I received this unsolicited email this morning

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“In the name of God the most Merciful and the most Compassionate”

This mail is coming to you as part of a call by Prophet Mohammed, 1400 years ago: “ Convey at least one sign (Verse from Qur’an – The Final Revelation)”

We are too busy all of us! Too busy that we never get time to think of the reason behind our existence. Some of us discuss everything under the sun but forget or ignore the basic issues related with human life.

We never think why we are here in this world? Most of us forget that the next moment is not guaranteed! The reality of death!

Let me draw your kind attention to have a sheer parallel thinking: -

If man is a noble creature, noble should be the mission behind the creation. For every action there is an aim. The aim is beyond the action itself. To pass examination is the aim of student in school, the aim of a farmer who farms is to harvest. So the aim of life should not be life itself – it has to be something beyond life.

So; what after death?

God (Allah in Arabic language), the creator, says in Qur’an “ How can you reject the faith in Allah? Seeing that ye were without life and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die and will again to Him will ye return” (Chapter -2: Verse -28)

Throughout history there was clear direction to mankind from the creator, explaining the mission of life, had been revealed to all regions and societies. Allah says in Qur’an: “Never did We destroy a population, but had its Warner” (Chapter -26 : Verse -208).

All these messengers were proclaiming the same eternal truth: The unity of God and the fact that the whole worship should be to Him only. The different tribes and creeds in mankind are united in this single thread.

See what Allah say about human diversity. “ O Mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and female, and made you in to nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (NOT THAT YE MAY DESPISE EACH OTHER). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you (Chapter -49: Verse -13)

Let us see how God is introducing Himself in Qur’an:

“He is Allah, the one and only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begettes not, nor is he begotten. And there is none like unto Him” (Chapter -112 : Verses – 1 to 4)

“ Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permittes? He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He wills. His Throne does extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the most High, the supreme (in glory) (Chapter -2 : Verse -255)

Everything in this universe follows the law of this glorious creator!!!

Allah Says “ Do they seek for other than the religion of Allah? While all creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to its will, and to Him shall they all be brought back” (Chapter -3 : Verse -83)

Man is not a separate entity from universe; rather he is the supreme creation in the universe.

Allah Says in Qur’an: “We have honored the sons of Adam (Mankind); provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favors, above a great part of our creation” (Chapter -17: Verse -70)

So when man is the honored creation of God, he has a greater responsibility. His nobility should make him know the creator in the right spirit. Allah did not leave mankind without guidance in this regard, rather as we saw earlier he send messengers with the right guidance, code of conduct or catalogue for this noble creation.

Through these catalogues (revelations) he guided mankind to the way of salvation. Allah Says: Have we not made him a tongue and a pair of lips? And show him the two clear (high) ways?” (Chapter -90: Verses – 9 &10). Yes one way leads him to success! and the other of course to curse!!

Allah has decreed that when he reward to those who lead the real life in this earth He give severe punishment to those who do not follow this path of Universality as part of his justice. Allah Says “ Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it. And any one who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it” (Chapter -99 : Verses –7 & 8)

Allah Says “ He it is who created the heavens and the earth -------- that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct”. (Chapter -11 : Verse -7)

Yes this life is a trial of who is best. When he says he will fulfill the reward on the Day of Judgment it is only justice to punish the wrong doers while the righteous are rewarded.

Now think of a situation of dying without knowing this eternal truth during our busy life in this world!

Allah says in Qur’an “All souls shall have the taste of death and only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid full recompense. Only he who is saved from the fire and admitted to the paradise will have attained the object (of life); for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception” (Chapter -3 : Verse -185)

Yes gentleman, when the real eternal life is the life after death what made us forget it? What a real loss it will be if we are lost in the eternal life! The real success in life is in gaining the success in the eternal life. At about 45 places in Qur’an it mentions about the eternity of life after death.

At the same time don’t misunderstand that Islam, the way of life prescribed by Allah, is asking man to hide away from this world. For Islam spirituality is not something alien to the plain life experiences. Islam bring down spirituality from shrines and saints to the daily routine of human beings, to their busy life. It guides you through your life to salvation.

It is a complete way of life; nothing is left out of its way. Qur’an , the final (Concluding) revelation from God together with the traditions of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) shows the right path for all activities of mankind in this world. This is the one only true way of life, which leads to ultimate success in the life here after.

So let me invite you in plain and simple terms to this straight path. It only glorifies you for you are in the path of the Glorious God here.

With all prayer

Note: To know more on Islam visit the following website: 1. www.nicheoftruth.org 2. www.islam.org 3. www.irf.net

Or Mail to: 1. am_daee@hotmail.com

2. islam@nicheoftruth.org

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-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), May 29, 2001

Answers

You are going to burn in hell for teaching a 4 year old how to cruise uncensored adult forums.

-- (shame@on.you), May 29, 2001.

You will heed the word of Allah.

-- (Usama_Bin_Ladin@Taliban.terror), May 29, 2001.

Lars: *I* wish I had a dime for every E-mail I've received of late that starts off with "I'm lonely, and I'm horny." You weren't being singled out. I AM curious, however, about the amount of spam I've received lately that have in the title: "Spam: [rest of title]." Was there a law passed of which I'm unaware?

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), May 29, 2001.

Anita--

Please forword the "lonely and horny" emails to me. I don't get enough of those.

What web sites have you been visiting?

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), May 29, 2001.

I'll do that, Lars. Regarding web sites I've been visiting, I haven't done much in the past week or so online. The E-mails are sent to BOTH my main account and my Hotmail account. I also get the ones that advertise Viagra and something to make my penis bigger. Do you want those, as well? Would you also like the ones that advertise University degrees and new rates for folks that can't make their bills?

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), May 29, 2001.

Thanks for your kind offer Anita but on 2nd thought---nevermind. Thing is, somehow you got on some strange mailing lists. Unc, are you selling our addys?

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), May 29, 2001.

Tsk, tsk, Lars. Unk selling our addys? At one million email addresses for ten dollars, I HOPE his job pays better than that.

Lars, you didn't do anything. Anyone can run these web pages through an automatic email-harvesting script and extract the addresses. Child's play as they say.

(Yes, it's ME!!!! .... i'm a closet Muslim fundamentalist spammer today, what about tomorrow? hee hee)

-- Debbie (dbspence@usa.net), May 29, 2001.

Geez Lars, you must have some really bad karma built up. Try the Catholics, maybe you'l get a stretch in purgatory instead of the big, hot house.

-- Jack Booted Thug (governmentconspiracy@NWO.com), May 30, 2001.

JBT--

It may be too late. There are 8 guys in turbans coming up my front walk right now.

-- Lars (larsguy@yahoo.com), May 30, 2001.

Lars, Lars, Lars, you crack me up.

Please, the devil IS in the details, prey tell us what happened?

Did you offer them tea? :-) big smirk.

-- uh-uh (fake _@email.address), May 30, 2001.

Anita,

What, you don't want a bigger penis? I thought all the girls wanted that! LOL!

Well, you guys are definitely NOT visiting the proper sites. I'll have you know that I may already be a winner of $10,000,000. Beat that!

Dan V.

-- Jimmy Splinters (jsplinters@earthlink.net), May 30, 2001.

Hi Lars, I subscribe to website promotion newsletter and this morning had an article about using an embedded virus type program to gather e-mail addresses as business prospects.Hmmmm.Makes you think.

-- Chris (enquiries@griffenmill.com), May 30, 2001.