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20 Jan 2022
NRI:- why did the pacifist kingdom of NRI disappear, which existed for over 1000 years in Africa
The kingdom of Nri was a refuge for all outcasts. It was also a safe place for runaway slaves. Similarly to the Christian religion, the state system acquired its power not by force and war but by peace and goodness. The founder of the kingdom is still revered as a “heavenly being” who descended to Earth and created a powerful civilization.
How did a strange kingdom arise, preaching a redemptive message, a territory bearing a sacred, mythical character? How could such a kingdom exist for more than a millennium, and why did it disappear?
In the 10th century, a lot of interesting historical events took place in the world. For example, all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms united into one England, Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed the Caliphate of Cordoba, and the Holy Roman Empire was formed. The Capetians took the throne in France, the Vikings arrived in Newfoundland, and much more. In Africa, south of modern Nigeria, an unusual kingdom called Nri was formed at this time.
The realm of Nri is the highest achievement of the Igbo people. Now this once great people is one of the national minorities in Nigeria. They also live in other neighboring countries such as Cameroon, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea.
The original origin of the Igbo is unknown. Their language has many dialects, all of which are related to the languages of other ethnic groups. This allows historians to conclude that they were related in prehistoric times. There is also a more poetic version. It says that they were originally from Egypt. There is no documentary evidence for this. Most likely, this myth came from the fact that the Igbo had strong trade ties with the Nile Valley.
Igbo people and their son of God
In fact, until the twentieth century, the Igbo did not constitute a single ethnic group, but were divided into about two hundred varieties. In turn, each was subdivided into about thirty nationalities. Other ethnic groups influenced them in the Niger region.
Initially, the Igbo villages were located at the confluence of the channels of the Niger (on its eastern bank) and Benue, from where they spread. Mainly thanks to the two powerful clans, Umeuri and Umunri. They considered themselves descendants of a common ancestor named Eri. In Igbo beliefs, it was the messenger of Chukwu (or Chineke), the supreme creator god of the world, to provide people with a modern social order. Eri was also of divine origin. He was the son of a god. It reminds me of something, doesn’t it?
Eri settled in the valley of the Anambra River, in Aguleri, where he married two women. The first was Nneamako, who bore him four sons and a daughter: Agulu, Attah, Oba, Menri, and Adamgbo. They founded cities and towns: the eldest – the city of Aguleri and its ruling dynasty, Ezeora; the second is the kingdom of Igala; Both are Benin; Menri founded the Nri kingdom and its Umunri dynasty. With his second wife, Oboli, Eri had another child named Onoja, who, according to other versions, was the creator of the aforementioned kingdom of Igala instead of Attah.
Descendant of the biblical patriarch?
Menri gave the kingdom his name. An interesting legend is associated with it. When his father passed away, he complained to Chukwu that he had interrupted his blessings. In response, God demanded to sacrifice his firstborn and daughter. They had to be buried separately. Menri obeyed, and after a few weeks, sweet potatoes sprouted from the graves.
Then he repeated the same with his slaves and received breadfruit and oil palm. After that, his family began to flourish. This story is also incredibly similar to the story of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Historians believe that later, according to these legends, it was possible to identify Eri as one of the sons of Gad, the son of Jacob. That is, Eri is the grandson of the Jewish Patriarch Jacob.
Archaeologists have found indirect confirmation of this theory by finding ancient tombs in the territory of Nri. Excavations have shown that some settlements in this region existed before Eri. After him, the kingdom only acquired a clear outline and the status of a state.
The monarchy in the kingdom was not a hereditary privilege. After the death of the monarch, the priests performed a ceremony when the deceased “indicated” his heir. After the election, he went through a kind of ritual. The king was anointed with white clay as a symbol of purity, then symbolically buried. After the death of kings, they were buried with great pomp in wooden sarcophagi.
Politics and religion are closely intertwined
As mentioned above, Nri was dominated by two clans. They were also the religious elite. They imposed this system on other nations as well. All had certain independence, both political and economic, but submitted to the authority of King (Eze) Nri. It had the appearance of a decentralized state with clear signs of a theocracy.
Eze was a religious head, having something in common with the Catholic Pope. If the Pope calls himself the vicar of God on Earth, then Eze claimed divine origin. His superiority allowed him to manage such a diverse and numerous population. Faith and the system of inviolable taboos were impeccable helpers in this.
Among the taboos, it is worth noting the ritual killing of children who were born with various defects, deviations, or anomalies. At the same time, violence was under an absolute ban. Murderers and rapists were expelled from society.
No conquests, only peace negotiations
From its very foundation, the Kingdom of Nri was forged in a very unusual way in world history: without conquest. Instead of sending armies against other cities to capture them, they spread their message of peace and harmony through merchants. Then they entered into a pact based on a ritual oath of allegiance. In order to strengthen ties, a big religious festival was held every four years. Priests (bishops) came to the city, they blessed the people and collected donations (tribute).
The expansion of the kingdom in this way lasted more than four centuries. It was a prosperous, peaceful state that a religious leader ruled. Eze did not live a worldly life. Other members of the religious clan traveled the country, helping to administer justice and conduct religious rituals. They also responded to the appointment of local authorities. They had special scars on their faces, by which they could be easily recognized.
The economic boom and the flourishing of the arts
Between the 13th and 15th centuries, Nri experienced its peak period of prosperity. The economy was based on agriculture. This way of existence determined the area where the jungle grew. There was a calendar in the kingdom, where there were thirteen months, 28 days each. The months were divided into four weeks of seven days. There are four market days for goods exchange, which were driven by their name: Eke, Oye (Orie), Afor, and Nkwo. The social structure divided labor into male and female. The land was collectively owned. Ownership of cattle gave high status. Trade was very important, both internal and external. Slavery in the kingdom was abolished. Fugitive slaves flocked here from all the surrounding states. Here they were free.
The arts also flourished. An important area was bronze casting. Often these were the heads of various animals, mostly elephants. Copper and iron were also mined in various regions of the country. During excavations, most art objects and working tools were found there. They also produced ceramics and jewelry.
All slaves come from Nri
Despite the fact that the peak of development was passed, prosperity continued until the end of the 17th century. Then Nri began to decline slowly. The development of slavery probably played a significant role in this. Muslims brought it from the north, and then Europe and America. Since the 18th century, up to eighty percent of the slaves captured by slave traders in the Niger Delta were Igbo people.
In parallel with this, the spread of Christianity, begun by the Portuguese when they settled in the Gulf of Guinea, was actively going on. They promoted it to facilitate trade. Faith was strengthened and rooted on the continent.
This was facilitated by the fact that the Christian faith had a lot in common with the beliefs of the Igbo. Peaceful principles, love for one’s neighbor – all this corresponded to the Christian commandments.
In addition, the Igbo also professed monotheism. There was a creator god and some secondary entities, called gods, but not having such reverence. They even had a prototype of the Virgin. It was the goddess of fertility Ala. She was depicted as a female figure holding a child. The Igbo believed that this was the messenger of Chukwu in the world, who should spread his word. There was even a semblance of the devil – the evil spirit of Odinani.
Remains of the former people today
The Nri kingdom only managed to survive thanks to the eradication of slavery and palm oil export. However, it was already very weakened. The British Empire took advantage of this. She invaded the territory, overthrew the Eze, and subjugated the lands to herself, making them a colony.
In place of the fallen kingdom, the Republic of Biafra was formed in 1966. The country tried to gain independence from Nigeria for some time, but this failed. This became the epilogue of the realm of Nri.
24 May 2021
Comment les hommes ont apparu sur terre Selon le vaudoun
*MAWU, FA ET VODOUN*
"Mawu avait dit aux Vodoun : voici, j’ai beaucoup d’enfants au ciel. Comment faire pour les envoyer sur la terre ? – Chaque Vodoun promit à Mawu : moi, je saurai bien les faire descendre tous !
Mais il y avait un trou profond entre le ciel et la terre.
Xevioso, le premier, se jeta dans le vide avec un très grand nombre d’enfants. Pour tomber sans se tuer dans un trou pareil, il fallait être Vodoun ! Les enfants moururent.
Sakpata vint ensuite, et tomba dans le trou avec quantité d’autres enfants. Même résultat. Et tous les Vodouns essayèrent en vain.
Fâ-Aydogù alla trouver Mawu et lui dit : moi, je t’aiderai à descendre tous les enfants sur terre. – Et il fixa un delai de cinq jours à Mawu. Mawu lui dit : comment, toi qui es si faible, si mou, sans os, tu me proposes cela ? – Mais FÂ insista. Puis il alla chez un Bokonon consulter son kpoli. Le signe se présenta et un sacrifice fut exigé : deux chèvres, deux poules, deux pigeons, deux pagnes de femme, deux bandes de fil et raphia (adokè). Le sacrifice fut fait. Le Bokonon prit un pagne, une bande et les rendit au consultant.
Le cinquième jour arriva. FÂ alla trouver Mawu, et lui dit : me voici ! Je suis prêt. – Mawu répondit : comment, te voilà encore ? Je croyais que tu avais parlé pour rire. Tu sais pourtant que les plus forts des Vodouns ont échoué. – FÂ insista tant et si bien que Mawu lui montra les enfants. FÂ en prit un qu’il fixa sur son dos, et un deuxième qu’il fixa sur sa poitrine. Il alla au bord du trou, prit son élan et sauta sur l’autre bord. Il y déposa les enfants, d’un bond resauta au ciel, et, deux par deux, finit par transporter tous les enfants du ciel.
Après cet exploit, Mawu dit à FÂ : sois félicité. Maintenant, je vais te donner mon Acè. Tends – moi tes deux paumes : je te donne tous les droits sur ce monde. Tout Vodoun qui aura besoin de quelque chose viendra d’abord te demander la permission, et tous les Vodouns dépendront de toi. – Il cracha un peu de salive dans les paumes tendues et ajouta : nu e n’do le, mô jè na ci, ce que je viens de dire se réalisera."
Hotep
20 May 2021
Esclavage en Egypte antique
LES ISRAÉLITES ( HÉBREUX ) ONT EFFECTIVEMENT ÉTÉ ESCLAVES EN EGYPTE.
LES PAPYRUS ÉGYPTIENS LE PROUVENT( 3ème partie).
Dans la première partie, nous avons découvert par un papyrus égyptien que Joseph (Yosef) avait vécu en Égypte mais sous le nom d'Amenophis fils de Hapou. Nous avons étudier sa cérémonie d'intronisation et la similitude avec le reçit biblique.
Dans la deuxième partie nous avons découvert par le papyrus de Brooklyn que les hébreux avaient travaillé durement en Égypte sous la surveillance des soldats égyptiens au point de vouloir quitter l'Égypte exactement comme leurs noms hébreux l'indiquent sur ces papyrus égyptiens.
MAINTENANT NOUS ALLONS ÉTUDIER D'AUTRES PAPYRUS ÉGYPTIENS.
LES MANUSCRITS D'IPOU-OUR
OU LAMENTATIONS D'IPUWER.
IPOU-OUR est un scribe égyptien qui a rédigé un manuscrit connu sous le nom de papyrus d'ipuwer.
Ce papyrus Ipuwer, daté de la XIXème dynastie est actuellement conservé au Musée des antiquités de Leiden (Leyde) en Hollande sous la référence 344 (recto). Découvert près de Memphis, en Egypte, au début du 19ème siècle, il a été traduit en 1909 par un grand égyptologue anglais, Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, spécialiste de l'écriture hiératique. Le texte de ce papyrus est écrit en cursive égyptienne antique, appelée aussi hiératique, une écriture dérivée des hiéroglyphes sculptés dans les monuments de l'Egypte antique.
Le manuscrit parle des dix plaies qui ont frappés l'Egypte mentionnées dans le livre de Exode. Il y a des fortes similitudes.
COMPARAISON DU RÉCIT BIBLIQUE DES DIX PLAIES ET LE PAPYRUS DU SCRIBE ÉGYPTIEN IPOU-OUR
RETENEZ SURTOUT LA SEPTIÈME REMARQUE. C'EST LA PLUS FORTE. C'est là que le papyrus d'Ipou-Our dit carrément que l'OR était sur le cou des " ESCLAVES FEMELLES"
CERTAINS KAMITES M'ONT SOUVENT DEMANDÉ À SAVOIR DEPUIS QUAND EST CE QUE LES ESCLAVES PORTENT DE L'OR. POUR EUX C'EST LA PREUVE QUE LA BIBLE N'EST PAS FIABLE.
VOIÇI DONC ENFIN UN PAPYRUS EGYPTIEN QUI EXPOSE LA VÉRITÉ À LA LUMIÈRE. LE MANUSCRIT DIT QUE LES ESCLAVES FEMELLES PORTAIENT DE L'OR. LE PAPYRUS DIT QUE LES ESCLAVES ONT CARRÉMENT DÉPOUILLÉ LES ÉGYPTIENS. REMARQUEZ QUE LE PAPYRUS PARLE MÊME D'ESCLAVES (POUR CEUX QUI CROIENT TOUJOURS QUE L'ÉGYPTE NE PRATIQUAIT PAS L'ESCLAVAGE).
Notons que le mot "esclave" est très recent. Les peuples antiques utilisaient plutôt les synonymes du mot "servitude".
Nous avons même un hiéroglyphe qui signifie "esclave " parmi les images du post.
Les spécialistes disent même que le papyrus IPOU-OUR est une lamentation qui déplore le fait que LES ESCLAVES ABANDONNENT LEUR MAÎTRE ET SE REBELLENT. Une façon de souligner que les égyptiens voulaient que les Israélites restent sous leur joug sans jamais se réveiller un jour.
ENCORE UNE PREUVE DE L'ESCLAVAGE PRATIQUÉ EN ÉGYPTE.
PREMIÈRE REMARQUE
A ) PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR:
- La peste s'est abattue sur tout le pays. Il y a du sang partout.
- Le fleuve est de sang
- Les hommes ont peur de goûter l'eau. - - Les humains ont soif d'eau.
- C'est notre eau! C'est notre bonheur! Que pouvons nous faire? Tout est en ruine.
B ) BIBLE (Exode).
Exode 7 verset 20 :
- Toute l'eau du fleuve fut changée en sang.
- Il y avait du sang sur toute la Terre d'Egypte et le fleuve puait.
- Et tous les Egyptiens creusèrent le sol aux abords du Nil pour trouver de l'eau potable, car ils ne pouvaient boire l'eau du fleuve.
DEUXIÈME REMARQUE
A ) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR :
- En vérité, les portes, les colonnes et les murs de la ville sont détruits par le feu.
- La Basse Egypte pleure. Le palais entier est privé de revenus, alors que le blé et l'orge, les oies et les poissons, lui reviennent de droit.
- En vérité, le grain a péri de tous les côtés.
- En vérité, ce que l'on voyait hier a disparu aujourd'hui. La campagne est désertée et la cueillette du lin abandonnée.
B ) - BIBLE ( Exode ) :
9 verset 23-24 Et le feu courait le long du sol... il y eut de la grêle et du feu mêlé à la grêle, une grêle très forte.
9 verset 25 : Et la grêle frappa toute l'herbe des champs et brisa tous les arbres des champs.
9 verset 31-32 : Et le lin et l'orge furent frappés, car l'orge était en épis, et le lin en fleurs. Mais le blé et le seigle ne furent pas frappés car ils sont tardifs.
10 verset 15 : Et il ne resta aucune verdure sur les arbres ou sur l'herbe des champs dans tout le pays d'Egypte.
TROISIÈME REMARQUE
A ) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR
- Le coeur de tous les animaux pleure. Les troupeaux gémissent.
- Vois, les troupeaux sont abandonnés, et il n'y a personne pour les rassembler.
B )- BIBLE (Exode )
9 verset 3 : La main de l'Eternel frappera les troupeaux qui sont dans les champs et il y aura une peste très grave.
9 verset 19 : rassemble à la hâte tes troupeaux, et tout ce que tu possèdes dans les champs.
9 verset 21 : Et celui qui n'écouta pas la parole de l'Eternel, laissa ses serviteurs et ses troupeaux dans les champs .
QUATRIÈME REMARQUE
A) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR
- Le pays est sans lumière.
B ) - BIBLE (Exode )
10 verset 22 : Et il y eut une obscurité épaisse sur tout le pays d'Egypte .
CINQUIÈME REMARQUE
A ) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR
- En vérité, les enfants des princes sont précipités contre les murs.
- En vérité, les enfants des princes sont jetés dans les rues.
- La prison est en ruine.
- Partout le frère enterre son frère.
- Des gémissements s'élèvent dans tout le pays, se mêlant aux lamentations.
B ) - BIBLE (Exode )
12 verset 29 : Et il arriva, au milieu de la nuit, que l'Eternel frappa tous les premiers-nés dans le pays d'Egypte, depuis le premier-né du Pharaon qui était assis sur son trône, jusqu'au premier-né du captif qui était dans la prison.
12 verset 30 : il n'y avait pas de maison où il n'y eût un mort.
12 verset 30 : il y eut un grand cri en Egypte
SIXIÈME REMARQUE
A ) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR
- Vois, le feu s'élève dans le ciel. Ses flammes se dirigent vers les ennemis du pays.
B ) -BIBLE (Exode )
13 verset 21 : le jour dans une colonne de nuée pour leur indiquer la route, et la nuit dans une colonne de feu, pour les éclairer, afin qu'ils puissent marcher de jour et de nuit.
SEPTIÈME REMARQUE
A ) - PAPYRUS IPOU-OUR
- L'or et le lapis-lazuli, l'argent et la malachite, la carnélite et le bronze sont autour du cou des esclaves femelles.
B ) - BIBLE ( Exode )
12 verset 35-36 : et ils demandèrent aux Egyptiens, des objets d'argent, des objets d'or et des vêtements. Et l'Eternel fit que le peuple des Israélites trouvât grâce aux yeux des Egyptiens qui acceptèrent leurs demandes. Ils dépouillèrent ainsi l'Egypte de ses richesses.
L'OR AUTOUR DU COU DES ESCLAVES FEMELLES EN PLEIN EGYPTE?
LES DÉTRACTEURS ENTRENT EN ACTION AUTOUR DE CE PAPYRUS.
La science dit clairement que le seul manuscrit survivant d'Ipou-Our date de la fin du xiiie siècle avant notre ère, c'est-à-dire au plus tôt de la fin de la XIXe dynastie, donc pendant le Nouvel Empire.
Quand on remonte cette période ça tombe directement entre la fin du règne de Ramses 2 et le début du règne de Meneptha. Maintenant il y a des individus de mauvaise foi comme le Dr Halpern, égyptologue qui PENSE que ce papyrus D'IPOU-OUR est une copie d'un papyrus plus ancien datant du début du Moyen Empire. Sauf que le Dr Halpern n'a aucune preuve d'un papyrus ancien que Ipou-Our aurait copié pourtant il dit bien que ce scribe égyptien l'a copié ailleurs. Le Dr n'a que SA PENSÉE comme preuve. On ne fait pas un débat scientifique avec les pensées. On le fait à base des documents palpables.
C'est ainsi que plusieurs spécialistes ont SUGGÉRÉ une date comprise entre la fin de la VIe dynastie et la Deuxième Période intermédiaire (vers -1850 à -1600).
On ne fait pas un débat scientifique avec des SUGGESTIONS.
Ça c'est la malhonnêteté. D'abord ils reconnaissent que le papyrus D'IPOU-OIR date de la 19ème dynastie, puis ils remontent expressément ce texte d'POU-OUR à un autre papyrus fictif qui n'existe nulle part soi disant que ce scribe l'a copié ailleurs et puis par leurs PENSÉES et leurs SUGGESTIONS, ils tirent la conclusion que ça date de -1850 à - 1600.
ILS ONT VOULU ACCORDER UNE ORIGINE LOINTAINE AU PAPYRUS D'POU-OUR AFIN QUE ÇA REMONTE AVANT LA NAISSANCE DE MOÏSE ET MÊME DE JOSEPH EN ÉGYPTE POUR ENFIN PARLER DE PLAGIAT MAIS ÇA N'A PAS MARCHÉ. LA SCIENCE A EU RAISON SUR CE PAPYRUS QUI SITUE LES ÉVÉNEMENTS PLUTÔT APRÈS MOÏSE. LA SCIENCE CONFIRME LA BIBLE.
Vous pouvez lire le lien et la capture d'écran.
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus_d%27Ipou-Our
1- https://www.info-bible.org/histoire/archeologie/papyrus-ipuwer.htm
2- https://www.torah-box.com/etudes-ethique-juive/science-torah/preuves-de-la-sortie-d-egypte-dans-les-papyrus_16910.html
3- Images ou hiéroglyphes ?
https://journals.openedition.org/pallas/1327
Solo BOUBA
28 Apr 2021
19 Aug 2020
Hadith sur Jésus Christ
Hadiths sur Jésus Christ (AS) fils de Marie
SAGE PAROLES DE JESUS CHRIST (AS) FILS DE MARIE
Jésus a dit ; Béni soit celui qui prend garde a sa langue, dont la maison suffit a ses besoins et qui pleure sur ce pèches
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus dit a son peuple ; Ne parler pas trop sans prendre le temps de mentionner Dieu, sinon votre cœur va se durcir. Car le cœur dur est loin de Dieu, mais vous ne savez pas. Ne Scrutez pas le pêchés des gens comme vous étiez des seigneur s, mais scrutez les plutôt comme vous étiez des serviteurs. Les hommes sont de deux sortes ; ceux qui sont malade et ceux qui sont en bonne sante. Soyez miséricordieux avec celui qui est malade, et remerciez Dieu pour la sante
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Gabriel (AS) rencontra Jésus (AS) et lui dit que la paix soit sur toi, esprit de Dieu. Et sur toi la paix, Esprit de Dieu. Dit Jésus (AS). Alors Jésus (AS) demanda ; O Gabriel (AS), quand l’heure viendra-t-elle ? Les ailes de Gabriel (AS) battirent et il (AS) répondit ; Le questionné n’en sait pas plus a ce sujet que le questionneur. Elle sera lourde dans les cieux et sur la terre ; elle ne te prendra qu’à l’improviste. Il dit aussi ; Seul Dieu te révèlera quand le temps sera venu.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus (AS) dit a ses disciples ; De même que les rois vous ont laissé la sagesse, laissez-leur le monde
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus (AS) a dit ; O mes disciples, recherchez l’amour de Dieu par votre haine des pêcheurs. Cherchez a être proches de Lui en faisant ce qui vous éloigne d’eux. Et recherche sa faveur en étant fâchés avec eux. Ils dirent ; Esprit de Dieu, en quelle compagnie devons nous alors tenir ? Il (AS) répondit ; Tenez-vous en compagnie de celui dont la vue vous rappelle Dieu, dont les paroles augmentent votre connaissance et dont les actes vous font désirer l’au-delà.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus (AS) a dit ; pour l’homme patient, le malheur aboutit vite a l’aisance ; pour le pêcheur, l’aisance abouti vite au malheur.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jean (AS) fils de Zacharie rencontra Jésus (AS) et dit ; Dis moi ce qui rapproche quelqu’un de la faveur de Dieu ? Jésus (AS) dit ; C’est d’éviter de ressentir la colère.
Jean (AS) demanda ; Qu’est ce qui fait naitre la colère et qu’est ce qui la fait réapparaitre ? Jésus (AS) répondit ; l’orgueil, le fanatisme, l’arrogance et la magnificence. Jean (AS) dit ; Permet moi une autre question ! Demande ce que tu veux, dit Jésus (AS). L’adultère, qu’est la crée et qu’est ce qui le fait revenir ? Un coup d’œil, dit Jésus (AS), qui implante dans le cœur quelque chose qui le fait virer excessivement vers l’amusement et la complaisance vis-à-vis de soi-même, augmentant ainsi l’insouciance et le pêché. Ne porte pas ton regard sur ce qui ne t’appartient pas, car ce que tu n’as vu ne te rendra pas plus sage et ce que n’entends pas ne te troublera pas.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Les disciples demandera a Jésus (AS) ; Dis-nous, quel hommes est le plus fidele a Dieu ? Celui qui travaille pour l’amour de Dieu sans rechercher la louange des hommes, répondit Jésus (AS).
Quel homme offre un conseil sincère pour l’amour de Dieu ? demandèrent-ils. Jésus (AS) celui qui commence par remplir ses devoirs envers Dieu avant son devoir envers les hommes (et préfère) le devoir envers Dieu aux devoirs les hommes. Quad il est face à deux options, les affaires matérielles et les affaires de l’au-delà, il commence par ce qui concerne l’au-delà et tourne ensuite son attention vers ce monde.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus (AS) avait coutume de dire ; l’amour du paradis et la crainte de l’enfer engendre la patience dans l’adversité et éloignent le serviteur de Dieu du confort matériel.
Rapporté par Abdallah Ibn Al-Moubarak
Jésus (AS) a dit ; placez vos trésors au paradis, car le cœur de l’homme est la ou est son trésor.
Rapporté par Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Dieu révéla a Jésus (AS) ; O Jésus (AS), je t’accorde l’amour pour le pauvres et la miséricorde a leur égard. T u les aimes, et ils t’aiment et t’acceptent comme leur guide spirituel et leur chef, et tu les accepte comme compagnons et disciples. Ce sont deux traits de caractère. Sache que quiconque Me rencontre au jour de jugement avec ces deux traits de caractère m’a rencontre avec la plus pure des œuvres et avec ceux que j’aime le plus.
Rapporté par Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Jésus (AS) a dit ; il ne sert à rien d’arriver a savoir ce que vous ne savez pas, aussi longtemps que vous n’agirez pas conformément a ce que vous savez déjà. Trop de savoir ne fait qu’augmenter l’orgueil si vous n’agissez pas conformément a se savoir.
Rapporté par Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Le Christ (AS) a dit ; Quiconque a étudies, mis en pratique et transmit la connaissance, voila celui qu’on appelle grand dans le royaume des cieux.
Rapporté par Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Les disciples dirent ; Christ (AS) de Dieu, regarde comme la maison Dieu comme elle est belle ! Il (AS) répondit ; Ameen, Ameen. En vérité je vous le dits, Dieu ne laissera aucune pierre de cette mosquée (ancien temple de Salomon (AS)) l’une sur l’autre, mais il la détruira entièrement a cause des pêchés de son peuples. Dieu n’a rien a faire de l’or ; l’argent ni de ces pierres. Celui qui est pur dans son cœur est plus cher à Dieu. A travers eux, Dieu édifie la terre, sinon Il la détruit lorsque ces cœurs ne sont pas purs.
Rapporté par Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Le Christ (AS) passa prés d’un groupe d’Israelites qui L’insultèrent. Chaque fois qu’ils exprimaient une parole mauvaise, le Christ (AS) répondait avec une parole de bonté. Simon li dit ; vas-tu répondre avec des paroles de bontés chaque fois qu’ils te disent es paroles mauvaises ? Le Christ (AS) dit ; Chaque personne dépense ce qu’elle possède.
Rapporté par Al-Jahiz
Le Christ (AS) a dit ; Le signe qui montre combien e monde est insignifiant pour Dieu est que c’est seulement en e monde qu’on lui désobéit, et c’est seulement en renonçant au monde qu’on peut parvenir a Sa bonté.
Rapporté par Abu Uthman Al-Jahiz
Jésus (AS) dit a ses disciples ; l’homme est crée en ce monde en quatre étapes ; en trois d’entre elle il se sent en sécurité, et dans la quatrième il est mal dispose et craint que Dieu ne l’abandonne.
Dans le première étape, il nait dans trois obscurités, l’obscurité de ventre, l‘obscurité de la matrice et l’obscurité du placenta. Dieu subvient a ses besoins dans l’obscurité de la cavité du ventre. Quand il est sortit de l’obscurité du ventre il découvre le lait donc il ne ait pas un pas, qu’il ne recueille pas de sa mains et vers lequel il ne va pas énergiquement, mais il y est obligé et ce lait lui est attribue jusqu’a ce que sa chair et son sang se développent.
Sevré du lait, il découvre la troisième étape, avec la nourriture procurée par ses parents, qui l’acquièrent licitement ou illicitement. Quand ses parents meurent, les gens ont pitié de lui ; une personne le nourrit, une autre lui donne a boire, une autre le protège et une autre le vêt.
Quand il découvre la quatrième étape, qu’il grandit et tient debout, qu’il devient un homme, il craint pour sa subsistance, aussi attaque-t-il les gens, trahit il leur confiance, vole-t-il leurs affaires et emporte-t-il leur richesse, craignant que Dieu Tout-Puissant puisse l’abandonner.
Rapporté par Abu Uthman Al-Jahiz
Le Christ (AS) a dit ; Vous ne commettrez pas l’adultère aussi longtemps que vous détournerez vos yeux.
Rapporté par Abd-Allah Qutayba Al-Jahiz
Jésus (AS) dit ; Il n’est pas possible au cœur de croyant de soutenir l’amour a la fois de ce monde et de l’autre, de même qu’un unique récipient ne pet contenir a la fois l’eau et le feu.
Rapporté par Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Al-Dunya
Un jour un homme accompagnait Jésus (AS) lui disant ; je veux rester avec toi et être ton compagnon. Ils se mirent en route et arrivèrent sur la berge d’ne rivière, ou ils s’assissent pour manger. Ils avaient trois miches de pain. Ils mangèrent deux, et il restait une troisieme. Alors Jésus (AS) s’éleva et alla a la rivière pour boire. Quand il revint, il ne trouva plus la troisieme miche, aussi demanda-t-il a l’homme ; Qui a pris la miche ? Je ne sais pas répondit l’homme.
Jésus (AS) reprit la route avec l’homme, et il vit ne biche avec deux de ses petits. Jésus (AS) appela l’un deux, qui vint à lui. Alors Jésus le tua, le fait rôtir et le mangea avec son compagnons. Puis il dit au jeune cerf ; relève-toi, avec la permission de Dieu. Le cerf se leva et partit. Jésus (AS) se tourna alors vers son compagnon et dit ; je te le demande au nom de Celui qui t’a montre ce miracle, qui a prit la miche ? Je ne sais pas répondit l’homme.
Les deux hommes arrivèrent alors a une étendue d’eau dans une vallée. Jésus (AS) rit l’homme par la main et ils marchèrent sur l’eau. Quand ils eurent traversé, Jésus (AS) dit ; au nom de Celui qui t’a montre ce miracle, qui a prit la miche ? Je ne sais pas répondit l’homme.
Ils arrivèrent a un désert sans eau et ils s’assirent sur le sol. Jésus (AS) commença à rassembler un peu de sable, puis il dit transforme-toi en or, avec la permission de Dieu, et c’est ce que se produisit. Jésus (AS) repartit l’or en trois parts et dit ; Un tiers pour moi, un tiers pour toi et un tiers pour celui qui a pris la miche. L’homme répondit c’est moi qui a pris la miche. Jésus (AS) dis ; tout l’or est pour toi.
Puis Jésus (AS) le quitta. Deux hommes tombèrent sur l’homme par hasard dans le désert avec l’or, ils voulurent le voler et le tuer. Il leur dit ; partageons-le en trois parties entre nous, et envoyons l’un de vous deux en ville pour nous acheter quelque chose à manger. L’un d’entre eux fut envoyé, et il se dit a lui-même ; pourquoi devrais-je partager l’or avec ses deux la ? Je vais plutôt empoissonner la nourriture et j’aurai tout l’or pour moi. Il partit et c’est ce qu’il fit.
Entretemps, les deux qui n’étaient restés en arrière se dirent l’un a l’autre ; pourquoi devrions nous donner un tiers de l’or ? Tuons le plutôt quand il reviendra et partageons l’argent entre nous.
Quand l’autre revint, ils le tuèrent, mangèrent la nourriture et moururent. L’or resta dans le dessert avec les trois hommes a cote de lui. Jésus (AS) passa par la, les trouva dans cette situation, et dit a ses compagnons ; Voici le monde garde vous en.
Rapporté par Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Al-Dunya
Jésus (AS) dit ; celui qui aime Dieu aime les épreuves. Et on raconte qu’un jour il rencontra un groupe d’adorateurs qui s’étaient flétris à force d’adoration, comme des outres usées.
Qui êtes vous, demanda-t-il (AS) ? Nous sommes des adorateurs, répondirent-ils. Pourquoi adorez-vous ? Dieu a mis en nous la crainte de l’enfer, et nous avons peur. Il appartient a Dieu de vous sauver de ce que vous craignez, dit Jésus (AS).
Alors Jésus (AS) s’éloigna, et il rencontra d’autres adorateurs encore meilleurs. Pourquoi adorez-vous ? demanda t-il (AS). Dieu nous a donné le désir du paradis et ce qu’il y a préparé pour Ses amies. C’est cela dont nous avons l’espoir. Il appartient a Dieu de vous donner ce que vous espérez, dit Jésus (AS).
Puis il partit et il rencontra d’autres adorateurs,
Qui est vous ? dit-Il (AS). Nous sommes ceux qui aiment Dieu. Nous ne l’adorons pas par crainte de l’enfer ni par désir du paradis, mais par amour pour Lui et pour sa très grande gloire.
Vous êtes vraiment les amies de Dieu, et c’est avec vous qu’il m’a été ordonné de vivre. Et il (AS) s’installa parmi eux.
Dans une autre version, on rapporte qu’Il (AS) a dit au premiers groupes ; C’est une chose créée que vous craignez et une chose créée que vous aimez, et au troisième groupe ; vous êtes vraiment les plus proches de Dieu.
Rapporté par Abu Talib Al-Makki
Jésus dit (AS) ; mon Dieu, quel est le plus honorable des hommes ? Dieu répondit ; Celui qui lorsqu’il seul, sait que Je suis avec lui, et respecte tellement Ma majesté, qu’il ne voudrait pas que Je témoigne de ses pèches.
Rapporté par A-Raghib Al-Isfahani (11e siecle)
Jésus (AS) dit garder-vous de jeter un regard aux femmes de la faire et de la refaire, car cela sème le désir dans le cœur et suffit pour séduire celui qui le fait.
Rapporte par Abu Hassan Al-Mawardi
Jésus (AS) passa prés d’un cimetière. Il appela un des morts et Dieu le ressuscita. Jésus (AS) lui demanda ; qui est tu ? J’ai autrefois été porteur répondit l’homme, je transportais du bois pour le feu pour un homme et j’ai arrachée une brindille pour nettoyer mes dents. Depuis que je suis mort, on m’a demande des comptes au sujet de cette brindille.
Rapporte par Al-QassaIm Al-Qashayi
Jésus (AS) a dit celui qui acquiert la connaissance mais n’agit pas conformément a elle est comme une femme qui commet l’adultère en secret et devient enceinte, et sa honte est connue de tous. Ainsi celui qui n’agit pas conformément a ce qu’il sait sera aussi couvert de honte devant tous les hommes au jour du jugement.
Rapporte par Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
On raconte que Jesus (AS) passa prés d’un homme qui était aveugle, lépreux, estropie, paralysée des deux coté du corps et mutilé par la lèpre. L’homme disait louange a Dieu qui ma guéri de ce qu’il a infligée a tant de Ses créatures.
Jésus (AS) lui demanda ; Toi qui est ici, quelle sorte de tourment ne t’a pas rendu visite ? L’homme répondit ; Esprit de Dieu (AS) je vaux mieux que celui dans le cœur Dieu n’a pas placée la part de Sa connaissance qu’Il la placée dans le mien. Tu as dit vrai, dit Jésus (AS), donne moi ta main.
L’homme tendit sa main, et voila que son visage et son apparence furent transformes et devinrent de la beauté la plus sublime et la plus délicate, car Dieu l’avait guéri de ses tourments. Par la suite il accompagna Jésus (AS) et accomplit l’adoration avec lui.
Rapporte par Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Les disciple demandèrent a Jésus (AS); Esprit de Dieu (AS), existe-t-il actuellement quelqu’un sut terre qui soit comme toi. Jésus (AS) répondit ; oui celui dont le discours est un rappel (de Dieu), et dont chaque regard tire une leçon ; un tel homme est comme moi.
Rapporte par Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Jésus (AS) dit ; la vie terrestre se compose de trois jours ; un hier sur le quel tu n’as aucune contrôle, un demain dont tu ne sais pas si tu l’atteindras, et un aujourd’hui dont tu devrais faire le meilleur usage.
Rapporte par Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Au cours de ses voyages, Jésus (AS) passa prés d’un crane pourri. Il lui ordonna de parler. Le crane dit ; Esprit de Dieu (AS), mon nom est Blawan Ibn Hafs, roi du Yémen. J’ai vécu mille ans, j’ai engendrais mille fils, j’ai déflorée milles vierges, je mis en route milles armées, je tue milles tyrans et j’ai conquis milles cites. Que celui qui entend mon récit ne soit pas tente par le monde, car il n’était pas autre chose que le rêve d’un dormeur. Jésus (AS) pleura.
Rapporte par Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
19 Aug 2020
Russia banned the Quran in 1973?
See What Happens in 1973 When Quran Was Banned In Russia
When Quran was banned in Russia.
In 1973 communism was at its peak in Russia, whole world was saying that sooner whole #Asia will turn red. At that time a Pakistani Muslim went to Russia for training. This is his story
He said that on Friday he asked his friends to get ready for Jumma prayer. They said Mosques are turned into storage in this country, few mosques are turned into motels for tourists, only one or two mosques in this city are kept as they were. Even they are close most of the times. I asked them to just guide me toward a mosque. When I reached there the mosque was closed. A person in neighborhood had its keys, I requested him to open its gate so that i can say my prayer.
He : Okay i will open the gate for you but I'm not responsible if you will face any harm.
Me : Brother! I was a Muslim in Pakistan and shall remain a Muslim in Moscow too. I prayed in karachi, Pakistan and I shall pray in Moscow Russia too no matter what.
He opened the door and i saw Mosque was in bad shape. I cleaned it in a hurry and tried to make it as good as i could in limited time. After that i said call for prayer (Adhaan Azaan) in loud voice. Many old people, women and children gathered on the door of the mosque when they heard the call for prayer but no one came inside. I wasn't able to say juma prayer cause i was alone but i did said my Zuhar prayer. When I came out people were looking at me as I've done some thing new.
A kid came to me and invited me to his home for tea. His voice had such sincerity that i wasn't able to refuse so i went to his home. People there cooked different dishes for me and were extremely happy. I had my lunch and after tea i asked a little kid who was sitting there that if he can recite Quran?
Kid : Yes sir! we all know how to recite Quran.
I opened my pocket Quran, placed my finger on a verse and asked him to recite it to me.
That kid looked at me, then looked at Quran and then look toward his parents. I thought "he don't know how to read but then why he said that he can?"
I recited that verse
ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺁَﻣَﻨُﻮﺍ ﻗُﻮﺍ ﺃَﻧْﻔُﺴَﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺃَﻫْﻠِﻴﻜُﻢْ
and that kid started recited ahead without even looking at the Quran. I was shocked, looked toward his parents and asked what is this?
They smiled and told me that "Quran is banned here. If a person is caught having even a single verse of Quran his whole family is killed. Thats why we cant keep Quran in our homes.
Me : If no one here have even a single copy of Quran then how come this kid memorized it?
They : We have many Hafiz e Quran here doing different jobs. Some of them are tailors, some are shop keeper, some are farmers and some sells vegetables. So we send our kids to them pretending that they are there for work but in reality they are memorizing Quran there. Thats why even though we don't have even a single copy of Quran but all the kids you see here and in all the Muslim families are hafiz. So when you put your finger on a verse, the kid was not able to read it but when you recited it then he recited whole chapter. And you stopped him otherwise he was going to recite whole Quran.
That day i saw not one but many miracles of Quran. A society where Quran was banned, whole generation became hafiz. I tested this thing on many kids. All were hafiz.
That day i truly understood the meaning of the verse
ﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﻧَﺤﻦُ ﻧَﺰَّﻟْﻨَﺎ ﺍﻟﺬِّﻛﺮَ ﻭَﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﻟَﻪُ ﻟَﺤَﺎﻓِﻈُﻮﻥَ
( 15:9 ) Assuredly, We alone have revealed this Glorious Admonition (the Qur’an), and surely We alone will guard it.
People can ban. copies of Quran but how can they ban whats in heart.
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18 Aug 2020
Why should we worship Allaah
Why Should We Worship Allah? What Is The Philosophy of Prayers, Fasting And Hajj?
Question: When Allah doesn't require the worship of anybody, why should we worship Him? He is needless and all are dependent on Him. If Allah needs our worship, then it is not agreeable to His divinity and Godhood.
Answer: Now its answer can be given in two ways: one in brief and the other in detail.
The brief answer is that when the purpose of this worship is to fulfill the needs of Allah and by obeying Him we give some benefit to Him, then the question arises that Allah is unlimited and away from all defects and needs; then what is the need for our worship, but the purpose of worshipping Him would be to elevate ourselves, then the worship would be a means to elevate ourselves and for goodness and it will a favor and guidance from Allah to make us reach perfection through worship.
The detailed answer is as follows: Worship, supplication and whatever deed is performed for pleasing Allah, more or less it has the effect on the person and society also. In fact these are the highest training and ethics in the school of Islam because:
a) The worship of Allah creates a sense of thankfulness, respect and honor. To realize the value of the source from where man gets the valuable divine blessings is a sign that the person was deserving of them.
b) The worship of Allah elevates the soul of man. What else can be more elevating that he gets connected to the total perfection and that is Allah, and for the duties of worship and the affairs of this life we ask help from the unending and unlimited power and acquire that much capability that we can communicate with Him.
These benefits are present in all the worship acts, which are performed correctly, and other worship acts like Prayers, Fasting and Hajj etc have their own benefits and effects. We shall discuss the secrets of the most important Islamic worship acts in brief, so that it becomes clear that worship and supplication benefit us and Allah is not in need of them.
1) Prayers and its gainful effects
Prayers is the cause for the remembrance of Allah and the remembrance of Allah disciplines the mind and self, controls inordinate desires and reins the rebellious soul.
The person who prays is always in the remembrance of Allah. In the remembrance of that same Lord Who is aware of our small and big deeds. And those things, which are present in our souls, and the thoughts, which pass through our mind. He is well informed and aware about them. The least effect of Allah's remembrance is that a person is able to balance his desires. As a person who forgets Allah and is ignorant about reward and punishment, is in intellectual darkness.
The person, who is negligent about Allah, doesn't thinks about the results of his deeds and character and to fulfill his inordinate desires and inclinations he doesn't recognize any limits. The five times prayers remind us about Almighty Allah and remove the darkness of negligence from our souls.
Undoubtedly the person in whose existence, there is the rule of inordinate desires on his nature, which have a strong base in him - the best way to control these desires is to remember Allah and to remember the punishment of those sins and to remember those accurate accounts in which there is no possibility of mistakes. That is why the holy Qur’an says that one of the purposes of Prayers is to remember Allah:
Surely I am Allah, there is no god but I, therefore serve Me and keep up prayer for My remembrance1
(2) Away from Sins
It is necessary for a Worshipper to pray correctly and see that it becomes acceptable. He should refrain from sins. For example the conditions for performing it is (for example the water of ablution and Ghusl, the dress in which a person prays and the place where he prays) legitimate. 7
These things demand that a person should not go near haraam (Prohibition) and should refrain himself from all types of haraam while doing business, because it is very difficult that a person would remain away from haraam during Prayers and on other times he becomes careless.
We come to know that the following ayah points towards this:
Surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil,2
Especially when a worshipper ingrains in his mind that the condition for the acceptance of Prayers is that he should fulfill the rights of Zakat and help the needy, should not backbite, refrain from pride and jealousy, should refrain from wine and alcohol and with attention, presence of mind, and true intentions should present himself in front of Allah, then a true worshipper will surely follow these rules. Due to this the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:
The Prayers is like a stream of clean water, in which a person washes himself, if a person washes himself five times a day he will never become dirty, In the same way a person who prays five times a day and washes his heart with the clean spiritual spring, his heart and soul will never be filled with sin.
(3) Cleanliness and Protection of Health
As the worshipper sometimes washes his whole body and as usual performs ablutions many times in the day and night, and before doing Ghusl and ablution cleans his body from all impurities and all kinds of dirt, that is why he should necessarily be a clean person. From this point, Prayers protects the health of a person and helps him in keeping himself clean, which is very important in one's life.
(4) Disciple and self Restraint
For every Prayer there is a fixed and special time, and for a person who wants to pray it is necessary that he should pray within the prescribed time, therefore this helps a person to become disciplined and self-restrained and helps him to recognize the value of time.
Especially for one who prays the Morning Prayer. He must get up before the sunrise. Such a person will not only be naturally a clean person and takes the benefit from the morning breeze and also starts his day on a positive note.
These are not the only individual and training effects of Prayer; this is just an example of this great worship act of Islam.
(5) Social Secrets
The performance of Prayers in the appointed time unites the great Islamic Nation and shows the oneness of direction because Muslims in the appointed time stand towards the Qibla in a specified manner and worship Allah and this itself is the display of Unity and oneness and this worship act unites all the people.
When prayed in congregation it promotes unity, similarity and the same spirit of the rows of the worshippers shows discipline and nearness to each other, and this spiritual unity and brotherhood is not in need of any description.
Although the benefits of Prayers are not limited to this, whatever is said above explains the secrets of this great divine duty.
(6) A brief secret of Fasting
Fasting is one of the worship acts in Islam. One of the training effects of Fasting on a person is that it discontinues the rule of habit and desires and frees the person from the slavery of sensual desires.
The worst rule and most dangerous is the rule of bad habit and the slavery of desires because usually the simple habit of tobacco gives a big loss to the honor of a person and then what to say about other habits?
That person is free who is not a slave to any habit and who with his firm intentions has control over all of them. This type of freedom and spiritual perfection gives strength and necessitates the firm steps, which originate from fasting.
Fasting arouses emotions and sentiments. Wealthy and well to do people, who eat different varieties of food the whole year are unaware of people who are hungry. The person who fasts remembers the hunger of the poor and becomes aware of their distress and as a result emotions and sentiments are aroused in the spirit, and this reduces the gap between various classes of people and reminds them to fulfill the needs of the poor.
What would be a better benefit of fasting that the upper class and happy people taste hunger and thirst due to this think about the needy, who if remain in this state only, will increase the anger of their fire, which will burn down each and everything and destroy all.
Fasting in the Holy month of Ramadhan shows equality and unity because in this month the happy and poor people remain away from desires and lead similar life.
The Philosophy of Hajj
Hajj is a great Islamic worship. This is a social worship, which is performed on prescribed days of the year in Mecca. This is such a worship, which not only creates a relation between God and His creatures, but also has different effects on the Islamic society, because:
· It is a worship gathering that begins with complete celibacy and full freedom, by just wearing simple clothes, it is a sign of equality of Allah's creatures before Him and man himself keeps aside the distinctions of genealogy, language, color and wealth and stand before God without any distinction. Hajj is that worship act, which fulfils this purpose and creates the feeling among the faithful that no one should think that his status is high in the society.
· Hajj is such a huge gathering, whose pillars are formed through the representatives of the different Muslim countries. Hajj is a yearly gathering of the Muslims of the world.
The religion of Islam is not only a combination of few ethical laws and training whose purpose is just to improve spirituality and remain away from weekly or yearly gatherings of political parties. It is the opposite, that it is a heavenly and comprehensive religion which keeps an eye on all the spheres of a person's life, whether it may be ethical, social, political, economical or from a different point of view.
For this reason the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) made the political rules and invited people for the yearly gathering at Mecca, and guaranteed its existence; and due to the grace of Allah the effect of this gathering is more than the worldly political parties.
After all the worldly leaders of the present time started giving importance to such type of gathering, whereas Islam had laid this down fourteen hundred years ago and used it to derive the desired results. Muslim thinkers who naturally participate in this gathering can analyze the present condition and acquire detailed information and then exchange their views and improve the conditions of Muslims and initiate their progress.
It is a gathering, which brings together the Muslims of the world and informs them about the conditions of other Muslims. Which other gathering can give such benefits?
This gathering can help to improve the economic and social conditions of the Muslims because the scholars and expert people after performing the rituals of Hajj can peacefully, sincerely and in a spiritual atmosphere exchange their views about social and economic basics of the Muslim Ummah.
The yearly gatherings of Hajj has always opposed injustice and force and there has been always freedom movements and it creates a spirit and emotions and from Islamic history and turning towards the Revolution. This point becomes clear that the seeds of downfall of imperialism and communist governments were sowed in the period of Hajj and this land has been the source of such freedom movements.
This was one of the secrets of Hajj. According to some scholars the time has come that the world understands the philosophy of Hajj.
From whatever is said above we conclude that all the Islamic worship acts carry such secrets, which are revealed to the individuals performing the worship or on the society in which he is leading his life.
17 Aug 2020
The following are some observations on the Prophet Muhammad, by well-acknowledged Western scholars and thinkers of modern times:
There is no doubt that the Prophet Muhammad was a great reformer who did a magnificent service to human society. It is honor enough to say that he guided a whole nation to the light of truth and caused it to incline towards stability and peace and to prefer an ascetic lifestyle. He prevented it from shedding blood and presenting human sacrifices. He opened up for it the way of prosperity and civic living. This is a tremendous achievement, which can only be undertaken by a powerful personality. A man like this is worthy of respect and honor.
The renowned Russian writer Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoi
I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.... I became more than ever 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 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. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of that great life.
Mahatma Gandhi, statement published in 'Young India' 1924
My choice of Muhammad (570 CE - 630 CE) 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 secular and religious level. ...It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity. ...It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.
Michael H. Hart, “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History”, New York, 1987.
No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Quran is explicit in the support of the freedom of conscience.
James Michener 'Islam: The Misunderstood Religion' Reader's Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70
I hold the religion of Muhammad in the highest esteem for its astounding vitality. It seems to me to be the only religion which is equipped to suit the changing faces of life and which is appropriate for all ages. I have studied the life of this amazing man and I believe that he deserves to be called the savior of the human race.
If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam. 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.”
Sir George Bernard Shaw 'The Genuine Islam' Vol. 1, No. 8,
Europe has begun now to sense the wisdom of Muhammad and has developed a passion for his religion. It will also come to exonerate Islamic doctrine from all the false accusations laid at its door by Europeans in the Middle Ages. The religion of Muhammad will be the system upon which peace and contentment will be founded. From his Philosophy, Europe will derive the solution to perplexities, problems and complexities . . . Many of my fellow countrymen and other Europeans venerate the teachings of Islam. Hence I confirm my prophecy by saying that the first stirrings of the age of European Islam are near, this is inevitable.
Yes, the world today is in dire need of a man like Muhammad to solve its complex problems.
Muhammad was abstemious and simple in his abode, his food and his drink and his clothing and in the rest of his life and conditions. His food consisted mainly of bread with dates and water. He often mended his own clothes. What could be more honorable than this?
Hail Muhammad the Prophet of rough clothing and food, who strived, was active during the day and awake during the night and persistent in promoting the religion of Allah. He was not one to covet that which lesser men covet such as rank, empire and power. He is in truth the Prophet of the sublime morals.
A silent great soul - one that who could not but be earnest, he was to kindle the world as the Maker of the world had ordered so. The lies which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man [Muhammad] are disgraceful to us only.
The English philosopher Thomas Carlyle 'Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History' 1840
Never has a man set for himself, voluntarily or involuntarily, a more sublime aim, since this aim was superhuman; to subvert superstitions which had been imposed between man and his Creator, to render God unto man and man unto God; to restore the rational and sacred idea of divinity amidst the chaos of the material and disfigured gods of idolatry, then existing. Never has a man undertaken a work so far beyond human power with so feeble means, for he (Muhammad) had in the conception as well as in the execution of such a great design, no other instrument than himself and no other aid except a handful of men living in a corner of the desert. Finally, never has a man accomplished such a huge and lasting revolution in the world, because in less than two centuries after its appearance, Islam, in faith and in arms, reigned over the whole of Arabia, and conquered, in God's name, Persia, Western India, Abyssinia, Syria, Egypt, all the known continent of Northern Africa, Spain, etc.
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men have created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls . . . his forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was twofold, the unity of God and the immateriality of God - the former telling what God is, the latter what God is not.
Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Warrior, Conqueror of Ideas, Restorer of Rational beliefs... The Founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one Spiritual Empire - that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may ask, is there any man greater than he?
Alphonse de La Martaine 'Historie de la Turquie', v. ii, Paris, 1854
His simple eloquence, rendered impressive by the expression of a countenance wherein awfulness of majesty was tempered by an amiable sweetness, excited emotions of veneration and love; and he was gifted with that authoritative air of genius which alike influences the learned and commands the illiterate. As a friend and a parent, he exhibited the softest feelings of our nature . . . With all that simplicity which is so natural to a great mind, he performed the humbler offices whose homeliness it would be idle to conceal with pompous diction; even while Lord of Arabia, he mended his own shoes and coarse woolen garments, milked the ewes, swept the hearth, and kindled the fire, dates and water were his usual fare, and milk and honey his luxuries. When he travelled he divided his morsel with his servant.
John Davenport “An Apology for Mohammed and the Koran” London 1869
Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, and 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 divine right, it was Mohammad, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life.
In Mohammedanism everything is different here. Instead of the shadowy and the mysterious, we have history.... We know of the external history of Muhammad.... while for his internal history after his mission had been proclaimed, we have a book absolutely unique in its origin, in its preservation.... on the Substantial authority of which no one has ever been able to cast a serious doubt.
Reverend Bosworth Smith “Mohammed and Mohammedanism” London 1874
The good sense of Mohammed despised the pomp of royalty. The Apostle of God submitted to the menial offices of the family; he kindled the fire; swept the floor; milked the ewes; and mended with his own hands his shoes and garments.
Mohammed - was distinguished by the beauty of his person that was an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections whether of a public or a private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance, which painted every sensation of his soul, and the gestures that enforced each expression of the tongue. In the familiar offices of life, he scrupulously adhered to the grave and ceremonious politeness of his country; his respectful attention to the rich and powerful was dignified by his condescension and affability to the poorest citizen of Mecca; his memory was capacious and retentive, his wit easy and social, his imagination sublime, his judgement clear, rapid and decisive. He possessed the courage both of thought and action; bears the stamp of an original and superior genius.
Edward Gibbon “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” 1823
History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of 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
Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword.
Lawrence E. Browne 'The Prospects of Islam' 1944
To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems that it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.... Thus, not merely must we credit Muhammad with essential honesty and integrity of purpose, if we are to understand him at all. If we are to correct the errors we have inherited from the past, we must not forget that the conclusive proof is a much stricter requirement than a show of plausibility, and in a matter such as this, it is only to be attained with difficulty.
W. Montgomery Watt 'Muhammad at Mecca' Oxford, 1953
Muhammad, the Messenger of Islam, exhibited for most of his life if not all of his life a striking moderateness. His final victory points to a greatness of character rarely to be found in history. He ordered his army to give quarter to the old and the weak, the children and the women, and warned them against destroying houses or pillaging or cutting down fruiting trees. He ordered them not to draw their swords except in dire need. It is even said that he used to rebuke some of his generals and physically put right their mistakes.
Emil Dirmargen, Orientalist, “The Life of Muhammad”
Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah was courageous in fighting battles himself giving strength and endurance to the hearts of those who were weaker. He was merciful with the weak, and would give refuge to a great number of the needy in his house. Although he maintained a reverential aura, he had a plain manner about him with no affectation whatsoever. He was cheerful and easy to deal with and with an even temper not easily angered by inquisitive people and always had a smile on his face.
There is no doubt that he had many traits which made him attractive to the people of his time, but he had conveyed to those people a sublime example in religion and morals, and transcended the old notions under which they were suffering. When he had gathered them as one body under the banner of this sublime example, he made from them a power, which later shook the very foundations of the Ancient world.
Florandes & Marseille - The Eastern World
Muhammad, the messenger of Islam possessed noble traits such as gentleness, bravery, and the noblest of morals. A person was not able to evaluate him without being affected by these attributes. Muhammad bore the enmity of his family and tribe for years without losing determination or strength. His nobility was such that he would never be the first to withdraw his hand from one who shook hands with him even from a child and he would never pass by a group of people men or children without giving a greeting of peace, all the while smiling sweetly and with beautiful words which would enchant he who heard them and win his heart.
The English Orientalist Hollen Paul
The Quran is a splendid humanistic document, which explains in detail the secret of the behaviour of Muhammad in all the events of his life. We even find therein an additional subject matter through which we are able to follow the progress of Islam from its inception and appearance in its early history. We do not find the like in Buddhism or Christianity or any of the other ancient religions. These are the unique features of Islam and they confirm and prove that it is the complete religion for humanity and that it is the religion of the future.
The Scottish Orientalist Ronald A. Nicholson
The greatest success of Mohammad's life was affected by sheer moral force. It is not the propagation but the permanency of his religion that deserves our wonder; the same pure and perfect impression, which he engraved at Mecca and Medina is preserved after the revolutions of twelve centuries by the Indian, the African and the Turkish proselytes of the Koran....
The Mohammedans have uniformly withstood the temptation of reducing the object of their faith and devotion to a level with the senses and imagination of man. 'I believe in One God and Mohammad 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 honors 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 & Simon Oakley 'History of the Saracen Empire' London, 1870
Islam is a religion that is essentially rationalistic in the widest sense of this term considered etymologically and historically.... the teachings of the Prophet, the Quran has invariably kept its place as the fundamental starting point, and the dogma of unity of God has always been proclaimed therein with a grandeur a majesty, an invariable purity and with a note of sure conviction, which it is hard to find surpassed outside the pale of Islam.... A creed so precise, so stripped of all theological complexities and consequently so accessible to the ordinary understanding might be expected to possess and does indeed possess a marvelous power of winning its way into the consciences of men.
T. W. Arnold 'The Preaching of Islam' London 1913
Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born in Mecca, in Arabia, the man who, of all men, has exercised the greatest influence upon the human race... To be the religious head of many empires, to guide the daily life of one-third of the human race, may perhaps justify the title of a Messenger of God.
Dr. William Draper 'History of Intellectual Development of Europe'
The Arabian Prophet had powerful and strong morals and a personality, which weighed up, examined, and tested every step he took in his life. There is no fault in his character whatsoever. Given that we are in need of a complete paradigm to fulfil our needs in life, the personality of Muhammad the Holy Prophet fulfils this need. It is the mirror, which reflects for us lofty reasoning, magnanimity, nobility, bravery, patience, kindness, humility, forgiveness, humbleness and modesty and all the essential morals of which humanitarianism. We see this present in the personality of the Prophet Muhammad in glowing colors.
Lord Hadleigh
I thought and prayed for forty years so that I might arrive at the truth. I must confess that my visit to the Islamic east filled me with respect for the serene [Islamic] faith, which induces one to worship God all throughout one's life not just on Sundays. I am eternally grateful to God that he has guided me to Islam, which has become a firm reality in my heart and has allowed me to attain happiness and tranquility, which previously were not attainable. I was in a dark cavern, then Islam took me out into an expansive land illuminated by the Sun and I began to smell the pure fresh sea air.
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