21 February, 2008

Pharaoh - فـــــــــرعـون ഫിര്‍ഔന്‍

വെറും 200 വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കു (1898??!!) മുമ്പ് മാത്രം കണ്ടെത്തിയ മമ്മി എങ്ങിനെയാണ് 1400 വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ മുന്നെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ഗ്രന്ഥത്തില്‍ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്:


മനുഷ്യവര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തിന് അല്ലാഹു (ദൈവം) ഖുര്‍ആനിലൂടെ നല്‍കിയ മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് ഇപ്പോഴും നിലനില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഒരു തെളിവുമായി ചിന്താ ശക്തി നഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്തവര്‍ക്കു വേണ്ടി ഇവിടെ സമര്‍പ്പിക്കുന്നു

فـــــــــرعـون


أولاً هذه أقرب صوره التقطت لمومياء فرعون ( رمسيس الثاني ) .
This is the closest picture taken of Pharaoh
Ramesses II
وهذه حكاية فرعون مع فرنسا ....
Here's the story of France with Pharaoh Ramesses
عندما تسلم الرئيس الفرنسي الراحل فرانسوا ميتران زمام الحكم في فرنسا
When Francisco Mitra became the president of France in 1981
عام 1981 طلبت فرنسا من مصر في نهاية الثمانينات استضافة مومياء فرعون
France requested from the Egyptian government to host the mummy of Pharaoh

لإجراء اختبارات وفحوصات أثرية ... فتم نقل جثمان أشهر طاغوت عرفته الأرض
For the purpose of running laboratory and archeological examinations on the mummy of the most notorious dictator ever lived on earth
... وهناك عند سلم الطائرة اصطف الرئيس الفرنسي منحنياً هو
upon arrival, a very royal attendants were there including the French president himself and all ministers who bowed in honor for the mummy


ووزراؤه وكبار المسؤولين الفرنسيين ليستقبلوا فرعون وعندما انتهت مراسم الإستقبال الملكي لفرعون على أرض فرنسا .. حُملت
When the ceremony ended, the mummy was carried to a specially-designed section at the Archeology Centre of France
مومياء الطاغوت بموكب لا يقل حفاوة عن استقباله وتم نقله إلى جناح خاص في مركز الآثار الفرنسي ليبدأ بعدها أكبر علماء الآثار في فرنسا وأطباء الجراحة والتشريح دراسة تلك المومياء واكتشاف أسرارها
Were it started to be tested by the greatest French archeological and anatomical scientists in order to discover more about such a great mummy

وكان رئيس الجراحين والمسؤول الأول عن دراسة هذه المومياء هو البروفيسور
The scientists were headed by Professor Maurice Bucaille
موريس بوكاي كان المعالجون مهتمين بترميم المومياء ، بينما كان اهتمام موريس هو محاولة أن يكتشف كيف مات هذا الملك الفرعوني ،
scientists were trying to restore the mummy while Professor Maurice was mainly concerned with how did this mummy die!

وفي ساعة متأخرة من الليل ظهرت النتائج النهائية .. لقد كانت بقايا الملح العالق في جسده أكبر دليل على أنه مات غريقا ، وأن جثته استخرجت من البحر بعد غرقه فورا ، ثم اسرعوا بتحنيط جثته لينجو بدنه
the final report of the scientists was released late at night which states that the remaining salt in the mummy i s a n overt evidence that it was drawn in the sea, and the body was rescued very shortly where it was immediately embalmed to be saved

لكن أمراً غريباً مازال يحيره وهو كيف بقيت هذه الجثة أكثر سلامة من غيرها رغم أنها استُخرجت من البحر !
An amazing thing was still confusing Professor Maurice is that how could this body possibly be safer than any other mummy despite being taken out of the sea up until this time


كان موريس بوكاي يعد تقريراً نهائيا عما كان يعتقده اكتشافاً جديداً في انتشال جثة فرعون من البحر
Professor Maurice was writing his final report on what he thought would be a new discovery about saving Pharaoh's body immediately after his death and embalming it

وتحنيطها بعد غرقه مباشرة ، حتى همس أحدهم في أذنه قائلا : لا تتعجل .... فإن المسلمين يتحدثون عن غرق هذه المومياء
And there, someone whispered to him that Muslims claim to know something about the drowning of this mummy
ولكنه استنكر بشدة هذا الخبر واستغربه ، فمثل هذا الإكتشاف لا يمكن معرفته إلا بتطور العلم الحديث وعبر أجهزة حاسوبية حديثة بالغة الدقة
yet the Professor firmly denied such thing saying that it's impossible to discover this without the development of science and without using his high-tech and complicated laboratories and computers

، فقال له أحدهم إن قرآنهم الذي يؤمنون به يروي قصة عن غرقه وعن سلامة جثته بعد الغرق ، فازداد ذهولا وأخذ يتساءل .. كيف هذا وهذه المومياء لم تُكتشف إلا في عام 1898 ، أي قبل مائتي عام تقريبا ، بينما قرآنهمموجود قبل أكثر من ألف وأربعمائة عام؟ وكيف يستقيم في العقل هذا ،والبشرية جمعاء وليس العرب فقط لم يكونوا يعلمون شيئا عن قيام قدماء المصريين بتحنيط جثث الفراعنة إلا قبل عقود قليلة من الزمان فقط؟

to his surprise, he was told that Muslims believe in a book called "Quran" and this Quran narrates the story of Pharaoh's drowning and ensures the safety of his body after his death as to be a Sign to mankind. The Professor couldn't believe his own ear s a nd started to wonder:

How can a book existed 1400 year s a go speak about the mummy that was only found 200 year s a go, in 1898 ??!!

How can that be possible while the ancient Egyptian heritage was discovered only a few decade s a go and no one knew about it before??!!


جلس موريس بوكاي ليلته محدقا بجثمان فرعون يفكر بإمعان عما همس به صاحبه له من أن قرآن المسلمين يتحدث عن نجاة هذه الجثة بعد الغرق ..بينما كتابهم المقدس يتحدث عن غرق فرعون أثناء مطاردته لسيدنا موسى عليه السلام دون أن يتعرض لمصير جثمانه .. وأخذ يقول في نفسه : هل

The Professor sat down pondering on what he was told
about the book of Muslims while his Holy Book narrates only the drowning of Pharaoh without saying anything about his body

يُعقل أن يكون هذا المحنط أمامي هو فرعون الذي كان يطارد موسى؟ وهل يعقل أن يعرف محمدهم هذا قبل أكثر من ألف عام؟
"Is it possible that this mummy in front of me is the one who was chasing Moses ??!!"

"Is it possible that Muhammad knew this 1400 year s a go ??!!"

لم يستطع موريس أن ينام ، وطلب أن يأتوا له بالتوراة ، فأخذ يقرأ في التوراة قوله : فرجع الماء وغطى مركبات وفرسان جميع جيش فرعون الذيدخل وراءهم في البحر لم يبق منهم ولا واحد .. وبقي موريس بوكاي حائراً فحتى الإنجيل لم يتحدث عن نجاة هذه الجثة وبقائها سليمة
The Professor couldn't sleep that night till they brought him the Old Testament where he read: "the sea drowned Pharaoh and hi s a rmy, no one else was left alive" He was surprised that the Holy Book didn't mention about the destiny of the body and that it will be saved
بعد أن تمت معالجة جثمان فرعون وترميمه أعادت فرنسا لمصر المومياء ، ولكن موريس لم يهنأ له قرار ولم يهدأ له بال منذ أن هزه الخبر الذي يتناقله المسلمون عن سلامة هذه الجثة ، فحزم أمتعته وقرر السفر لبلادالمسلمين لمقابلة عدد من علماء التشريح المسلمين وهناك كان أول حديث تحدثه معهم عما اكشتفه من نجاة جثة فرعون بعد
When the scientists were done with the mummy, France retuned it to Egypt , but Professor Maurice couldn't rest for a moment since he was told that Muslims know about the safety of the body. So, he decided to travel and meet anatomy Muslim scientist s a nd there he spoke about his discovery of the safety of the mummy after its death in the sea and so on.
الغرق ... فقام أحدهم وفتح له المصحف وأخذ يقرأ لهقوله تعالى : (فاليوم ننجيك ببدنك لتكون لمن خلفك آية .. وإن كثيرا من الناس عن آياتنا لغافلون).
سورة يونس: آية 92.
لقد كان وقع الآية عليه شديدا .. ورجت له نفسه رجة جعلته يقف أمام الحضور ويصرخ بأعلى صوته : لقد دخلت الإسلام وآمنت بهذا القرآن رجع موريس بوكاي إلى فرنسا بغير الوجه الذى ذهب به .. وهناك مكث عشر

One of the Muslim scientist stood up and simply opened the Quran and pointed to the Professor at one verse:

"This day shall We save you in your body, that you may be a Sign to those who come after you! But verily, many among mankind are neglectful of Our Signs"
(Quran 10:92)

The Professor was struck when he read that and immediately stood in front of the crowd and said loudly: "I believe in Islam, I believe in Quran"

Then he went back to France with a different face he traveled with.
سنوات ليس لديه شغل يشغله سوى دراسة مدى تطابق الحقائق العلمية والمكتشفة حديثا مع القرآن الكريم ، والبحث عن تناقض علمي واحد مما يتحدث به القرآن ليخرج بعدها بنتيجة قوله تعالى : لا يأتيه الباطل من بين يديه ولا من خلفه تنزيل من حكيم حميد
In France , he dedicated 10 years investigating the scientific discoverie s a nd comparing them with the Quran and trying to come up with one scientific contradiction with the Quran. Finally he quoted one verse from the Quran to be his conclusion:

"No falsehood can approach it (this book) from before or behind it: it is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all praise"
(Quran 41:42)

كان من ثمرة هذه السنوات التي قضاها الفرنسي موريس أن خرج بتأليف كتاب عن القرآن الكريم هز الدول الغربية قاطبة ورج علماءها رجا ، لقد كانعنوان الكتاب : القرآن والتوراة والإنجيل والعلم .. دراسة الكتب المقدسة في ضوء المعارف الحديثة

A s a result of all years of his research, Professor Maurice wrote a book that shook all Europe , especially the scientists there

"Quran, Torah, Bible and Science:
A Study of the Holy Books in the Light of Modern Science" من أول طبعة له نفدAll copies were sold out at a very short time

سبق وأن زرت بنفسي المتحف الفرعوني في القاهرة ودهشت حقيقة من توافد الأولوف من السياح من جميع أقطار المعمورة لمشاهدة المومياء، ولكن مع الأسف كثير منهم يجهلون حقيقة الدرس الذي من اجله حفظ الله تعالى جسد فرعون وهو إنذار كل من يكذب الله تعالى ورسله صلوات الله عليهم
I personally visited the Qairo Museum where the mummy is preserved and there you get astonished at the scenery of thousands of people from all over the world visiting the place everyday , unfortunately, many of the tourists there would think: "Woow, look at that! Amazing!! So nice to see people of all times!! Without realizing the intended lesson that Allah has kept this body a Sign to all mankind of anyone who denies Allah and His messengers.

In another chapter in the Quran:

"When Moses came to them with Our clear Signs, they said: This is nothing but sorcery faked up: never did we hear the like among our fathers of old!

Moses said: "My Lord knows best who it is that comes with guidance from Him and whose end will be best in the Hereafter: certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper.

"Pharaoh said: "O Chiefs! No god do I know for you but myself: therefore, O Haman! Light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) i s a lair!"

And he wa s a rrogant and insolent in the land, beyond reason, - he and his hosts: they thought they would not have to return to Us!

So We seized hi s a nd his hosts, and We flung them into the sea: now behold what was the end of those who did wrong!

And We made them (but) leaders inviting to the Fire; and on the Day of Judgment no help shall they find.

In this world We made a curse to follow them: and on the Day of Judgment they will be among the loathed (and despised)."
(Quran 28: 36-42)

So now,
"Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and the Truth which has been revealed to them, and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors.

Know you (all) that Allah gives life to the earth after its death! Already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that you may learn wisdom.

For those who give in charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beatiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credits), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward.

And those who believe in Allah and His messengers- they are the Sincere (lovers of Truth), and the Witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord: they shall have their Reward and their Light.

But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the companions of Hell-Fire "
Quran 57: 16-19

ചിന്തിക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി (ഒരു ചെറിയ നല്ല കഥ)

The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenory outside..

30 year old son asks " See dad, the scenory of green trees moving away is very beautiful"

This behaviour from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a krack.." newly married Anup whispered to his wife.

Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travellers through the opened window. The 30 year old son , filled with joy
" see dad, how beautiful the rain is .."

Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit.

Anup says to old man ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum..and dont disturb public henceforth"

The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied "We are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth,last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."

The things we see may be right from our prespective until we know the truth. Bt when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.

Patience, Perseverance, and Prayer

During times of deep trial, despair, and sadness, Muslims seek comfort and guidance in the words of Allah in the Qur'an. Allah reminds us that all people will be tried and tested in life, and calls upon Muslims to bear these trials with "patient perseverance and prayer." Indeed, Allah reminds us that many people before us have suffered and had their faith tested; so too will we be tried and tested in this life.

There are dozens upon dozens of verses that remind Muslims to be patient and trust in Allah during these times of trial. Among them:



"Seek Allah's help with patient perseverance and prayer. It is indeed hard except for those who are humble." (2:45)



"Oh you who believe! Seek help with patient perseverance and prayer, for God is with those who patiently persevere." (2:153)


"Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods, lives, and the fruits of your toil.

But give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. Those who say, when afflicted with calamity, 'To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.' They are those on whom descend blessings from their Lord, and mercy. They are the ones who receive guidance." (2:155-157)


"Oh you who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy. Vie in such perseverance, strengthen each other, and be pious, that you may prosper." (3:200)



"And be steadfast in patience, for verily Allah will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish." (11:115)



"Be patient, for your patience is with the help of Allah." (16:127)



"Patiently, then, persevere - for the Promise of Allah is true, and ask forgiveness for your faults, and celebrate the praises of your Lord in the evening and in the morning." (40:55)



"No one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint, none but persons of the greatest good fortune." (41:35)



"Verily man is in loss, except such as have faith, and do righteous deeds, and join together in the mutual enjoining of truth, and of patience and constancy." (103:2-3)



As Muslims, we should not let our emotions get the better of us. It is certainly difficult for a person to look at the tragedies of the world today and not feel helpless and sad. But believers are called to put their trust in their Lord, and not to fall into despair or hopelessness. We must continue to do what Allah has called us to do: put our trust in Him, perform good deeds, and stand as witnesses for justice and truth.


"It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards East or West.
But it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the Last Day,
And the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers;
To spend of your substance, out of love for Him,
For your kin, for orphans, for the needy,
for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves;
To be steadfast in prayer
And give in charity;
To fulfill the contracts which you have made;
And to be firm and patient, in pain and adversity
And throughout all periods of panic.
Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.
(Qur'an 2:177)

Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
(Qur'an 94:5-6)

17 February, 2008

Lying is the root to all sins

Prophet's Advice


Once a man came to the Prophet Muhammad(Sallallahu eleyhi wa sallam) and said,
O Prophet of Allah, i have many bad habits.
Which one of them should i give up first?

The Prophet (Sallallahu eleyhi wa sallam) said, Give up telling lies first and always speak the truth.

The man promise to do so and returned home.

At night the man was about to go out to rob. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made with the Prophet(Sallallahu eleyhi wa sallam).

If tomorrow Prophet(Sallallahu eleyhi wa sallam) ask me where i have been, what shall i say? But nor can i lie. If tell the truth, every one start hating me and call me a robber.
I would be punished for robbing'.

So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

Next the he intended to drink wine, when he was about to do so, he said to himself, what shall i say to the Prophet(Sallallahu eleyhi wa sallam), if he ask me what i did during the day?
I can not tell a lie, and if i tell the truth, people will hate me because Muslim is not allowed to drink wine'.

In this way, whenever the man thought to do something wrong, he remember his promise to speak the truth all the times.

One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a good Muslim and a very good person.

We learn from this that lying is the root to all sins and bad habits and giving up the bad habits will help us to become better Muslim and better person.