Before you proceed please read :
Questions in Part 2 of this series
Q11) Question by Non Muslim : okay so show me the signs of proof that allah exists.
Q12) A Non Muslim mockingly says : Aha, so mate you say islam has the solution to everything right?
Q13) Question by a Muslim : Why do Muslims not consider the decent honest religious heads of other religions?
Q14) So what about the kuffar who do a lot of good in this world?
Q15) Question: What do you think of the ongoing western media campaign against islam and Muslims?
Q16) : So if Islam was that great, why'd your Allah have to wait till Muhammad comes so you can finally reveal the good stuff?
Q17) : So why do you muslims have to be so cautious in attributing anything to this deen as you say ?
Q18) Why do you use HE for allah if he has no gender?
Q19) : Why don't you guys (Muslims) put anything above your religion? I mean for crying out loud, what about your career, your children? isn't that more important?
Q20) : Do I have an advantage like an added reward if I were to become a Muslim in some non-Islamic country (like UK) from Allah?
Answer : A da`ee should ALWAYS avoid using his own words and sentences if for the exact same subject a statement from allah, or the prophet s.a.w or the sahaaba or salaf exists. then it is best for him to narrate that.
Answer is as follows (make sure to recite the arabic verses in proper qir`at if possible other proper pronounciation that holds their attention magically and then follow it with )
And your God is One God. There is no deity but He, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allāh sends down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs [of Allāh] for people who have sense.2:163-4
I took this answer from Muslim ibn Subayh al-Qurashi (d. 100 H) a taba`ee, and from the book of Imam bayhaqi titled : al-`Itiqaad wal-Hidaya
Q12) A Non Muslim mockingly says : Aha, so mate you say islam has the solution to everything right?
A muslim brother who probably didn't understand his forthcoming trick , used a very ambiguous statement : " Yes everything indeed. It is the solution of life all of it .."
Non Muslim : So tell me mate, what's the criteria to select an employee for my business? does islam have anything to offer in this regards?
The muslim brother should have answered as such :
The answer to this question is lengthy do you have 30 Minutes?
Non Muslim : come on, i thought islam has an answer for everything why the delay?
Muslim : even doctors have an answer but you don't ask them to operate in 5 minutes do you?
So the answer to this question is very lengthy but a single verse summarizes it
{And said one of them (the two women): “O my father! Hire him (Moses)! Verily, the best of men for you to hire is the STRONG [1] the trustworthy. [2]”} [Surah al-Qasas (28): 26]
Now [1] has a vast meaning. it could mean as the prophet said the strong one is he who controls his anger [Note how if instead of the prophet you'd have mentioned Shakespeare they'd go all awww]
or it could mean strong in his will to be upright and pious
or also include the meaning of physically strong to do the work tasked
the list goes on
Likewise trustworthiness also has many meanings. For example it includes one who can be trusted and won't betray because the prophet alayhi salatu was salaam said whoever cheats Laisa Minna (is not from us ). It could mean trustworthy enough to be your well wisher because the prophet alayhi salatu was salaam said wish for your brother what you wish for yourself (and this applies to non muslims as explained by nawawi wa gayrahum)
so you see " mate" the answer is very lengthy yet i tried to give you an all in one inclusive answer. would you be having the same in your book?
Note : Daw`ah not only requires knowledge but also wittiness. You have to be educated as well as smart. You should know how to speak and how to counter. Using logic (not the kalaam which mu`tazili use) is a must and ma`rifat of makaan knowledge of the place and it's residents is also a must. You can't go to singapore and give them daw`ah without knowing anything about their history or past. Abu bakr and many other sahaaba were experts in the SCIENCE (yes science) of lineage and etc. You can use this science point (and a lotttta other facts if need be) against those who claim muslims weren't learned until non muslims came to their lands
Q13) Question by a Muslim : Why do Muslims not consider the decent honest religious heads of other religions?
Ans :
3584 - عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بنِ سُلَيْمَانَ , قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيَّ , يَقُولُ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِرَاهِبٍ , فَوَقَفَ فَنُودِيَ الرَّاهِبُ , فَقِيلَ لَهُ: هَذَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ , قَالَ: فَاطَّلَعَ , فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ بِهِ مِنَ الضُّرِّ وَالِاجْتِهَادِ وَتَرْكِ الدُّنْيَا , فَلَمَّا رَآهُ عُمَرُ بَكَى فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّهُ نَصْرَانِيٌّ , فَقَالَ: " قَدْ عَلِمْتُ وَلَكِنِّي رَحِمْتُهُ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ {عَامِلَةٌ نَاصِبَةٌ تَصْلَى نَارًا حَامِيَةً} [الغاشية: 4] , فَرَحِمْتُ نَصَبَهُ وَاجْتَهَادَهُ , وَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ "
Abu Imraan Jowni narrates that Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by a monk and remained standing there. Someone called the monk and told him that the Ameerul Mu'mineen was there. When the monk peeped out, the effects of difficulty, exertion and forsaking the world were clearly apparent on his face (he had grown extremely pale and haggard on account of his spiritual exertions).
Looking at him, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep. "But he is a Christian," someone commented. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "I know, but I feel sorry for him because I thought of the verse in which Allah mentions:
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace) .They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.. (Qur'an 88:3,4)
I feel sorry for him because despite his exertion and efforts in this world, he shall still end up in Hell (because he did not accept that there is none worthy of worship [1] but allah and muhammad is his slave and messenger)
[Ref: Ibn Katheer in Musnad al-Farouq (1/607); Narrated by Ibn Abi Dunya; Ibn `Asaakir in Tareekh ad-Dimishq (Page 262); Ibn Qudaamah in ar-Riqah (page 81) ; the narrator على صالح بن بشير المري was said to be nothing by Ibn Madani and Yahya ibn Ma`en and Munkar ul-Hadeeth by Bukhaari and Da`eef ul-hadeeth by An-Nasa`ee and and elsewhere said Matrook ul-hadeeth - see Al-Mizzi's Tahdheeb al-Kaamil (13/16-18) and Ibn Hajar said Da`eef in Taqreeb (271) and thus this Athaar is Da`eef Jiddan. ]
[1] Anyone who no matter does what not but if it is for someone other than allah or joining someone with allah even if it be pride or show off then that worship is rejected even if you took the pain of climbing mount Everest on one leg
Q14) So what about the kuffar who do a lot of good in this world?
Ans : `Umar (r.a) said : "Invoke Allah to make your followers prosperous for the Persians and the Byzantines have been made prosperous and given worldly luxuries, though they do not worship Allah?' The Prophet (SAW) was leaning then (and on hearing my speech he sat straight) and said, 'O Ibn Al-Khatttab! Do you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is better than this world)? These people have been given rewards of their good deeds in this world only"
[ Ref: Saheeh Bukhaari, 658]
E.g Nelsen Mendela , Mother Terresa and etc
Q15) Question: What do you think of the ongoing western media campaign against islam and Muslims?
Ans : “They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves yet they perceive it not.” Baqarah 2:9
Question 16 : So if Islam was that great, why'd your Allah have to wait till Muhammad comes so you can finally reveal the good stuff?
Answer : Islam preached "good stuff" since time immemorial. All you have to do is go through the stories of our prophets (such as the english book of Ibn katheer available online for free) and you'll see how from Adam till Muhammad (pbu them all) islam ordered with "good stuff" which never abrogated till today. For example :
And (remember) when We took a covenant from the Children of Israa’eel, [enjoining upon them], “Do not worship except Allah, and behave well towards parents, and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak good to mankind and establish the salaah and give zakah.” Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing. [2:83]
Q17 : So why do you muslims have to be so cautious in attributing anything to this deen as you say ?
Ans : Allah says : "And if he (Muhammad) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allaah),We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might), And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him” [al-Haaqqah 69:44-47]
If this is how allah would punish muhammad s.a.w for lying against him , then what about others? So we have been commanded umpteen number of times in our books to verify and attribute any information if you do so. Even if it be in regards to wordily matters. Journalist should learn this from us
See: If you want to see the warnings given to us by allah and his messenger (s.a.w) see : http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2014/04/warning-from-attributing-lie-or-sharing.html
Q18) Why do you use HE for allah if he has no gender?
Ans : The linguist Abul-Fath ibn Jinni said: Chapter on that in which knowledge of Arabic could ensure sound understanding of religious beliefs. It should be noted that this chapter is one of the most important chapters in this book and that the benefit thereof is very great indeed. That is because for most of the Muslims who went astray from the right path and drifted away from proper understanding, what caused them to go astray and go against what reason dictates is their weak understanding of this noble language through which all of mankind are addressed, and the ultimate fate of a person, whether in Paradise or Hell, is connected to understanding this language…. End quote. al-Khasaa’is, 3/248
It should be noted that one of the basic principles of communication is that everything is to be spoken of in such a way that it makes it stand out and distinguishes its gender. This is an ancient phenomenon in human languages, but there are some things that have nothing to do with real gender, as is the case with inanimate objects such as stones and mountains, and concepts such as justice and generosity, and so on. In these cases, masculinity and femininity are not applicable in the true sense of these two words. It seems that this is the reason why some languages divide nouns into three categories: masculine, feminine, and a third category which in Indo-European languages is called neuter; this refers to that which is neither masculine nor feminine.
But not all human languages have this category. Semitic languages, for example, divide nouns of the third category, which is neuter, between the first two categories. So nouns in these languages are all either masculine or feminine.
This is also the case in the French language, in which all nouns can only be either masculine or feminine. English differs from French in this regard.
See the Introduction by Dr. Ramadan ‘Abd at-Tawwaab (may Allah have mercy on him) to
the book al-Bulghah fi’l-Mudhakkar wa’l-Mu’annath by Ibn al-Anbaari, 37-39
Now we know that dividing things into masculine and feminine – even in the case of that which cannot really be described as such – is the feature of most languages, especially living languages that are spoken now, and this is not something that is unique to Arabic
Via Islamqa.com
Canada: Schools axe 'he' and 'she' in favour of 'xe' : http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27904621
Question 19 : Why don't you guys (Muslims) put anything above your religion? I mean for crying out loud, what about your career, your children? isn't that more important?
Ans by a da`ee : 14 centuries ago , the companions of our prophet (pbuh) already answered you and i quote :
يا رسول الله إنك لم تزاود الرجل عن شيء أشد عليه من دينه
“O Messenger of Allah, verily you have not provided man with anything more serious for him than his deen.
Non Muslim : hmm but why? i mean why?
Muslim : now that's a proper question : Why do you consider deen the most important aspect of your life or your existence !
[Answer accordingly]
Question 20 : Do I have an advantage like an added reward if I were to become a Muslim in some non-Islamic country (like UK) from Allah?
Answer :
Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah answered :
For this reason, we find Muslims who hold firm to al-Islaam in the lands of the non-Muslims, are content and increase in it the more steadfast on al-Islaam they become. If a calamity befalls the Muslims in the lands of the Kuffaar, then it is only as a consequence of their own sins. To the extent that if the Mushrikeen and the People of the Book witnessed the practicing, steadfast Muslim, they would honour this person and respect them. They would realise and separate their actions (and true Islaam), from that which some of those who claim to be Muslims practice (upon ignorance or sin), but has nothing to do with al-Islaam in reality which has resulted in them not not respecting them (or Islaam). End quote.
[Ref: Majmoo’ al-Fatawaa (18/292-293)]
Also , the messenger of allah (s.a.w) said : “After you there will come days during which being patient will be like holding on to a live coal. The one who strives during those days will have a reward like that of fifty men who strive as you do.” According to another report: It was said: “O Messenger of Allaah, the reward of fifty men like them or like us?” He said: “No, the reward of fifty men like you.”
[Ref: Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 3172]
So the more you are subjected to trials and the more you be patient not only do you become a samurai whose got better control over his desires than millions of others thereby making him stronger from one aspect but also you’d be rewarded more and more.
Also Muslims living in Muslim lands look upto for inspiration thinking, wondering , how on earth are they able to do all this despite living there while we should be ashamed of ourselves. So if someone is guided by you or your actions you get the reward for it until he dies. The chain goes on and on
