed Prophet’s inheritance. Abu Bakr rejects Fatima’s demands.

In books of history, we read that just two months before his death, Holy Prophet Muhammad performed his farewell pilgrimage. After his last Hajj, on way back to Medina, the Holy Prophet stopped all caravans at Ghadir al Khumm. Here the Holy Prophet delivered to Muslims a special message from Allah. In his long sermon, Prophet appointed Ali as his successor. Prophet said: “If I am your Mola then Ali is your Mola.”
After Ghadir sermon, the Holy Prophet Muhammad returned to Medina, and suddenly fell ill. On Thursday, just four days before his death, Prophet wished to write for Muslims something important. But some Muslims denied the Prophet his last will. They refused to bring pen and paper. Prophet died on Monday without writing that text. Some of his Sahabas went to Saqifa hall where they chose Abu Bakr as the next leader. Prophet only surviving daughter Fatima, went to Abu Bakr and demanded from him to hand over inheritances of her holy father. Abu Bakr denied Fatima the land of Fadak and other properties. Fatima became angry with Abu Bakr. She dies upset.

These were essential historical events that are written in books by Sunni scholars. Shia scholars give further information regarding these incidents. We need all the jig-saw pieces to complete the picture surrounding the issue of Caliphate.

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Some sayings of the Holy Prophet regarding his daughter and her husband:

“Fatima is the Leader of Women of Paradise.”

“Fatima is part of me. Whoever hurts her hurts me.”

“O Ali, only a believer will love you and only a hypocrite will dislike you.”

“O Ali, you are to me as Haroon was to Musa.”

“I leave behind for you two great things, Quran and my family.”



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