The Muslim Times’ response to: Mohammed cartoon contest planned in Arizona today
Epigraph:
And Messengers have indeed been mocked at before thee, but that whereat they mocked encompassed those of them who scoffed. (Al Quran 21:42)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
The full movie is available at the following link in Daily Motion.
A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a movie named, the Message: Mohammed: Messenger of God, (1976) Rated PG.
After a non-Muslim seeker has watched this movie and two other documentaries mentioned below, I propose three further stages of study to getting to know the Greatest of the sons of Adam!
“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad?” Alphonse de Lamartine, Foreign Minister of France, 1848
Samuel Parsons Scott, an American attorney, banker, and historian, understood part of the charm of the Prophet’s character, when he wrote:
The glories which invest the history of Islam may be entirely derived from the valor, the virtue, the intelligence, the genius, of man. If this be conceded, the largest measure of credit is due to him who conceived its plan, promoted its impulse, and formulated the rules which insured its success. In any event, if the object of religion be the inculcation of morals, the diminution of evil, the promotion of human happiness, the expansion of the human intellect, if the performance of good works will avail in the great day when mankind shall be summoned to its final reckoning it is neither irreverent nor unreasonable to admit that Muhammad was indeed an Apostle of God.[1]
What Samuel Parsons Scott missed, Reverend Professor Montgomery Watt a biographer of the Prophet Muhammad grasped or was it a Freudian slip? He high lighted above all virtues the Prophet’s trust in God:
The more one reflects on the history of Muhammad and of early Islam, the more one is amazed at the vastness of his achievement. Circumstances presented him with an opportunity such as few men have had, but the man was fully matched with the hour. Had it not been for his gifts as a seer, statesman, and administrator and, behind these, his trust in God and firm belief that God had sent him, a notable chapter in the history of mankind would have remained unwritten.[2]
The back cover of the movie states, “After seeing a vision of the Angel Gabriel, Mohammad calls to the people of Mecca to cast aside the 300 idols of Kaaba and worship only one God. Starring Anthony Quinn and Irene Papas, this breathtaking historical epic about the birth of the Islamic faith took six years to prepare and more than a year to film. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.”
Stage I
Stage II
Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times and author of this article
In stage II read some of the positive things that the non-Muslim writers have written about him and I have made a collection for that. To review that in the Muslim Times, please, click here.
Stage III
Now you are ready to read some biographies of the Prophet Muhammad. I suggest two. First let me introduce an author:
Encylopaedia Britannica states about Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan:
“Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, and international jurist, known particularly for his representation of Pakistan at the United Nations (UN).
The son of the leading attorney of his native city, Zafrulla Khan studied at Government College in Lahore and received his LL.B. from King’s College, London University, in 1914. He practiced law in Sialkot and Lahore, became a member of the Punjab Legislative Council in 1926, and was a delegate in 1930, 1931, and 1932 to the Round Table Conferences on Indian reforms in London. In 1931–32 he was president of the All-India Muslim League (later the Muslim League), and he sat on the British viceroy’s executive council as its Muslim member from 1935 to 1941. He led the Indian delegation to the League of Nations in 1939, and from 1941 to 1947 he served as a judge of the Federal Court of India.
Prior to the partition of India in 1947, Zafrulla Khan presented the Muslim League’s view of the future boundaries of Pakistan to Sir Cyril Radcliffe, the man designated to decide the boundaries between India and Pakistan. Upon the independence of Pakistan, Zafrulla Khan became the new country’s minister of foreign affairs and served concurrently as leader of Pakistan’s delegation to the UN (1947–54). From 1954 to 1961 he served as a member of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. He again represented Pakistan at the UN in 1961–64 and served as president of the UN General Assembly in 1962–63. Returning to the International Court of Justice in 1964, he served as the court’s president from 1970 to 1973.
He was knighted in 1935. He is the author of Islam: Its Meaning for Modern Man (1962) and wrote a translation of the Qur’an (1970).”
The biography by him, Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets can be read online.
The second biographer that I want to introduce here is by Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (1889-1965), who was mentor of Sir Zafrulla Khan. He led the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from 1914 till 1965, as Khalifatul Masih II. He was one of the greatest Muslim thinkers. The community progressed remarkably during his leadership. The biography by him, Life of Muhammad can be read online as well.
Now you are also ready to visit the official page about the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The Final Stage or Stage IV
If now you admire the Holy Prophet Muhammad to some degree or already are a Muslim then here is the final segment to enhance your understanding of the character of the Greatest of the sons of Adam. You see him through the eyes of his most devoted follower, who is none other than the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Here is a collection of excerpts from his writings and there is a detailed chapter about the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, my peace of Allah be on him:
Here I will like to share a few samples:
I always wonder how high was the status of this Arabian Prophet, whose name was Muhammad, thousands of blessings be upon him. One cannot reach the limit of his high status and it is not given to man to estimate correctly his spiritual effectiveness. It is a pity that his rank has not been recognized as it should have been. He was the champion who restored to the world the Unity of God which had disappeared from the world; he loved God in the extreme and his soul melted out of sympathy for mankind. Therefore God, Who knew the secret of his heart, exalted him above all the Prophets and all the first ones and the last ones and bestowed upon him in his lifetime all that he desired. He is the fountainhead of every grace and a person who claims any superiority without acknowledging his grace, is not a man but is the spawn of Satan, because the Holy Prophet has been bestowed the key to every exaltation and he has been given the treasury of every understanding. He who does not receive through him is deprived forever. I am nothing and possess nothing. I would be most ungrateful if I were not to confess that I have learnt of the true Unity of God through this Prophet. The recognition of the Living God we have achieved through this Perfect Prophet and through his light. The honor of converse with God, through which we behold His countenance, has been bestowed upon me through this great Prophet. The ray of this sun of guidance falls like sunshine upon me and I continue illumined only so long as I am adjusted towards it. [Haqiqatul Wahi, Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 22, pp. 118-119].
And:
O all ye who dwell upon the earth, and O all human souls that are in the east or in the west, I announce to you emphatically that the true reality in the earth is Islam alone, and the True God is the God Who is described in the Qur’an, and the Prophet who has everlasting spiritual life and who is seated on the throne of glory and holiness, is Muhammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. The proof of his spiritual life and holy majesty is that by following him and loving him we become recipients of the Holy Spirit and are favoured with the bounty of converse with God and witness heavenly signs. [Tiryaq-ul-Qulub, Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 15, p. 141]
References
- S. P. Scott writes in, History of the Moorish Empire in Europe. Published by J B Lippincot Company in 1904. p. 126.
- William Montgomery Watt. Muhammad: prophet and statesman. Oxford University Press, 1974. Page 237.
Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)Chapter 96 Recited by Saad Al-Ghamdi full.mp4
Imran Kayani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfQ4wPyj4Z8
The Holy Quran : Chapter 96: Al-`Alaq العَلق
English Translation by Maulvi Sher Ali (ra) اردو ترجمہ [حضرت مرزا طاہر احمد، خلیفۃ المسیح الرابع]
[96:1] In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
[96:1] اللہ کے نام کے ساتھ جو بے انتہا رحم کرنے والا، بِن مانگے دینے والا (اور) بار بار رحم کرنے والا ہے۔
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[96:2] Convey thou in the name of thy Lord Who created,
[96:2] پڑھ اپنے ربّ کے نام کے ساتھ جس نے پیدا کیا۔
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[96:3] Created man from a clot of blood.
[96:3] اُس نے انسان کو ایک چمٹ جانے والے لوتھڑے سے پیدا کیا۔
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[96:4] Convey! And thy Lord is Most Generous,
[96:4] پڑھ، اور تیرا ربّ سب سے زیادہ معزز ہے۔
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[96:5] Who taught man by the pen,
[96:5] جس نے قلم کے ذریعہ سکھایا۔
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[96:6] Taught man what he knew not.
[96:6] انسان کو وہ کچھ سکھایا جو وہ نہیں جانتا تھا۔
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[96:7] Nay! man does indeed transgress,
[96:7] خبردار! انسان یقیناً سرکشی کرتا ہے۔
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[96:8] Because he thinks himself to be independent.
[96:8] (اس لئے) کہ اس نے اپنے آپ کو بے نیاز سمجھا۔
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[96:9] Surely, unto thy Lord is the return.
[96:9] یقیناً تیرے ربّ ہی کی طرف لَوٹ کر جانا ہے۔
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[96:10] Hast thou seen him who forbids
[96:10] کیا تُو نے اُس شخص پر غور کیا جو روکتا ہے؟
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http://www.alislam.org/quran/search2/showChapter.php?ch=96
ENGLISH W/ 5 VOL. COMMENTARY
http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?page=2853®ion=E1&CR=EN,E2&CR=EN,E2
I showed this commentary to our Embryology Professor,my best friend nonAhmedi Farzana Majid (FM.she was famous as foreign minister ) was with me.The Professor tokk the Quran and said: These people call you Kafir,you people are the one really serving Islam.
Khyber Medical College
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khyber Medical College Peshawar
Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Seal of Khyber Medical College
Motto Service to Humanity
Established 1954
Type Public university
Principal Prof. Dr. Ejaz Hassan Khan
Administrative staff
1300
Students 1500
Location Peshawar, Pakistan
Campus Urban
Nickname KMC
Affiliations Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; Khyber Medical University;World Health Organization; College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Website http://www.kmc.edu.pk
Khyber Medical College is a public medical institution located in the city of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Beside undergraduate medical education, the college offers teaching and research facilities to the postgraduate students, i.e., M. Phil, in all basic Medical Sciences, FCPS in Clinical as well as basic medical sciences, and minor diplomas in many specialties.[1]
It is one of the several medical schools affiliated with Khyber Medical University and is recognised by PMDC, General Medical Council of UK, Ireland and licensing authority of USA. Khyber Medical College is listed in the International Medical Education Directory which is a requirement for eligibility for the USMLE.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Admissions
3 Departments
3.1 Basic Sciences
3.2 Clinical Sciences
4 Curriculum
5 Library
6 See also
7 External links
8 References
History[edit]
Khyber Medical College was established in 1954 and is the oldest medical college in the province. The college started functioning in 1955 with the enrolment of 50 students. It has produced over 9,000 graduates since then and hundreds of postgraduates. Khyber Teaching Hospital is a 1200-bedded hospital, established in 1976, for teaching/training purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Medical_College
Embryology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryology
Surah Rahman – Mishary Rashid Al Afasy سورة الرحمن – مشاري العفاسي
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The Holy Quran : Chapter 55: Al-Rahman الرَّحمٰن
English Translation by Maulvi Sher Ali (ra) اردو ترجمہ [حضرت مرزا طاہر احمد، خلیفۃ المسیح الرابع
[55:1] In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
[55:1] اللہ کے نام کے ساتھ جو بے انتہا رحم کرنے والا، بِن مانگے دینے والا (اور) بار بار رحم کرنے والا ہے۔
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[55:2] It is God, the Gracious
[55:2] بے انتہا رحم کرنے والا اور بن مانگے دینے والا۔
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[55:3] Who has taught the Qur’an.
[55:3] اُس نے قرآن کی تعلیم دی۔
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[55:4] He has created man.
[55:4] انسان کو پیدا کیا۔
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[55:5] He has taught him plain speech.
[55:5] اسے بیان سکھایا۔
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[55:6] The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning.
[55:6] سورج اور چاند ایک حساب کے مطابق (مسخر) ہیں۔
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[55:7] And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will.
[55:7] اور ستارے اور درخت دونوں سجدہ ریز ہیں۔
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[55:8] And the heaven He has raised high and set up a measure,
[55:8] اور آسمان کی کیا ہی شان ہے۔ اُس نے اُسے رفعت بخشی اور نمونہء عدل بنایا۔
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[55:9] That you may not transgress the measure.
[55:9] تاکہ تم میزان میں تجاوز نہ کرو ۔
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[55:10] So weigh all things in justice and fall not short of the measure.
[55:10] اور وزن کو انصاف کے ساتھ قائم کرو اور تول میں کوئی کمی نہ کرو۔
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I feel strengthen by going through the explanations about Prophet Muhammad (saw)through the Ahmadiyya teachings and scripts. A great service to present and future mankind. May Allah the Almighty open hearts and minds to accept the truth.