Similarities Between Zionism and Hindutva

Establishing a Zionist State Around Mount Zion and the Creation of Akhand Bharat, Promise in Religious Scriptures: The Jews claim that their holy book, the Torah, designates Mount Zion in Palestine as the promised land given to them by the Creator. Hence, they assert that it must remain under their control, with a Jewish state, Israel, established around it. Supporters of this idea are known as Zionist Jews.

This assertion is based on verses such as: Torah (Genesis 15:18-21): "On that day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.'" (בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא כָּרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־אַבְרָ֖ם בְּרִ֣ית לֵאמֹ֑ר לְזַרְעֲךָ֣ נָתַ֗תִּי אֶת־הָאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ מִנְּהַר־מִצְרַ֔יִם עַד־הַנָּהָ֖ר הַגָּדֹ֑ל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃)

Torah (Deuteronomy 7:1-2): "When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy." (כִּ֣י יְבִֽיאֲךָ֞ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה בָֽא־שָׁ֔מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְנָשַׁל֩ גּוֹיִ֨ם רַבִּ֜ים מִפָּנֶ֗יךָ הַֽחִתִּ֡י וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי֩ וְהָאֱמֹרִ֨י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֩ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֨י וְהַחִוִּ֜י וְהַיְבוּסִ֗י שִׁבְעָ֧ה גּוֹיִ֛ם רַבִּ֥ים וַעֲצוּמִ֖ים מִמֶּֽךָּ׃)

Zionists interpret these verses as divine commands to reclaim the "Promised Land."

Similarly, Hindus claim that their religious scriptures reference the ancient "Mahabharat," which they must re-establish. They refer to this territory as "Akhand Bharat" or "Undivided India." Like the Zionists, Hindus are actively working toward the realization of this undivided or united land.

This assertion is based on verses such as: Mahabharata (Sabha Parva 14.2): "This earth, bound by the seas, was given to Emperor Bharata, and from him, it came to be called Bharatavarsha." (समुद्रपर्यन्ता पृथ्वी भारतस्य चक्रिणः।)

Hindutva proponents interpret "Bharatavarsha" as encompassing the entire Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.

Vishnu Purana (2.3.1): "The country that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bharatam; there dwell the descendants of Bharata." (उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम्। वर्षं तद्भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः।)

Based on this, Hindutva ideologues claim that reuniting these regions under a singular political and cultural identity is their divine duty.

Land Appropriation: For centuries, Jews gradually purchased land from impoverished Palestinian farmers, increasing their influence. Many believe the Jews sought refuge in Palestine only after World War II. However, the war was merely a pretext; the plan to seize Mount Zion was a longstanding one. For generations, Jews had worked to establish dominance in Palestine through various means.

In the case of Akhand Bharat, India is already under Hindutva dominance, but the process of annexing other countries not yet part of India continues. To include Bangladesh in Akhand Bharat, Hindu-majority lands in Bangladesh must be appropriated. Tools like the Vested Property Act and Debottar (endowment) Property Laws have been instrumental for Hindus in seizing land. When wars decide territorial ownership, no country returns seized land—India hasn’t either. However, under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership, laws were enacted to restore Vested and Debottar properties, enabling Hindus to reclaim lands lost in 1947. As a result, Hindus now claim nearly half of Bangladesh’s land as their property.

Recently, during a conference led by ISKCON's Chinmoy Brahmachari in Chattogram, one of the major demands was implementing these laws. Once control over the land is established, integrating it into Akhand Bharat becomes much easier. Chinmoy Brahmachari has openly stated, "We are the sons of undivided India's soil" (BDNews24, September 7, 2024). If this narrative is globally recognized, Hindus could push for either self-rule or annexation into India.

Victimhood as a Strategy: A key tactic for land seizure is playing the role of a victim. The Jews leveraged the narrative of Hitler's persecution to gain global sympathy, legitimizing their occupation of Palestine. Similarly, Hindus in Bangladesh play the victimhood card as minorities, appealing for sympathy. This tactic exploits the empathy of Bangladeshi Muslims, who are moved by their tears, making them vulnerable.

Hindus often vandalize their own temples and blame Muslims, knowing this triggers Muslims’ softer side. They even take complaints to India for justice. However, India, as a major violator of minority rights, would never be a logical recourse for truly oppressed minorities.

Anti-Semitic Laws and Minority Protection Acts: One of the demands by ISKCON’s Chinmoy Brahmachari is the enactment of a Minority Protection Act in Bangladesh. This is comparable to anti-Semitic laws established by Jews to suppress opponents and consolidate power. Similarly, a Minority Protection Act would position Hindus as a "super-minority" in Bangladesh, using state power to silence Muslims who speak out against their conspiracies.

National Symbols and Colors: Zionist Jews associate the color blue, as represented in the Israeli flag, with their ideology. Similarly, saffron is the symbolic color of Akhand Bharat, prominently used by Hindus.

Religious Bracelets as Symbols of Identity: Jews wear red bracelets, known as Kabbalah, which they believe protect them from enemies. This serves as a marker distinguishing Jews from non-Jews and fosters animosity toward outsiders. Similarly, Hindu men and women wear red threads called Kalawa or Raksha Sutra, which they believe offer protection from enemies. This practice separates Hindus from non-Hindus and fuels communal sentiment. Recently, the prevalence of red threads has increased in Bangladesh, coinciding with a rise in Hindu communalism, indicating a proportional relationship between the two.

In conclusion, the strategies employed by Jews to establish Israel through victimhood, land appropriation, and suppression mirror the tactics Hindus are employing in Bangladesh. As long as Muslims in Bangladesh remain sympathetic toward Hindus, the latter will exploit the opportunity to realize Akhand Bharat. Once achieved, Muslims in Bangladesh may face the same fate as Palestinians under Israeli occupation, including systemic persecution and genocide.

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Faith and Integrity Crisis in Pakistan

Pakistan is the target country, but the discussion will encompass the global Muslim in reference to Pakistan. To be candid, the situation in Pakistan is not unique, and it is not unprecedented when we discuss other Muslim countries at different time frames across the globe. In comparison, the economies of these Muslim-populated countries were once upon a time vibrant, socially stable, and militarily powerful. A huge question is why Muslim countries have to suffer continuously from political instability, poor economy and are prone to military coups intermittently. The situation in Bangladesh right now is no better either, symptoms may vary, but the instability and uncertainty level is almost equal. Condition of Niger is precarious right now, so is the case with most north and central African Muslim countries. India gained its independence in 1947 but never experienced any military coup, but Pakistan (1947) and Bangladesh (1971), by now have dozens. Let us synthesize the issue from the perspective of Islam, as such volatility only matters to Muslim countries.

Intellectuals of the Non-Muslim World (NMW) are often heard saying, "Islam is the best religion, but Muslims are the worst followers." What was the beauty of Islam at the time of its advent? Why did people of different creeds and casts voluntarily join Islam in millions? They were mesmerized by observing the depth of faith and integrity of the then-Muslims. The level of faith is hardly visible, but their integrity level was visual in their conduct. Rosulullah (ﷺ) not only gave them an unadulterated faith but also the integrity of the highest standard. A combination of unalloyed faith and strong integrity made every Muslim a superhuman being (Sahaba E Keram Rodiallahu Anohuma).

The quality of human society depends on three basic disciplines.

1. Social discipline.

2. Economic discipline.

3. Political discipline.

Above mentioned disciplines make human beings the best out of all living creatures on the planet Earth. If all those disciplines are destroyed, there remains no difference between human beings and animals. The devil does not have any physical existence. He conducts all his curriculum using human beings who are morally corrupt with diluted faith. In that quest, the West has taken over the responsibility to execute the devil's programs physically.

The devil had challenged the Creator to take all human beings to hell and accordingly applied unique techniques for derailing the people of the Non-Muslim World (NMW) and the Muslim world. In NMW, he has kept economic and political discipline intact but ruined the social discipline. They have destroyed the marriage system as prescribed in their Bible. Therefore, babies are born without wedlock, producing millions of bustards. The present generation hardly knows who their father is, just like animals. The devil did it with extreme dexterity. Initially introducing a marriageable age limit and subsequently unlashing promiscuity, same-sex marriage, Public copulation, and finally Bestiality. That is why we often see failed states among Muslim countries but failed societies in the Western world, along with that social and spiritual bankruptcy and end-of-the-day demographic catastrophe.

Such moral deterioration has not taken place suddenly but surreptitiously and continuously to avoid public detection and social resistance or repercussion from the religious entities. However, the devil has slowly but surely taken the West in the direction of his choice. However, NMW strictly controls its political and economic discipline to ensure its political stability and economic growth. Surprisingly with such dazzling politico-economic development, they still fail to prevent their intellectually upright and conscious citizens from converting to Islam in large numbers.

Devil quite successfully destroyed the political and economic discipline of the Muslim world using NMW as expedient. With maximum quality, full potential people, and mineral resources of the world, most Muslim countries are pathetically poor compared to NMW. The best example is Nigeria; the sixth largest oil-producing country with an 80% Muslim population is one of the world's poorest countries of the world. According to Islam, Akhlak (Character/Integrity) is half of the religion Islam", meaning faith is half and character (Integrity) is the other half. If the devil can destroy the character/Integrity of Muslims, half of their religion is gone! Meaning, Muslim's political discipline and economic discipline are gone! A corrupt society can never be politically stable or economically vibrant. Before defining integrity, let us define faith. Believing in anything unseen is faith; not believing in anything is also a faith of some kind. During the early stage, the Muslims' faith level was unalloyed and pure, which is now dwindling with multi-dimensional delusions.

The most sacred quality of human beings, i.e., integrity, must be analyzed and rebooted for global Muslims. The word integrity is seemingly easier to understand but difficult to comprehend and further difficult to instill in our hearts. Hadith’s said integrity is half of our religion (Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Hakim). Without practical examples, it is difficult to define in a short span, but it can broadly be said as a quality of human being far above honesty. When Rosulullah (ﷺ) introduced the unalloyed faith of Islam, at that time, the clarity and conviction level was at its peak. Along with that faith, new Muslims were taught integrity as it is half of Islam. Rosulullah (ﷺ) was the best example of those two qualities and was physically present on the ground. An acceptable reality of the present day is, “A man with integrity is a one-man army”. Once Muslims at that time attained the highest level of those two qualities, they became an invincible force. A force having connectivity with omnipotent Allah Pak weeded out the then two superpowers like hay stakes in a super typhoon.

A single example is good enough to estimate the level of faith that they had in the presence of Rosulullah (ﷺ). When ten thousand strong united Kuffar coalition forces were rushing towards Madina Shareef from Makkah Shareef to annihilate Islam from the face of the planet Earth, the people of Medina Shareef at that time were under severe famine. While digging a defensive trench (15 feet deep and 15 feet wide), a big stone came up, which was difficult to remove or break. Sahaba E Keram RadiAllahu Anhum seeks help from Rosulullah (ﷺ). As he hit the stone with an iron apparatus, there were sparks; looking at the 1st spark, Rosulullah (ﷺ) said, “In the spark, I see the Muslim army capturing the palace of Byzantine." In his next hit, he declared, "In this sparking, I see the Muslim army capturing the place of Persia." Every Sahaba E Keram RadiAllahu Anhum present there was screaming, "We believe you hundred percent Ya Rosulullah (ﷺ)." While hungry for days, the enemy was rushing to annihilate them all; at that crisis moment, they displayed extreme faith in Rosulullah (ﷺ).

To comprehend the level of the Integrity (Akhlak) of Muslims during the early stage, let us append three examples: 

1. Individual level of integrity.

2. Community level of integrity.

3. Institution level of integrity.

There are hundreds of examples in every sector, but for readers, we are putting up only four examples from three different levels:

During the battle of Khandak (Ditch), Hazrat Ali Alaihis Salam displayed an exceptional level of integrity in his battlefield action. He was engaged in a life-and-death duel with the then-most famous fighter of the "Enemy of Islam" (EOI) named Amor Bin Abdu Ud. When Amor fell to the ground and was about to be killed as per battlefield rules of engagement, he spit on the face of Hazrat Ali Alaihis Salam, Ali Alihis Salam got extremely angry and raised his sword, and suddenly he got up from the chest of his opponent and freed him. The defeated fighter was shocked and asked him why he spared him. His logic was he was supposed to kill as per standard operating procedure (SOP)  

of the battle, not out of personal vengeance.

During the 10th century, when Saint Abdul Qader Zilani Rahmatullahi was a young boy, ten or eleven, he was proceeding to Iraq for higher study from Iran. A group of ferocious bandits attacked his convoy. They ransacked the convoy, looting and killing people violently. No one considered a young boy Zilani Rahmatullahi as a potential looting object. Finding a pale young boy standing calmly at one side, the perilous bandit commander asked him, do you have any assets with you? He coolly replied I have 40 pieces of gold coin secretly stitched by my mother in my jacket; this amount is for my long four years of study in Bagdad, Iraq. Astounded bandit commander asked him, "Why must you say that? No one would go to frisk you being so tiny a boy?" Zilany Rahmatullahi calmly replied, “My mother told me never to lie; that is why I declared my assets." This time bandit leader got thoroughly upset; his response was if a son listens to his mother so obediently, what are we doing? We don't even bother to listen to our Creator?" After a few more questions bandit commander was so captivated that all bandits accepted Islam by seeing the level of integrity of a Muslim boy. That was Islam; that was the conduct of a Muslim.

There are hundreds of such examples of Muslim Integrity and self-control at the individual level during that period.

At the end of the Yarmouk battle, when hundreds of seriously / fatally injured soldiers were lying on the ground, One Abu Jahim Ibn Hujaifa RadiAllahu Anhum was searching for his fatally injured cousin with some water to let him drink at his last breath. When Hujaifa RadiAllahu Anhum was about to pour water into his mouth, someone from the side cried out for water; without taking the water, he asked Hujaifa RadiAllahu Anhum to give that water to that dying man; when the next man was about to drink, another person groaned for water, Hujaifa RadiAllahu Anhum was re-directed there. This is how Hujaifa RadiAllahu Anhum was running between the injured Mujahedeen, none took the water, and all of them accepted martyrdom. This exemplifies a community level of integrity or selfless dedication toward the faith. Everyone sacrificed their life for the survival of others. It was an astonishing display of community integrity, never to be found in the history of warfare. The difference between the Muslims of these days and the then Muslims is; for every action, we look for success in this world, but Muslims of those days used to look for success in the afterworld. Selfless dedication to human beings, including every living being, helped them to reach the pinnacle of integrity during that period.

The Muslims displayed the best example of institutional integrity immediately after Rosulullah (ﷺ) departure at the time of Khulafae Rashedeen, when Islam was spreading toward the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula; Muslim forces captured several townships in and around present Syria, Jordan, and Palestine. The King of Byzantine Heraclius took that as an audacious move and wanted to offer a decisive battle to ensure the destruction of the Muslim force. He accumulated a force of two hundred thousand strong and marched toward present-day Jordan. Sensing his intention, Muslim commander Abu Ubaida RadiAllahu Anhum decided to concentrate his force to produce a concentrated defensive battle against the Christian army. He asked for tactical redeployment (TRD) of the Muslim army spread out all along the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. While doing so, as per commitment Muslim army returned all Jijia tax collected from the locals as they were no longer in a position to provide them security. This act of returning the assets accumulated by victors hitherto unheard/unread, even unknown in history. Such action of the Muslim army had a hypnotic effect on the then non-Muslim world present at the theater of battle.

At present the procedure of keeping the Muslim world underdeveloped is almost effortless. Ensure that leaders of the Muslim world are corrupt, train their military officers in the West, hook them in honey traps, and turn them into 'Agent in Place' (AIP) or 'Agents of Influence' (AOI), and via these AIP and AOI conduct regime change operations or military coups regularly. Once the leader is corrupt, corruption becomes an industry down the chain. Any Muslim leader trying to improve the condition of faith and integrity is a legitimate target of regime change operations or military coups. The West conducts such heinous acts with their highly skilled intelligence organizations and unprecedented media muscle.

In Egypt, democratically elected Morsi was trying to improve the faith and integrity of his people, consequently becoming subject to regime change operations. Removed from power and finally killed in quarantine. General Abdel Fattah Sisi, a born faithless Muslim with no integrity, replaced him. Enemy of Islam (EOI) tried a number of times with R. T. Erdogan of Turkey but failed by His grace. But they made a success in Pakistan, removed Imran Khan from power, and conducted a number of assassination attempts by their loyal AIP and AOI belonging to the Pak military and political arena. In Pakistan, EOI will always welcome leaders like Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Mariam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto, Mawlana Fajlu, or Gen Bajwa as they are the front end of the 'Axis of Evil.' They are born Muslim, but they have sold their soul to the devil; they have diluted their faith with no integrity. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, PDM leaders and a bunch of top generals are playing that role. Our faith and integrity are under constant attack surreptitiously by EOI brainwashing and mind control experts.

As the strength of Islam/Muslims depends on these two combined attributes, they have always been legitimate targets of EOI. It is a protracted battle, conducted surreptitiously, named the “Battle of Perception” hitherto unknown by the Muslim world. However, in the long run, EOI is very much successful, probably beyond their expectation. Faith-wise, Muslims are in complete disarray, and integrity is almost non-existent. Unfortunate though, it appears Muslims these days have sent the devil on retirement as they have taken over the devil's responsibility with full efficacy. Sufficient impurities have been pumped into the hearts and minds of the Muslims by their indoctrinated so-called Muslim intellectuals and derailed religious figureheads. Muslims have lost their spiritual power that emanates from strong faith and integrity, combination of which provide connectivity with Allah Pak; EOI is very careful in this regard; any Muslim leader trying for this connectivity is eliminated forthwith.

Non-Practicing Progressive Muslims (NPP Muslims) of today behave equally to the Kafirs of Mecca during the presence of the Rosulullah (ﷺ). They offered a number of proposals of compromise to Rosulullah (ﷺ) for him to refrain from preaching Islam, but his responses were always persistent and honorable. The same is the situation in Pakistan now; all the corrupt political parties present a unified front against Imran Khan and his party PTI. Except for the battle of Badar, in all other battles like the Battle of Ohud or the Battle of Ditch Muslim army faced a united front of the Kuffar force. Even in today’s wars in North Africa, ME, or Afghan, Kuffar forces always attack a Muslim country with a united force, for instance, NATO. It is axiomatic that non-Muslim power will always remain united against Islam and Muslims.

Similarly, all corrupt political parties of a Muslim country will always be united against any honest and patriotic party. The ongoing situation in Pakistan is the best example of "History repeats itself." Pak political battle is equal to all battles those fought between "Haq and Batil.”

It is EOI who are responsible for diluting the faith of Islam and the integrity of the people in power of Pakistan, as they act as the front end of the "Axis of Evil."  Such leaders need to lead Pakistan to keep Pakistan permanently as a failed state. To improve  as a developed country, they have no alternative but to select a leader who is a proven man of integrity who acts as the  front end of the "Axis of Angles." In Pakistan, under the circumstance, PTI and Imran Khan are performing as the front end of the Axis of Angles, whereas  PDM criminal leaders, along with a few hooked-up generals, are  performing as the front end of the "Axis of Evil."

One striking similarity between these two axes is one will always face the other. Rosulullah (ﷺ) had Abu Jahel, Abu Lahab, Egyptian Morse had Gen Sisi, Erdogan has Fetulla Gulen, Imran Khan has Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Gen Bajwa, Rana Sana, and Gen A. Munir. The situation of Pakistan is the photocopy situation of Makka 1450 years back. Fortunately, Erdogan has Hakan Fidan, but Imran Khan had Gaddar Navid Anjum, appointed by another proven Gaddar General Bajwa. This Gen Navid Anjum conducted several assassination attempts on Imran Khan. What a pathetic dissimilarity in intelligence apparatus between Gazi Salahuddin Ayubi Rahmatullah, R. T. Erdogan, and Imran Khan. The solution to the problem of the Muslim world now is to select leaders with insight, foresight, and wisdom. Whose faith should be free of delusion and be a man of integrity? May Allah Pak bless the Muslims of this century! Amin!!!

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Why ‘Allah’ is the basic name of the Creator?

What is in a name; especially when it relates to the name of the almighty Creator? In every name, there are two components: basic, and what is known in the Arabic language as sifat or ornamental. To unearth how the name Allah -- the very basic and mostly used name of the Creator -- has originated and got into uses, one must dig into its contextual roots.

But first, let us find what the creator has said about the "languages" of the human beings in the books of religions. In the holy Quran,the creator says:“He created man, He taught him eloquent speech." (Surah Ar-Rahman, Ayat 3&4).The meaning of this Ayat (sentence in the Arabic) eloquently clarifies that the creator has created the human beings and provided them with languages to communicate.

Upon checking few major languages we discovered a surprising finding. By the first letter of all languages, one can write or pronounce "Allah." Accent or phonetics may vary, but it is the first letter of every language that is required to take the name of the creator (Allah); the way it is in the holy Quran. The most common and inadvertent reaction of a non-believer to that finding would be: "It is simply a coincidence." In reality, this is how an unfortunate one slips away from comprehending the truth.

The holy Quran is the last message from the Creator to human beings, although the creator provided us the languages millions of years ago. Research shows, He has sent his original name, in the most visible manner, in the last book (Quran), but did not fail to inscribe or insinuate His basic name of Allah in other books and messages predating the revelation of the Quran.That is why one finds that every language starts with a letter that sounds the basic name of the almighty Creator.

Many may claim that alphabet A, by which the name Allah is pronounced, is a fundamental sound of human vocal cord and, that is how it has taken the first position of the alphabets in every language. That argument does not stand the scrutiny of logic or empiricism. When different languages were taking the shape of today's alphabets, who knew about the basic or peripheral sound in those days? Besides; who has fixed the vocal cord in a manner that it can easily pronounce the first alphabet that constitutes the Creator’s basic name, Allah.

Hypothetically speaking, the English alphabets could have started with the word "G," as it means God, or "C", to denote the name of the Christ. But it starts with "A"! "G" being the 7th letter, which is honored as "Lucky 7". Because the word "God" starts with "G" and, it is the 7th letter of the English alphabets, it has the moniker of being lucky. The letter "M," on the other hand, is denigrated, being the 13th of the alphabets; hence it is "Unlucky 13." Many even say M is unlucky to the Christianity and the Judaism followers because the name of the last prophet Mohammed (sm) starts with an M.

However, one needs to think deeply why the alphabetic sound “A” is placed at the beginning of every language. In the West, multi storied buildings judiciously skip 13th floor; upper class hotels in most cases bypass number 13 when numbering their rooms. Even in passenger aircraft there is sometimes the conspicuous absence of seat number 13. Is it a subconscious fear? A mistake? Hate? Or a socially accepted superstition, or something else? Let’s call it an induced perception.

Since “A” is for Allah, not for God, it is impossible to rearrange the alphabetic order. If such reorganization would be possible, it would have been done long time before for all the languages. The Creator has about 4,000 ornamental names in the revealed books: Torah, Jabur, Engil and Quran. The Quran only contains 100 of those names. The basic name Allah is revealed in the Quran more emphatically than in any other books of revelations.

For the sake of argument, if we look at the different names of the companies: proprietorship, private/public limited or multinational, all has a meaningful or a brand name. When the companies are different, the name of the owner/founder is by design different. But when there is a group of companies owned by a single individual, the name of the top boss remains the same!

Likewise, if human beings of different religions are considered as groups of religious companies, then the top boss remains obviously the same creator. What then should be his name? Can we have a boss with different names for one-person-owned different companies? No; boss is not going to like such a nuisance and, consequently, he is going to take care of the guys calling him by the name he didn't want.

Moreover, out of sheer love, a beloved may be called by any name. If the beloved gets to know that his/her lover does not know his/her original name, then what? If the beloved gets to know that out of sheer hate, chauvinism or narcissism, one does not accept boss’s original name, then what? All the prayers and abstinence from alluring worldly things can be a complete waste.

In Islam, the basic name of the creator is Allah, but He has more 99 other beautiful names, which are all His attributes. Similarly, He has 72 such attributes in the Hebrew language. Therefore, one may soundly, and confidently, deduce that, if the 1st letter of all the languages indicates a particular name of the Creator, that is the most likely name (Allah) of Him, and, that is the proper and perfect nomenclature and denomination of the almighty Creator.

The religion which offers this most probable name of the Creator should rationally be accepted as the most accurate message from the Creator. A clear headed person with balanced judicial sense of mind cannot but accept its bona fide and the veracity.

Above all, the word “Allah” is unique as it does not conjure up imaginative or cognitive graphics, nor can it be played around with. The Muslims prefer calling Allah instead of the English “God” because the Arabic word “Allah” is pure and unique; unlike the English word God which can be played about and caricaturized in different ways: such as Gods, Goddess, Godfather, Godmother, Tin god and so on.

The word “Allah” comes from the Arabic word “elah,” meaning a God or anything similar to that which is worthy of worship. Truth may be subdued for the time being, but can never be buried forever. The socialism espoused by Karl Marks perished within 50 years, but Islam, struggling under so much of duress for last 600 years,is still surviving and advancing in such a manner that it is forcing the entire humanity to reckon and reminisce its divineness. That is why, for ages, a significantly large number of elites from all over the world have received this blessing and came within the serene fold of Islam.

This article is dedicated to those blessed and learned ones like Michael Jackson, Malcolm X or Princes Diana and so on, who had to shed their lives only for reverting to true Islam; not for the pseudo religious leaders like Louise Farrakhan, King of Saudi Arabia, Osama Bin-Laden or Dr Zakir Naik. May Allah bless the humanity with true faith! Amen.

(The languages researched for this article are: English, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Farsi, Hebrew, Russian, German, Roman, Ancient Greek, Greek, Marathi, Japanese, Latin, Sanskrit, Spanish, and French, etc.)

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Intellectuality Vs Spirituality

The word intellectuality is derived from the word intellect, which relates to the human ability to think and understand things, incredibly complicated ideas. Contrary to that, the word Spirituality has various meanings depending on the mindset of the speaker/writer. To some, it is the concept of connecting all spirits to their source, our Creator. To others, it means connection with the source of knowledge through a system (Tariqat) or a designated path not practiced or taught in general academic curriculum, be it in western or eastern society. To believe in spirituality, one need not be in any defined religion or sect. Though power and magnitude may differ, Christianity, Hinduism, or Buddhism also shows some spiritual linkage. On the other hand, intellectuality is a quality of a human being that can be attained by having a long and in-depth study on related subjects, provided they are blessed with the necessary faculty to achieve it. This paper aims to define these two terminologies at a conceptual level.

Intellectuality relates to knowledge and wisdom, while spirituality refers to faith and connection. Spirituality can be attained without religious principles, but it will lack the sweetness and entirety that can touch the soul's innermost part. It cannot be attained without the guidance of a monotheistic religion, but intellectuality does not require religious support. To qualify this argument, one can look at history's life sketch of many intellectually enlightened peoples. It will tell us that, in most cases, intellectually enlightened personalities surrendered themselves to spiritual leaders/masters of their time. Another form of spirituality is anti-spirituality, attaining some mystic power from a devilish connection; they are also called devil’s worshipers and fall under the category of occult science.

Intellectuality may accompany negative or counterproductive traits, but purity is a fundamental requirement for spirituality. We know very well that many intellectually enlightened people had unstructured, indisciplined,d and abnormal lifestyles. On the other hand, spiritually rich people are clean and pure and possess the gift of luminosity that emits through their actions, speeches, and lifestyle that symbolizes peace and tranquility.

There may be some character assassination initiatives by a group against any spiritually enlightened person, but finally, they were always proven to be the work of people with foul intentions. Like many, Abdul Qadir Jilani, Rahmatullah Alaihe, a designated spiritual leader of his century (Mujaddid), was declared kafir (Non-believer) by a few so-called Islamic scholars of that time. The utmost responsibility of Satan (devil) is to prevent people from getting connected with the Creator. So, he has no problem when people pursue intellectuality, but Satan is in a real crisis when people seek spirituality or try to get connected with the Creator, the ultimate source of all knowledge, power, and truth.

The technical and philosophical differences may be moderately easy to comprehend honesty and integrity, but pretty much challenging to figure out the cardinal differences between intellectuality and spirituality. An Indian think tank Shiv Khera offered a straightforward example: “Father asking son, Son, if you get a wallet full of dollars, suppose USD 5000 and none has seen while you pick that up, what would you do? Tell me honestly." With a thoughtful pause, the son replied," Probably I would keep it!" Father responded, "I am happy that you are honest in saying, but I expect you to be a man of integrity. Had you had integrity, you would not have touched that wallet or tried to return that to the owner”. A man with integrity is a one-man army. If the people like honesty, integrity needs to be worshiped by the people. This very integrity is one of the pillars of spirituality. Spiritually enlightened Muslims of the early days attracted people of different religions to Islam. After reverting to Islam, they became good Muslims by reading and understanding the message of the Creator, i.e., the Sacred Quran Shareef. Today someone from different religion ran away from Islam, seeing a Muslim with appalling human quality, but accepts Islam after reading or researching the Sacred Quran Shareef. That means Muslims of these days do not hold the spiritual power that they were bestowed along with Islam. Their spirituality is deliberately erased from their heart and mind with extreme professionalism. If Muslims ever desire to rule the world like before, they have no alternative but to attain the same level of the spiritual platform that they have lost.

Most parts of the western world probably could never test the core value of spirituality like that of Muslims at their advent. That is why they imprudently try to make a balance between the two. As there cannot be any measuring scale to weigh out these two completely different items, any attempt of such nature is simply a waste of time. But surprisingly, such effort to balance the two is taking place at their top-notch university level. According to Islam, Intellectuality is pretty much one of the attributes of spirituality. There is no advantage to the Christian world of spiritual life from mere ignorance or intellectual dimness. The western world cannot recognize that spirituality is far higher a platform than human intellect. According to Islam, a spiritually enlightened person is a complete person with all the attributes humanly possible to add on. They connect with the source or origin of all knowledge, whereas intellectuality is a small segment of a complete person. From an Islamic perspective, when someone is called spiritual, integrity and intellectuality are integral parts of that. It is possible for a good human being to become an intellectual, but to attain spirituality, he has to be a man of integrity.

Islam recognizes that three positive elements of human beings, power, wealth, and intellectualism, can impede spirituality. Out of these 3 cases, the worst case is with someone who is an intellectual; he feels he will be able to negotiate spirituality with his level of intellectuality. He will often fail to identify the dimensions of these two that are entirely different. Intellect relates to a theory where spirituality is practical, i.e., the physical connection from beginning to end. Our Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam did not read a single book, but he was the spiritually most enlightened person ever walked over the earth's surface. Notwithstanding his level of spirituality, his level of intellectuality was simply beyond human capacity to fathom. Besides, none of our great Nabi or Rasul (prophets) held a Ph.D. in theology, nor were they recognized as an outstanding student in any academic institution of those days. Yet all of them were intellectually enlightened persons during their time.

Islam recognizes that people of the Christian religion have some divine connection with the source of all power. Allah Tabarak Taala ordains in Sacred Quran Shareef, 5 / 82. “You will find the most hostile towards the believers to be the Jews and those who associate. And you will find the nearest in affection towards the believers to be those who say, “We are Christians.” That is because among them are priests and pastors, and they

are not arrogant." Here, "associates of the Jew" means idol worshipers, i.e., Hindus of India. When someone pursues intellectuality, Satan either remains unconcerned or supports him to advance his (Satan's) own agenda. Introducing false spiritual leaders in Muslim society is an age-old technology of Satan to disconnect humans from their Creator. When Satan found that it is the spiritual leaders (connectors) who maintain the linkage between the Creator and the creation – he introduced thousands of false spiritual leaders in the society to derail/disconnect the linkage. Once the number of false spiritual leaders has increased, and Muslims with average IQ have become fed up with such leaders, a perception is surreptitiously initiated that all leaders claiming connectivity are false. All spiritual leaders these days are doing business by acting as spiritually connected. This is the ruse Satan played on Muslims, achieving maximum success. Now literate and illiterate Muslims alike started looking for all other avenues to be religious, leaving aside searching for the right guide, a spiritual leader with connectivity. In the present day of Akhery Jamana, finding the right guide has become an open challenge.

To negotiate such an almost impossible trick of Satan, one needs direct blessings (Hedaya) from Allah Tabarak Taala. For such a successful Satan’s ploy, a Muslim with insight, foresight, and wisdom may not achieve spiritual enlightenment if he cannot establish connectivity through the right spiritual guide. Sacred Quran Shareef, Sura Kahaf elucidate that in the 2nd part of the Ayah 17. This is the reason why Imam Gazzali ( Rahmatullah Alaihi), the top intellectual of his time (1058 - 1111), decided to abandon his post as a VC of Baghdad university in pursuit of spirituality. After taking baya (physical communication and obedience), he spent ten long years in different forests to attain his spirituality. Upon returning to the social environment, one of his best comments was, "After investigating all the discipline of knowledge and intellectuality, I have come to a conclusion that true knowledge is only with the Shufis’ (Spiritually enlightened persons) those who maintain a constant connection with Nabi / Rasul and Malaika (angles) as they are the original source of knowledge.”

To understand the power of spirituality, we need to look at history. Throughout history, the victor has enforced/influenced their faith and culture over the mass of vanquished land, but only Islam made a unique difference. Several Muslim countries collapsed in the face of the Mongol army's offensive tsunami. Victor Mongols accepted Islam, even being victorious over the Muslims. Astonishing! No such example is available in world history!

Before 600 AD, there was not a single Muslim in the world. Today, it is 1.7 billion and rapidly expanding, whereas strong religious beliefs already existed on the face of the earth at the advent of Islam. Discussion over religion is a mandatory issue while discussing spirituality, as spirituality is one of the fundamentals of religion. In Arabic, miracles are rated based on their origin. Whatever Allah Pak shows is "Kudrat," whatever Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam) showed were “Mujeja," and whatever Walis/Awlias (Friend of Allah) shows are called “Karamat ."Once someone is genuinely connected with the Creator, showing miracles is child's play for them; like dividing the water of the Red sea by Nabi Musa Alaihissallam (Mosses), remaining comfortably alive inside fire by Nabi Ibrahim Alaihissallam (Abraham), bringing a dead person to life by Sayidina Issa Alaihissallam (Christ) and dividing the moon by Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam (Muhammad) fall in this category.

In the west, spirituality and intellectuality are like two different disciplines of pursuit, and human beings should try to understand the difference between the two. Islamic perspectives about these two are different; when someone achieves spiritual emancipation, he automatically attains balance in every facet of human life let alone intellectuality. The potentials of intellectuality are limited, but for spirituality, it is limitless. That is the reason why Newton or Einstein could produce groundbreaking scientific theories and inventions, but they could never perform miracles like that of Moses, Abraham, Issa/Jesus, or Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam.

These are the acts of physical manipulation of nature by the prophets, contrary to those Intellectuals who could only play with nature's potential hitherto unknown by the people; they have no power to manipulate nature's laws. They can only invent/explore existing nature's power with the help of their gifted intellectuality. Thereby by inventing the existing power of nature in different shapes and forms, they become famous not only for their insight, foresight, or wisdom, they are further credited as visionary. Too much intellectuality may sometimes have an abject effect on spirituality. Let me give one example of how an intellectual person was given spirituality in his Qalb (heart). Imam Fakhruddin Razi (Rahmatullah Alaihe) was a prolific Islamic think tank and intellectual of his time. Once, he decided to learn tasawwuf (spirituality) from a Sufi saint. He went to Shaykh Nojibuddin Kubra Rahmatullah Alaihe. After physically touching his Qalb (heart) with his fingertip, the Shaikh said, “Qalb is full of knowledge, and there is no room for spirit to accommodate ."Imam Fakhruddin Razi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) was advised to go to the jungle in seclusion to meditate as per the prescribed Tarikat (system) for two years; he was forbidden to study any book during that period. Imam Fakhruddin Razi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) came back after two years and after touching the Qalb, "Shayk said; Qalb is more densely filled with knowledge than before. Did you study any books in the last two years?" No, "then what have you done?" he replied, I translated Sacred Quran Shareef with commentaries, which took 40,000 pages. Shaikh Nojibuddin Kubra said, "That is why knowledge has further increased. Go back for more two years, this time no reading and no writing, only prayer, recite only Sacred Quran Shareef and follow Tarikat with meditation.” Imam Razi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) was finally given the spiritual linkage after four years of hard work.

The lesson is one can be intellectual by dint of hard work based on his potential, but to be spiritual, one needs to have a Shaikh, Waly/Awlia, or a spiritual guide to start with. However, in either case, one must have the inherent capacity and blessing to receive those. Spiritual teachers’ state of affairs is completely different. It is said that these teachers can mend and heal spiritual diseases and help raise the level of knowledge and understanding. Modern-day intellectuals argue that there is no need for spirituality in our day-to-day life, even if there is a serious spiritual vacuum in our society. It is like saying we can go to a doctor for a physical disease, but for spiritual treatment, we don't need any expert/specialist.

It is the Sacred Quran Shareef mentioned clearly at the beginning, “This is the book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous, those who believe in unseen” (Sura 2, Ayath 2&3). If one does not believe in the unseen and does not believe in whatever Sacred Quran Shareef has said, the probability of perfect spiritual enlightenment reduces substantially. So, to develop spirituality, one must have faith first. One may try and achieve such enlightenment following other religions as well, but the scope is expected to be limited as none can guarantee the correctness or effectiveness of their basic religious books as they have not been able to preserve them in their original state.

Absolute correctness of Sacred Quran Shareef often challenges non-believers and believers of other faith. However, none could find an iota contradiction or mistake in Sacred Quran Shareef except a few hateful misinterpretations by anti-spirituals by taking sentences out of context. While conducting in-depth research on the Sacred Quran Shareef, all almost all fortunate researchers reverted to Islam. They could decipher that the Sacred Quran Shareef is the living linkage to establish communication with the Creator through spirituality. That is why the Sacred Quran Shareef is also known as a living document or a living miracle.

Spirituality is on a much higher plateau than intellectuality; history provides us with the best examples. At the advent of Islam, the world was bipolar. World power was divided between Byzantine and Persia. They were not only rich economically and academically; they had the most technologically advanced armies. Then, no proper statecraft was operating in Arabian Peninsula. Tribal leaders used to rule these economically malnourished, handicapped people and remain busy in the internecine clashes. However, with the arrival of Islam, these people got spiritually linked with the source of all power and blew those 2 superpowers simultaneously (700 century) like haystacks under a super typhoon. That was a genuine display of the unbelievable power of spirituality.

Before accepting Islam, the second Caliph / (Khalifa) of Islam, Khalifa Umar (Radiallahu Taala Anhu), was a large-framed, flamboyant person, a great fighter, used to move with an aura of deterrence. Being fed up with the activities of a new religion Islam, he decided to give a final shot to the preacher of Islam. One day he was rushing towards Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam with his big open sword to close the issue of Islam by taking his life. At that point, someone gave him a message that his own sister and brother-in-law had accepted Islam very recently. Being outraged by the news, he rushed to his sister's house to check the reality and found them reciting Sacred Quran Shareef. He beat both of them mercilessly. Being very tired from the exhaustion, he ordered his sister to show him what they were reciting. His sister gave him part of the Sacred Quran Shareef (Surah number 20, Sura Toaha), which they were reading. Reading some sentences of that Surah, Umar could not resist himself; he clearly understood that these messages could not be from anybody but the Creator of the universe. Instantly he accepted Islam and rushed to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam, this time not to assassin but to surrender and submit himself to the last Rasul sent by Allah Tabarak Taala by placing his sword at his feet and taking complete allegiance. That was a tiny miracle of living Sacred Quran Shareef.

With intellectualism, there is no guarantee for Jannah (heaven) after death. However, from the Islamic perspective, heaven is guaranteed if someone can establish spiritual linkage even at the terminal period of his life. Therefore spirituality is an invaluable line of pursuit for every surviving believer. People of all three monotheist religions believe that spirituality is the vessel that carries a believer's soul to the Creator.

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For those who don't celebrate Milad un Nabi (ﷺ)

Every nation remembers birth or death of their guide/leader and arranges public meetings/gatherings so that successive generations of their people become aware of their leader and benefit from his life, personal traits and achievements. Such occasions help people in many ways, particularly in doing good deeds and remain united.

People also celebrate and remember important events of their history and show happiness and pride for their past achievements. The annual pilgrimage of Hajj is also a remembrance and celebration for all Muslims of the worlds that gather at Makka al-Mukarrama, Mina, Arafat and Madina al-Munawwara and show their solidarity towards Islam.

Quran and Ahadith are full of the remembrance of the births of Prophets like Adam ( علیھ السلا م ), Moses ( علیھ السلا م ), Isa ( علیھ السلا م ), Yahiya ( علیھ السلا م ), etc.

Similarly, we have been commanded by Quran and Ahadith to celebrate Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).   

It is in Quran - اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنبِيَاءَ (Meaning - Remember and express with gratitude the gracefulness of Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) that He sent Prophets among you (Al-Maa'ida - 20).

In the above Quranic verses Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) has commanded people to celebrate the births of Prophets who were sent for the guidance of their nations. Therefore, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), as a show of gratitude and happiness towards Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) is mandatory by the whole world as he was sent as mercy for all the worlds in this Cosmos.

It is in Quran - وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ [Meaning - We have not sent you (O'Prophet - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) except for the mercy on all the worlds] (Al-Anbiya-107).

It is in Quran -    قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَ‌ٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا [Meaning - Say O'Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) for Allah's (سبحانہ و تعا لی) mercy and beneficence (O'believers) you celebrate the happiness. (10/58)

It is in Quran -   وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا ( Meaning - And Salaam is on Him the day when he was born and the day when he will die and the day when he will be raised alive."  (19/15).

In the above verse, Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) has mentioned the complete Milad of Prophet Yahya (علیھ السلا م).

It is in Quran -   وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا (Meaning - And Salaam is on Him the day when he was born and the day when he will die and the day when he will be raised alive."  (19/ 33).

In the above verse, Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) has mentioned the complete Milad of Prophet Isa ( علیھ السلا م ).

It is in Hadith, narrated by Hazrat Ibn Abbas  (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) that when Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) heard from Jews that the day of Aashoora (the tenth day of Moharram) is the day of 'deliverance of Moses  (علیھ السلا م )' (Najat-e-Moosa - علیھ السلا م from Fir'awn), he said "Nahnu ahaqqu bi-Moosa minkum" (Meaning - In comparison with Jews, we Muslims deserve Moses (علیھ السلا م) more. Then the Prophet(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) kept fast on that day and asked others to follow'. (Bukhari)

The above Hadith confirms that we must also celebrate the salvation of the entire world(Najaat-e-Insaani) because Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) was sent down as Rahmatul lil Aalameen.

The above Hadith shows that keeping fast was the way Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) used to celebrate the birth days of Prophets.

Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) celebrated his own Milad by having fast every Monday - the day of his birth.

It is in Hadith - Once in Medina, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) sacrificed two animals in Celebration and invited the ansaar over for dinner.  Imam Suyuti wrote that the dinner was the Celebration of his Mawlid (birthday) (sunan Baihaqi, al-Hawi lil Fatawa).   

It is in Hadith - Waliuddin wrote this narration with reference to Sahee Muslim. When Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) was asked about his fasts on Mondays, he said "I was born and the Qur'an was revealed to me on this day." [Mishkat - Page 179]

Ibn Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Najdi, in his book (Mukhtasar Seerat-e-Rasool - saws, Published at Salafia House, Sheesh Mahal, Lahore, Pakistan), writes: Thuwaiba, who was the freed slave of Abu Lahab fed Rasolallah (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) milk. Abu Lahab freed Suwaiba at the time when she informed him that a son has been born at your brother’s house.

After the death of Abu Lahab he was seen in a dream, in which he said ‘I am in severe punishment but this is lessened on Mondays, he showed his forefinger, and said that he would suck from it. This is so because it was with this finger that I freed Suwaiba when she informed of the birth of the Prophet, and she also fed the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)milk”. Ibn Jawzi states: Abu Lahab is that kaafir who has been specially referred to, in the Qur’an. If such a person can be rewarded for celebrating the Milad of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), then imagine how great the reward would be for a Muslim when he celebrates it.

It is in Hadith - "Ala bizkris saliheena tanzilul barakatuh" (Meaning - Yes, the remembrance of virtuous people brings abundance of good (barakah) from Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی). Therefore special remembrance of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) on his Milad day brings abundance of virtue from Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی).

It is very rare that a leader will ask his followers to celebrate his birth day?  Did our grand father or father ever asked us to celebrate his birth day? It is the children or the grand children who show a lot of enthusiasm and make arrangements for the birth days of their father/mother or Grand parents.  However, the parents or grand parents feel happy when their children or grand children show love and care for them. Celebration of one's Birthday is just a show of care, love.  Where is Shirk in it?  

In the following we have provided Ahadith when Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) happened to visit the places where people were celebrating his birth day (on his Milad day). He showed a lot of happiness on that gathering and also told them that they will get salvation in Hereafter for their act.

The kind of Milad-un-Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) celebrations we see now-a-days have developed over a period of time. In the times of Sahabah, we find sketchy record if big celebrations were organized on Prophet's (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) birth day. However, we do find individual, small gatherings about Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), as we have quoted in the following Ahadith in which Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) himself attended such gathering.

With time, our living styles change as many comforts of worldly living are made available to us by scientific and technological development. Today we have very tall buildings, which were not there in the times of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  We are traveling by Air planes; we have TV, Internet and many other things which were not there earlier. Similarly, celebration of Milad as we see today was done differently earlier. But, everyone, including Sahaba, Imams and all Muslims did show happiness on the day of birth of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and celebrated it as per the norms prevailing during their times.

If some one does not want to show happiness on this important occasion, giving absurd excuses,  it shows  that his claim of love of Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) is not real; it is only on his lips.  Meaning, he belongs to the category of Munafiqoon.

It is in Hadith - Abul Khattab Umro Bin Wahia Kalbi (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) has narrated this Hadith in his book 'At tanweer fi Mauludil basheer an-nazeer'. Also, Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti has  narrated this Hadith in his book "Siblul Huda fi Mauludil Mustafa(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) "  that Hazrat Abu Darda (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) narrates that "I went to the house of Aamer Ansari (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) along with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  Hazrat Abu Aamer (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) was narrating the events of the birth of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) to a gathering of his relatives and children and was repeating; "this was the day and this was the day".  The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) said, O'Aba Amer(رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ), Allah(سبحانہ و تعا لی) has  opened the doors of His mercy (Rahmah) for you and the angels are praying for your absolution (Maghfirah).  Whoever does this act of yours, he would also get the Salvation like yours".

The above Hadith confirms the following.

(1) Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) has declared that whoever celebrates his (Prophet's - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)  birth day will get salvation on the Day of Judgment.

(2) Whoever celebrates the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), the doors of Allah's (سبحانہ و تعا لی) mercy are opened for him.

(3) Whoever celebrates the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), the angels pray for his absolution (Maghfirah).

It is in Hadith - Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) said that "one day at my home I had gathered people and was describing about the birth of Prophet Mohammad(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and the people were feeling over joyous and were invoking the praise of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) (meaning - reading Durood-e-Sharif) and Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) himself came to our gathering and said "My intercession (hallat lakum Shafa'a) for you has become legitimized.

The above Hadith is narrated by (i) Imam Suyuti in his book "Siblul Huda", (ii) Ahmad Bin Hujr Al-Makki (the famous Jurist of Shafi'i school of thought) in his book "Maulud al-Kabeer", and (iii) Abul Qasim Mohammad Ibn Osman in his book "Addurul Munazzam".

Ibn Taymiyyah in his book “Majma' Fatawa Ibn Taymiyya", Vol. 23, p. 163 and his book  "Iqtida' al-sirat al-mustaqim", p. 294-295  wrote as follows.

QUOTE "To celebrate and to honor the birth of the Prophet(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)  and to take it as an honored season is good and in it there is a great reward, because of their good intentions in honoring the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)."UNQUOTE Ibn Taymiyyah in his book "Necessity of the Right Path", p. 266, 5th line from the bottom of that page, published by Dar Al-Hadith,  has written the following :

QUOTE - "As far as what people do during the Milad, either as a rival celebration to that which the Christian do during the time of Christ's birthday or as an expression of their love and admiration and a sign of praise for the Noble Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), the angels pray for their absolution (Allah Almighty will surely reward them for such  Ij'tiha)" UNQUOTE.

Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1817-1899) is the Grand Super Shaikh of most of the prominent Deobandi scholars (Akabir) like Rashid Gangohi, Qasim Nanotwi, Ya'qub Nanotwi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Mahmood-ul-Hasan, Husain Ahmad Tandvee, etc. etc.  It is written in his books "Shama'em Imdadiyya" and "Haft Masala" that:

QUOTE “Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) is celebrated by everyone, including the Arab scholars of Haramain Ash-Sharifain. This is sufficient proof for us to celebrate Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم). Also, how could someone say that the remembrance and narration about Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)  is not appropriate?  As far as I am concerned, I take part in Milaad functions; rather I consider it the source of Barakah and I also arrange Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) gatherings and functions every year and I feel a lot of satisfaction and happiness in doing so"UNQUOTE

(Imdadullah Muhajir Makki -  Shama'em Imdadiyya- 87-88, & 'Haft Masala - 9)

Shah Waliullah (1713-1762) (r) has written in his book "Fuyudhul Haramain" as follows:

QUOTE - I participated in a Miladun Nabi (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) celebration in Makka Al-Mukarrama wherein people were reciting Durood and Salaam on Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and were narrating the incidents that were witnessed at the time of the birth of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and the incidents which were observed before the birth of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  During these celebration I witnessed Allah's (سبحانہ و تعا لی) mercy and 'noor' being showered over the gathering.  I do not say that I witnessed this  extraordinary happening only from my physical eyes or exclusively from spiritual eyes; however when I considered about it closely, I realized that these kind of 'Anwaar' may have been the result of the Angels who attend these gatherings or it was the result of exclusive 'Rahma' from Allah(سبحانہ و تعا لی) or both. UNQUOTE. 

(Shah Waliullah (Rahmatullah), Hadith Scholar in his book 'Fuyudhul Haramain' pages 80-81)

The above Quranic verses, Ahadith and quotes confirm that arranging peoples' gatherings, describing events of Prophet's (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) birth and showing happiness and greeting each other on the birth day of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) is Sunnah and practice of Sahabah.

Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) has confirmed that those who arrange nativity gatherings on his birth day, his (Prophet Mohammad's - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) intercession for them becomes legitimized.

There are no limitations on showing happiness during the celebration of the birth day of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  Muslims all over the world have different customs in celebrating Eids and important national/Islamic occasions.  Muslims can wear new clothes, lighten their homes and mosques, distribute sweets, greet each other in their traditional styles, take out Milad processions, arrange gathering of people, feed people, conduct Sama, Salam, Durood Mehfils  and inform people about the Seerah of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم). No bars, anything can be done to show your love of Prophet Mohammad(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)within the ambiance of Sharia.

Salafis and their like minded groups confuse innocent Muslims about the Birth Day celebrations of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

When you question them about the legitimacy of their self concocted beliefs, they try to confuse you by their lengthy explanations.  They cannot deny the birth day celebrations of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) as it is proved by Quran and Ahadith; therefore, they try to confuse innocent Muslims by their unfounded explanations.

Whenever person talks of praise of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) or any happiness related with him, his family or Sahabah, a sea change of disrespect appear on the faces of Salafis and the like minded groups.  They are displeased to hear anything in praise of Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  They spend their life times in research to degrade the status of prophets, particularly the status of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) in order to equate him with sinful human beings.  They try to prove the Ahadith narrated in praise of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) as Da'eef and make all out effort to downgrade his importance in religious issues. But when the mention of founders of their sects comes, they start showering all possible respects for them. This shows their hidden rebellion and hatred towards Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).  They run away even from the thought of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

This attitude is similar to the attitude of Munafiqun (hypocrites) of the time of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

Ibn Taymiyya writes: "Those people who celebrate Milad through the love and respect of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), will be rewarded by Allah"[Iqtida as-Sirat al-Mustaqim, page 294]He also writes that:"If someone celebrates Milad with the love and respect of Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), he will have a 'big reward'... In Muslim communities, Milad an-Nabi gatherings are only done with the respect and love for the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)"[Iqtida as-Sirat al-Mustaqim, page 297]

*Ibn Tay'miah* said in his book "Necessity of the Right Path", p. 266, 5th line from the bottom of that page, published by Dar Al-Hadith, the following: "

"As far as what people do during the Meelad, either as a rival celebration to that which the Christian do during the time of Christ's birthday or as an expression of their love and admiration and a sign of praise for the Noble Prophet, Allah will surely reward them for such Ij'tiha". "He then said: ""Although Meelad was not practised by (Salaf), they should have done so since there was no objection against it from the Shari'ah point of view"...

"And we certainly only celebrate Meelad out of love and admiration to the Prophet of all Mankind.

Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab writes: "Thuwayba, who was the freed slave of Abu Lahab, fed RasoolAllah milk. Abu Lahab freed Thuayba at the time when she informed him that a son has been born at his brother's house. After the death of Abu Lahab he was seen in a dream, in which he said 'I am in severe punishment but this is lessened on Mondays'. He showed his forefinger and said 'I will suck from it because it was with this finger that I freed Thuwayba when she informed of the birth of the Prophet, and she also fed the Prophet milk'.

"Ibn Jawzi states: 'Abu Lahab is that kafir who has been specially referred to in the Qur'an. If such a person can be rewarded for celebrating the Milad of the Prophet, then imagine how great the reward would be for a Muslim when he celebrates it'"

[Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, M., Mukhtasar Sirat ar-Rasul, 'Milad an-Nabi']

"Ibn Taymiyya’s opinion about Mawlid from: “the Collected Fatwas,” (“Majma’ Fatawi Ibn Taymiyya,”) Vol. 23, p. 163:"

”To celebrate and to honor the birth of the Prophet(may Allahs blessings be upon him) and to take it as an honored season, as some of the people are doing, is good and in it there is a great reward, *because of their good intentions in honoring the Prophet(may Allahs blessings be upon him).”

Hafiz Ibn Kathir wrote that: "There was once a King, Abu Sa'id Malik Muzaffar - a man of good deeds.In his kingdom, wherever he saw a lack of water, he would build a well. He also established many Islamic study centres. Every year, he would spend half a million dinars on hosting a gathering of his people to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)[Ta'rikh Ibn Kathir, vol. 13, 'Story of King Abu Sa'id']

The above is evidence that celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) in the form of a gathering is permissible. Otherwise Hafiz Ibn Kathir would not have referred to it as a good deed and Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Hafiz Ibn Taymiyya would not have said that there would be a "big reward" for doing so....

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