Who 'Created' God ?

Assalamualikum
May the peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon you

Many a times we heard this question "Who 'created' God" from both atheists and agnostics.

The most fundamental and a single sentence answer is -

Almighty God does NOT posses an attribute/property of 'Being Created'.

In our daily life we deal with measurements such as KM (Kilo Meters) and KG (Kilo Grams).

- We know that there are 1000 meters in 1 Kilo Meter.
- We know that there are 1000 grams in 1 Kilo Gram.

But, how about this -

- How many Meters are there in 1 Kilo Gram ?

Clearly, a human being knows that it doesn't make sense to inquire how many meters are there in 1 Kilo Gram because -

• The measurement named Kilo Meter does NOT posses an attribute/property named Gram.

Whatever we see in this world is created. So it is quite natural for a man to ask this question "Who 'created' God". 

How Come The Question "Who 'Created' God" ? 

Suppose a person who ONLY knows KM (Kilo Meter) as the only measurement unit.

- He will try to measure a person's age by the means of Kilo Meters!
- He will try to measure a commodity's weight by the means of Kilo Meters!

In the same manner, we humans ONLY know things that are created by someone. Hence he reasonably asks the question who 'Created' God? 

Man presumes that if everything is created then Almighty God should also be 'created'. This is the point at which he fails to understand Who Is God.

• Before asking the question 'How many Meters are there in 1 Kilo Gram' he should know what does it meant by a Meter and what does it meant by a Kilo Gram. 

• Before asking the question 'Who 'created' God' he should know 'Who Is God'. 

Here comes the need for the true knowledge on the Attributes of Almighty God.

Glorious Quran on The Attributes of Almighty God

Glorious Quran which confirms all the previous scriptures, clearly explains the most important attributes of Almighty God.

"He is The First and The Last, The Ascendant and The Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing." Quran 57:3.

When someone asks this question "Who 'created' God', the Glorious Quran says -

• Almighty God exists from the eternal, He is The First.
• Almighty God will exist without an end, He is The Last.

"He is The First, before everything without any boundary. He is The Last, after everything (cease to exist), without an end" - Imam Tabari.

Not a Father & Not a Son

The Glorious Quran teaches that it is not befitting for Almighty God to have a father or to have a son.

"Say: He is Allah, One. Allah, The Eternal Refuge. He begets not (he is not a father), nor was He begotten (he is not a son). And there is none comparable to Him." Quran 112:1-4

• Almighty God is The Complete One in all aspects.

• Almighty God is NOT dependent on anything but anything is dependent upon Him.

• Almighty God is NOT a father of anyone among His creations.

• Almighty God does NOT have a son from anyone among His creations.

• Almighty God is NOT comparable to anything.

Can God Create a Stone which He Cannot Lift?

If Almighty God is all-powerful then can He create a stone which He cannot lift? This is another question from the above mentioned two parties.

We, humans have limitations. We have limitations in the span of life, limitation in our wisdom, physical ability etc etc. Here, the limitation becomes the attribute of a human.

Question: Can Almighty God create something? 

Answer: He is capable of creating anything He wants.

Question: Can God create a stone which He cannot lift ? 

Answer: "Cannot lift" is an attribute of a human. "Capable of creating anything" is an attribute of Almighty God. 

This question is trying to compare the "Capable Of Anything" attribute of Almighty God with the "Cannot Lift" attribute of a human. Just like when someone try to measure how many Meters are there in 1 KG, this question is trying to compare two incompatible attributes.

To all such guys, here is a question – 

• What is 5 KG (Kilo Gram) minus 2 KM (Kilo Meter) ? 

Humans Have Limitations

Just like humans are incapable estimating the rational numbers between zero and one, he is far more incapable of estimating the height & breadth of the attributes of Almighty God.

- Man is incapable of fully counting the rational numbers between 0 and 1.
- Man is incapable of fully measuring the radius of this ever expanding Universe.

"They encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills." - Quran 2:255.

Regards
Nisam

Italian Marines, Just Another Excuse

Assalamualikum

May the peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon you

"This injustice destroyed those before you that when any one of high rank committed theft among them, they spared him, and when any weak one among them committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed punishment upon him." - Mohammad The Messenger of God.

Fourteen centuries ago, there established a brilliant sense of justice that this 21st century is in bare need. We live in a world where Murderers & Killers are still roaming about by sparing the money of tax payers. They don't get the punishment that they really deserve. Most of the time they get a cosy life even behind the bars.

• A Murderer who spared an innocent life gets body guards to guard his life! 

• A Murderer who killed the bread-winner of a family gets Biriyani in Jail.

• A Murderer is given the so called parole to kill more and more. 

And shamelessness has got another name.

The Italian marines who took the lives of Indian fishermen are yet to be punished. The Indian politicians got another 'prey' to their fry-pan and they did their best to make this case a well tangled diplomatic mess. 

The Indian political leadership set the stage for making the marines, just another excuse to the Indian penal code. This excuse is quite evident from the public statement of the Foreign minister who announced that the marines will not be subjected to the death penalty.

Italy did a remarkable effort to get their citizens  out of this criminal charge and they are yet to succeed. 

The Dilemma

The dilemma is yet come. The fishermen family became ready to withdraw all the legal proceedings against the marines, under a compensation deal. But the man-made law doesn't permit it!

"We have settled the compensation case and signed the agreement to withdraw the [civil] cases with the consent of the High Court of Kerala" - BBC News.

But

"It is not clear if the murder charges against the marines will be dropped." - BBC News.

Even though both parties agreed to reach at an agreement and to finish off this case, the man-made laws don't let it close. Till this point of time, the legal proceedings of this case continues to waste valuable national resources in terms of continuing the legal proceedings, securing the lives  and feeding of the marines etc etc, all the the expense of the tax payer.

Here comes the importance of The Law of Equality of Glorious Quran. It puts before this mankind a simple and perfectly balanced equality of justice in case of a murder.

The Law of Equality

The law of equality has two options -

A. The killer should be killed. Or

B. The murderer can be forgiven if the relatives of the killed decide so.

   • The killer should pay the compensation.

   • It should be a decent compensation deal.
   • Close the chapter.

On both sides, Quran puts perfect options. There is no scope for prolonging the case by wasting time, money & effort. 

• Either kill the killer or forgive him (by the relatives of the killed) and close the chapter.

A. The Killer Should be Killed

"O you who believe! Al-Qisas (The Law of Equality) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female." - Quran 2:178. 

This directive of Glorious Quran came at a time in which - 

- When an elite person kills a poor person, the rich person only needs to pay a namesake compensation. 

- When a poor person kills an elite person, the poor person will be killed.

Glorious Quran stands firmly on the part of the justice that the killer has not right to live because he took the life of another one.

B. The Murderer Can Be Forgiven If The Relatives of The Killed Decide So

The door of forgiveness is open, not closed.

"But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives) of the killed (against blood  money), then it should be sought in a good manner, and paid to him respectfully." - Quran 2:178. 

• "When the relative agrees to take the blood money, he should collect his rightful dues with kindness." - Ibn Kathir.

• "The killer should accept the terms of settlement without causing further harm or resisting the payment." - Ibn Kathir.

Close The Chapter

"This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So after this, whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment." - Quran 2:178.

• The chapter should be closed forever and should never be reopened.

The Most Democratic Solution

Glorious Quran has brought the most democratic way of solving one of the worst crime of the mankind. It puts the people ( i.e. the relatives of the killed) as the judge and they will decide whether the murderer should be executed or be forgiven. It continues - 

"And do not kill anyone whose killing Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause. And whoever is killed wrongfully (not by mistake), We have given his heir the authority. But let him not exceed limits in the matter of taking life. Verily, he is helped." - Quran 17:33

"The authority is over the killer. The heir has the choice;

• If he wishes, he may have him killed in retaliation, or

• He may forgive him in return for the payment of the blood money, or

• He may forgive him with no payment, as is reported in the sayings of prophet Mohammad." - Ibn Kathir.

A responsible judge should investigate and confirm the case and the punishment should be executed by the government of that country.

Utmost Sense of Justice

"By Him in Whose Hand is my life, even if Fatima daughter of Muhammad were to commit theft, I would have cut off her hand."- Mohammad The Messenger of God.

- Being the daughter of the messenger and the head of the state, is not an excuse to escape from the punishment.

This was the sense of justice that Mohammad The Messenger of God has left for this world. And this is exactly what the kind of justice for which this world yearning for.

Regards
Nisam

Distorted Shape Inside The 'Original Shape'

Assalamualikum

May the peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon you.

Consider a scenario in which the tail of an elephant is cut, fitted it to a monkey and the public is attracted by the deception that there is an elephant sitting on a tree! 

• Here the public viewers of this scene are not fools themselves but they are dumped to believe that there are elephants that can climb upon a tree and can sit on the branches of a tree!

• Here the public viewers of this scene are not fools themselves but they are dumped to believe that there are trees that can host elephants on its branches!

Such is the case of the movie named 'Vishwaroopam'. The movie has cut a couple of symbols of Islam and fitted it to what they call, terrorism. 

People who cannot be dumped by this kind of act can easily identify that the one who is sitting on the tree is actually a monkey fitted with the tail of an elephant. 

But people who are dumped by this act is deceived to believe that the one who is sitting on the tree is actually an elephant.

The makers of this kind of depiction argue that they are showing how a monkey misuses the tail of an elephant. But in fact, they are dumping the image of an elephant sitting on a tree by the means of its tail.

The makers of this film argue that they are showing how Islam is misused by terrorists. But in fact, the film is dumping a distorted view of Islam by the means of context stripping.

• Not a single alphabet in Tamil Language has two dots on it and yet, the depiction of the name of this film has more than two such letters on it! 

• On the other hand, the Arabic language has more than two such alphabets that have two dots on it. The font used for the title depicts its title look like an Arabic word.

From the depiction of the very name of this film, there is a concerted effort to distort the teachings of Islam. A film that is taken in the name of the so called War-On-Terror is literally painting a terrible picture of some of the most holly signs of Islam.

Deception - 1

Background of a Mosque & Execution of a Man

In one of the scene, it shows the minaret of a Mosque followed by the hanging of a man by a group of people such as terrorists, well within premises of a Mosque and by chanting a Quranic verse. 

• The scene is inducing a notion into the mindset of audience that the Mosque has some 'role' in it and that the Quranic verse calls for it!.

Suppose an Australian film maker depicts the killing of Graham Staines, within the premises of Supreme Court of India by chanting its motto.

A person having a reasonable understanding of the case clearly knows how Mr. Graham Staines and family were brutally burned to death by some extremists elements. 

• The mass majority of Australians who don't know for what the court stands for and who don't know the meaning of its motto, might conclude that Supreme Court Of India supports such activities and its motto calls for it! What a shame.

Here the film depicts the hanging of a man within the premises of a Mosque. A person having a reasonable understanding about a Mosque and the Quranic verse, will have a clear picture on for what a Mosque stands for and what the Quranic verse says. 

• The mass majority of the spectators who don't know the for what a Mosque stands for and who don't know the context and the meaning of the Quranic verse, might conclude that a Mosque supports such activities and the Quranic verse calls for it!

A Mosque primarily stands for The Worship of The Creator, without any man made materials. A Mosque servers as a resort for comforting the problems of people within its reach.

"In houses (Mosques) which Allah has ordered to be raised, in them His Name is remembered. Therein glorify Him in the mornings and in the evenings." - Quran 24:36

Supreme Court of India stands for the Justice of People of India.

"Yatho dharma statho jaya." 

This is the motto that India's supreme authority for justice has carved on its emblem. It means "Where there is righteousness, there is victory". 

Any depiction of either the two should depict for what they really stands for. It should NOT be depicted by the way of someone who misuses it. 

• A person who doesn't know the use of these entities, will treat its misuse as its use!

Deception - 2

What if the Australian film maker depicts Mr. Dara Singh chanting the caption of Supreme Court Of India, during when he burned Mr Graham Staines  and family ? Is this what we call freedom of expression ?

Suppose the Australian movie director depicts Dara Singh who chants "Yatho dharma statho jaya." and burns Mr Graham Staines and his family!

• What conclusion, an Australian gets from these kind of distortion ?

Now, coming to what this Movie has done with the Quranic verse 3:182. The movie has depicted terrorists reciting the verses such as the following, before executing any terror strike. 

"<cut cut> This is because of that which your hands have sent before you ... <cut cut>" - Quran 3:182

The movie has done three kinds of distortions with the above Quranic verse.

A. The verse is distorted by 'meaningfully' cutting its Left

The verse that is 'meaningfully' cut left is given below.

"Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of those who say: "Truly, Allah is poor and we are rich!'' We shall record what they have said and their killing of the Prophets unjustly, and  We shall say: "Taste torment of the burning (Fire). " Quran 3:181

In this verse, Almighty God is severely condemning the wicked and cowardice actions of The Children Of Israel.  The Jewish people during the time of prophet Mohammed, expressed their contempt by saying that Almighty God is poor(!). 

It has been the stubborn nature of the The Children Of Israel that they used to ridicule the  messengers of Almighty God. They even killed His messengers unjustly.  

Because of these kinds of acts, those people will be put in the Hell fire in the Hereafter and Almighty God will then say to them - "Taste torment of the burning (Fire)."

Those people will be put into the Hell fire because of what they did with their hands (such as killing of prophet of God). That's what the following verse says -

"This is because of that which your hands have sent before you. ..." - Quran 3:182

• The verse that Almighty God will speak to the dwellers of Hell fire in the Hereafter, is represented by this movie as what a terrorist say, before he executes an attack in this world!

• The verse really represents an incident that is going to come on The Day of Resurrection. But the movie misrepresents this verse as that of the chant of a terrorist in this world!

B.  The verse is recited by completely cutting its Right

"This is because of that which your hands have sent before you. And certainly, Allah is never unjust to (His) servants." - Quran 3:182

The second sentence is the completely right cut part of the verse. It says Almighty God is never unjust to His servants, in any manner. 

• The movie has represented the context stripped and partially cut part of the verse so as to create a feeling that the verse calls for the executions that is being carried out by  terrorists!

In fact, the verse connotes that Almighty God will punish the sinners and will reward the good people. 

- If a man is punished by Almighty God in the hereafter then it is because of what all bad things he did in this world.

- If a man is rewarded by Almighty God in the hereafter then it is because of what all good things he have done in this world.

C. The Quranic verse is completely taken out of the context.

When a Judge from Supreme Court of India chants its motto "Where there is righteousness, there is victory" during the execution of a criminal, it is meaningful.

• When a person like Dara Singh chants the motto of Supreme Court of India during when he physically burns and kills persons such as Graham Staines, what does it mean ?

The movie has done the same thing with the meaning and the context of the above Quranic verse 3:182.

Deception - 3

Misuse of a great saying 'Allahu Akbar' i.e. Almighty God is Great

Previously we saw how a great saying 'Maa Shaa Allah' was misused by the killers of a political figure. Here again, another great saying 'Allahu Akbar' is misused by this movie.

Suppose the Australian film maker depicts Dara Singh in one of his phone call. Dara Singh is shown to have saying "Satyameva Jayate" i.e. "Truth Alone Triumphs" before and after making a phone call. 

• An Australian who doesn't know the meaning of 'Satyameva Jayate' concludes that it is a chanting used by criminals before they execute their mission! What a shame.

The movie has depicted the terrorists saying the saying 'Allaahu Akbar' before and after they make a telephone call. 

• Any person who doesn't know the meaning of 'Allahu Akbar' concludes that it is a chanting used by terrorists before they execute their mission! What a shame.

India has imprinted the saying "Satyameva Jayate" in its National Emblem; it has its meaning and actions. Islam has imprinted many sayings such as "Allaahu Akbar" in its belief and practice; it has its meaning and actions.

- Five times a day, the call to prayer from Mosques begin with 'Allaahu Akbar'. 

- Five times a day, a believer starts his Namaz with  'Allaahu Akbar'.

- Throughout the Namaz, a believer says 'Allaahu Akbar'.

- During the days of two Eids (festivals), a believer says 'Allaahu Akbar'.

- Whenever a believer is wondered by the Signs of Almighty God, he says 'Allaahu Akbar'.

The saying 'Allaahu Akbar' i.e. 'Almighty God is Great' is for Glorifying the Creator of the Universe. The saying has great impact between the Creator and His creations.

The meaning and actions of 'Allaahu Akbar' is broad. It has nothing to do with the actions of puny humans; it has great things to do between the Creator and His creation.

Among other things, there are many socio and political distortions done by this movie. This article has only done a little attempt to bring-out the scriptural distortions inside the movie. 

Regards

Nisam