Fiqh-ul-Quloob: “Gems”

About Eyes

By Naheed Sattar

Which part of your body lets you read the back of a cereal box, check out a rainbow, and see a softball heading your way? Which part lets you cry when you’re sad and makes tears to protect itself? Which part has muscles that adjust to let you focus on things that are close up or far away? If you guessed the eye, you’re right!

Your eyes are at work from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. They take in tons of information about the world around you — shapes, colors, movements, and more. Then they send the information to your brain for processing so the brain knows what’s going on outside of your body. You might be knowing these facts since you were very young but ……………

Did you ever ponder upon the placement of your eyes? What a perfect spot Allah swt has given them. Not too high, not too low. Just the right place to help you look in all directions without much effort. They are like guards that are protecting you from falling into any dangers , yet helping you to see the heights, the distances the lengths and the widths.

Did you also know that Allah swt made your eyes on 7 Levels, and each level has its  own responsibility, its own tasks to achieve. If any one level stops working or move from its place, the function of the whole eye will be disturbed. Is this not amazing!

And within these levels, there is a strange creation. You know what it is? The lens of your eyes, you will be astonished to know the lens is a transparent structure in the eye that helps to refract light to be focused on the retina. The lens, by changing shape, functions to change the focal distance of the eye so that it can focus on objects as far as east and west . SubhanAllah! Allah has given the strength in such a small eye to see such humongous things. Yet it does not get tired.

Did you ever praise and thank Allah swt for the amazing function your eye performs, and not only this. He swt also beautified your eyes with perfect eye lid and eye lashes .Not only they look beautiful, they also protect the eye from dust and foreign debris, from cold , heat as well as from perspiration.

You’re walking home from school on a windy November day when — whoosh! — a breezy blast smacks you in the face. As your teeth start to chatter and you pull your jacket closed, you notice your eyes are tearing up. Your eyes are tearing, but you’re not sad. What’s going on? Your eyes are “watering.”

When your eyes water, they’re making tears, just like when you cry. The tears from watering eyes help protect your eyes. How? By keeping them moist and washing out dust and other foreign stuff that gets in there.

Did you also know  the super power Allah swt has given to your eyes, it can see many pictures at one time and preserve them. About half a million coloured pictures your eyes can preserve in one single day.

Would you still not say:

Activity:

Do you want to preserve your eyes forever and ever and never let it die even when you are not in this world? Is that possible?

Certainly, but you need to do something.

1. Look at the beautiful creation around you , appreciate it and recognize the greatness of Allah swt and say Alhamduli Allah
2. Read the words of Allah, memorize them, understand them and preserve them in your heart.
3. Stay away from watching anything that has no benefit in dunya and Akhirah. Do not waste the light of your eyes for things that will take you away from your Creator.
4. Let your eyes speak good about you on the Day of Judgement, let them witness for you and not against you.

And make Salah the coolness of your eyes. And let this coolness be permanent.

Creation of Human [Urdu] خلق الانسان

By Uzma Nurain

تو تم اپنے رب کی کون کونسی نعمتوں کو جھٹلاؤ گے۔

انسانی آنکھ کے بارے میں حیرت انگیز معلومات

اللہ تعالی نے انسان کو ان گنت نعمتوں سے نوازا ہے۔ اگر ہم ان نعمتوں کا شکر ادا کرنا چاہیں تو درحقیقت ہم اللہ تعالی کی ایک نعمت کا بھی شکر ادا نہیں کرسکتے۔ اللہ تعالی کی ان گنت نعمتوں میں سے ایک نعمت آنکھ ہے۔آنکھ کے اندر ایسا پچیدہ نظام کارفرما ہے کہ جس کا ادراک کرکے انسانی عقل دنگ رہ جاتی ہے۔

جب آپ کچھ لمحوں کے لیے ایک قلم کو اپنے ہاتھ میں دیکھتے ہیں کروڑوں اربوں قسم کے مختلف عمل آنکھ میں وقوع پذیر ہوتےہیں۔ روشنی قرنیہ اور پیوپل سے گزرتی ہے اور عدسہ تک پہنچتی ہے جہاں پر روشنی کے حساس خلیے اسے برقی حراروں میں تبدیل کرتے ہیں اور اعصابی نظام تک انکی ترسیل ہوتی ہے۔ پردہ چشم تک پہنچنے والی تصویر بلکل الٹی اور اوندھی ہو جاتی ہے تاہم دماغ اسے سمجھ سکتا ہے ، دونوں آنکھوں سے علیحدہ علیحدو تصویروں کو جمع کرکے، اس شے کے نقوش کی شناخت کرکے اور دونوں آنکھوں سے لی گئی تصاویر کو ملا کر ایک تصویر بناتا ہےاور ایک بلکل ٹھیک حالت میں تصویر کو پیش کرتا ہے ۔یہ اس شے کی ساخت، رنگ اور فاصلے کا بھی تعین کرتا ہے۔ آنکھیں یہ سب ایک سیکنڈ کے دسویں حصہ میں کرتی ہیں۔

ایسا ہی عمل دماغ میں بھی ہوتا ہے چاہے آپ کوئی چھوٹا سا نقطہ دیکھیں یا ایک بڑا جہاز دیکھیں نتیجتا بننے والی تصویر صرف ایک ملی میٹر کے حصہ میں ہوتی ہے۔ آپ کبھی بھی اس بات کا یقین نہیں کر سکتے کہ آپ کے ہاتھ میں موجود قلم آپ سے کتنا قریب ہے یا ایک میل دور کھڑا بحری جہاز ایک پینسل سے بڑا ہے کیونکہ دماغ کے جس حصہ میں یہ تصاویر بنتی ہیں اسکا رقبہ سب کے لیے برابر ہے۔ تاہم جس چیز کو بھی آپ دیکھتے ہیں وہاں ایک فاصلہ کو محسوس کرنے کی حس موجود ہے ورنہ آپ کسطرح آسانی کے ساتھ ہاتھ بڑھا کر گلاس کو اٹھائینگے؟ اللہ جس نے یہ بے عیب عضو تخلیق کیا ہے، اسے ایک ناقبل تصور لطیف جزئیات سے آراستہ کیا ہے اور دماغ کو اس قابل بنایا ہے کہ وہ کسی چیز کو بھی اسکی مکمل تفصیلات کے ساتھ دیکھ سکے جہاں وہ ہے۔ یہ غیر معمولی پیچدہ انسانی آنکھ بھی اس ذات پاک کے عظیم کاموں میں سے صرف ایک عمل ہے۔

کوئی انسانی صنعت یہ کارنامہ نہیں پیدا کرسکتی۔ یہ سمجھنے کے لیے مستقل تحقیق ہورہی ہے کہ کسطر ح آنکھ یہ حیرت انگیز کام انجام دے سکتی ہے اور سائنسدان یہ معلوم کرنے کی جدوجہد میں ہیں کہ کس طر ح یہ ہمیں رنگین دنیا کا نظارہ کراتی ہیں۔ بے شک نا تو آنکھیں، جو کہ رقبہ میں کچھ سینٹی میٹر کے برابر ہیں اور نہ ہی دماغ کا وہ ملی میٹر سائز کا حصہ جہاں تصویر بنتی ہے، یہ رنگین دنیا بنانے کی طاقت رکھتے ہیں۔ یہ روح ہے جو باہر پائی جانے والی اشیاء کو دیکھتی ہے اور دماغ کے اندر اسکوواضح کرتی ہے۔ اللہ جو قادر مطلق ہے انسان کی پیدائش کے وقت اپنی روح پھونک کر ، اس نے لوگوں کو دیکھنے کے، ادارک کرنے اور محسوس کرنے کے قابل بنایا اور چیزوں کو انسان کے لیے مسخّر کردیا۔ تصویر جو بنتی ہے اور حیرت انگیز آنکھیں جو اسکا ادراک کرتی ہیں اور ان گنت نظام جو اس تمام کام میں شامل ہے صرف اللہ کی قدرت ہے

آج ہم اپنے موبائل کا کیمرہ میگا پکسل دیکھ کر خریدتے ہیں۔ 13 میگا پکسل کیمرے والا موبائل تقریبا ساری ہی پسند کرتے ہوں گے۔ اور اگر اس میں سونی کمپنی یا کارل زائس کمپنی کا لنز لگا ہوتو اس کو ہر کوئی پسند کرے گا۔ لیکن آپ کو شائد یہ بھی جان کر حیرت ہوگی کہ انسانی آنکھ کا عدسہ 576 میگا پکسل کے برابر ہوتا ہے۔

تو تم اپنے رب کی کون کونسی نعمتوں کو جھٹلاؤ گے۔

آنکھ  انسانی جسم کا خود کار نظام ✨

ہمارے جسمانی اعضاء ہماری ذہنی سوچ اور ارادے کے مطابق عمل کرتے ہیں لیکن انسانی جسم میں کچھ نظام ایسے بھی ہیں جو ہماری سوچ کے تحت نہیں ہیں، انہیں ’’ خود کار نظام ‘‘ کہا جاتا ہے۔ اس نظام کے تحت ہمارے مخصوص اعضاء کی حرکات خود بخود ہوتی رہتی ہے۔

اس  میں ہماری سوچ اور نیت ارادے کو کوئی دخل نہیں ہوتا۔ یہ خودکار نظام کے تحت متحرک رہتے ہیں۔

انسانی جسم میں ایسے خود کار نظاموں میں سے ایک نظام ’’ آنکھیں جھپکنا‘‘ بھی ہے، جس کے تحت ہماری پلکیں خود کار نظام سے آنکھوں کے اندرونی حصے کی صفائی کرتی ہیں۔ مسلسل دیکھنے کے عمل سے آنکھوں پر جو دباؤ اور بوجھ پڑتا ہے وہ پلکیں جھپکنے سے ختم ہوجاتا ہے۔

اس کے علاوہ پلکوں کی یہ حرکت آنکھوں کو خشک ہونے سے بچاتی ہیں اور آنکھوں کو تر رکھ کر انہیں صحت مند رکھتی ہیں، خطرے کے وقت آنکھوں کو بند کرکے ان کی حفاظت کرتی ہیں۔ آنکھوں کی حرکت کا یہ عمل خود کار نظام کے تحت جاری رہتا ہے۔ انسان دن میں کئی بار آنکھیں جھپکتا ہے کیوں کہ آنکھیں جھپکنے کا عمل خود کار نظام کے تحت ہوتا ہے، اس لئے انسان کو بیشتر حالات میں یہ احساس بھی نہیں ہوتا کہ وہ آنکھیں جھپک رہا ہے۔ لیکن اگر اس خود کار نظام میں کوئی خرابی پیدا ہوجائے تو انسان کو احساس ہوجائے گا کہ یہ

اللہ تعالیٰ کا کتنا بڑا احسان ہے جس کے حصول کیلئے اسے کوئی محنت کرنا نہیں پڑتی۔

✨انسانى جسم كى ہڈیاں

انسانی جسم میں ، کھوپڑی کی 28،ایک  بازو کی 32، اور ہر ٹانگ کی 31 ہڈیوں سمیت کل ملا کر  206 ہڈیاں ہوتی ہے۔

✨انسانى جسم کی سب سے چھوٹی ہڈی

آپ کے جسم میں سب سے چھوٹی ہڈی رکابی ہوتی ہے، جو کان میں پائی جاتی ہے اور آواز منتقل کرنے کے لئے مدد کرتی ہے۔

ہڈیوں کا گودا اور خون کے سرخ ذرات

What Weakness of Faith Leads to..

Bismillah.

This is from Sub-Chapter 3 [Fiqh-u Qudrat-ir-Rabb: Fiqh of the Power of ar-Rabb (The Master)] of Chapter 1 of the book.

وبسبب ضعف الإيمان واليقين أصابتنا ثلاث آفات:

الأولى: أننا تأثرنا من قوة المخلوق، فأصبحنا نخافه ونرجوه، فأذلنا الله به.

الثانية: أننا كل يوم نطرق باب المخلوق مع أنه لا يملك لنفسه ولا لغيره نفعاً ولا ضراً.

الثالثة: أننا أعرضنا عن الخالق القادر المالك لكل شيء، فلا نرجوه ولا نخافه، ولا نقف ببابه، ولا نستقيم على أوامره.

فكيف نستفيد من قدرته، وكيف نستفيد من خزائنه وهذه أحوالنا؟.

إن ذلك لا يُنال إلا بكمال الإيمان والتقوى.

[Roughly translated]: “And because of weakness of faith and certainty, three calamities have struck us:
First: We’re impressed by the power of creation, and we’ve started to fear it and (seek) hope from it , so Allah has humiliated us with it.
Second: We knock on the door of creation for help each day although it does not hold for itself, nor for (anyone) other than it, any benefit nor any harm.
Third: We have turned away form the Creator, the Owner of everything, so neither do we (seek) hope from Him, nor do we fear Him. And we don’t stand at His door or obey (be steadfast on) His commands.
So how can we benefit from His Power/Might and how can we benefit from His treasures while this is our state?
Indeed, that is not obtained except with the perfection of faith and taqwa (Allah-consciousness). “

An interesting way to understand these words would be to examine yourself for the symptoms of weak faith. Let’s do this exercise together.

First: We’re impressed by the power of creation, and we’ve started to fear it and (seek) hope from it , so Allah has humiliated us with it.

What am I impressed by? Allah’s creativity or man’s?
What seems more powerful to me? Allah’s forces of the unseen or the US president along with his armies?
What do I fear more? A friend thinking of me as a bad person or Allah’s opinion about me when I sin in private?
What gives me more hope? Allah’s promise for help if I do sabr (patience) or a human saying they’ll make everything alright?

Second: We knock on the door of creation for help each day although it does not hold for itself, nor for (anyone) other than it, any benefit nor any harm.

What’s the first thing I do when I need help? Call Mom (or any other human being) or Allah?
Whom do I really think can solve my problems better? Me/Mom/Friend or Allah?

Third: We have turned away form the Creator, the Owner of everything, so neither do we (seek) hope from Him, nor do we fear Him. And we don’t stand at His door or obey (be steadfast on) His commands.

Am I obedient of my Lord? Do I fulfill all His commandments concerning me? Am I steadfast?
Do I keep my hopes only from Him?
Do I fear only Him?
Or have I turned away from all that He said and asked of me? Have I given up on Him? Have I despaired?

More than anything else, I hope you got all the answers ‘right’. Because otherwise, your faith is weak. Faith in Allah and His Power. Faith in what He is and what He ordains. Faith in all that’s good.

The solution is to perfect your faith, to have certainty. Trust Allah blindly, as they say – more than your soul. Do as He says, even if He asks you to jump in a well (which He won’t – just saying!). Obey Him as much as you can and believe that it’s for nothing but YOUR good. Do all that and then ask your heart this question: “how you doin’?”
I’m sure the answer will please you. :)

How We Treat Allah

Bismillah.

This is from Sub-Chapter 2 [Fiqh-u `Adhamat-ir-Rabb: Fiqh of the Grandeur of ar-Rabb (The Master)] of Chapter 1 of the book.

  ولا قدر الله حق قدره من يعامل الخلق بأفضل ما يقدر عليه، ويعامل الله بأهون ما عنده، إن قام في خدمة من يحبه من البشر قام بالجد والاجتهاد والإتقان، وإن قام في حق ربه قام قياماً لا يرضاه مخلوق من مخلوق مثله، وبذل له من ماله ما يستحي أن يعطيه مخلوقاً مثله.

[Roughly translated:] “And he did not value Allah as he should have, one who treats the people in the best way he can, and treats Allah with the least of what he can (or has). If he stands in servitude to the one he loves from the men, he stands with earnestness, diligence and excellence. And if he stands to fulfill the right of his Lord, he stands with a standing that would not please even a creation like him. And he spends for Allah from his wealth what he would be ashamed to spend for others.”

Is it not true? No matter how much we claim to love Allah the ‘most’, we always fall short in doing the ‘best’ for Him. There’s always someone or something more important than Him. There’s always someone or something that needs our wealth/attention/servitude more than Him. Astaghfirullah.

Power of Creator vs. Power of Creation

Assalamu’alaykum,
Bismillah.

In our everyday life we come across many forces and powers (man-made) and we get impressed by them but there is another power (power of God) that is even more powerful and we come across it more often than the previous one, in fact it stays with us all the time, yet we ignore it.

إن الناس عندهم قوة المصنوعات، والله عنده قوة المخلوقات، وقوة المخلوقات التي خلقها الله أقوى وأشد من قوة المصنوعات التي صنعها البشر

[Roughly translated:] The people have power of the man-made things and Allah has power of the creation. And the power of creation that has been created by Allah is more stronger and more intense than the power of man-made things that has been manufactured by man… 

To understand the power of man-made things, let’s first look at what are the man-made things. Some of the greatest inventions of man include electricity, computer technology, vehicles of transportation, weapons of war etc.
As for the creation, it includes human beings, angels, jinn, mountains, trees, lands, oceans, winds, galaxies etc.

Power of Man-Made Things vs. Power of Creation

I’d been wanting to write a comparison of the power of man-made things and creation. Though I’m not sharing hard facts with references for now, in my search I learned a number of things that I’m sharing here.

• Man-made Electricity vs. Lightning

Electricity was not properly discovered for human use until 1600. Even today, the most strongest of flashlights can reach up to 10 miles. A new light bulb has been unveiled in the US that, if used for 3 hours daily, can have a life of about 27 years.

Lightning is a phenomenon that scientists have not been able to fully discover up till today. It occurs approximately 40–50 times a second worldwide, resulting in nearly 1.4 billion flashes per year.
In 15 minutes, the sun radiates as much energy onto our globe as humans use during an entire year.
Fireflies produce light using chemical energy from their food. The light they give off is more efficient than that of a light bulb. Fireflies lose only 1/15 of their energy to heat, whereas 95% of the energy used by an ordinary light bulb is wasted as heat energy. Some deep-sea squids and glowworms in caves also change the chemical energy from food into light.

• Roof vs. Sky
  

When a roof has to be put on a building, a number of things have to be considered. The material being used, how much is it weather, wind, fire resistant. Most roof owners need insurance of their roofs and their roofs are tested for their claims. A good roof needs the appropriate nails, screws, rivets and adhesives. Roofs are made in an area keeping the climate of that region in mind. A water drainage system has to be added which adds to the cost as well. In factories, a chemical resistant layer has to be applied on the roofs too. And then the paint and pattern of the ceiling gets boring after a while and has to be changed. Interestingly, a lot of people are opting for their ceiling to have a pattern that makes it look like the sky.

The sky. Needs no nails, screws, pillars, drainage systems, insurance. No different material for different climates, it’s the same all over. You never get bored of it. It changes colors by itself. Never fear that it’ll fall over you. No limited life span. Never does the paint peel off. Never do you see a hole. SubhanAllah!

• Air Conditioning vs. Fresh Air

Cool air of an air conditioner and the natural cool breeze. Well! Do I even need to give a comparison? Just go out at Fajr time and feel the breeze. No comparison! Guaranteed. Experience it and comment below.

Air conditioning can cause asthma attacks, chest tightness and a runny nose in office workers, according to new research. The study of 770 office staff found people working in air-conditioned offices are almost two-and-a-half times more likely to suffer from respiratory infections than those in naturally ventilated buildings.

Air conditioners in large buildings can pose a more serious threat because they use reservoirs of water that can harbor harmful bacteria. When Legionnaires’ disease struck a an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976, epidemiologists found colonies of the deadly Legionella pneutnophila bacterium in the air circulated by the hotel’s air-conditioning system. Other organisms that grow in large air-conditioning units can trigger hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also called allergic alveolitis. The condition is caused by inhaling microscopic organic dusts, which inflame the air sacs of the lungs and can eventually interfere with normal breathing.

Fresh air purifies the blood, imparts to it a bright color, and sends the blood, a life-giving current, to every part of the body. It soothes the nerves, stimulates appetite, helps digestion, and induces sound, refreshing sleep. It invigorates the vital organs and aids the system in getting rid of an accumulation of impurities. Pure air brings life to the skin, as for a lack of air the skin nearly dies. It has a decided influence on the mind, imparting a degree of composure and serenity. Fresh air, especially when we exercise, will stimulate our appetite, and greatly aid and improve digestion of food.

Some specific problems that are greatly benefited by having an abundance of fresh air are fevers, colds and lung disease. Research shows that fresh air “helps keep our moods buoyant and positive.” Interaction with nature reduces depression, promotes healing and sparks creativity. It even increases life expectancy by about 15 percent over 5 years, according to one Japanese study.

• Man-Made Factories vs. Factories in Nature

Factories that manufacture various things for our benefit are full of health hazards. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it has been estimated that industrial pollution is responsible for almost 50 percent of the pollution present in the United States.

Global warming due to release of CO2 and methane (CH4) is one of the most common and serious consequences of industrial pollution and has serious hazards. It results in melting of glaciers and snow-capped mountains, causing an increase of the water levels in seas and rivers, thereby increasing the chances of flood. Also, it increases risk of diseases such as malaria and dengue, cholera, Lyme disease and plague, among others.

The emissions from various industries contain large amounts of gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur and nitrogen, among others. These gases, when present in elevated levels in the atmosphere, often result in various environmental and health hazards such as acid rain, and various skin disorders in individuals. Water pollution as a result of factories results in the death of various animal and plant species present in the water. Industrial wastes pollute the soil such that they reduce plant growth.

As for factories of nature, cattle is an example. Their flesh can be eaten as meat. Their milk can be drank and turned into cheese and yogurt. Their skin can be used as leather, clothing, shoes and belts. They can pull carts and plows. They can make the power to turn flour mills or pump water. The food that they eat is not expensive, and often not in competition with what people eat. They look beautiful in a green field. They are meek and submissive, do not pounce on you when you go to milk them.

Glory be to the Creator! How do people not believe in Him? How do they not obey Him? Humans are the best of creation and still we’re so weak. Don’t we realize that the perfection of all powers is in some Hands unseen and the Most Powerful? Indeed, Allah is the Greatest!

Wassalam.