why some bodies do not decompose

Ever wondered about the phenomenon of incorruptibles - the bodies that do not decompose over time, without any embalming or preservation techniques?

These are touted as proof of Catholicism's trueness, or of Sufism in Islam.

Nothing of the kind. read on >>

Murder in the name of false gods

The latest is in Kyrgyzstan

Those worshipping the false god of ethnicity have unleashed a reign of terror which has left more than thousand dead, by eyewitness accounts. More than a 100,000 have taken refuge in neighboring Uzbekistan.

That is not the only place where false gods are being worshipped. The US worships the false god of "our way of life", and thinks that entitles it to wage wars against hapless civilians worldwide.

The Israelis worship the false god who they say gave them the land now called Palestine, and think this gives them the right to blockade , starve and even directly murder those not serving their god. Their god is not YHW, but Israel, or Zionism.

Many Indians (Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs) worship a variety of false gods, almost everything under the sun, and most of their own making. Chief among these is being "Bharat Mata", which allows them to call the Muslim state of Kashmir as "an atote ang (unbreakable part) of Bharat Mata". This, of course in their opinion, gives them the right to rule Kashmir militarily.

"My country, my nation, my tribe, my sect, right or wrong", declare the modern-day worshipper of false gods.

Look at the Christians - most of them worship a Prophet of God as God Himself, declaring him as God's son, separate yet part of Him. In addition they have the holy ghost, a partner in the Trinity. Why three gods, why not five?

And this is where the Shia step in. Many of them worship five gods - panjtane paak. The Ismailis have a living god - the Agha Khan.

The Catholics have a multitude of saints to worship). Are Muslims behind? You find shrines to "holy" men and women, where all acts that can be described as acts of worship take place. Where the injunctions of God and His last Prophet (saw) are openly defied.

Then there are gods of secularism - nationalism, ethnicity, class, way of life, money, pursuit of happiness, carnal pursuits, enjoyment - in fact the worship of one's desires, are all false gods.

Giving in to one's desires is one thing, not repenting, making it a way of life, finding excuses, or denying there will ever be a reckoning, is another.

May we all repent and come to the One and Only God.

Social History of Muslims

Questions I have thought about a lot, but am still unable to find enough material to enlighten myself.

In early Islamic practice, exploitation of man by man was removed. All were equal in Islam - the ruler as well as the subject. There was no priesthood. Islam did not abolish employer and employee relationships, but it ordained a fair treatment.

Yet, down the line:

• Caliphate turned into Empire,
• Religious Scholars into Priests, 
• owners of large landholding became feudal lords while their workers became serfs, 
• Seekers of Allah's pleasure into absolute (supposedly) masters of their followers: both of this world and of the spiritual (the pir or shaykh and the mureed).

1. How did this come about?

2. How do we regain our freedom given in Islam.


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downloads from kalamullah.com

kalamullah.com/ is yet another wonderful and authentic site for downloading material (including learning-arabic) or learning the deen.

The relevant page for learning Arabic is http://www.kalamullah.com/learning-arabic.html

Here you will find many delightful downloads.

Quran made Easy

Yet another good and free site for Quranic Arabic. Online, and Files are also downloadable.

There are some quirks, though. Surah Falaq is spelt Falak here, the shadda is spelt sadda, Jajakallahu is spelt Zajakallahu, and the zeir (kasra) is spelt (jeir).

I suspect the website belongs to a Bengali. Some dialects of Bengali have this inversion of the pronunciation.