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Does Evolution Defeat Allah?

On 09 Aug 2010, In Islam, by , No comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

Allah says in His Quran,

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs. [39:62]

and,

That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of all affairs. [6:102]

and,

Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is no god but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth! [40:62]

and,

Say: “Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?” Say: “(It is) Allah.” Say: “Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?” Say: “Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with light?” Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: “Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible.” [13:16]

and,

Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings,- two, or three, or four (pairs): He adds to Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things. [35:1]

and,

He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. [59:24]

I believe in Allah and I believe in His ability to create. To the militant evangelic atheist this makes me a fool, an enemy of science, logic and rational thought. He asserts his belief in the non-existence of His Lord with his unshakeable faith in evolution. To him, it defeats Allah because in his estimation it removes the need for an intelligent creator. He laments the Muslim’s reluctance to jump on the evolution bandwagon.

Since he is so convinced and since his challenge is so serious, we must answer the question, Does evolution defeat Allah?

Of course, the answer is, no evolution does not defeat Allah. How can it? Evolution doesn’t conflict with creation. Before something can evolve into something else it must already exist. How did the first living cell find itself in a position to be evolved from? Even if we say that some random chemical reaction miraculously created that first cell, how did those chemical reactions get into a place to randomly create a cell? Then how did the thing that allowed the chemical reaction come about? Keep going back. Everything in our universe has to have an origin and must have been created from something. Keep going back until you find the thing which has no creator and then you would have found the Creator.

Even if evolution is a cold hard fact as the evolutionist would have us believe, it poses no problem for Muslims, who believe Allah is the Creator. It is no more a serious challenge to Allah than gravity. We believe that no leaf falls to the earth without Allah’s command and yet we know that gravity pulls objects towards the earth. That may seem problematic for some until they realise that gravity itself is the creation of Allah. If evolution exists it is nothing more than a creation of Allah.

Evolutionists make the mistake of over estimating the importance or significance of evolution. Now let someone find that magic machine that creates matter from nothing. That would be interesting.

A Beautiful Supplication

On 31 Jul 2010, In Islam, by , 2 Comments

The Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, said:

“Oh, Allah! Lord of Jibreel, Meeka’eel and Israfeel, the Originator of the heavens and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen! You judge between Your Slaves in the matters in which they used to differ; guide me by Your Leave to the truth in those matters in which there is differing, for verily, You guide whomsoever You will to the Straight Path.”

Muslim.

From Isa to Islam

On 29 Jul 2010, In Religion, by , No comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

A very kind brother who wished good for me sent me a link to these lectures. I have spent a number of weeks reviewing them and I now regard them very highly. Oh Allah reward the brother and reward the speaker. Ameen.

Part 1
From Isa to Islam – Part 1

Part 2
From Isa to Islam – Part 2
From Isa to Islam – Part 2 Q&A

Parts of the lecture series (unsure of the order)
Abdul-Ahad – From Isa to Islam-05 True Followers of Isa

Abdul-Ahad – From Isa to Islam-04 Historical Environment of Isa – Recap

Abdul-Ahad – From Isa to Islam-02 Isa the Messiah – A Method

Abdul-Ahad – 14 Recap and Detailed Look at Documents

Abdul-Ahad – 13 The First Four Decades

Abdul-Ahad – 12 The Importance of James

Abdul-Ahad – 11 Introduction to the Qumran Community

Abdul-Ahad – 10 TheDisagreement

Abdul-Ahad – 09 Defense Of The Methodology

Abdul-Ahad – 08 James and Paul – Confrontation and Betrayal

Abdul-Ahad – 07 What Really Happened

Abdul-Ahad – 06 James and Paul – Confrontation and Betrayal

Abdul Ahad – Modest to Visit

This lecture series is about 12 hours of audio. I believe that the lecturer Abdul Ahad is Gary Miller.

An Equitable Word

On 29 Jul 2010, In Quran, by , No comments

Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you – that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah ." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]." Quran 3:64

Superiority of Monotheism

On 23 Jul 2010, In Islam, by , 2 Comments

Narrated Abu Dhar (Radhiya Allahu Anhu): Allah’s Messenger (Salallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said that Allah (Azwjal) said: He who comes with a good deed, its reward will be ten like that or even more. And he who comes with vice, his reward will be only one like that, or I can forgive him. He who draws close to Me a hand’s span, I will draw close to him an arm’s length. And whoever draws near Me an arm’s length, I will draw near him a fathom’s length. And whoever comes to Me walking, I will go to him running. And whoever faces Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, I will meet him with forgiveness nearly as great as that, provided he does not worship something with me.

Muslim.

After Hardship Comes Ease

On 21 Jul 2010, In Quran, by , 2 Comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

We all suffer hardship and setbacks. Sometimes, it feels like were living moment to moment, barely keeping our heads above water. Just remember the favours that Allah has given us, redouble our worship of Him, and place our hopes with Him. Relief is on the way.

Have We not opened your breast for you
And removed from you your burden.
Which weighed down your back
And have We not raised high your fame
Verily, along with every hardship is relief,
Verily, along with every hardship is relief.
So when you have finished, devote yourself to Allah’s worship.
And to your Lord turn intentions and hopes.

[Quran 94 (Ash-Sharh)]

Muhammad the Prophet of Islam

On 20 Jul 2010, In Islam, by , No comments

A benevolent description of the life and character of the prophet Muhammad, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, by Hindu professor Ramakrishana Rao.

Who Can I Call?

On 02 Jul 2010, In Autism, Family, by , 2 Comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

Dhuha’s mood can change in an instant, with hardly a breath between her manic laughter and her screeching cry or she can remain locked in a particular emotion long past, what could be considered, normal. I can never guess what her mood will be like at any given moment. Therefore, we send her to school everyday regardless of how she is in the morning.

Sometimes, we get it wrong and Dhuha gets even more distressed at school and I have to do an early pickup. Clearly, there is no blame on the school. It can be hard to look after her when she gets upset for long periods. Even more so, I would imagine, when you are also looking after 30 other children. I, sometimes, feel like falling apart when I have a baby that needs attention and an UPSET Dudu, who also needs attention.

When she’s in bed, with all her apparent needs fulfilled, screaming for what feels like a month, who can I call? Without Allah, I’d fall over.

I testify to the fact that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, the Peerless. And I testify to the fact that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.  

Twitter Etiquette and the 140 Character Limit

On 29 Jun 2010, In Web & Tech, by , No comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

Regular readers of MyIslamicFamily may well know that I recently created a Twitter account (@PerfectQuran) that posts an ayah every hour. When I wrote the (buggy) script that does the work, I had to find solutions to a number of problems. The major problem was/is many of the ayat do not fit neatly into the 140 character limit imposed by Twitter. My solution was to break the ayat into small chunks and spread them across multiple tweets. I did that because I wanted to avoid posting links in the tweets. Moreover, I wanted it to be possible for someone to read the entire Quran on Twitter.

I was taken aback by some negative feedback that I received, all of which was directed at my flouting of the 140 character limit. One Tweeplim (a Muslim Twitterer), demanded that I only post a maximum of 140 characters. When I explained that I could not, they promptly unfollowed me. Another Tweeplim, suggested that I might be changing the meanings of the ayat!

Has my Twitter misbehaviour annoyed you? Is my crime worse than being bad mannered? How could I solve this problem to appease Twitter purists?

Dhuha’s Sports Day

On 24 Jun 2010, In Dhuha, by , No comments

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

Yesterday was Dhuha’s turn at sports day. May Allah reward Dhuha’s key worker, who really looks after Dhuha. I’m very grateful for her effort in making sure Dhuha was able to take part.

Alhamdulillah.

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