When I say Idol worshipping is wrong, people tend to defend themselves saying, “Oh yeah! Even you people worship an idol?” “Whaat? What are you talking about? We are the ones who say NO IDOL WORSHIPPING!”
“Hmm..then what’s that black big idol you prostate to?” “Why do you want to pray in a fixed direction?”
“Wow! what a legitimate question :)” “You have the right to ask such questions and I appreciate them too!” “Ask more questions so that you get more clarifications!”
This is the most common, popular, famous, blah blah blah whatever u say, question they ask.
Yusha Evens (ex-Christian) once said that when he realized the faults in Christianity, he started reading about other religions. He went to a library, and got a book named ‘All about Islaam’(Pretty much attractive isn’t it?). He started reading n reading. You know what he read there? “Muslims are one who worship a black cubid in the middle of a desert!! (loooooooool :D:D:D:D). They kill the non-muslims wherever they find (erm..handsup i’m gonna shoot you hehe :D)”
He got scared and said “O my God! Thanks I didn’t see a Muslim yet”(Oh! poor boy :D)
This went along few days. And one fine day, he started chatting with his friend (I don’t know whether he was a close friend or a newbee). While chatting, that ‘friend’ asked him, “Do you know anything about Islaam?”. He said, “Oh Yeah! I KNOW EVERYTHING!!”.(??!!)
“Okey! What do you think about it?” “They worship a black cube. They kill whomever they see.”
I guess that friend should have laughed till his heart because I did it when I heard this.
He asked, “What do you think about me?” “Well, you are a nice person”. “I am a Muslim.” “WHAT?” “I am a Muslim!”
He should have immediately realized that what he read in the book must be a manifest error, because he see his friend would never kill him.He started learning about Islam, from a ‘practicing’ Muslim and guess what HE IS A MUSLIM NOW! WORKING SERIOUSLY TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE TO OTHERS!
I know this is a bit off topic, but for those who wish to see his conversion story listen to this ‘How Bible brought me to Islam’:
I said all these things because, don’t judge Islam through some idiotic ill mannered books which try to cover the burning sun. Ask a Muslim directly or go to a masjid near your place to learn about it!
Okey lets get back to the actual question.
a) Is Ka’ba an idol??
Lemme give you the difference between the ka’ba and an idol.
Ka’ba is a building. It stands upon a 25 cm (10 in) base, which projects outwards about 35 cm (14 in). It is approximately 13.1 m (43 ft) high, with sides measuring 11.03 m (36.2 ft) by 12.86 m (42.2 ft). Ka’ba is the first masjid build on the face of earth, to worship God.
“Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at (Becca) Makkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds.” [AlQur’aan Chapter ‘The family of Imran’ 3:96]
People prayed inside the ka’ba. Are you ready to pray inside your idol? That’s impossible isn’t it?
Bilal (radhi allahu anhu) the mu’adhin (caller for prayer) of the Prophet’s time used to STAND ON THE TOP OF THE KA’BA, to call people for prayer.
I BET ANYONE CAN DO THE SAME TO YOUR IDOL??? YOU STAND ON IT’S TOP? YOU DARE PUT YOUR LEG ON IT?
We did, BECAUSE IT’S NOT OUR GOD!!!
b) What about the black stone, you kiss it?
Okey, you say it’s an idol, just because we kiss it? Then I will quote the statement of Caliph Umar bin AlKhattaab (radhi allahu anhu), the one to whom Shaitaan feared.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26, Number 675:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father who said:
“Umar bin Al-Khattab addressed the Corner (black stone) saying, ‘By Allah! I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed) you.’ Then he kissed it and said, ‘There is no reason for us to do Ramal (in Tawaf) except that we wanted to show off before the pagans, and now Allah has destroyed them.‘ ‘Umar added, ‘(Nevertheless), the Prophet did that and we do not want to leave it (i.e. Ramal).’
You can get 3 solutions from this narration:
1) The Black Stone in itself doesn’t possess any power. It can’t benefit it can’t harm. (I don’t think you believe your idol does not possess any power?)
2) They did that during the pagans time, to show-off that they too are powerful now. (You should read the entire history to know the atrocities of the pagans and how much they belittled their own people just because they said MY GOD IS ONE!)
3) We would never touch the stone except that Prophet (Peace be upon him) had done it.
Personally I am saying, when I go to Makkah I don’t touch the stone. It’s so crowd there. AND IT’S NOTHING WRONG IF YOU DONT TOUCH IT AND KISS IT! YOU KISS IT, YOU DON’T KISS IT..IT’S ALL THE SAME!!
BECAUSE THE BLACK STONE IS NOT OUR GOD!!!
c) Why do you pray in a fixed direction?
Since all your claims went futile, you are picking up on directions now?!
I don’t see how praying towards ka’ba becomes an idol for you? NOTE: We pray TOWARDS Ka’ba and not TO ka’ba.
(I guess you will not say the same to your idol, because you clearly know YOU ARE PRAYING TO THAT IDOL).
Praying towards a fixed direction, in rows and rows is an excellent way of organizing us. Lots of people converted to Islaam, just after they saw the prayer of Muslims in person. DO YOU KNOW THAT? They wonder what an excellent system of prayer is this!!! You all are equal in front of your Lord, no matter white or black, rich or poor!
(Remember: What you see here is the top of the 3rd floor. The 1st and 2nd floors inside the masjid have been already filled!! And you will see people praying in the road if you are blessed being there. I wish you will get to go there one day, as a believer submitted to Him alone)
Actually, first God ordered us to pray towards Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem, and then the direction order came to Ka’ba. If we worshiped direction as a God, we wouldn’t be changing directions here n there. But we simply do it BECAUSE IT’S THE ORDER OF GOD!
Hey, even if there is no ka’ba WE WOULD STILL BE PRAYING TO OUR LORD in an uniform way. ARE YOU READY TO WORSHIP Y(OUR) GOD, WITHOUT AN IDOL???
d) See this picture, isn’t it a ‘shiva lingam’? (A shiva lingam is an idol of one of the Gods of Hinduism)
Hahahahaha.. this is one of the most funniest thing I had ever came around. 😀 😀 😀 😀
Its not shiva lingam or any other idol, it’s called ‘Makaam AlIbraahim’ meaning the place of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him).
Look at the close picture of that.
I think I don’t need to explain anymore, this picture speaks for itself!
Just because you see something ovel shaped, THAT BECOMES YOUR GOD?
What can I say about your foolishness? Its a gold coated glass my dear.
I know you are biting your tongue!
ISLAAM IS THE RELIGION WHICH SAYS, STOP IDOLATRY AND COME TO WORSHIP OF ONE TRUE GOD!
Actually there were 360 idols inside ka’ba, BEFORE THE PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) destroyed all the idols and said, “WORSHIP BELONGS TO THE ONLY ONE GOD!!”
Till date, there is not even a single idol inside the entire city of Makkah and Madinah. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!
The most common excuse they have is, “It’s hard to worship the unseen God“.
“So, this allows you to worship something other than God?” “Why is it hard for you when it is not hard for ‘billions’ of people?”
Another thing they say is, “God is present everywhere. Everything is God. We worship God through His creations”.
“Whoa! Worshipping God through His creations? Why do you need this ‘through’? It doesn’t seem logical? Why can’t you worship God directly? And again as I have said earlier in the post ‘Is Everything God?’ we can conclude “Everything is God’s” and everything is NOT God.
Anyways, worshiping the Creations doesn’t mean you worship the Creator. It simply means, ‘You worship the Creations‘!”. [And you know that’s wrong]
“This is another version of the previous question. God can never be inside a stone which is one of His creations”
“You see, we don’t worship all stones, only special kind of stones. Also gold, silver, brass”.
“You are in a very dangerous position you know. You are more special than a gold or a silver or a brass, aren’t you? So we worship YOU?
What is the authenticity of your practices?If we read your scriptures we find exactly the opposite. So where do you get these things from? From some stupid man or from God?”
“Ok fine, idol worship has no basis in our religion, its wrong. But.. common people can’t worship God without an image. It helps to focus our concentration. When we get trained we don’t need that image. Like in school, in 1st grade you have an idol but when you finish your final grade you don’t need an idol”.
To focus our concentration, there are numerous things we can do, but an idol can never help you. Infact it leads to destruction.
How many people know what they are worshipping is not God? How many people know they have been cheated n cheated for centuries saying that this is their God?
And coming back to the school :D, You will not teach your child something wrong in 1st grade and then say he will be corrected later. Would you teach him 2+2=3 in 1st grade and then say its 4 in his final class? Ofcourse not!
Then why would you do this to God, the very most important thing in life? How many people really reach that final stage? They die in that evil state worshipping a stone, believing it to be the God for all their life. Its sorrowful.”
{Idol worship, the nearest analogy I can provide you is like calling someone else as one’s father, while his real father is another person.Rejection of one’s father and attributing this very honorable position to another person is a very disgraceful, abominable and disgusting thing any human being will think of doing.
The only one true God is the Creator, Sustainer, Cherisher and Provider. It is He only deserves our worship.
If we make idols of human beings, animals and other created objects, for the purpose of worship, my simple question is, do we earn the Blessings or the Wrath of God?
This is the unpardonable sin any human being can commit. The seriousness of this sin will not equal the analogy provided above.} [1]
Nowadays, we getta common reply from people, “God is no where outside. He is now here ‘inside me’. I just need to realize Him within myself and thats the purpose of life.”
I dont understand whether they know what they are speaking about?!
Lemme try to make them know/realize.
Well..to me.. those who say ‘No God’ and those who say ‘God inside me’ are the same.
Yep..the second group knows there is a God. Their knowledge will never comfort them denying Him. So what they do, “Ok..God is there bt let him be there ‘inside me'”.
There is a ‘clear’ ‘distinct’ difference between the Creator and His Creations.
Both will have its similarities ‘only’ in ‘wordings’.
For example:
I see and my God sees.
But for me to see, I need eyes, light. Eventhough if I hv them, I can see only a limited distance.
But my God dont need an eye ‘like us’, no need of light and His vision comprises ‘everything’.
Nothing can escape His sight.
He knows what enters this earth and what leaves it!
“He knows that which goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the OftForgiving.” [AlQur’aan Chapter Sheba 34:2]
Because of this we dont worship, ‘man-made’ idols.
Wherever we see, people make God as ‘humans’ or ‘animals’.
Definitely, Islam saves people from the ‘evil’ of worshiping the ‘Creations’.
Point 2:
THE CREATOR WILL NOT BE INSIDE HIS CREATIONS.
Because of this, we NEVER say God is inside a stone, God is inside a tree, God is inside a cow, God is inside you, God is inside me.
All these are the creations of God. God will not be there inside His creations. If there, then He is not a God.
And because we say God is inside us, some will say, “No God is more inside me than You. SO WORSHIP ME” (??!!)
We decay inside this earth when we die. Then what happens to the God inside us? He decays too?
We believe, God will put some of us into Hell. This means God puts Himself into Hell?
I will NOT attribute sucha ‘disgusting‘ thing to my God. I ask His protection !
Dont look God as an INTERNAL ATTRIBUTE or as an INTERNAL CHARACTERISTIC. He is OUTSIDE us..He is an EXTERNAL ENTITY…. AN EVER LIVING EXTERNAL ENTITY!
When there was ‘nothing’ HE WAS THERE!
When everything will be destroyed ‘to nothing’, ONLY HE WILL BE THERE!
“And do not invoke any other diety with Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.” [AlQur’aan Chapter The Stories 28:88]
These two points makes Islaam ‘distinct’ from other religions.
Finally, I will say what Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him) said,
Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah.” [AlQur’aan Chapter: The Cattle 6:79]
I saw a blog named ‘Jih@d’, the very first post i saw there was titled Rap song ‘Make Jihad with me’.
It turned my eyes reddd & boiled my blood.
First lemme post what kinda lyrics were they,
“Send me a cruise like Maa’lam Adam al Ansari And send me a couple of tons like Zarqawi And send me a drone like Abu Laith al Libi And Special Forces like Saleh Ali Nabhani
Send me all four and send me much much more I pray for that on my way to heavens door Send me four and send me more, that what I implore An amazing martyrdom I strive for and adore
There’s nothing as sweet as the taste of a tank shell But it could be compared to being where the mortar fell But all that could be seen as tasteless Compared to smart bombs falling when they don’t miss
It was a beautiful day, when that predator paradise missile sent me on my way A one way ticket with no stops or delays, no problems in the grave nor fear on that day Or better yet send me a cruise, and send me on a cruise Family rejoices at the news and follows me in what I do … I profess and strive against those who oppress and transgress I obsess not depress for martyrdom success Make Jihad With Me
Allahu Akbar Give Some More Bounty Attack America Now! Martyrdom or Victory We take it Nairobi to Addis – Paradise Inside Khilafah is here! … We are wiping Israel clear off the globe!” … You finally made it here after the long wait You enter the training camp and study the din You officially join the Mujahidin You attack the kuffar where they oppress and stand And the allies too to free the Muslim land And implement Sharia – that´s our goal To spread Allah´s word to every home With you or without you Islam will succeed Take part in the reward – Make Jihad with me!”
U can understand why I turned red after seeing that ‘A Muslim’ wrote this!!
If you are this kind of ‘Jihadist’…I am asking you
ARE YOU A MUSLIM?
IS THIS JIHAAD?
IS THIS THE JIHAAD WHICH OUR QUR’AAN PRESCRIBES?
IS THIS THE JIHAAD WHICH OUR BELOVED PROPHET DID?
IS THIS JIHAAD?
You drop bombs and kill innocent people and say THIS IS JIHAAD? You take the Qur’aanic verses out of context and say THIS IS JIHAAD?
Why don’t you take the Qur’aanic verse which says,
“Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.” [AlQur’aan Soorah AlMaa’idah 5:32]
Are you sure your bombs are killing only oppressing people??
Are you sure u kill no innocent ones??
YOU LIER!! You kill people who don’t even heard the word ‘Islaam’. You kill people who don’t even met a single Muslim. Their first introduction to Muslims is, they are terrorists..
INDEED WHAT A BAD INTRODUCTION! ALL THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOU!! YESSS YOU..WHO UNDERSTOOD JIHAAD IN A WRONG WAY.. YOU WHO REPELLED PEOPLE FROM ISLAAM!
IS THIS HOW OUR PROPHET MADE JIHAAD? Are you sure you suffered more the THE MERCY OF MANKIND and more than HIS BELOVED COMPANIONS?
They forgave people, they forgaveee the sinners.. THEN WHY DON’T YOU?
They forgave Hind and an Abyssinian slave Washi Ibn al-Harb who killed Hamza (radhi allaahu anhu).
He was ASADULLAAH..THE LION OF ALLAAH.. THE UNCLE OF THE PROPHET (SAL ALLAAHU ‘ALAIHI WA SALLAM).
Washi killed Hamza and Hind took out his liver and bit it!
But our Prophet forgave them when they embraced Islam!! ISLAAM FORGAVE THEM!! Islam erased ALL THEIR PAST SINSS!!
What made Hind and Washi to accept Islaam? Was that Jihaad? Nooo.. it was PEACE which made them accept Islam, it was the true divinity which made them accept it!
What was the manner of Prophet (sal allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) when fighting?
Hadith 1.584 Narrated by Humaid (Radhiallah hu Taala anhu)
Anas bin Malik said,“Whenever the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) went out with us to fight (in Allah’s cause) against any nation, he never allowed us to attack till morning and he would wait and see: if he heard Adhan he would postpone the attack.“
Subhaanallaah.. adhan will avert them from fighting..Why? Because it indicates there are Muslims living in that area..!!!
Look how Islaam protects the life of a human being who worships his Creator ALONE!!
Now you! Are you sure ur public bombs don’t kill any Muslims???
What abt 9/11 attack?? What abt Mumbai attack in India?? Are you sure no Muslim died there bcoz of YOU??
You killed Muslims and you say you are a Jihadist and YOU ENTER PARADISE???
SHAME ON YOU!!!
Even in war our Prophet will not attack without informing..both armies will be prepared.. only if the opposite side betrayed any treaty he (sal allaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) will publicly declare war and they are under danger of ‘any time attack’.
But now! You go around markets and public places and kill people who came there to get something for their life!
You kill people who are simply innocent and who never ever raised their finger against you!
AND YOU SAY ISLAM TAUGHT YOU THIS?? YOU LOSER!
Even in fighting there are certain etiquettes.. Islam teaches you manners in every aspect of life,
• Do not betray any agreements you have entered into. • Do not plunder. • Do not commit injustices or use torture. • Do not touch the children, the womenfolk, the elderly, or other non-combatants of the enemy. • Do not destroy fruit-trees and tilled lands. • Do not kill livestock. • Treat with respect the religious persons who live in hermitages or convents and spare their edifices.
(Ibn al-Athir, al-Kami fi al-Tarikh, Vol.3, p.227)
Try to follow these principles..if not THROUGH YOUR SWORD AWAY!
What did our Prophet say when he got back his home town Makkah?
Did he say, “You people..you drove me out of this city..you tortured me..you insulted me..you threw stones over me.. you made me starve without food..I’m gonna kill you all??”
Did he say that? Did he ever say that?? What did he say??
“He who enters the Sacred Mosque will be SAFE, he who enters the house of Abu Sufyan will be SAFE, and he who shuts his doors upon himself will be SAFE.”
Subhaanallah..NO DOUBT HE (SAL ALLAAHU ‘ALAIHI WA SALLAM) WAS THE MERCY OF MANKIND!!!!
The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) wanted to avoid bloodshed at all costs but you??? THINK IT OF YOURSELF!!
And did you know that FIGHTING AGAINST PEOPLE IS THE LOWEST FORM OF JIHAAD??
Watch this video..
Subhaanallaah..subhaanallaah..this video tells WHO IS THE TRUE WARRIOR!!
It’s like Umar Mukhtar… the colonizers were all raping/killing and the Muslim army captures two of them as prisoners and one of the Muslim soldiers wants to just kill them. He raises his gun and Umar Mukhtar puts his hands over the rifle and pushes it down. “We do not kill prisoners” (an Islamic principle), he says. Well “*They* do it to *us*!” is the answer. Umar Mukhtar says,
“They” are not our *teachers*!
Yes!! Islam will succeed without you and me!
But this is not the kinda Jihaad to join with you!
“And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.” [AlQur’aan Soorah AlMaa’idah 5:2]
And when talking abt the children of Israael, Allah says,
“And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.” [AlQur’aan Soorah AlMaaidah 5:13]
Adam’s son said to his brother,
“If you should raise your hand against me to kill me – I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.” [AlQur’aan Soorah AlMaaidah 5:28]
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“Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at (Becca) Makkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds.” [AlQur’aan Chapter ‘The family of Imran’ 3:96]
(Remember: What you see here is the top of the 3rd floor. The 1st and 2nd floors inside the masjid have been already filled!! And you will see people praying in the road if you are blessed being there. I wish you will get to go there one day, as a believer submitted to Him alone)
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