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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,
MOST
COMPASSIONATE,
“A BEGINNERS’ COURSE ON
MOST MERCIFUL ISLAM”
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- Lessons on Fardhu ‘Ain in English for Adults
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Al-Qur’an: Proof of Masjid Kassim SINGAPORE.
Muhammad’s Prophethood. OPEN TO ALL

Using textbook & curriculum he has developed especially for
Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims.

“To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”

UPDATED MARCH 2012
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CONTINUATION FROM PART
1

“Alif Lam Mim. The Roman Empire has been defeated―
In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of
theirs, will soon be victorious. Within a few years. With
Allah is the Decision, in the Past and in the Future: on
that Day shall the Believers rejoice―”

(Qur’an: Rum: 30: 1-4)


“Perish the hands of Abu Lahab (the Father of Flame)!
Perish he! No profit to him from all his wealth, and all
his gains! Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of blazing
Flame! His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood ―as
fuel!― A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own)
neck!”

(Qur’an: al-Masad: 111: 1-5)


NOTE:
NOTE

 Even after this verse, Abu Lahab continued to live for
another 10 years but finally died as an unbeliever,
true to the prophecy.
 The opportunity for him to contradict this prophecy
was available during these years – even by him
pretending to accept Islam – yet the enemies of
Islam in Makkah had never realised this.

#7
THE CRITERIA

SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH VALIDATES
DATA IN THE BOOK

Any scientific fact mentioned in the Book
should be able to stand the test of time
and scientific research.

8

Our understanding of empirical science and
human discovery in nature is that of the inevitable
outcome of man’s reflection of God’s signs (aayat)
In the universe, and would not lead to any
definitive contradiction in terms of scientific facts.


 Yet, science being relative and therefore cannot
claim to have absolute certainty, is therefore
inadequate to be used as definitive criteria.


 But, in the case of the Qur’an, what we can
show is that, as man discover new things in
nature, it would not make the statements in the
Qur’an redundant, but rather only enhances
mankind’s understanding of them.


“In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages
[through what they perceive] in the utmost horizons [of the
universe] and within themselves, so that it will become clear
unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. [Still] is it
not enough [for them to know] that thy Sustainer is witness
unto everything?”

(Qur’an: Fussilat: 41: 53)


 “The Bible, the Qur’an and Modern Science” by
Dr. Maurice Bucaille
 “The Developing Human” by Dr. Keith L Moore
(with Islamic additions)
 “The Basis for a Muslim Belief” by Gary Miller


notice the preformed
shape of a foetus

Seventeenth century drawing by Hartsoeker
of a sperm (circa 1600)
16

“We (Allah) created man from a quintessence (gentle
extraction) of clay; We then placed him as a drop (nutfah)
in a place of rest firmly fixed; then We made the drop into
an “alaqah” (leech-like); and then We change the “alaqah”
into “mudghah” (chewed-like substance); then We made
out of that “mudghah” bones (‘izam); then We clothed the
bones with flesh (‘lahm); then We developed out of it
another creation. So blessed be Allah, the best to create.”

(Qur’an : al- Mu’minun : 23:12-14)


“When forty-two nights have passed over the Nutfah
(i.e. the zygote) Allah sends an angel to it, who shapes it
and make its ears, skin, flesh and bones.

Then the angel says ‘O Lord ! Is it male or female ?’ And
your Lord decide what He wishes and then the angel
records it.”

(Hadith reported by Muslim in Kitab al-Qadr)


“It appears that Human knowledge had, at
one time contradicted some of the facts
brought by Islam on some aspects of
reproduction. It is also realised that as man
discovers new facts, he finds himself
repeating what had already been stated by
the Qur’an and the Hadith.”


#8
THE CRITERIA
MUST REMAIN
PRESERVED AND NOT
BEEN TAMPERED WITH

A claim of a Book from God must be on
the basis of its original writing. Not
something which has been doctored with
or edited, with the intention of giving it
credibility, based on newly discovered
knowledge.
21

“We (Allah) have, without doubt, send down the
Message (Al-Qur’an) And We will assuredly
guard it (from corruption)”

(Qur’an: Surah al- Hijr: 15: 9)


Prophetic Revelation
to Prophet
Era Muhammad
* memorised
* Dictated
13 BH – 10 AH * Recorded
* Collated
* Counter-
checked


Battle of Yamamah
1st Mushaf
* original materials
which have been
recorded by the
Prophet’s scribe
12 AH were sorted out,
checked and bound
into a single Book.


Expansion of Islam
Mushaf • Uthman’s recension -
Uthmani 7 official copies made
from the 1st Mushaf –
these sent to all
Islamic centres
30 AH accompanied by a
Reciter (muqri’)
• (extant copies of
these are available
even to this day)


IN MASJID IMAM HUSSAYN – CAIRO, EGYPT


TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN.


PRESERVED MUSHAF OF KHALIFA ‘UTHMAN IBN ‘AFFAN
TOPKAPI MUSEUM
ISTANBUL, TURKEY


TOPKAPI MUSEUM, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.


Diacritical (Science) Ilmu-
Qira’atil Qur’an
marking * inclusion of
markings to the
script conforming
65 AH with Prophet’s
recitation, and to
facilitate non-Arab
learning recitation


Compare with verses in
the present Mushaf Text


MUSHAF From Mushaf
Uthmani, text
FUAD compiled at AL-
AZHAR with one
of the original
1342 AH manner of
Recitation
which has been
preserved - from
HAFASH.


Hafash

‘Asim ibn Abin Nujud

Abi Abdur Rahman Abd ibn Habib as-Sulaimi

‘Ali Abi Talib Uthman ‘Affan Zaid Tsabit Ubay Ka’ab

Holy Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w.


MUSHAF Commissioned by
Saudi King, text
MADINAH using the Rasm’
Uthmani -
1403 AH following strictly
(1980) the spelling,
letter for letter,
identical to
Mushaf Uthmani.


#9
THE CRITERIA

If God sends a Book to us, it must be to
inform us about Himself and His Divine
Plan.

37

 If you ask any person, on their own, to list down possible
names and adjectives to describe God in His sublime and
transcendent glory, few can make a list up to twenty or
there about; even rarely to reach fifty. Even with scholastic
learning in religion (other than Islam), this feat would be
stupendous.


 Yet, in the Qur’an, the names of God are so numerously
referred to, and Islamic scholars have counted them to
number over a hundred and having such profound
meanings befitting God’s majesty and glory; maintaining
consistency without any possibility of confusion of His
transcendence, that it cannot be the work of any mortal,
but of God Himself. For instance in just three verses we
can sample a number of these:


“(Allah) God is He save whom there is no deity: the One
who knows all (‘Aalim) that is beyond the reach of a
created being’s perception, as well as all that can be
witnessed by a creature’s senses and mind: He, the Most
Gracious (Al-Rahmaan), the Dispenser of Grace (Al-
Rahiim).
(Qur’an: al-Hashr: 59: 22)


“(Allah) God is He save whom there is no deity: the
Sovereign Supreme (al-Malik), the Holy (al-Quddus), the One
with whom all salvation rests (al-Salaam), the Giver of Faith
(al-Mu’-minu), the One who determines what is true and false
(al-Muhaymin), the Almighty (al-‘Aziz), the One who subdues
wrong and restores right (al-Jab-bar), the One whom all
greatness belongs (al-Mutakabbir)!
Utterly remote is God (Allah), in His limitless glory, from
anything to which men may ascribe a share in His divinity.”
(Qur’an: al-Hashr: 59: 23-24)


“He is God (Allah), the Creator (al-Khaliq), the
Evolver (al-Baa-ri-u) , Bestower of all forms or colour
(al-Musow-wir)! His [alone] are the attributes of
perfection (asma-al-Husna).

All that is in the heavens and on earth extols His
limitless glory: for He (Allah) alone is Almighty (al-
Aziz), truly wise (al-Hakim)!
(Qur’an: al-Hashr: 59: 23-24)


“Hallowed be He (Allah) in whose hand all dominion rests,
since He has power to will anything: He who has created
death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test
[and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and
[make you realize that] He alone is almighty, forgiving.”
(Qur’an: al-Mulk: 67: 1-2)


# 10
THE CRITERIA

UNIVERSAL APPEAL
AND APPLICATION …

Whatever the message of the Book, it
must remain relevant throughout the ages
from the time of its revelation.

48

 If God intends a Book to be for guidance of all mankind,
then its relevance must continue to exist since the time of
its revelation, without any period in history where it
became hidden or completely lost its usefulness. It must
always be openly known.
 This criterion therefore would eliminate inclusion of such
discoveries of later manuscripts which were lost but now
found, or ancient book of wisdom discovered anew and
popularized today.


 To be sure, by this, we do not therefore deny previous
revelations to Prophets of the past e.g. Abraham, Moses,
David, Jesus (peace be upon all of them) etc. (which the
Qur’an confirmed), - only that we regard the preservation
of these revelations, if any, to be partial, and are known to
have been tampered with or mixed with other writing, and
much have already been lost.
 Thus, we hold that these previous books have now been
superseded by the Qur’an.


Any attempt to re-discover and re-compile these earlier
revelations in any endeavour to restore it to their originals
as a book, would be futile, since much of it were meant to
be only for its time, sent for a particular people, and
admittedly many have been irretrievably lost.

The Qur’an attributes much of the error in their
preservation of scriptures to subsequent people who
tampered (by addition, alteration or omission) to their
collection of writings and then claiming it to be from God:


“Do they not know, then, that God (Allah) is aware of all that
they would conceal as well as all that they bring into the
open?

And there are among them unlettered people who have no
real knowledge of the divine writ, [following] only wishful
beliefs and depending on nothing but conjecture.”

(Qur’an: al-Baqarah: 2: 77-78).


“Woe unto those who write down, with their own hands,
[something which they claim to be] divine writ. And
then say, ‘This is from God’, in order to acquire a trifling
gain thereby; woe, then, unto them for what their
hands have written, and woe unto them for all that they
may have gained!”

(Qur’an: al-Baqarah: 2: 79).


 Thus, many so called extant copies of ancient religious
scriptures are in the language other than the original, or
the usage of its language is considered to be no longer
existing (on account of it being a dead language), with the
only exception being the Qur’an.
 With reference to many Biblical texts (Judeo-Christian),
even this has been admitted by their respective scholars.


What the Qur’an asserted 1400 year ago,
now confirmed by their own Biblical scholars
“Reason for the Revision”

“ Yet the King James version has serious
defects. ….. And discovery of many
biblical manuscripts more ancient than
those on which the King James version
was based made it apparent that these
defects were so many as to call for a
revision .”
(Forward in the New Revised Standard version of
the Bible)


THE CRITERIA

THE
CONCLUSION

58

 claims to be from God;
 And which could not be produced by any
who tries;
 And contains absolute principles;
 And does not contain discrepancies;


 And has contributed to the well-being of
mankind at all levels;
 And can be shown that some of its
prophecies were proven true;
 And some of its data compatible with
scientific research;

 And the whole book still remains in its
original text (language);
 And speaks of God and His plan;
 And has universal appeal and application.


WHAT MUST BE

YOUR VERDICT OR

CONCLUSION?


MOST CERTAINLY, IT
MUST BE FROM

WHY ... ? GOD.
BECAUSE,
NO OTHER CONCLUSION
IS PLAUSIBLE...!


TO BE CONTINUED

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