Arrogance at the beginning of history

 

Dajjal (Anti-Christ), the Qur’an and the Beginning of History

Arrogance at the beginning of history and

a false claim to a birth-right of superiority

 

After having announced to the Angels that He would place on earth one who would rule, and then after Nabi Adam ʿalayhi as-salām had explained to the Angels that part of the subject (of rule on earth) which they did not know, Allah Most Wise ordered the Angels to prostrate themselves before him, i.e.,  Nabi Adam ʿalayhi as-salām. The Qur’an then disclosed that they all obeyed the Divine command except Iblis, i.e., Satan: 

 

(Qur’an, al-Baqarah, 2:34)  

Allah ordered the angels to prostrate themselves before Adam!  They all prostrated themselves, except Iblis, who refused and gloried in his arrogance: and thus he became one of those who deny the truth. 

 

Angels cannot disobey (Qur’an, al-Tahrim, 66:6), and since Iblis disobeyed, he could not have been an Angel. In fact he was a Jinn (Qur’an, al-Kahf, 18:50). The reason which he gave for his refusal to so prostrate himself, was his (false) belief in his birth-right of superiority over Nabi Adam ʿalayhi as-salām. In consequence of this false belief in a birth-right of superiority, he could not tolerate anyone possessing more knowledge than he had, nor in ruling over him anywhere in the universe. Rather he was convinced that his (false) belief in his superior birth-right gave to him the right to rule over all. Hence he could not bow down in prostration to this divinely-educated and divinely-appointed Khalifah or ruler. 

 

(Qur’an, al-‘Araf, 7:12)

And Allah said: What has kept you from prostrating yourself when I commanded you? Answered Iblis: I am better than he: You created me out of fire, whereas him, You created out of clay. 

 

The Qur’an has here disclosed a beginning of history in which someone’s false claim to a birth-right of a superior status led to his arrogant refusal to obey the Lord-God who commanded him to accept the superiority of someone else over him. This arrogance resulted in a divine curse on him, and his expulsion from heaven. The Lord-God then decreed that he would hence-forth be reduced to a lowly state:

 

(Qur’an, al-‘Araf, 7:13)

Allah said: Down with you, then, from this state—for it is not meet for you to show arrogance here! Go forth, then: verily, among the humiliated, disgraced, degraded shall you be! 

 

The significant implication of the above, significant most of all in Akhir al-Zaman or the end of history, is that any people who consider themselves to have a birth-right of superiority over others will similarly be cursed by the Lord God, and would be debarred from entering heaven. There is no place in heaven for those who display this particular form of arrogance. In addition, their arrogant claim to superiority would end in the humiliation and disgrace of a lowly status: “.  .  . verily, among the humiliated shall you be!”

 

The arrogant Jewish claim, which was brazenly adopted by Dajjal’s modern western civilization, that they are the chosen people of the Lord-God with a birth right of superiority over the rest of mankind, is hence false. Any Jew, Christian, Hindu (or even a Muslim) who makes such a claim of a birth right of superiority over others, will have a divine curse on him, and will eventually be brought down to a lowly status.

 

The Qur’an has singled out the Jews for this false belief that they are the chosen people of the Lord-God, and challenged them as follows:

(Qur’an, al-Jumu’ah, 62:6) 

Oh you who are Jews, if you believe that you are a chosen people of the Lord-God to the exclusion of the rest of mankind, then why do you not express a wish for death—if you are convinced of the truth of your claim? But No! They will never do such a thing since they are well aware of their conduct. And Allah Most High has knowledge of those whose conduct is wicked.

 

The Divine challenge presented to the Jew, applies equally to all others who consider themselves to possess a birth right of superiority over others. 

 

The Jew may respond to argue that the Lord-God had made them an exceptional people by favoring them and bestowing blessings upon them more than on any other of mankind. The Qur’an confirms that the Israelite people received more of the divinely-conferred blessings than all of the rest of mankind:

 

(Qur’an, al-Baqarah, 2:47)

Oh People of Israel! Remember those blessings of Mine with which I graced you, and how, in conferring those blessings and favors, I favored you more than all other people.

 

(Qur’an, al-Maidah, 5:20)

AND, LO, Moses said unto his people: Oh my people! Remember the blessings which Allah bestowed upon you when he raised up Prophets among you, and made you rulers/Kings, and granted unto you favors such as He had not granted to anyone else in the world.

 

The implication of this great Divine bestowal of favors on the Israelite people was that if they betrayed the standard of righteous conduct, they would be judged and punished with greater punishment than all of mankind. The Qur’an demolished their claim to being an exclusive or chosen people when it denounced the false claim that heaven was reserved for them:

 

(Qur’an, al-Baqarah, 2:111)

Jews and Christians claim: None shall ever enter paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian. Such are their wishful beliefs! Say: Produce an evidence for what you are claiming, if what you say is true! 

 

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Healing Diseases of Heart

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing Diseases

Diseases of Heart

رَبَّنَا  أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاء تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيداً لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ

Prophet's Guidance on treating diseases of heart

روى أبو داود فى سننه من حديث مُجاهدٍ، عن سعد، قال: مَرضتُ مرضاً، فأتَانِى رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودنى، فَوَضَعَ يَدَه بين ثَديَىَّ حَتَّى وَجَدتُ بَرْدَها على فؤادى، وقال لى:  إنَّكَ رجُلٌ مَفْؤُودٌ فأْتِ الحارَثَ بن كَلَدَةَ من ثَقِيفٍ، فإنَّه رجلٌ يتطبَّبُ، فلْيأْخُذْ سبعَ تَمَراتٍ من عَجْوَةِ المدينةِ، فلْيَجأْهُنَّ بِنَواهُنَّ، ثم لِيَلُدَّكَ بِهِنَّ

Abu Dawood narrated that Sad Radi Allaho Anh said, "Once I became ill and the Messenger of Allah Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam came to visit me and placed his hand on the center of my chest, until I felt its coldness on my heart. He then said: "You ore complaining from your heart. Go to ­Harith bin Kaladah, (from the tribe) of Thaqhif for he knows about medicine. Let him take seven dates from ­Madinah's Ajwah; grind them with their seeds and then give them to you".


Dates in general and dried dates in particular, especially from Madinah Munawwarah, possess tremendous qualities and are especially effective in treating heart ailments. Using seven dates is another quality that can only be known through the revelation.


In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Sad bin Abi Waqqas Radi Allaho Anh reported that The Messenger of Allah said:

مَنْ تَصَبَّحَ بسبعِ تَمَرَاتٍ من تَمْرِ العَالِيَة لم يَضُرَّهُ ذلك اليومَ سَمٌ ولا سِحْرٌ

"Whoever eats seven dates from the area of Al­-Aaliah when he gets up in the morning then no poison or magic would harm him that day". 

In another narration, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said:

مَن أكل سَبْعَ تمراتٍ ممَّا بَيْن لاَبَتَيْها حينَ يُصبحُ، لم يَضُرَّهُ سَمٌ حتى يُمْسِى

"Whoever eats seven dotes produced between the two areas in Madinah (that are covered with burned black stones) in the morning, will not be harmed by poison until he reaches the night".


Dates are warm in the second degree and dry in the first degree. Dates constitute a good type of nutrition, especially for those whose regular diet contains dates, such as the people of Madinah. Dates are the best type of food for the residents of hot and mildly warm countries, more so than for the residents of cold areas who have an elevated inner temperature, whereas those in warm areas have a colder inner temperature. This is why the people in Hijaz, Yemen and Taif, and similar areas eat hot foods such as dates and honey. They use pepper and ginger in their food more than other areas; sometimes ten fold as much. Some of them even eat Zanjabeel (Ginger) just as other people eat sweets. They even transport these types of foods with them when traveling. As we have stated, these types of food are suitable for the residents of warm areas and do not harm them because of the lower inner temperature of their bodies. On a similar note, we should mention that well water becomes colder during summer and warmer during winter. Furthermore, the stomach digests thick (or complex) foods in winter more than during summer.


For the people of Madinah, dried dates are their staple like wheat is to other people. In addition, dried dates from the area of Al-Aaliyah in Madinah are one of the best kinds of dates because they are firm, delicious and sweet.


Dates are a type of fruit that is used for its nutritional and medicinal value, being favorable for most bodies and for their role in strengthening the natural heat. In addition, dates do not produce harmful wastes or excrements such as the other types of foods and fruits. Rather, dates preserve the bodily wastes from being spoiled and from rotting, especially for those used to eating dried dates.


The Hadith we mentioned about dried dates (in the beginning of the chapter) is specifically for the people of Madinah and surrounding areas. It is a fact that the medicinal value of the herbs and plants that grow in certain areas is closely related to the quality of the air and the type of soil in those areas. A certain medicinal herb might be useful in its natural habitat but not if it is grown elsewhere. The various lands differ in their nature and characteristics, just as people differ from each other. Sometimes, a certain type of plant might be a regular staple in the diet in a certain area, while it is poisonous in other areas. Sometimes, certain remedies that people use in a certain land might be a regular staple for other people in another area. Some types of medicine might provide a cure for some illnesses for some people; while curing other kinds of diseases for other people.

Using seven dates has a spiritual and material significance. Allah Has Created seven heavens, seven earths, seven days in the week and Made the creation of mankind pass through seven stages. In addition, Allah Made the Tawaaf seven circumambulations; and the Sa'ee as seven trips between Safa and Marwah. In addition, the Jamraat are stoned with seven pebbles each. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said about young children,


"Command him to pray upon reaching the age of seven".



In addition, when the child reaches the age of seven, he is given the choice between his father and mother, according to some opinions. When our beloved Prophet was ill, he ordered that water be poured on him from seven different water skins. Allah Has Sent the destructive wind on the people of Aad for seven consecutive nights. Furthermore, when Allah Gave the example of charity, He compared it to a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. In addition, the ears of corn that the king saw during the time of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) were seven and the number of the years during which the king’s people would farm the land was seven. Charity is multiplied seven hundred times to much more. Further, there are seventy thousand members of the Muslim Ummah (Nation) who will enter Jannah (Paradise) without questioning. The number seven has a special significance more than other numbers and only Allah Has full knowledge of the wisdom behind choosing this number above other numbers.


The Hadith mentioned that eating seven dates from a certain area in Madinah prevents poisoning and magic, indicating the special qualities of this type of date. Had it been Hippocrates or Galinus who issued this statement rather than the Prophet, the doctors would quickly accept the statement without question, even though they would be issuing it based on guessing and not on fact. The statements that come from our beloved Prophet, whose words are certainly true and divinely revealed, deserve to be believed in more and submitted to, without any hesitation or denial.


The dried dates mentioned in Hadith are being useful against certain poisons. Furthermore; we should state here that it is a condition that the sick person should believe that the medicine will help him, so that his body accepts it and benefits from it. It is a fact that sometimes (merely believing), the medicine will help cure some ailments, as many people have witnessed in this regard. When the heart accepts that a certain medicine carries the cure, the body will feel an elevation in its strength and in the instinctive heat that will help the body get rid of and extract out the harmful substances. On the other hand, sometimes an effective medicine fails to work because the patient does not believe that it will cure him, and consequently, his body neither accepts it, nor benefits from it.

Even the Quran, which is the best, most beneficial remedy ever, both in this life and in the Hereafter, and which is a cure for every disease, will not benefit the heart that does not believe in its value as a cure and a remedy. Rather, the Quran only adds more disease to such evil hearts.


There is not a more effective cure for the diseases of the heart than the Quran, for it completely eradicates the ills of the heart, preserves the heart’s health and wellbeing and defends it against all that might bring harm to it. Yet, most of the hearts ignore the Quran and do not believe in it, and thus refrain from using it. Instead, such people refer to other types of medicine that were prepared by their like from among mankind, thus preventing their hearts from benefiting from the Quran. Consequently, the symptoms that attacked their hearts will persist and will expose their hearts to even more ailments. By the passage of time, both the doctors and the patients will get used to the medicines produced and prescribed by their like, leaders, or those whom they respect. In this case, disasters will accumulate and the diseases will become harder to cure. And the more they (those who ignore the Quran) use these medicines, the more strength they will add to the ailment.

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